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Lightning Strikes Twice (1951) [IN PROCESS - Information may be incomplete or contain inaccuracies]


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Instance
Theme name: Shelly and Trev
Start time: NIF
End time: NIF
Total duration: NIF
Page #: 21
Measure #: 1
Scene: Reel 3 Part A
Key: e - D
Meter: 3/4
Tempo (bpm): 76
Marking: Slowly
Instrumentation: special group, strings, woodwinds
Description
On-screen: Shelly blows out a candle
Description: The Shelly and Trev theme was the original cue for this scene, which was later replaced by the Fear theme; this was likely done to heighten suspense and communicate to the audience that Shelly would have reason to be afraid of Trev at this point (rather than in love with him); variants on the the Shelly and Trev theme occur later in the film, but this original statement (which begins with the candle being blown out and ends with Trev covering her with a coat) was not used; this cue was recorded and is preserved in the Max Steiner Collection at BYU; it was also released on the album The Dark Side of Max Steiner (2018)
Music annotations: [m. 1] in 3 / sord / fast / pp / slowly / sfz-p; [m. 3] molto express (senza); [m. 6] accell; [m. 8] meno / pp; [m. 10] rit / sfz-p subito; [m. 12] tenderly / pp / a tempo
Film annotations: [m. 8] Turns; [m. 9] Covers up
Orchestration annotations: [m. 1] celeste solo / pedal / vibra gliss / a 6 violins only; [m. 3] a 6 divisi / solo cello; [m. 5] violas; [m. 6] harp; [m. 8] vibra tacet / add piano pedal; [m. 9] piano (pedal) (break upwards); [m. 10] harp with pick (let it ring) / timp only mf; [m. 12] 12 divisi (no tremolo) / cello + alto flt / violas / basses - b clt; [m. 14] clt
Analysis: The theme is laden with passionate accented dissonances (suspensions and passing tones)
Tags

9th chord | actor | blowing | candle | cut from film | establish character | leading lady | leading man | light | room | suspect | suspension | tense | turning off

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