| Description |
| On-screen: |
Title card, cast list and prison |
| Description: |
Broad, noble main theme borrowed from the 1942 film In This Our Life |
| Music annotations: |
[m. 12] ff / a tempo / simile; [m. 13] maestoso / in 3 / ff; [m. 20] accell |
| Orchestration annotations: |
[m. 13] 3 trpts / horns + 1st trb; [m. 14] saxes; [m.18] tuba |
| Analysis: |
A descending four-note motif is repeated in an ascending sequence over a dominant pedal that never quite resolves |
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| Tags |
cast list | dramatic | harmonic sequence | lightning effect | opening title sequence | prison | self-borrowing | title of film | transition
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