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Half Shot at Sunrise (1930)

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Instance
Theme name: Whistling the Blues Away [verse]
Composer: Harry Tierney
Start time: 0:21:03
End time: 0:21:44
Total duration: 0:00:41
Page #: no score available
Measure #: no score available
Scene: no score available
Key: F
Meter: 2/2
Tempo (bpm): 88
Instrumentation: orchestra
Solo Instrument: male voice, female voice
Description
On-screen: Tommy and Annette sing to each other
Description: Onscreen whistling (by Annette) leads to a piccolo, flute, and clarinet introduction to the verse of the main song, "Whistling the Blues Away, an uptempo song with light orchestral accompaniment; although the music was written by Harry Tierney, it was conducted (and possibly orchestrated) by Max Steiner
Tags

car | leading lady | leading man | love interest | on-screen music | playful | singing | soldier | song and dance scene | source music | street | whistling