Description |
Description: |
The music builds to a big crescendo followed by a timpani hit and roll to emphasize Howard's statement that he committed a criminal act; called "Distress" in the cue sheet |
On-screen: |
Robert confronts the lawyer |
Music annotations: |
[m. 11] p; [m. 13] sf; [m. 16] sord off |
Film annotations: |
[m. 11] Three shot; [m. 12] Buying that letter; [m. 15] It was a criminal offense; [m. 16] Yes, it was! |
Orchestration annotations: |
[m. 11] violins continued / clar oboes flutes + vibraph / horns / bassoons / violas tremolo / celli continued / gong / gong / timp / basses / 1 trb (hat) / pianos; [m. 13] W.W. / horns / cl / celli / gong / violas / timp / basses etc.; [m. 14] trb in hats / timp; [m. 15] add pianos / 2 trpts / (felts) / add violas / timp; [m. 16] timp |
Analysis: |
Harmonized with dissonant sonorities -- a 9th chord, a diminished seventh over a dissonant bass, and a major seventh with a flat 5 |
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Tags |
9th chord | arguing | conflict | dissonant bass | distress | home | husband | lawyer | leading lady | tense
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