Tense variant of Leslie's theme, first ascending slowly then becoming more and more fragmented as Howard reads the letter
On-screen:
Howard reads the letter to Leslie
Music annotations:
[m. 70] pp; [m. 75] rit
Film annotations:
[m. 70] He reads; [m. 72] I'm desperate
Orchestration annotations:
[m. 70] one piano
Analysis:
Dissonant polychords in the accompaniment; harmonic rhythm speeds up as the climax approaches with parallel ascending augmented triads (plus a dissonant major seventh, creating an [0148] sonority)
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