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The Big Sleep (1946)

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Instance
Gesture name: Water running
Start time: NIF
End time: NIF
Total duration: NIF
Page #: 27
Measure #: 31
Scene: Reel 3 Part 2
Key: unstable
Meter: 4/4
Tempo (bpm): 120
Instrumentation: woodwinds
Solo Instrument: celeste, vibraphone
Description
On-screen: Marlowe turns on the faucet
Description: A celeste trill begins when Marlowe turns on the faucet and stops when he turns off the faucet; this begins at 24:37 in the pre-release version
Film annotations: [m. 31] Turns faucet on; [m. 33] Broken window / Looks; [m. 35] Closes door; [m. 37] Turns off faucet
Orchestration annotations: [m. 31] oboe / flt + vibra / celeste
Analysis: Harmonized with oscillating half-diminished sevenths
Tags

deleted scene | deleted scene | faucet | flowing | half-diminished 7th chord | investigating | investigation | leading man | mickey-mousing | mysterious | oscillation | private eye | room | searching | water

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