| Description |
| Description: |
Dark unison brass statement that slowly arpeggiates a minor triad; this is a variant on the Surprise Symphony theme (associated throughout the film with David), but it is barely recognizable here; it is only in retrospect that one might realize that this is David's theme, since in the first part of the film his theme is normally bright and cheerful; this dark variant on the Surprise Symphony idea foreshadows later, darker parts of the film |
| On-screen: |
Main title |
| Music annotations: |
[m. 4] sffz / poco dim; [m. 5] expressivo / molto cresc; [m. 6] dim / listesso |
| Film annotations: |
[m. 4] Main title; [m. 5] Leaf turns |
| Orchestration annotations: |
[m. 4] W.W., str shakes / (bells up) / horns + baritone (soli) / stand up / and 1st pt trombone / 3 trbs / timp / T.C. (bass); [m. 5] T.C.; [m. 6] (still all the str) + W.W. / harp |
| Analysis: |
Uses only the first part of the theme (motive X), in the minor mode |
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| Tags |
classical music | dark | familiar tune | Haydn | main title | mode change | opening title sequence | quotation | title of film
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