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We Are Not Alone (1939)

Home > Film: We Are Not Alone > Theme: Surprise Symphony > Variant: Tragico > Instance: 0:47:06

Instance
Theme name: Surprise Symphony
Variant name: Tragico
Start time: 0:47:06
End time: 0:47:16
Total duration: 0:00:10
Page #: 61
Measure #: 56
Scene: Reel 5 Part 3
Key: a
Meter: 4/4
Tempo (bpm): 48
Instrumentation: orchestra



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Description
Description: Minor-mode version of Surprise Symphony theme, going out with the Big Ben tolling; here it is not linked with David, but communicates clearly (not as subtly this time) the tragic turn of this previously innocent motive
On-screen: Jessica gathers clothes for Gerald
Music annotations: [m. 56] pp / morend; [m. 57] Into chimes / C actually
Orchestration annotations: [m. 56] cel, vibr / harps / 1 fl, 1 cl
Analysis: This variant adds a simple descending countermelody to motive X
Tags

advance plot | antagonist | boy | child | classical music | conversing | dark | familiar tune | Haydn | home | mother | quotation | room | sad | tragic

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