| Description |
| Description: |
Obsessive repetition of the main motive, creating a mood of anxiety |
| On-screen: |
Nick talks with Joe |
| Music annotations: |
[m. 42] agitato; [m. 44] sfz-p; [m. 47] ritardando / p - subito / no tremolo / (no shake) / p-subito; [m. 48] morendo / pp |
| Film annotations: |
[m. 42] I need it now!; [m. 44] Sure - you're crazy!; [m. 46] Sure I'll help you! / Dissolve; [m. 47] 11:30 |
| Orchestration annotations: |
[m. 42] violins (sul g) / tremolo (violas) / clar continueds / harp / W.W.; [m. 44] 3rd + 4th horn (stopped) / celli pizz; [m. 47] basses, piano (lowest 8va) / gong (keep rolling) |
| Analysis: |
Motive X is repeated in overlapping statements; the intervals are changed to tense semitones; a dissonant Bbb pedal as the jail fades in on-screen |
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| Tags |
42 chord | advance plot | anxious | diminished 7th chord | diner | fragmentation | friend | hiding | leading man | money | runaway | shopkeeper | suspense
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