Description |
Description: |
Mechanical whirling gestures (using bright xylophone) as we see the printing press operating and a montage of newspaper headlines; motives from the main theme appear over the dramatic music that ensues |
On-screen: |
Newspaper montage about Joe |
Music annotations: |
[m. 1A] modto quasi maestoso; [m. 2A] sfffz / sffz; [m. 4A] risoluto; [m. 5A] sfffz; [m. 7A] sfffz; [m. 8A] dim; [m. 9A] (keep basses going - into dialogue) / Adolf! the last 8 bars are a montage - loud and "nasty" please / the end "sombre and threatening" - the whole thing stinks!! I know! I am ausgespielt!! |
Film annotations: |
[m. 1A] Printing press (montage); [m. 2A] Headline; [m. 5A] Headline; [m. 7A] Headline; [m. 9A] Dissolve to courtroom and dialogue |
Orchestration annotations: |
[m. 1] tutti / W.W. / add xylophone / horns / trbs / timp / tuba etc; [m. 2A] 3 trpts / 4 horns / timp / T.C.; [m. 4A] trpts / horns / trbs / basses celli / gong; [m. 5A] 4 horns / timp / T.C.; [m. 7A] trb etc / horns / trbs / muffled s dr / timp / gong / cymbal etc |
Analysis: |
Oscillating repeating gestures quickly establish a machine motif; motives X and Y overlap, with the tail of Y acting as the beginning of X |
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Tags |
courthouse | exciting | headlines | montage | montage | newspaper | printing press | street
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