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Dust Be My Destiny (1939)

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Instance
Theme name: Underscoring (Dramatic)
Start time: 1:10:32
End time: 1:10:38
Total duration: 0:00:06
Page #: 160
Measure #: 6
Scene: Reel 8 Part 4
Key: unstable
Meter: 4/4
Tempo (bpm): 144
Instrumentation: orchestra



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Description
Description: Rising chromatic scale as Joe runs to the gangster's car
On-screen: Joe runs after the car
Music annotations: [m. 6] sffz; [m. 7] sfz / sfz / sfz; [m. 8] molto cresc / sffz / tremolo / tremolo etc
Film annotations: [m. 6] Door slams / Joe runs; [m. 8] Mabel at window / Jumps, running
Orchestration annotations: [m. 6] all violins, 2 clar, marimba / cymbal with stick / tutti / trbs / bass / celli / pizz; [m. 7] div; [m. 8] harp gliss / cymb
Analysis: The rising chromatic scale is harmonized with parallel half-diminished sevenths and augmented triads
Tags

augmented triad | chromatic parallelism | chromatic scale | conflict | dramatic | gangster | half-diminished 7th chord | hero | leading man | mickey-mousing | newspaper editor | running | street

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