The Woman in White (1948) [IN PROCESS - Information may be incomplete or contain inaccuracies]

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Film Music Structure for The Woman in White

Number Scene Type Time Theme Variant Gesture On-screen 1 NIF Signature 2 opening title sequence 0:00:00 Introduction WB Shield 3 0:00:08 Pavan Title of the film 4 0:00:37 Pavan B Cast list 5 0:01:05 Pavan Coda On-screen text 6 establish setting 0:01:37 The Spring is Coming A train station 7 0:02:16 The Carman’s Whistle Walter asks for directions 8 establish character 0:02:54 Appearing The woman in white appears 9 0:03:00 Ann The woman in white talks to Walter 10 0:03:15 Ann 2 The woman in white talks to Walter 11 0:03:23 The Carman’s Whistle Rubato Walter talks to the woman in white 12 0:03:29 The Carman’s Whistle Accompaniment Walter talks to the woman in white 13 0:03:36 Ann Quasi Misterioso Walter talks to the woman in white 14 0:03:55 Ann Poco Agitato The woman in white talks to Walter 15 0:04:13 Ann 2 The woman in white talks to Walter 16 0:04:26 The Carman’s Whistle Accompaniment The woman in white talks to Walter 17 0:04:40 Fosco Walter hears a carriage approaching 18 0:05:23 The Carman’s Whistle Accompaniment Walter talks to a man in the carriage 19 0:05:30 Ann Molto Misterioso Closeup on Count Fosco 20 0:05:38 Underscoring (Tense) Walter talks to a man in the carriage 21 0:05:43 Fosco The carriage rolls away 22 0:06:09 The Carman’s Whistle Walter walks away 23 0:06:22 The Carman’s Whistle + Ann Arriving The woman in white appears 24 0:06:41 Limmeridge Walter arrives at the mansion 25 NIF Fairlie Gentle 26 establish character 0:06:56 Underscoring (Gentle) Walter meets Marian 27 advance plot 0:11:18 The Carman’s Whistle Sordini Count Fosco talks with Walter 28 0:11:38 Ann Walter talks with Count Fosco 29 establish character 0:11:53 Fairlie The butler takes Walter to see Mr. Fairlie 30 0:12:33 Fairlie Poco Meno They arrive at Mr. Fairlie's room 31 0:12:57 Fairlie Gentle Walter enters Mr. Fairlie's room 32 advance plot 0:18:35 Fairlie Walter leaves Mr. Fairlie 33 0:19:09 The Carman’s Whistle Accompaniment Walter walks to the window 34 0:19:16 Fosco Molto Misterioso Fosco walks outside 35 establish character 0:19:36 Limmeridge 2 Walter walks outside 36 0:20:03 Ann Poco Agitato Walter sees Laura 37 0:21:27 Laura Walter talks with Laura 38 0:22:03 Laura Harp Countermelody The Fairlies sit at the table 39 0:22:39 Ann Poco Agitato Laura talks about a mysterious woman 40 0:22:53 Fosco Closeup on Fosco's face 41 0:23:04 The Carman’s Whistle Walter talks about the woman in white 42 0:23:16 Underscoring (Mysterious) Fosco gets up to leave 43 0:23:42 Fosco Fosco walks up the stairs 44 NIF Laura 45 NIF Fosco Cut from Film 46 advance plot 0:26:05 Pavan Laura plays the harpsichord 47 0:28:47 Improvisation A monkey plays the harpsichord 48 0:29:34 Ann Misterioso Fosco sees Laura outside 49 0:30:46 Limmeridge Marian talks to Walter 50 0:30:58 Fairlie Expressivo Marian talks to Walter 51 0:31:31 Fosco Spying Fosco spies on Laura and Walter 52 falling in love scene 0:33:09 Pavan Garden Marian talks to Fosco 53 0:33:43 Pavan Agitato Walter argues with Laura 54 0:34:22 The Self Banished Walter apologizes to Laura 55 0:34:56 Laura runs Laura runs off 56 transition 0:35:03 Fosco Ominous Fosco's carriage approaches 57 advance plot 0:36:14 Laura Harp Countermelody Laura runs inside 58 0:36:22 Underscoring (Mysterious) Laura greets Sir Percival 59 0:36:40 The Self Banished Slowly Laura leaves with Sir Percival 60 0:36:48 The Self Banished Con Moto Marian walks outside 61 0:38:37 Underscoring (Mysterious) Marian talks to Walter 62 0:39:27 The Self Banished Somber Marian talks to Walter 63 0:39:58 The Carman’s Whistle Accompaniment Walter wanders the grounds 64 0:40:33 Ann 2 Walter talks to the woman in white 65 0:40:45 Ann The woman in white talks to Walter 66 0:41:22 Ann 2 The woman in white talks to Walter 67 0:41:28 Ann Quasi Misterioso The woman in white talks to Walter 68 0:41:49 Ann 2 The woman in white talks to Walter 69 0:42:04 Hypnosis The woman in white talks to Walter 70 0:42:23 Fosco Misterioso The woman in white talks about Fosco 71 0:42:52 Ann Molto Misterioso Walter talks to the woman in white 72 0:43:00 Underscoring (Dark) The woman in white talks to Walter 73 0:43:08 Ann The woman in white talks to Walter 74 0:43:17 Ann 2 The woman in white talks to Walter 75 0:43:24 The Carman’s Whistle Rubato The woman in white talks to Walter 76 0:43:31 The Carman’s Whistle Accompaniment The woman in white talks to Walter 77 0:43:36 Fosco Slowly Walter and the woman in white approach the house 78 0:43:56 Appearing The woman in white runs from Fosco 79 0:43:58 Ann The woman in white runs away 80 conflict 0:45:40 Underscoring (Mysterious) Laura enters the mansion 81 0:46:06 Ann Poco Agitato Walter talks to Marian 82 0:46:16 Fairlie Moderato Marian argues with Walter 83 0:46:28 Ann Agitato Quasi Misterioso Walter argues with Marian 84 0:46:47 The Self Banished Tenderly Marion talks to Walter 85 0:50:03 Ann Molto Marcato Walter storms out of the room 86 montage 0:50:24 Pavan Newspaper headline 87 0:50:44 Pavan B A carriage arrives 88 advance plot 0:51:08 Fairlie Meno Marian looks at Limmeridge House 89 0:51:33 Hypnosis The servants greet Marian 90 0:51:57 Fosco Misterioso 2 Marian learns that the countess is in the house 91 0:55:17 Pavan Garden 2 Marian talks to Mr. Fairlie 92 0:55:43 Laura Sitting at the dining table 93 0:56:12 Underscoring (Mysterious) Sir Percival and a monkey 94 0:58:22 Ann Misterioso Rubato The countess excuses herself 95 0:58:37 Fosco Spying Marian writes in her journal 96 0:58:59 Pavan Agitato 2 Laura enters Marian's room 97 0:59:47 The Self Banished Somber Marian talks to Laura 98 1:00:22 The Self Banished Tenderly Laura talks to Marian 99 1:00:51 Pavan Distressed Laura talks to Marian 100 1:01:02 Pavan Agitato Laura talks to Marian 101 1:01:26 Asylum Laura suffers from a headache 102 1:01:37 Asylum Molto Expressivo Laura talks to Marian 103 1:01:49 Pavan Slow Marian closes the door 104 1:02:12 Sneaking Marian leaves wearing a cloak 105 1:04:48 Fosco Misterioso Slowly Count Fosco leaves the room 106 1:05:32 Pavan Basses Marian gets dressed 107 conflict 1:08:24 Fosco Misterioso Moderato Fosco is startled by a noise 108 1:08:44 Fosco Marcato Fosco talks to the servant 109 1:09:11 Underscoring (Dramatic) Marian is locked in 110 1:09:26 Asylum Dark Fosco talks to Sir Percival 111 advance plot 1:09:46 Asylum Dolce Laura senses someone in the room 112 1:09:55 Ann Poco Agitato The woman in white talks to Laura 113 1:10:28 Appearing The woman in white disappears 114 conflict 1:11:46 Ann Poco Agitato Laura mentions the woman in white 115 1:12:05 Fosco Fosco talks to the maid 116 1:12:15 Fosco Molto Agitato Fosco walks 117 1:12:32 Ann Accelerando Fosco looks in the closet 118 1:12:47 Ann + Fosco Accelerando + Dark Fosco leaves 119 advance plot 1:13:05 Fosco Screwy The countess enters quietly 120 1:13:18 Fosco Sneaking The countess sneaks into Laura's room 121 1:13:26 Adagio The countess helps Laura 122 1:13:48 Fosco Sneaking The maid leaves 123 1:13:57 Underscoring (Mysterious) The countess looks around 124 1:14:30 Ann Waltz The countess opens a secret door 125 1:15:15 Ann Lyrical The countess approaches the woman in white 126 1:15:31 Ann 2 The countess tends to the woman in white 127 death scene 1:16:57 Hypnosis Misterioso con moto The countess talks to the woman in white 128 1:17:48 Ann 2 The woman in white talks to Laura 129 1:17:56 Ann The woman in white talks to Laura 130 1:18:17 Hypnosis The woman in white hears Fosco's voice 131 1:18:29 Fosco Misterioso The woman in white hears Sir Percival's voice 132 1:18:48 Appearing The woman in white clutches her heart 133 1:18:55 Ann Dead The woman in white lies dead 134 1:19:46 Ann Slowly The countess enters 135 montage 1:20:00 Come, Sweet Death The obituaries column 136 funeral 1:20:13 Come, Sweet Death Funeral Mourners at a funeral 137 1:21:57 Ann Misterioso Marian talks to Walter 138 transition 1:23:21 Pavan Misterioso Marian and Walter leave 139 1:23:29 Fosco Con Moto Fosco arrives in his carriage 140 mad scene 1:24:50 Asylum + Ann Close-up on Count Fosco 141 1:25:26 Asylum + Ann + Hypnosis Laura looks at Sir Percival 142 1:25:43 Pavan Distressed Laura confronts Sir Percival 143 1:26:10 Asylum + Ann + Hypnosis Count Fosco hypnotizes Laura 144 1:26:55 Ann Laura speaks to Count Fosco 145 1:27:14 Ann Waltz Laura dashes away 146 1:27:35 Asylum + Ann + Hypnosis Laura hears Count Fosco's voice in her head 147 1:28:02 Ann Laura exchanges the keys 148 1:28:39 Ann 2 The nurse takes Laura to her room 149 1:29:00 Ann Quasi Misterioso Count Fosco talks to Sir Percival 150 transition 1:30:32 Hypnosis + Fosco Count Fosco leaves 151 love scene 1:31:13 Pavan Garden Walter talks with Marian 152 1:31:28 Underscoring (Dramatic) Marian sees Sir Percival spying on them 153 1:31:42 The Self Banished Walter Kisses Marian 154 comedy 1:32:33 The Carman’s Whistle Accompaniment Walter walks 155 1:32:48 The Carman’s Whistle Bassoon A man spies on Walter 156 1:33:09 Balmy Porter A man locks the gate of the asylum 157 1:33:39 One, Two, Buckle My Shoe The porter takes keys off of the wall 158 1:33:49 Balmy Porter The porter walks away 159 1:34:10 Underscoring (Dark) A patient in the asylum 160 1:34:17 One, Two, Buckle My Shoe Shuffling Around The porter continues his work 161 1:34:27 Ann Sleeping Laura in her bed in the asylum 162 1:34:44 Balmy Porter Minor The porter goes to the get the right key 163 escape 1:34:51 Appearing Laura emerges from her room 164 1:34:57 Ann Laura sneaks down the hallway 165 1:35:10 Balmy Porter The porter returns to lock the door 166 1:35:26 Appearing Laura takes a key 167 1:35:32 Ann Laura heads for the exit 168 1:35:44 Appearing Laura appears outside 169 1:35:51 Ann Laura exits the asylum gate 170 1:36:07 Ann 2 Laura asks a man for help 171 conflict 1:36:15 Underscoring (Dramatic) Laura screams when she sees Sir Percival 172 1:36:33 Fight Walter fights the spy 173 1:36:50 Fosco Dark Sir Percival on the ground 174 advance plot 1:37:17 Pavan Distressed Walter reads a note from Marian 175 1:38:43 Fosco Molto Moderato Fosco looks at Marian 176 1:39:05 Underscoring (Tense) The butler enters 177 1:39:33 Fosco Molto Moderato Fosco talks to Marian 178 climax 1:44:06 Underscoring (Tense) The countess enters 179 1:44:24 Ann Not in Score Count Fosco talks to the Countess 180 1:44:42 Fosco Screwy The Countess walks across the room 181 1:44:51 Fosco Sneaking The Countess walks across the room 182 1:45:00 Adagio The Countess picks up a knife 183 1:45:18 Fosco Soft The Count talks to Marian 184 1:45:23 Stabbing The Countess stabs Count Fosco 185 1:45:34 Fosco Dying The Countess picks up the necklace 186 1:46:05 Ann Quasi Misterioso Various close-ups 187 resolution 1:46:13 Ann Waltz 2 A close-up on the Countess 188 1:46:37 Laura Walter, Marian, and Laura together 189 1:46:55 Laura Harp Countermelody The camera pans from the asylum 190 1:47:33 Pavan Major Walter with his daughter Ann 191 1:47:51 The Self Banished The End Walter with the children 192 end title sequence 1:48:25 Pavan End Cast End credits