Murder on the Blackboard (1934)

Film Music Structure for Murder on the Blackboard

Number	Scene Type	Time	Theme	Variant	On-screen
1	opening title sequence	0:00:00	RKO Tower		Beeping RKO radio tower
2	establish setting	0:00:11	Sidewalks of New York	Waltz	Tugboats sailing under a bridge
3		0:00:17	Sidewalks of New York	Two-Step	Buildings in New York City
4	opening title sequence	0:00:23	Murder Fanfare		Film title zooming out from a blackboard
5		0:00:31	Blackboard Murder		Title of the film and cast list
6		0:00:51	Blackboard Murder	Lyrical	Video cast list
7	establish character	0:01:30	The Janitor		A janitor gets out of bed
8	transition	0:02:12	Clock Tower		A clock tower
9		0:12:17	Clock Tower		A clock tower
10	advance plot	0:28:06	Scale		HIldegarde sings
11		0:28:13	The Clue		Hildegarde whistles
12		0:29:23	Unknown Tune		Otto sings to himself
13		0:32:55	The Clue		Hildegarde whistles
14		0:40:59	The Clue		Hildegarde whistles
15		0:56:42	The Clue		Hildegarde whistles
16		1:08:29	The Clue		Hildegarde whistles
17	end title sequence	1:10:39	End Titles		The End