Flamingo Road (1949)

Film Music Structure for Flamingo Road

Number	Scene Type	Time	Theme	Variant	Gesture	On-screen
1	opening title sequence	0:00:00	Signature			Warner Brothers shield
2		0:00:08	Crime School			Starring list
3	establish setting	0:00:18	Flamingo Road			Book cover for Flamingo Road
4		0:00:54	Flamingo Road	Chapter One		Chapter one from Flamingo Road
5		0:01:13	Boldon City			Boldon City sign
6		0:01:22	Titus			The Palmer House
7		0:01:26	Lute Mae			Lute Mae's Roadhouse
8		0:01:41	Ain't We Got Fun			A carnival scene
9		0:02:12	Vision of Salome			Exotic dancers
10		0:02:36	Arabian Riff			Exotic dancers
11		0:03:12	Vision of Salome			Two men argue
12	establish character	0:07:53	If I Could Be With You			Field hears music playing
13	cut from film	NIF	Lane	Moderato Grazioso
14		NIF	Underscoring (Lyrical)
15		NIF	Lane	Poco Con Moto
16		NIF	Arabian Riff	Not in Film
17		NIF	Underscoring (Lyrical)
18		NIF	Lane
19		NIF	If I Could Be With You	Timidly
20		NIF	If I Could Be With You	Lightly
21		NIF	Lane	Not in Film
22		NIF	Traveling
23	advance plot	0:12:05	Put ‘Em in a Box, Tie ‘Em with a Ribbon, and Throw ‘Em in the Deep Blue Sea			The Eagle Cafe
24		0:13:38	Can't We Be Friends			Lane and Field at the cafe
25	cut from film	NIF	Lane	Sentimentale
26		NIF	Lane	Molto Expressivo
27	falling in love scene	0:17:22	If I Could Be With You	Dolce		Lane and Field talk
28		0:17:45	Goodnight			Lane and Field talk
29		0:17:58	Lane	Dolce		Lane flirts with Field
30		0:18:06	If I Could Be With You	Ethereal		Lane watches Field drive away
31	transition	0:18:16	Titus 2			A newspaper headline
32	advance plot	0:19:12	Cheatin’ on Me			Lane works at the café
33		0:22:08	South American Way			Field and Titus arrive at Lute Mae's Tavern
34		0:23:44	It Had to Be You			Politicians gamble and talk
35		0:25:19	Somebody Loves Me			Politicians plot
36		0:26:58	If I Could Be With You			People gamble and dance
37	love scene	NIF	Driving
38		0:29:07	Tranquillo			Lane and Field talk at the lakeside
39		0:29:32	If I Could Be With You	Tenderly		Lane and Field prepare to leave
40		0:30:02	Lane			Lane and Field kiss in the moonlight
41	advance plot	0:30:13	Titus	Inverted		Townsfolk talk about Titus
42		0:30:27	Titus 2	Extended		Field overhears people talking about Titus
43	breakup	0:33:27	Titus	Inverted		Field arrives at the café
44		0:33:41	Titus 2			Field sits down
45		0:33:56	Titus	Dark		Field talks to Lane
46		0:34:10	Titus 2	Triste		Field tells Lane he is getting married
47		0:34:30	Underscoring (Tense)			Lane responds to Field
48		0:34:51	If I Could Be With You	Triste		Lane goes to the kitchen
49		0:35:13	Lane	Triste		Lane comes back and Field is gone
50	cut from film	NIF	Titus	Ostinato		Lane is fired
51		NIF	Lane	Not in Film 2		Lane goes to the newspaper office
52		NIF	Titus 2	Not in Film		Lane talks to the newspaperman
53	transition	0:37:11	Titus 2	Agitato		Lane goes to confront Titus
54	conflict	0:39:09	Agitato			Lane storms off angrily
55		0:39:17	Titus 2	Walking		Lane storms off angrily
56		0:39:31	Titus	Setup		A car follows Lane
57		0:39:55	Titus + Agitato	Extended		Police take Lane away
58	advance plot	0:40:11	Titus 2	Pete Lies		Field asks why Lane was fired
59		0:40:31	If I Could Be With You	Somber		Field talks to Lane's co-worker
60		0:41:11	Titus 2	Maestoso		Women enter the prison
61		0:41:27	Lane	Lonely		Lane talks to a fellow prisoner
62		0:41:46	Lane	Grazioso		Lane talks to a fellow prisoner
63		0:41:58	Lane	Hopeful		Lane talks to a fellow prisoner
64		0:42:04	Lute Mae	A Reminiscence		A female prisoner talks about Lute Mae's
65		0:42:21	Lane	Fragmented		Lane talks to a fellow prisoner
66	montage	0:42:28	Train			A rushing train
67		0:42:43	Train + Titus	Rising		Field and Annabelle in a train car
68		0:43:04	If I Could Be With You	Slowly		Lane lies in bed
69	advance plot	0:43:13	You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby			A woman sings and plays the piano
70		0:44:58	Blue Room			Lane dresses for work
71		0:45:24	Titus	Angry		Titus sees Lane
72		0:45:50	Agitato	Angry		Dan argues with Titus
73		0:46:06	Jalousie			Woman dances
74	cut from film	NIF	Lute Mae	Not in Film		Lane helps Dan
75	lovers meet	0:49:50			Drinking whiskey	Dan drinks
76		0:50:04	Lane	Lento		Dan meets Lane
77		0:50:24	Lane	Chromatic		Lane ties Dan's tie
78		0:50:41	Titus 2	Agitato		Lane ties Dan's tie
79		0:50:48			Indigestion	Lane complains of a hangover
80		0:50:59	Lane			Lane gives Dan his money
81		0:51:15	If I Could Be With You	Misterioso		Lane asks Dan about Field
82		0:51:40	Molto Grazioso			Dan notices Lane
83		0:51:46	Lute Mae	Quasi Blues		Dan flirts with Lane
84	transition	0:53:00			Slide whistle	Dan surprises Lute Mae
85		0:53:02	Lute Mae	Driving		Lane drives Dan to the construction site
86	love scene	0:54:43	Lane	Bell-like		Lane gives Dan some change
87		0:55:00	Flamingo Road	Bluesy		Dan buys some cold drinks
88		0:55:41	Flamingo Road	Romantic		Dan kisses Lane
89	establish setting	0:56:03	The Capitol			The Olympic City capitol building
90	advance plot	0:56:41	Through a Thousand Dreams			The Olympic City hotel
91		0:58:50	Don’t Take Your Love From Me			Dan and Lane sit at a table
92		0:59:52	If I Could Be With You			A woman sings with the dance band
93		1:01:40	I Guess I’ll Have to Change My Plan			Lane and Dan talk at their table
94	transition	1:02:07	Flamingo Road	Expressivo		The gate to 32 Flamingo Road
95	advance plot	1:03:37	Lute Mae	Tenderly		Dan is grateful for Lane's gift to him
96		1:03:58	Flamingo Road	Tenderly		Dan and Lane have tea
97		1:04:16	Flamingo Road + Titus	Tense		Titus enters the room
98		1:04:33	Flamingo Road	Misterioso		Titus talks to Dan
99		1:04:45	Titus 2	Threatening		Titus threatens Lane
100		1:04:55	Titus			Titus insults Lane
101		1:06:35	Titus			Titus leaves
102		1:06:43	Titus 2	Slowly		Dan talks to Lane about Titus
103	love scene	1:07:55	Lute Mae	Tenderly		Dan kisses Lane
104	transition	1:08:05	Titus	Tutti		Titus and Field arrive at the construction site
105	advance plot	1:09:25	Agitato	Angry		Titus leaves
106		1:09:43	Titus + Titus 2			Titus bullies Field
107		1:09:59	Titus	Menacing		Titus and Field leave
108		1:11:01	Titus			Annabelle leaves Titus
109	conflict	1:11:05	If I Could Be With You	Dramatic		Boldon Lumber Company
110		1:11:26	Underscoring (Tense)			Field drinks
111		1:11:44	Titus	Ominous		Titus argues with Field
112		1:11:51	Underscoring (Tense)			Titus argues with Field
113		1:12:01	The Sheriff			Titus stands and walks
114		1:12:08			Throwing whiskey and glass	Titus throws whiskey in Field's face
115		1:12:11	Titus	Violent		Titus and Field argue
116		1:12:17	Underscoring (Dramatic)			Titus grabs Field and pushes him
117		1:12:20	Anger			Titus and Field face off
118		1:12:26	Rising Anger			Titus throws open the door
119		1:12:32	Underscoring (Dramatic)			Titus throws Field out the door
120		1:12:39			Breaking door	Titus breaks the glass door
121	cut from film	NIF	Flamingo Road	Expressivo		The exterior of Dan and Lane's house
122		NIF	Underscoring (Mysterious)			Dan talks with his political cronies
123	transition	1:13:16	Titus 2	Buzzer		Titus arrives
124	conflict	1:17:09	Titus	Ostinato		Dan looks at some papers
125		1:18:10	Lane	Tragic		Lane talks to Dan about Titus
126		1:18:35	If I Could Be With You	Tragic		Lane tells Dan about Field
127		1:18:50	Flamingo Road	Agitato		Dan gets upset with Lane
128		1:19:10	Appassionato			Dan argues with Lane
129		1:19:32	Flamingo Road	Molto Expressivo		Dan leaves
130		1:19:43	Flamingo Road	Triste		Lane watches Dan leave
131		1:19:54	Somber Phone Call			Dan calls Lane from the station
132		1:20:10	Titus	Triste 2		Dan and Lane talk on the phone
133	advance plot	1:21:12	Lane	Lonely		Lane in her room
134		1:21:22	Lane	Ominous		A hand rings the doorbell
135		1:21:31	Lane	Descending the Staircase		Lane descends the stairs
136	death scene	1:22:18	If I Could Be With You	Triste		Field enters the house
137		1:22:33	Underscoring (Somber)			Field stumbles through the house
138		1:22:58	If I Could Be With You	Drunk		Field and Lane talk about their past love
139		1:23:34	Titus	Ostinato 2		Field and Lane talk about Titus and Dan
140		1:24:05	Flamingo Road	Andante		Lane goes to get a drink for Field
141		1:24:41	If I Could Be With You	Dead		Lane sees Field has committed suicide
142	advance plot	1:26:31	If I Could Be With You	Maestoso		Dan reads a telegram about Field's death
143		1:28:20	Mob			A mob forms outside of Lane's home
144		1:28:52	Titus			Lane says Titus's name
145		1:29:00	Agitato	Angry		Lane goes to confront Titus
146	climax	1:29:10	The Girl With the Spanish Drawl			Lane arrives at Lute Mae's
147		1:29:47	Titus + Titus 2	Fragmented + Fragmented		Lane confronts Titus
148		1:30:09	Titus	Rising Tension		Lane confronts Titus
149		1:30:24	Underscoring (Dramatic)			Lane pulls a gun on Titus
150		1:30:42	Titus	Slowly		Lane holds Titus at gunpoint
151		1:30:55	Titus 2	Ominous		Titus pretends to make a phone call
152		1:31:15	Underscoring (Dramatic)			Titus attacks Lane
153		1:31:19			Breaking door	Titus throws the phone at Lane
154		1:31:22			Lane staggers	Lane staggers after being hit
155		1:31:25	Titus	Ostinato 3		Titus holds a gun on Lane
156		1:31:43	Titus	Climax		Lane struggles with Titus
157		1:31:47			Struggling	Close-up on the gun
158		1:31:50	Titus 2	Sinks		Titus collapses to the floor
159	cut from film	NIF	Titus 2	Triste		Police talk about crime scene photos
160		NIF	Lane	Not in Film 2		Lane in prison
161	resolution	1:32:54	Flamingo Road	Appassionato		Dan visits Lane in prison
162		1:33:08	Flamingo Road	Dolce		Dan and Lane embrace
163		1:33:28	Lute Mae	Delicato		Lane smiles as Dan
164		1:33:37	If I Could Be With You	Ecstatic		Lane walks away