All This, and Heaven Too (1940) | Desperation (Very Emotional) | 1:20:06 - The Duchess threatens the Duke | arguing | conflict | desperate | duchess | duke | leading lady | leading man | room | tense | threatening |
All This, and Heaven Too (1940) | Desperation (Sempre Accelerando | 1:20:39 - The Duke and Duchess argue | arguing | conflict | desperate | duchess | duke | leading lady | leading man | panning shot | room | screaming | tense | threatening |
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) | Jonathan 2 | 0:43:08 - Jonathan talks about the operation | aunt | brother | chromatic scale | chromatic wedge | crazy person | criminal | dark | dissonant bass | doctor | establish character | grabbing | leading lady | leading man | murderer | ominous | pc set | room | struggling | threatening |
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) | Jonathan 2 | 0:49:12 - Jonathan threatens the aunts | advance plot | aunt | brother | chromatic scale | chromatic wedge | crazy person | criminal | dark | dissonant bass | doctor | fear | leading lady | leading man | murderer | ominous | pc set | room | threatening |
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) | Scar | 0:49:36 - Dr. Einstein calls to Jonathan | advance plot | aunt | brother | crazy person | criminal | dark | doctor | fear | leading lady | leading man | murderer | ominous | pc set | polychord | room | threatening |
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) | Jonathan 2 (Ominous) | 1:00:36 - Jonathan backs Elaine into a corner | advance plot | anger | augmented triad | bride | brother | chromatic scale | crazy person | dissonant bass | doctor | fear | hurting | leading lady | leading man | murderer | ominous | polychord | questioning | room | stinger | tense | threatening |
Beyond the Forest (1949) | Threat | 1:16:14 - Rosa lunges forward | advance plot | dark | harsh | leading lady | lunging | murderer | ominous | room | staring | stinger | threatening | violent |
The Big Sleep (1946) | Sternwood (Threatening) | 0:51:52 - Carmen enters holding a gun on Brody | blackmailer | conflict | criminal | dark | femme fatale | gun | leading lady | leading man | private eye | room | sinister | stinger | suspect | threatening |
City for Conquest (1940) | Googi (The Car) | 1:14:32 - Googi threatens Cobb | car | car | criminal | diminished 7th chord | dissonant bass | driving | gangster | manager | murder | murderer | murder scene | ominous | tense | threatening | trill |
City for Conquest (1940) | Underscoring (Tense) | 1:14:48 - Googi threatens Cobb | car | car | chromatic parallelism | chromatic scale | criminal | dissonant bass | driving | gangster | manager | murder | murderer | murder scene | ominous | tense | threatening |
City for Conquest (1940) | Tone Poem A (Very Rough) | 1:15:00 - The car pulls to a stop | arriving | car | criminal | dark | dock | driving | gangster | manager | murderer | murder scene | threatening | tritone | whole-tone chord |
Crime School (1938) | Underscoring (Tense) | 0:27:20 - Frankie is taken to the warden's office | develop character | reformatory | teenager | tense | threatening | underscoring | warden | whip |
Crime School (1938) | The Warden (Quasi Mysterioso) | 0:27:46 - Warden approaches Frankie with a whip | chromatic parallelism | develop character | reformatory | rising | standing | teenager | tense | threatening | warden | whip |
Death of a Scoundrel (1956) | Clementi C (Molto Grazioso) | 0:51:26 - Clementi and Bridget talk | flashback | threatening |
Deep Valley (1947) | Barry | 0:22:35 - Barry threatens the guard | angry | arguing | boss | conflict | convict | dramatic | father | guard | leading lady | leading man | street | threatening | yelling |
Deep Valley (1947) | Barry (Ferroce) | 0:42:50 - Libby sees Barry | advance plot | cabin | convict | dark | dog | fierce | fugitive | leading lady | leading man | threatening |
Flamingo Road (1949) | Titus 2 (Threatening) | 1:04:45 - Titus threatens Lane | advance plot | chromatic parallelism | leading lady | room | self-borrowing | sheriff | threatening | threatening |
Flamingo Road (1949) | Titus | 1:04:55 - Titus insults Lane | advance plot | dark | leading lady | leading man | ominous | politician | room | self-borrowing | sheriff | threatening |
Flamingo Road (1949) | Underscoring (Dramatic) | 1:30:24 - Lane pulls a gun on Titus | arguing | climax | club | dark | demanding | dramatic | gun | leading lady | ominous | sheriff | stinger | threatening |
Flamingo Road (1949) | Titus (Slowly) | 1:30:42 - Lane holds Titus at gunpoint | arguing | climax | club | dark | demanding | dramatic | gun | leading lady | ominous | self-borrowing | sheriff | telephone | threatening |
Flamingo Road (1949) | Titus (Ostinato 3) | 1:31:25 - Titus holds a gun on Lane | climax | club | dramatic | fighting | gun | gunshot | leading lady | menacing | ostinato | self-borrowing | sequence | sheriff | struggling | tense | threatening |
Hell on Frisco Bay (1955) | Amato | 0:48:11 - Amato threatens Lye | advance plot | antagonist | arguing | brash | conductor score | dark | gangster | leading man | room | threatening |
Hell on Frisco Bay (1955) | Menace | 1:08:27 - Amato threatens Brody | advance plot | antagonist | conductor score | dark | gangster | leading man | street | threatening |
Key Largo (1948) | Rocco 3 | 0:25:37 - Curly pushes Nora | dangerous | establish character | gangster | gun | hotel | leading man | mysterious | stinger | threatening | violence |
Key Largo (1948) | Rocco 3 (Misterioso) | 0:28:45 - Sawyer starts moaning in the other room | boss | conflict | gangster | gun | hostage | hotel | leading lady | leading man | menacing | mysterious | threatening |
Key Largo (1948) | Rocco 2 | 0:33:53 - Rocco talks to Nora | boss | conflict | dangerous | father | gangster | hostage | hotel | leading lady | leading man | mysterious | threatening |
Key Largo (1948) | Rocco 3 (Shrill) | 0:46:38 - Rocco mocks McCloud | boss | conflict | dangerous | father | gangster | gun | hostage | hotel | leading lady | leading man | moll | tense | threatening |
Key Largo (1948) | Tension (Violent) | 0:46:44 - McCloud decides whether to shoot | boss | conflict | dangerous | father | gangster | gun | hostage | hotel | leading lady | leading man | moll | tense | threatening | violence | violent |
Key Largo (1948) | Rocco + Tension | 0:46:48 - Rocco's grinning face | boss | combination of themes | conflict | dangerous | father | gangster | gun | hostage | hotel | leading lady | leading man | moll | staring | tense | threatening | violence | violent |
Key Largo (1948) | Rocco 3 (Extended) | 0:47:08 - Mr. Temple asks for the gun | boss | conflict | dangerous | father | gangster | gun | hostage | hotel | leading lady | leading man | moll | staring | tense | threatening | violence | violent |
Key Largo (1948) | Rocco (Conflict) | 0:47:39 - Gaye looks terrified | boss | conflict | danger | father | fear | gangster | gun | horror | hostage | hotel | leading lady | leading man | look of horror | moll | staring | stinger | threatening | violence |
Out of the Fog (1941) | Russian Barcarolle (Dark) | 0:19:34 - Goff walks | boat | chef | conflict | conversing | criminal | dark | dock | extortion | father | fisherman | friend | leading man | threatening | walking |
Out of the Fog (1941) | Underscoring (Dark) | 0:20:11 - Jonah reacts | arguing | boat | chef | conflict | conversing | criminal | dark | dock | extortion | father | fisherman | friend | leading man | stinger | tense | threatening | underscoring |
Out of the Fog (1941) | Russian Barcarolle (Threatening) | 0:20:40 - Goff threatens Jonah | arguing | boat | breaking | chef | conflict | conversing | criminal | dark | dock | extortion | father | fisherman | friend | leading man | tense | threatening | violence |
Out of the Fog (1941) | Underscoring (Gentle) | 0:26:51 - Jonah helps Olaf | chef | conflict | conversing | criminal | dock | extortion | father | fisherman | friend | gentle | helping | leading man | mickey-mousing | reacting | solemn | tender | threatening | underscoring |
Out of the Fog (1941) | Russian Barcarolle (Dark 2) | 0:27:12 - Jonah and Olaf react | arguing | chef | conflict | conversing | criminal | dark | dock | extortion | father | fisherman | friend | gun | leading man | stinger | tense | threatening |
Out of the Fog (1941) | Animato | 0:27:43 - Goff pulls out a gun | chef | conflict | conversing | criminal | dock | extortion | father | fisherman | friend | gun | leading man | tense | threatening |
Out of the Fog (1941) | Russian Barcarolle (Distorted) | 0:28:02 - Jonah and Olaf pay Goff | chef | conflict | conversing | criminal | dark | dock | extortion | father | fisherman | friend | leading man | money | threatening |
Out of the Fog (1941) | Underscoring (Tense) | 0:28:20 - Jonah and Olaf react | chef | conflict | conversing | criminal | dock | extortion | father | fisherman | friend | leading man | tense | threatening | underscoring |
Out of the Fog (1941) | Underscoring (Dramatic) | 0:49:39 - Goff stops Jonah | conflict | conversing | criminal | dark | dramatic | extortion | father | fisherman | leading man | mickey-mousing | panning shot | stinger | street | threatening | underscoring | violence | walking | weapon |
Out of the Fog (1941) | Underscoring (Dramatic) | 0:50:24 - Goff shoves Jonah | conflict | criminal | dark | dramatic | extortion | father | fisherman | leading man | street | threatening | underscoring | violence |
Out of the Fog (1941) | Russian Barcarolle (Death Threat) | 0:50:48 - Goff mocks Jonah | conflict | criminal | dark | extortion | father | fisherman | leading man | mocking | street | tense | threatening | violence |
Out of the Fog (1941) | Underscoring (Dramatic) | 0:51:05 - Goff gives Jonah a gun | conflict | criminal | dramatic | extortion | father | fisherman | gun | leading man | mocking | stinger | street | threatening | underscoring | violence |
The Unfaithful (1947) | Unfaithful (Menacing) | 1:12:25 - Bob meets with Mrs. Tanner | antagonist | husband | menacing | monophonic | ostinato | pivotal scene | realizing | revealing | room | staring | statue | threatening | unveiling | widow |
Sing and Like It (1934) | My Imaginary Sweetheart | 1:03:34 - The critic reacts | AABA structure | boss | conducting | conductor | critic | crowd | dancer | dancing | gangster | gun | laughing | moll | musical | musician | music scene | on-screen music | performer | performing | playing | source music | theater | threatening | upbeat | watching |
Sing and Like It (1934) | My Imaginary Sweetheart | 1:04:10 - The critic reacts | AABA structure | boss | conducting | conductor | critic | crowd | dancer | dancing | gangster | gun | laughing | moll | musical | musician | music scene | on-screen music | performer | performing | playing | source music | theater | threatening | upbeat | watching |
Sing and Like It (1934) | Your Mother | 1:04:54 - A man conducts the pit orchestra | AABA structure | ballad | boss | conducting | conductor | critic | crowd | crying | dancing | gangster | gun | leading lady | moll | musical | musician | music scene | on-screen music | performer | performing | playing | sentimental | singer | singing | source music | theater | threatening | watching |
Star of Midnight (1935) | Swing it Sister | 0:10:50 - Clay talks with Jim | AABA structure | blackmail | blackmailing | conversing | criminal | detective | establish character | leading man | radio | room | source music | threatening | upbeat |
Don’t Turn ‘em Loose (1936) | Makes You Forget Your Troubles | 0:39:42 - Grace turns on the radio | AABA structure | arriving | cheerful | common-tone diminished 7th | confronting | conversing | gangster | gun | leading man | moll | murderer | murder scene | popular music | room | source music | staring | threatening |
Don’t Turn ‘em Loose (1936) | Makes You Forget Your Troubles (Dream Sequence) | 0:39:59 - Bob (Bat) pulls a gun on Grace | augmented sixth chord | cheerful | confronting | fragmentation | frantic | gangster | gun | gunshot | half-diminished 7th chord | leading man | mirror shot | moll | murder | murderer | murder scene | popular music | reacting | room | screaming | sequence | shooting | simulated source music | source music | staring | tense | threatening | victim |
We're Only Human (1935) | Game 2 | 1:01:56 - Witness threatens to kill the criminals | acceleration | arguing | car | car | chromatic parallelism | climax | conflict | detective | dramatic | driving | hurried | leading lady | leading man | pedal tone | reporter | rushing | threat | threatening | victim |
The Most Dangerous Game (1932) | The Iron Door (Fangs and Claws) | 0:37:00 - Zaroff gives Bob a knife | action scene | castle | commanding | count | giving | knife | leading man | mute | preparing | prisoner | servant | tense | threatening | villain |