All This, and Heaven Too (1940) | The Duchess | 0:00:15 - Title of film | cast list | common-tone diminished 7th | enharmonic modulation | foreign key modulation | hopeful | opening title sequence | romantic | sequential modulation | title of film |
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938) | Cauldron 1 | 0:00:15 - Title of film | beaker | bubbling | chromatic scale | dramatic | half-diminished 7th chord | main title | ominous | opening title sequence | parallelism | starring list | title of film |
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938) | Cauldron 2 | 0:00:27 - Cast list | 9th chord | beaker | bubbling | cast list | chromatic parallelism | dramatic | main title | ominous | opening title sequence | ostinato | title of film |
Angels With Dirty Faces (1938) | The Gangster | 0:00:15 - Main title | bold | cast list | dark | foreign key modulation | main title | opening title sequence | sequence | title of film |
Are These Our Children? (1931) | Dreams | 0:00:15 - Title of the film and opening credits | 11th chord | AABA structure | card | cast list | conductor score | gentle | mode mixture | opening title sequence | title of film |
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) | Happy Land (Allegretto) | 0:00:13 - Main title | 11th chord | cast list | familiar tune | foreign key modulation | opening title sequence | sequence | starring list | title of film |
Beyond the Forest (1949) | Beyond the Forest | 0:00:12 - Title of the film | cast list | dark | opening title sequence | title of film | turbulent |
The Breaking Point (1950) | The Breaking Point | 0:00:25 - Title of the film | boat | calm | cast list | conductor score | gentle | harbor | mixed meter | mode mixture | opening title sequence | tender | title of film |
Caged (1950) | Caged (Main Title) | NIF - not in film | car | chromatic scale | cut from film | dark | dissonant bass | driving | guard | opening title sequence | oscillation | police car | prisoner | riding | sigh gesture | title of film |
Caged (1950) | Caged | 0:00:08 - Title of film | car | cast list | chromatic scale | dark | dissonant bass | driving | guard | opening title sequence | point-of-view shot | police car | prisoner | title of film |
His Greatest Gamble (1934) | Morning Glory Fanfare | 0:00:12 - Title of film; starring list | fanfare | noble | opening title sequence | pedal tone | starring list | title of film | transcribed by ear |
City for Conquest (1940) | Tone Poem Introduction (Main Title) | 0:00:12 - Title of film over a city skyline | bold | cast list | city | common-tone dominant 7th | Gershwinesque | opening title sequence | skyline | title of film |
Crime School (1938) | Transition | 0:00:08 - Starring and cast list | 9th chord | cast list | dissonant bass | dominant pedal | dramatic | main title | opening title sequence | parallelism | starring list | tense | title of film |
They Made Me a Criminal (1939) | Transition | 0:00:07 - Starring list | added-note chord | chromatic parallelism | dissonant bass | dramatic | main title | opening title sequence | pedal tone | starring list | tense | title of film |
Deep Valley (1947) | Homestead | 0:00:11 - A farmhouse | calm | cast list | opening title sequence | peaceful | relaxed | starring list | title of film |
Dust Be My Destiny (1939) | Dust Be My Destiny (Opening A) | 0:00:21 - Main title | 64 chord | chromatic mediant | dissonant bass | dust | main title | mickey-mousing | opening title sequence | romantic | title of film |
Each Dawn I Die (1939) | Each Dawn A | 0:00:14 - Title of film | augmented triad | cast list | dark | diminished 7th chord | main title | opening title sequence | parallelism | prison | title of film |
Flamingo Road (1949) | Flamingo Road | 0:00:18 - Book cover for Flamingo Road | blues | bluesy | book cover | cast list | establish setting | Gershwinesque | mode mixture | parallelism | self-borrowing | title of film |
Hell on Frisco Bay (1955) | Menace | 0:00:00 - Starring list | conductor score | dark | menacing | opening title sequence | starring list | title of film |
Her Kind of Man (1946) | It Had to Be You (Main Title) | 0:00:16 - Main title | cards | cast list | dramatic | gambling | opening title sequence | poker | romantic | roulette | sequence | title of film |
I Was a Communist for the FBI (1951) | Communist | 0:00:09 - Title of film | bold | chromatic parallelism | chromatic scale | dark | dramatic | half-diminished 7th chord | hallway | march | opening title sequence | oscillation | parallelism | stranger | title of film | tritone oscillation | zoom in |
I Was a Communist for the FBI (1951) | Communist (Alternate) | NIF - not in film | alternate music | cast list | chromatic parallelism | chromatic scale | half-diminished 7th chord | opening title sequence | oscillation | parallelism | starring list | title of film | tritone oscillation | zoom in |
In This Our Life (1942) | Our Life | 0:00:17 - Title of the film | 9th chord | cast list | dissonant bass | dramatic | opening title sequence | sequence | title of film |
The Informer (1935) | The Informer | 0:00:14 - Shadows move across the screen behind the cast list | cast list | Dorian mode | folk-like | informer | marching | minor pentatonic | mysterious | opening title sequence | Scotch snap | searching | serious | shadow | soldier | street | title of film |
Key Largo (1948) | Key Largo | 0:00:15 - Main title | dark | main theme | opening title sequence | title of film | tragic |
The Letter (1940) | Leslie | 0:00:11 - The Letter | 9th chord | changing meter | main title | minor-major 7th chord | opening title sequence | oscillation | sequence | suspension | tense | title of film |
Lightning Strikes Twice (1951) | Lightning | 0:00:24 - Title card, cast list and prison | cast list | dramatic | harmonic sequence | lightning effect | opening title sequence | prison | self-borrowing | title of film | transition |
Mildred Pierce (1945) | Transition | 0:00:10 - Starring list and wave effect | 9th chord | bold | chromatic scale | dissonant bass | fanfare | mickey-mousing | opening title sequence | tense | title of film | water | wave |
The Life of Vergie Winters (1934) | Lullaby | 0:00:09 - Starring cast list | AABA structure | calm | cast list | common-chord modulation | lullaby | opening title sequence | pleasant | starring list | title of film |
Rockabye (1932) | Sleep, My Sweet | 0:00:14 - Title of film and cast list | calm | cast list | deceptive resolution | lullaby | mode mixture | opening title sequence | peaceful | starring list | title of film |
Out of the Fog (1941) | Russian Barcarolle | 0:00:14 - Title of the film | added-note chord | augmented sixth chord | cast list | folk-like | harbor | opening title sequence | peaceful | pedal tone | title of film |
The Unfaithful (1947) | Unfaithful | 0:00:07 - Title of the film | altered dominant | Beverly Hills | cast list | common-chord modulation | house | main title | mode mixture | Neapolitan | opening title sequence | ostinato | pedal tone | serious | starring list | title of film |
We Are Not Alone (1939) | Surprise Symphony (Foreboding) | 0:00:09 - Main title | classical music | dark | familiar tune | Haydn | main title | mode change | opening title sequence | quotation | title of film |
White Heat (1949) | White Heat | 0:00:16 - Main title over an approaching train | cast list | countryside | dark | dramatic | opening title sequence | starring list | title of film | train | tunnel |
The Woman in White (1948) | Pavan | 0:00:08 - Title of the film | book | cast list | opening title sequence | Renaissance music | somber | starring list | title of film |
High Stakes (1931) | Impish Elves | 0:00:00 - Title of film and cast list | AABA structure | cast list | cheerful | jaunty | opening title sequence | starring list | title of film | transcribed by ear |
Three Who Loved (1931) | Impromptu | 0:00:16 - Title of film, starring list, cast list | ABAC structure | cast list | cheerful | mode mixture | not by steiner | opening title sequence | pleasant | starring list | title of film | transcribed by ear |
Three Who Loved (1931) | Transition | 0:00:45 - Cast list | cast list | cheerful | linear chromaticism | opening title sequence | pedal tone | pleasant | starring list | title of film | transcribed by ear |
Transgression (1931) | Main Title | 0:00:15 - Title of film, starring list, cast list | AABA structure | altered dominant | cast list | gentle | happy | harmonic sequence | leading lady | mode mixture | opening title sequence | plagal cadence | pleasant | running | starring list | title of film | transcribed by ear |
Hold ‘Em Jail (1932) | The Prisoner's Song | 0:00:15 - Title of film, starring list, cast list | altered dominant | cast list | cheerful | common-tone diminished 7th | establish place | opening title sequence | starring list | title of film | transcribed by ear | upbeat |
Ladies of the Jury (1932) | Lady | 0:00:15 - Title of film, starring list, cast list | ABA structure | cast list | common-tone diminished 7th | mode mixture | opening title sequence | sentimental | starring list | title of film | transcribed by ear |
Men of America (1932) | Cimarron A | 0:00:14 - Title of film and starring list | American Indian music | bold | establish setting | fanfare | menacing | minor pentatonic | open fifth | opening title sequence | self-borrowing | starring list | title of film | transcribed by ear |
Penguin Pool Murder (1932) | Penguin Pool Murder | 0:00:23 - Main title, starring list, and cast list | cast list | chromatic parallelism | diminution | diving | double exposure | dramatic | hemiola | linear chromaticism | mysterious | opening title sequence | penguin | pool | starring list | swimming | tense | thematic transformation | through-composed | title of film | transcribed by ear | whirlpool | whole-tone | whole-tone chord |
Secrets of the French Police (1932) | La Marseillaise | 0:00:30 - The title of the film, superimposed on a newspaper illustration | familiar tune | France | newspaper | opening title sequence | patriotic | patriotic tune | self-borrowing | title of film |
Secrets of the French Police (1932) | You're In the Army Now | 0:00:35 - The title of the film | familiar tune | newspaper | opening title sequence | patriotic | patriotic tune | self-borrowing | title of film |
Secrets of the French Police (1932) | Drumroll | 0:00:38 - The title of the film | drumroll | newspaper | opening title sequence | patriotic | self-borrowing | title of film |
State’s Attorney (1932) | The Sidewalks of New York | 0:00:15 - Title and starring list | familiar tune | opening title sequence | popular music | starring list | title of film | transcribed by ear | upbeat |
State’s Attorney (1932) | Transition | 0:00:20 - Title and starring list | blues | bluesy | fanfare | Gershwinesque | opening title sequence | starring list | title of film | transcribed by ear |
State’s Attorney (1932) | Blues | 0:00:29 - Title and starring list, cast list | altered dominant | blue note | blues | bluesy | cast list | Gershwinesque | opening title sequence | starring list | title of film | transcribed by ear |
State’s Attorney (1932) | Blues (Double Time) | 0:01:04 - Cast list | blue note | blues | bluesy | cast list | diminution | exciting | Gershwinesque | opening title sequence | parallelism | starring list | title of film | transcribed by ear |
The Phantom of Crestwood (1932) | Crestwood A | 0:01:51 - Title over the image of a dark seascape | diminished 7th chord | mickey-mousing | mysterious | opening title sequence | title of film | transcribed by ear |
The Roadhouse Murder (1932) | Storm Music | 0:00:14 - Main title and cast list | cast list | not by Steiner | opening title sequence | parallelism | storm | title of film | tremolo | wind |
Thirteen Women (1932) | The Star | 0:00:15 - Book cover of the novel Thirteen Women | book | dark | opening title sequence | suspension | title of film | tragic | transcribed by ear |
Thirteen Women (1932) | Thirteen Women | 0:00:34 - Cast list on the pages of a book | book | cast list | common-chord modulation | funeral march | funereal | harmonic sequence | opening title sequence | relative key | somber | title of film | transcribed by ear |
Before Dawn (1933) | Before Dawn A | 0:00:15 - Title over the image of hands grasping money | coin | dark | diminished 7th chord | double exposure | grabbing | hand | money | mysterious | opening title sequence | self-borrowing | title of film | transcribed by ear |
Blind Adventure (1933) | Opening Fanfare | 0:00:16 - Title of film and starring list | cast list | chromatic mediant | cloud | exciting | fanfare | opening title sequence | pedal tone | title of film | transcribed by ear |
Headline Shooter (1933) | You Bunch of Fun (Introduction) | 0:00:15 - Title and starring list over camera lens montage | 9th chord | boat | camera lens | car | cast list | cheerful | chromatic parallelism | kaleidoscope effect | opening title sequence | plane | racing | reused recording | sequence | split screen | title of film | transcribed by ear |
Dangerous Corner (1934) | Introduction | 0:00:05 - Beeping RKO radio tower | opening title sequence | pedal tone | romantic | title of film | transcribed by ear |
Sing and Like It (1934) | Introduction | 0:00:10 - Title of the film | added-note chord | foreign key modulation | introduction | jazz | opening title sequence | starring list | title of film | transcribed by ear | upbeat |
Gridiron Flash (1934) | Fanfare | 0:00:16 - Title of the film | fanfare | opening title sequence | pedal tone | starring list | title of film | upbeat |
Gridiron Flash (1934) | Gridiron Flash | 0:00:24 - Cast list | added-note chord | cast list | countermelody | march | opening title sequence | starring list | title of film | upbeat |
Hat, Coat, and Glove (1934) | Transient Love | 0:00:12 - Title of film; starring list; cast list | AABA structure | added-note chord | altered dominant | cast list | chromatic mediant | common-tone diminished 7th | opening title sequence | pedal tone | pleasant | starring list | title of film | transcribed by ear |
Murder on the Blackboard (1934) | Murder Fanfare | 0:00:23 - Film title zooming out from a blackboard | blackboard | dark | fanfare | opening title sequence | parallelism | pedal tone | title of film | transcribed by ear |
Star of Midnight (1935) | Midnight in Manhattan (Fanfare) | 0:00:12 - Title of film; starring list | bold | linear chromaticism | marquee | mode mixture | opening title sequence | starring list | title of film | transcribed by ear |
Don’t Turn ‘em Loose (1936) | Crestwood A | 0:00:00 - RKO radio tower | dark | diminished 7th chord | mysterious | opening title sequence | radio tower | title of film | transcribed by ear |
We're Only Human (1935) | Crestwood A | 0:00:13 - Title of the film | dark | diminished 7th chord | mysterious | opening title sequence | starring list | title of film | transcribed by ear |
Another Face (1935) | Success at any Price | 0:00:00 - Beeping RKO radio tower | bold | cast list | common-chord modulation | fanfare | lyrical | opening title sequence | radio tower | RKO tower | title of film | transcribed by ear |
Girl of the Rio (1932) | Paso Doble | 0:00:00 - Title of the film | 9th chord | cast list | common-tone diminished 7th | opening title sequence | Spanish | starring list | title of film | upbeat |
Without Honor (1949) | Twilight | 0:00:00 - Main titles over the shot of a valley | calm | cast list | dramatic | heavy | opening title sequene | starring list | title of film | valley |
The Most Dangerous Game (1932) | The Iron Door | 0:00:14 - Large iron door | castle | cast list | door | door knocker | knocking | mysterious | opening | opening title sequence | statue | tense | title of film | zoom in | zoom out |
Mara Maru (1952) | Gregory | 0:00:26 - Title of film | boat | cast list | fanfare | grand | heroic | ocean | opening title sequence | title of film |
Bachelor Apartment (1931) | Kiss Me Cherie | 0:00:14 - Title of the film | ABAC structure | cast list | cheerful | opening title sequence | starring list | title of film | upbeat |
Half Shot at Sunrise (1930) | You're in the Army Now | 0:00:16 - The title of the film over a battlefield | cast list | opening title sequence | patriotic | patriotic tune | starring list | title of film | upbeat |