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Batman - Rise and Fall from Grace - Coggle Diagram
Batman - Rise and Fall from Grace
Harmony
low organ accompanied by very high violins playing a cluster of E♭, F♯ and G
adds a sense of unease and dissonance
bars 18-20
WIDER LISTENING -Wojciech Kilar- Dracula, "Lucy's Party"- dissonance in piano alternating notes
open fifth chord
when the penguin stops his work and looks over to max
moment of tension
rare perfect cadence at bar 46
rising of the penguins status
potential positive reformation of the penguins character
augmented chord is used with contrary motion (bar 51)
Max lures Oswald down the stairs
with the fish, covering his face with his hat
uneasy, slyness of the characters- the audience know something is about to happen
in bar 52 there is a typical Elfman idea of using a cluster chord
dissonance- innate evil of the penguin
WIDER LISTENING - PSYCHO, chord clusters used in "prelude" used to create tension and suspense, used more heavily
Parallel chords
Chromatic shifts
Tonality
AO3
Anchors on C - between major and minor tonality
AO4
Symbolises the duality between the force of good (Batman) and the force of evil and destruction (Penguin)
WL
Elfman's Spiderman (2002) key changes by semitones through side stepping and chromatic shifts is utlised to depict the conflict between protagonist and antagonist
A03
Use of only minor keys throughout and dark timbres
AO4
Emulates how Gotham city is always a hotspot for villains to target like the Penguin and the Circus
WL
Elfman's Beetlejuice (1988) contains only minor tonalities throughout to portray the impending haunting of the town
AO3
Use of cluster chords is the typical device used in this cue
AO4
Encapsulates the small vulnerable city of Gotham and possible dissonance refers to the desperate help the community in Gotham needs from Batman
WL
Herrmann's Psycho (1960) The use of the Hitchcock chord facilitates claustrophobia of a closed in sounding world
Melody
A03
Use of Penguin Leitmotif being played by the harp and low organ accompanied by very high violins playing a cluster of Eb, F# and G.
A04
This adds a sense of unease and dissonance mirroring the sinister tone of the penguin.
WL
Hans Zimmer - 'The Kraken' (Pirates of the Caribbean, 2006)
This piece also makes use of low melodic ideas and a dissonant organ.
A03
Interplay between the bass clarinet and harp using arpeggios.
A04
Creates a slouchy walking pace melody. Sounds very visual, like you can almost see penguin pacing the room to this piece.
WL
Bernard Hermann - 'Prelude' (Psycho 1960)
A03
Use of descending melodies in the vibraphone.
A04
Mickey mousing whats happening on screen. As the music descends, Max lures Oswald down a set of stairs.
WL
Danny Elfmann - 'Parade Attack' (Spider-Man 2002)
Sonority
Izzie is stinky - A
oboe extreme tremelando
creates oscillation and uncertainty
string techniques
arco
acts as soaring accompniament
pizzicato
short and imitates the graudual ascent from the penguin
terminally bowing
creates suspense and oscillation
con sord (with mute)
unnatural and ominous
WL physco by Bernard Hermann
trumpet extreme lip trill
is sudden and forcefull connoting the atacking menace of the penguin
cymbal and timp roll
symbolises the gradual ascent of the penguin
horns stopped
this is unnatuarlly sounding and creates tension
flutter tounging
short sharp oscillation in the woodwind creating suspense and tension within the piece of music
Texture
AO3
In general, constantly changing texture, often polyphonic.
AO4
Allows Elfman to explore many different themes, as well as mimic the action on screen.
WL
Elfman - Charlie and The Chocolate Factory
AO3
Rare use of monophony in RffG, in bar 1.
AO4
Allows the low cello melody to stand out.