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Birth of a penguin part 1 - Coggle Diagram
Birth of a penguin part 1
Melody
‘Penguin’ motif is heard for the first time in the choir and
violins bars 3-6
Hans Zimmer Dark knight rises- main theme
ostinatos repeated and slightly variated more often
ostinatos in the strings gradually increase in pitch creating sequences- this causes tension and trepidation
The original motif from bars 3 and 4
is ‘augmented’ in bars 14–15
A variation of the Penguin motif is played by the low wind
Elfman variates themes throughout to show changes in the character of the actors
Bar 21 contains a ‘flurry’ ending with an accent as ‘the baby catches the cat’
mickey mousing
The choir sing ‘La’ to the Penguin motif
adds sense of doom
In bar 32 the dynamics drop as the parents talk to another couple
motif plays
in the low wind and strings (bars 39/40)
the parents have reached the bridge
sense of trepidation that something bad is about to happen
woodwinds play the
‘Penguin’ theme 42- end
Harmony
pipe organ subdominant pedal bars 1-2
pedal notes used frequently to add stability
WL :Hans Zimmer - "dark night rises"- main theme
low tessitura pedal notes - add uneasiness, audience don't know if the hero will prevail
plagal cadence
bars 1-2
ethereal and religious
dominant
seventh chord in bar 4
A tone
cluster in bar 6
creates dissonance, shows the early darkness and chaos of the penguin
a
false relation on the second quaver in bar 13
the father screams
word painting
music builds to a D major chord, via F minor
pram is thrown off the bridge
mimics parents relief
chromaticism
Die Hard - Kamen - "terrorists entrance"
tonality
starts in key of F minor
dark nature of the film, fits Tim Burtons style, shows evidence of Elfman's and Burtons long working relationship
music changes key to
A minor (bar 7)
From bar 11 there is a shift to G minor
music is now in C minor
texture
Low,
thick texture from bars 1-2
ominous, fight with good and evil
bars 22-25
unison texture played by the synthesiser, tuba, timp and low woodwind
united in the fight against evil (the penguin)
sonority
horns
playing motif bars 1-2
bars 7-13 penguin motif
appears in the strings with celesta ornamentation
Bar 18 introduces the celesta and harp, both playing broken chord
figures in contrary motion
good vs evil
A harp glissando and cymbals lead to
the next section
Elfman uses a wide range of sonority to fit the storyline and characters
Sleigh bells play throughout 26- 41
shows that it is winter time, Elfman sets the scene
use of organ
dark and gothic, complimenting Tim Burtons film style
wordless vocals
choral, religious, questioning of morals
con sord trumpets
Die hard - Kamen "terrorists entrance
Structure
Very start of the film with the Warner Brothers’ logo
Batman motif
introduces hero character
bars 3- 6 scene changes to the Cobblepot home, in winter with snow on the ground
Bars 7-13
We see the father looking out the window as his wife is giving
birth. The doctor leaves the room in horror as the
husband sees the child for the first time
bars 14-26
We see the parents at home looking out of the window. The baby
is unseen but we can tell it is being kept in a cage. It sees a cat,
catches it and pulls it into the cage. The parents look on without
reaction
bars 26-41 The scene moves to a zoo and we see the parents throw the pram
over the bridge and it floats away into the sewer
Bars 42- end The scene concludes with the baby floating away down to the sewers with his parents looking on
Rhythm, metre and tempo
starts ♩= 60
bars 3-6 ♩= 72
increased tempo increases excitement and anticipation
bars 7-13 ♩= 60
change to 3/8 in bar 13
uneasy
bars 14-26 ♩= 108
bars 42- end ♩= 72
frequent time sig changes
uneasy and chaotic
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