Bill Wrobel's DVD - Film Score Rundowns

I actually studied the full score at Cal State University of Long Beach of all
places. CSULB is not known for its wealth of film scores held there! Basically it is the
MGM Collection there of old scores. This manuscript is called as 603047, M1527 A366.
I discussed this collection in one or two of my blogs (such as Blog # 13, if I recall
rightly). One of the few days I spent there at Special Collections was Tuesday, January
17, 2005. There is also a bluish three-stave conductor score dated 5-8-39. The score was
recorded at MGM British Studios, Denham, Uxbridge, Middlesex.
“Titles” [“Main Title” as referred to by the cue sheets] Music by R. Addinsell,
dated 5-8-39. Cue # 7052. Duration given is 1:24. C time with no tempo-marking, key
signature of 3 sharps. Written on J & W Chester Ltd., London # 20 paper (20 staves) in
pencil. The name E. Maschwitz was written but crossed out with a horizontal line.
Curious. He was a composer too, and I wonder why his name was included there?
After a half and quarter rest in Bar 1, two flutes and violins I sound ff rapidly
ascending 32 nd notes Line 2 E-F#-G#-A-B-Line 3 C#-D-E to (Bar 2) F# whole note held
fermata to (Bar 3) G# half note held fermata tied to 8 th note down to Line 2 E to F# to G#
8ths to (Bar 4 in 3/4 time) A up to Line 3 C# 8ths up to E to F# quarter notes crescendo
hairpin to (Bar 5) G dotted half note held fermata to (Bar 6) A dotted half note held
fermata. Note: Bar 6 was deleted in the final edit of the film and music, and so was the
first quarter note duration of Bar 4. Violins II play an octave lower register than violins I
in Bars 1-2. In Bar 3, violins 3 play Line 2 G# whole note held fermata tied to 8 th down to
E-F#-G# 8ths to (Bar 4) A down to C# 8ths to A/Line 2 E to A/F# quarter notes to (Bar
5) C/E dotted half notes held fermata to (Bar 6) C/E dotted half notes held fermata once
again (but possibly bowed trem for these violins only). Two clarinets in A sound as
violins II in terms of the same register (but written a minor third higher). So they start on
Line 1 A [written G] 32 nd notes, and so forth. Then in Bar 4 they play Line 2 A quarter
note to Line 1 A and Line 2 A quarter notes to Line 1 E/Line 2 A quarter notes to (Bar 5)
Lines 1 & 2 G dotted half notes held fermata. Violas play as violins I thru Bar 4 but two
octaves lower (starting on small octave E 32 nd notes at the start of the run. In Bar 5 they
then play middle C/G dotted half notes held fermata to (Bar 6) E/A dotted half notes held
fermata. VC play as the violas thru Bar 3. In Bar 4 they then play Line 1 D down to Great
octave C to C quarter notes crescendo to (Bar 5) C/G dotted half notes held fermata and
repeated next bar. After a quarter rest in Bar 2, CB play small octave D dotted half note
held fermata. After a quarter rest in Bar 3, CB play D quarter note tied to quarter note
followed by a quarter rest (why not a half note instead, I don’t know). In Bar 4 CB then
play C#-C#-C# quarter notes to (Bar 5) C dotted half note held fermata (held fermata).
After a half and quarter rest in Bar 1, the harp is gliss ff from small octave E quarter note
gliss line up to (Bar 2) Line 3 F# quarter note (followed by rests). After a quarter rest in
Bar 2, two bassoons play ff Great octave B dotted half note to (Bar 3), after a quarter rest,
Great octave B quarter note tied to quarter note (followed by a quarter rest) to (Bar 4 in
3/4 time) Great octave C#-C#-C# quarter notes (Fag II) and C up to A to A quarter notes
(Fag I). Fag I in Bar 5 plays small octave E dotted half note held fermata (repeated next
bar), while Fag II plays Great octave C dotted half notes. After a quarter rest in Bar 2, 2
horns play small octave and Line 1 D [writtenA] dotted half notes held fermata. After a
quarter rest next bar, they play small octave and Line 1 E quarter notes tied to quarter
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