Bill Wrobel's DVD - Film Score Rundowns

forth. After an 8 th rest in Bar 12, woodwinds and strings pluck pizz and mf Line 1
F/A/Line 2 C/F rinforzando 8ths followed by an 8 th rest and then another such F major 8 th
note chord. After an 8 th rest, trumpets play middle Cb/Eb/Gb (Cb maj) 8ths in that rest
pattern. So we have a tonal but dissonant, simultaneous sounding of two chords
(bitonality, a standard trick of the trade).
Skipping to Bar 28 (dvd 00:00:32) the xylophone and other instruments play
descending 16 th note dyads Line 3 F/G to E/F# to Eb/F to D/E (connected as a figure by
two crossbeams) to Db/Eb to C/D to Cb/Db to Line 2 Bb/Line 3 C to (Bar 29) Line 2 A/V
to Ab/Bb to G/A to Gb/Ab to next figure of F/G etc (see first figure) to (Bar 30) Db/Eb
etc (see second figure) to Line 2 Cb/Db 8ths (followed by an 8 th rest). Back in Bar 28,
other instruments play contrary motion on Line 2 F/G to Gb/Ab to G/A to Ab/Bb 16ths
down to Db/Eb to D/E to Eb/F to E/F# 16ths, and so forth. Skipping to Bar 45 (dvd
00:00:46), strings and woodwinds play soon-to-be familiar four-note figures of “3” triplet
value Line 2 A-A#-B 16ths to Line 3 C 8 th to another such figure (repeated next three
bars). Horns and celli and other instruments play Line 1 D/Gb/Ab half notes > p tied to
half notes next three bars. Other instruments play small octave Ab quarter note tied to 8 th
note to “3” triplet value ascending 16ths B-Line 1 D-F to (Bar 46) Ab half note tied to
“3” triplet value quarter note to G up to B triplet value quarter notes down to (Bar 48) F#-
F-Ab “3” triplet value quarter notes.
“Just A Wolf” Cue # 20410. I believe it is 28 bars in length. Allegro in 4/4
time. Dvd location 00:05:03 just when Chaney ends the sentence on, “Understand?” The
novachord, strings and piano are trill p on Great octave and small octave D whole notes
(to Eb) tied to notes the length of the cue! Horns and bassoons play small octave
F/A/middle C rinforzando 8ths (followed by an 8 th and dotted 8 th rest) to Gb/Bb/Line 1
Db rinforzando 16ths back to F/A/C 8ths (followed by the same rests) to Gb/Bb/Db 8ths
tied to 8ths next bar, and so forth. Skipping to Bar 7 (00:05:16), piu mosso, the horns
sound mf < grace notes Line 1 Eb-F-F# to G dotted quarter note to Gb 8 th < (followed by
a half rest) to (Bar 8) grace notes F-G-G# sounded ff to A dotted quarter note to Ab 8 th
(followed by a half rest). Instruments in Bar 8 play Great octave F/A/small octave
C/E/G/B/Line 1 Eb dotted half notes (more bitonality) tied to 8ths. Flutter is involved
there as well. Etc.
“The House of Horrors” Cue # 20411. Andante in 3/4 time, 18 bars. The harp
sounds small octave and Line 1 F# dotted half notes in Bar 1 (repeated next two bars).
The violas are fingered trem between Line 1 Eb-Fb dotted half notes (repeated next two
bars). Muted brass and novachord play Great octave Eb/Gb/Bb/small octave Db/E/G/B
dotted half notes (more dissonant bitonality). After an 8 th rest in Bar 2, alto flute and
marimba play Line 1 F#-F#-F#-F#-F# tenuto-marked 8ths (repeated next bar). Etc.
“Dracula’s Legend” (Part One) Cue # 20412, Andante in 4/4 time. Dvd
location 00:12:40. Violins are fingered trem between Line 2 Gb/A/Line 3 C/F whole
notes and G/Bb/Line 3 Db/Gb whole notes (repeated next three bars). The piano,
novachord, harp and vibe sound p descending quarter notes Lines 1 & 2 Ab to Gb to Ab
to G (repeated next three bars). In Bar 2 the oboe and flute play p < > Line 2 D quarter
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