Bill Wrobel's DVD - Film Score Rundowns

Reel 2
a) CHIMNEY SWEEP (Kennedy) Public Domain :37
b) CONVERSATION (Steiner) :07
c) CUPIDON :12
d) DANSEZ CODAINE (Monroe) :58
e) CATHEDRAL (Steiner) :06
f) DANCEZ CODAINE :31
a) CLIO :16
ETC. That “Hysterics” scene is located on the dvd at 00:05:33. I believe
this same music was later self-borrowed for the London scene in The Adventures of Don
Juan when the lady-of-interest protests how Juan completely forgotten her. I think this is
in Reel 10 of Saratoga Trunk. I believe just earlier the “Sewell” was played, then the
“Walk” music for 56 seconds, and then the “Hugenot Waltz” for two minutes arranged by
Max. The various “Train” music segments start in the middle of Reel 12 thru Reel 13.
There are a lot of cues I like. Starting at 1:30:20 when Clint angrily drives Clio
off and lectures her is a very interesting cue with a dynamic motion rhythmic repeat
pattern. Wish I had the written music for that one! At any rate, I feel you would be
missing some real good music and more than a few memorable scenes if you pass up this
movie. It’s definitely not a great movie but I think it deserves a spot in your trunk-full of
dvds! [end session Saturday, January 22, 2011 at 5:12 pm]
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-I Was A Communist for the FBI (1951) ** [music ***]
http://www.wbshop.com/I-Was-a-Communist-for-the-
FBI/1000179576,default,pd.html?cgid=
This is definitely a period piece black & white film-noir Cold War type of movie
that Warner Bros. rolled out. W/B was heavy on the Nazi period movies (to their credit)
and by 1951 it was now movies against the communists! It’s an OK movie but not my
cup of tea. The only reason I purchased the dvd (for a mighty long time out of
circulation) was the Max Steiner score. I discussed the score in various places, including
my blogs and I believe Talking Herrmann. I don’t want to look them up right now but I
do remember that a big chunk of the Main Title demonstrates more self-borrowing—this
time from She. It’s mainly a driving rhythmic section of music, not any “melody” that
one would typically associate Max with in a Main Title—a hard-edged, serious
presentation as the mysterious figure (probably a dirty Commie!) on the screen walks
closer and closer to the audience. Steiner has the Fags/bass sax/timp/piano/VC/CB play C
down to F# up to C down to F# rinforzando quarter notes in Bar 8. This of course is the
famous tritone interval, so watch out for those evil communists! Pos play small octave
C/E/G whole notes tied to (Bar 9) dotted half notes and 8 th notes (followed by an 8 th rest)
up to (Bar 10) E/G#/B rinforzando whole notes in felts tied to half notes and 8 th notes
next bar. Horns play small octave E/G/middle C tied notes as given to (Bar 10)
E/G#/B/Line 1 E whole notes tied to next bar as given. Trumpets play Line 1 C tied
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