Bill Wrobel's DVD - Film Score Rundowns

-Skipping to Reel 6/5. 18 pages, 70 bars. Dialog: “Here’s a copy of the order.”
Oboe solo (Sharpe theme). Copy from Virginia City Reel 12/3.
-Reel 6/5 Copy from Reel 6/5 one tone higher Bar 9 on. Ends on “Never mind
that, Taipe.”
-Reel 7/1 in C time. 13 pages, 48 bars. Ends on creamed Bermuda onions. “First
Michigan, Charge!” The trumpets in 6/8 time play (you’ve heard this before in movies!)
Line 1 Bb [written C natural] dotted 8 th to same Bb 16 th to Bb dotted 8 th to Bb 16 th to Bb
dotted 8 th to Bb 16 th (repeated next bar) to (Bar 3) Line 2 F [written G] dotted 8 th down to
D [written E] 16 th up to F dotted 8 th down to D 16 th up to F dotted 8 th down to D 16 th to
(Bar 4) a repeat of Bar 1) to (Bar 5) a repeat of Bar 3) to (Bar 6) Line 1 Bb dotted half
note held fermata. In effect we have the linear-designed Bb maj (Bb/D/F) tonality
implied.
-Reel 11/1 Train scene. 7 pages, 27 bars. “Gold! Black Hills.
-Reel 11/2 3 pages, 12 bars. “Conductor!”
-Reel 11/3 Slowly in C time, 8 pages, 37 bars. This is cue [39] that starts on “Is it
that bad?” and ends Maestoso on “I’m the President of the United States (Custer enters
President Grant’s office). Brass are obviously emphasized here. Ends on the C#/E#/G#
(C# maj) tonality. So in Bar 31 Pos play Great octave G#/small octave C#/E#/G#
rinforzando quarter notes tied to 8 th notes (followed by an 8 th rest and then a half rest held
fermata). Trumpets play middle C#/E#/G# [written D#/Fx/A#] notes in the same pattern.
Etc.
-Reel 11/4 Misterioso Slowly in C time, 20 pages, 80 bars. Cue [40] Bar scene
(no soldiers in place/confrontation with Sharpe). The next cue [40] is long, ending on
spitting.
-Reel 12/2 [42] 20 pages, 78 bars. Page 17 & 18 correspond to the goodbye kiss
(very strings dominant!). Cue # 23667. Friedhofer did not orchestrate this cue (many he
didn’t). I think it may be orchestrated in Max’s own hands but I’m not sure. The cue
starts Allegro as the first bugle plays a two-bar phrase followed by the 2 nd bugle. Four
snare drums are also rolled on a whole note held fermata. The tempo-marking in Bar 3
appears to be Lento espr as Custer says to Libby, “Well, let’s see now, anything I’ve
forgotten?” The strings are soli, and the 12 violins play the beautiful love theme. After a
“3” triplet value 8 th rest, the con sord violins sound p Line 1 A to B triplet value 8ths up
to Line 2 C# quarter note tied to 8 th note legato down to B 8 th to A dotted 8 th to F# 16 th
crescendo to (Bar 4) same Line 1 F# quarter note to E half note decrescendo to E-F# 8ths
to (Bar 5) G half note tied to 8 th note to A 8 th down to F# dotted 8 th to E 16 th to (Bar 6) F#
dotted half note tied to 8 th and 16 th not (followed by a 16 th rest). The con sord violas (top
staff) play p small octave A whole note legato to (Bar 4) B whole note to (Bar 5) Line 1
D down to small octave Bb quarter notes to A half note tied to whole note next bar.
Bottom staff violas play small octave F# whole note to (Bar 4) G whole note to (Bar 5)
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