Sample Spotting

Dirty Harry

• #1. (:11 - :45) Memorial of San Francisco police officers who have died in the line of duty:Major melody of something similar to wind chimes. And a minor harmony using church bells.Starts out in 2 but towards the end a few moments of 3. Slow. Heavy. Death. Fades into other music when the barel of a sniper rifle is shown.

• #2. (:45 - 1:37) Man with a sniper rifle is aiming at a woman in a pool and then fires into her back.A mix between chimes, brass and drums. Has no meter. One sec it is in 2 then the next there is a triple beat.Minor drums mixed with major chimes and snares. Also some kind of horn instrument for just a moment.Switches back and forth from a beat to ominous music. I believe the ominous music is made with stringed instruments. The Beat is pretty fast paced. Has a going about business feel. Music cuts out when the sniper pulls the trigger. 

• #3. (1:44 - 3:18) Main character dirty Harry walks through a door to the crime scene. And the introductory credits start rolling.Drums, guitar, bass guitar, snares, other stringed instruments, piano. 2. The instruments playing in minor are just as loudif not louder than the instruments in major. Snares and chimes are playing major and everything else palying minor. Fast, jazz feel.Ends when a large industrial fan turns on. 

#4. (3:39 - 5:26) As soon as we change from looking from below at Harry to a side view music starts. Harry is investigating the locationof the probable shooting locations. Starts with siren. Strong fast loud bass guitar. 2. Very major orchestra strings playing long notes. Drums. Brass. Ominous as well as casual. Slows downwhen Harry sees the body being taken away on the opposing roof top. Sad and heavy. Starts playing a more major tune when he finds the bullet casing. Keyboard.Changes back to minor as soon as he sees a note hanging on an antenae. Music stops when Harry says, "Jesus".

#5. (7:02 - 7:07) Harry is just sitting down in a chair in the mayor's office.There seems to be a very subtle railroad crossing. Major. 2.

Music

• 1) Major/Minor (happy/sad)• 2) High/Low/Medium (range)• 3) Fast/Slow• 4) Winds/Strings/Brass/Percussion/Full• 5) 2/3 (meter)• 6) Consonant/Dissonant• 7) Motives/Ostinato• 8) Melody/Harmony/Counterpoint• 9) Scales/Arpeggios