Batman

Question 1

Harmony

Answer 1

1. Functional Harmony, diatonic, but some dissonances e.g. b8 rise and fall- cluster chord. PSYCHO THE MURDER.
2. Tonic pedals b1-8 boap2 NEVER SEE CHILDREN AGAIN. HARRY POTTER.
3. Diminished triad and dim 7th boap 1 piano section. NEVER SEE CHILDREN LAST 4 BARS. PSYCHO THE CITY
4. False relations the 3/8 bar of boap1. PSYCHO PRELUDE FIRST DOTTED RHYTHMS
5. Added 6th B vs C b5. PSYCHO THE CITY B3
6. Neapolitan harmony Rise Fall 2 bars before last double bar VIVALDI NEAPOLITAN 6TH MVT 3

Question 2

Texture

Answer 2

1. Generally homophonic. Chordal Boap1 b14. WILDE AFTER SOLO. KING KONG HOMORHYTHMIC SYNCOPATION.
2. Melody dom hom boap2 2 bars after 1st double bar onwards. DUCHESS AND PSYCHO THEME. WILDE OBOE SOLO.
3. Layered ostinati boap 2 opening
4. Monophonic b22 Boap1, playing octaves
5. Only Strings give thinner texture after intro boap1. KING KONG JUST STRINGS TOWARDS END.
6. Imitation of batman motif boap2 b75. HEDWIGS THEME TOWARDS END, 1ST MOTIF HORNS, TRUMPETS, OBOE.

Question 3

Tonality

Answer 3

1. Minor throughout - suspense. PSYCHO.
2. Boap1 F minor modulates to A minor- tertiary relationship.
3. Unrelated keys e.g. c minor b14. HARRY POTTER b9-10:3 MODULATIONS TO UNRELATED KEYS.
4. Rise and fall- ends in c major. Triumphant. HEDWIGS THEME STARTS IN E MINOR ENDS IN C MAJOR.
5. Whole tone scales b43 b vs c harp.
6. Keys clearly defined by cadences - rise fall perfect cadence b46 into 47, and by pedals e.g. beginning of boap 2. NEVER SEE YOUR CHILDREN
7. Unprepared modulations b18 b vs c - to c minor.

Question 4

Rhythm

Answer 4

1. Syncopation b4 b vs c. KING KONG. NORTH BY NORTHWEST.
2. Tempo marked by metronome marking. B vs C slow to very fast. KING KONG SUDDENLY FAST.
3. Pounding triplets batman theme boap2. B25. PIRATES THEME.
4. Nearly Constant quavers in b vs c. PSYCHO PRELUDE. SHAPE OF WATER.
5. Cross rhythms e.g. b60 b vs c, semiquavers, quavers and triplets. BERLIOZ B29.

Question 5

Instrumentation

Answer 5

1. Celeste - magic- semiquavers and flurry HEDWIGS THEME. SHAPE OF WATER. and Vlns and oboe flurrying as well. ET FLUTES FLURRY.
2. sleigh bells HEDWIGS THEME
3. Brass plays theme a lot, trumpet triplets - b vs c HEDWIGS THEME
4. Big orchestra ET, BERLIOZ.
5. Pipe organ creates thick texture, fairground steam organ in b vs c.
6. Techniques- flutter tongue flutes, lip trill trumpets, pizz strings. SIX YRS LATER DUCHESS
7. high pitched gliss Vlns. B25 b vs c. PSYCHO MURDER.
   Harps also gliss - boap 1 b25, and arps in b41 rise and fall. MISTAKE LIFE B19

Question 6

Melody

Answer 6

1. Leitmotif- batman, b1 of Boap1. Boap2 b6. BERLIOZ EXPOSITION. DUCHESS
2. Penguin theme - 4 note idea: Boap1 b34. Transposed by a 5th in b3. DUCHESS EXPANDS BY TRANSPOSING MISTAKE LIFE SECTION A Part of quaver moto perpetuo in b vs c b26-27. HEDWIGS THEME- VLNS MOTO PERPETUO THE 2ND THEME
3. Arpeggios cellos and vlns boap 2 intro. Harp arps boap 1 b42. DUCHESS MISTAKE OF LIFE HARPS B19. SHAPE OF WATER HARP.
4. Falling 3rd motif boap2 first heard in b48. Also heard in rise and fall.
5. Descending figures in b vs c, starting b55 piano then strings, then inverted by xylophone. MISTAKE OF LIFE DESCENDING SEQUENCE SECTION B

Question 7

SONORITY

Answer 7

1. Children’s choir - innocence. SHAPE OF WATER WHISTLING.
2. Synthesiser, accordion, organ- grand sound.
3. Celeste and xylophone- magic fantasy
4. Large percussion section including marimba, sleigh bells, cymbals, tam tam.
5. WW flutter tongue flute, wide vibrato oboe, glissando strings and horn.