The Dark Knight Rises Flashcards
who did the music?
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Hans zimmer
what’s the piece called?
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Gothams Reckoning
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rhythm
- Percussion play frantic semiquaver rhythms while synths play quaver rhythms, giving the piece a chaotic and uneasy fee representing what happening on screen.
- Brass play frantic semiquavers to build on this tension and anxiety in the audience.
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melody
- no melodic line
• Repeated ostinatos serve as accompaniment to the scene rather than the main focus so that the music doesn’t overpower the what’s being said.
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dynamics
in beginning texture and dynamics build, changes at:
• Sudden sfz at 2.34 with strings playing dissonant harmonies to the same rhythm as percussion hits as the scene reaches its climax and the criminals start fighting back.
• Chanting returns at ff dynamics to show how the criminals have become more unified by Bane’s speech.
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instruments
• Full range of strings used to show how wide Bane’s control/influence over the city has become.
- lost of percussion
- electronic bass
- low male ( baritone) voices
• Some of the instrumentation is cut back 3.14 to make sure that dialogue can be heard and so that piece can be built up again in following string crescendo.
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harmony
in D minor
lots of chromaticism, uncertainty and tension
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timbre
• At 44 seconds, the piece becomes percussion heavy, as Bane begins to gain power and influence - the timbre changes with the scene to become harsher.
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effects on strings
• Col legno (playing wood of the bow rather than with the hair) is used in the strings to give the impression of the villains marching together at one minute and eight seconds, with low strings playing the main melody to give an intimidating and powerful impression intended to cause the audience fear.
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ending
• Piece ends abruptly after return of chanting, showing that the criminals are now fully teamed up and in control.
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beginning
• Starts with a low legato note played on a double bass, giving an instantly powerful and intimidating impression of Bane.
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beginning
• Starts with a low legato note played on a double bass, giving an instantly powerful and intimidating impression of Bane.
the dark knight rises
instruments
- baritone voice
- strings
- electronic bass
- percussion; vibraphone, glockenspiel, snare drum
the dark knight rises
instruments
- baritone voice
- strings
- electronic bass
- percussion; vibraphone, glockenspiel, snare drum
- brass, tuba
