On Dangerous Ground (1951 film) score

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The "On Dangerous Ground" (1951) score is a film soundtrack composed by Bernard Herrmann, noted for its darkly atmospheric orchestration and emotionally intense themes that enhance the film’s noir and psychological elements.

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instanceOf film score ⓘ
soundtrack ⓘ
associatedWith Nicholas Ray ⓘ
RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ
basedOn On Dangerous Ground ⓘ
surface form: On Dangerous Ground (1951 film)
composer Bernard Herrmann ⓘ
composerStyle characteristic Bernard Herrmann orchestration ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
employsTechnique contrasting lyrical and dissonant passages ⓘ
motivic development ⓘ
orchestral color for psychological effect ⓘ
follows earlier Bernard Herrmann film scores of the 1940s ⓘ
genre film noir score ⓘ
orchestral film score ⓘ
psychological drama score ⓘ
hasStyle expressionistic harmony ⓘ
late-Romantic orchestral writing ⓘ
leitmotivic theming ⓘ
influencedBy film noir musical conventions ⓘ
language non-vocal music ⓘ
notableFor darkly atmospheric orchestration ⓘ
emotionally intense themes ⓘ
partOf On Dangerous Ground ⓘ
surface form: On Dangerous Ground (1951 film)
purpose to enhance the film’s noir elements ⓘ
to enhance the film’s psychological elements ⓘ
supportsCharacter emotionally troubled protagonist of On Dangerous Ground (1951 film) ⓘ
tonalCharacter brooding ⓘ
dark ⓘ
psychologically intense ⓘ
usesInstrument orchestra ⓘ
yearOfCreation 1951 ⓘ

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Bernard Herrmann → notableWork → On Dangerous Ground (1951 film) score ⓘ