Devil's Tower communication scene
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The Devil's Tower communication scene is the climactic sequence in "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" where humans and extraterrestrials establish contact through a dramatic musical and light-based dialogue at Wyoming’s Devil’s Tower.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
climactic scene
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film scene ⓘ first contact scene ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Close Encounters of the Third Kind NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerOfFeaturedMusic | John Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfParentWork | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Steven Spielberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Claude Lacombe
NERFINISHED
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David Laughlin NERFINISHED ⓘ Roy Neary NERFINISHED ⓘ extraterrestrial beings ⓘ |
| featuresElement |
call-and-response musical dialogue
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five-note motif ⓘ large mothership ⓘ light-based communication ⓘ military presence ⓘ musical communication ⓘ patterned light displays ⓘ scientific team ⓘ smaller scout ships ⓘ synthesizer console ⓘ |
| includesEvent |
disembarkation of returned abductees
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exchange of musical phrases between humans and mothership ⓘ landing of the alien mothership ⓘ selection of Roy Neary to join the extraterrestrials ⓘ |
| languageOfParentWork | English ⓘ |
| musicFeature |
orchestral score by John Williams
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repetition and variation of five-note motif ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
depicts peaceful first contact between humans and extraterrestrials
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resolves mystery of UFO encounters ⓘ serves as climax of the film ⓘ shows selection of human volunteers to board the spacecraft ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of benevolent aliens
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iconic five-tone musical sequence ⓘ influence on later science fiction first-contact depictions ⓘ integration of sound and visual effects ⓘ large-scale special effects ⓘ use of music as a universal language ⓘ |
| partOf | Close Encounters of the Third Kind NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompanyOfParentWork | Columbia Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Steven Spielberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
Devils Tower National Monument
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Wyoming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setOn | temporary landing site for extraterrestrial spacecraft ⓘ |
| takesPlaceAfter |
Roy Neary climbs Devil's Tower
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government evacuation of area around Devil's Tower ⓘ |
| visualStyle |
combination of practical effects and optical compositing
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nighttime setting with intense colored lighting ⓘ |
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