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An Analysis Of Like A Dog Chasing Cars By Hans Zimmer

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I chose to start my first song, Like a Dog Chasing Cars by Hans Zimmer from the very beginning and at 1:50:53 in the movie/ where he says “hang him from the bridge”. I feel like this scene had an astonishing amount of tension and suspense. Rob Roy was fighting for his life and as can be seen in the movie was willing to do anything to get away. In the song I chose it starts out soft but has a crescendo as the music continues. I thought this fit with the scene very well, because at first when Rob Roy jumps off the bridge it is more surprising than suspenseful, but then as the scene continues it becomes more stressful. In Like a Dog Chasing Cars there is an overall minor tone to the whole piece. Throughout the whole piece there is both a crescendo and accelerando which makes a building feeling. The building feeling is finally almost released when I end the piece and the soldiers walk away from Rob Roy. There is a recurring melody and steady background beat also helps pace the piece. The background for the most part is also very staccato while the overlapping pitches are legato. Also, near where I’m ending it there is a new sense of hopefulness, because the pitch of the notes is raised a little bit. Also, I think there might be a keychain to add to this new light tone. The hope connects to the movie, because there is hope that Rob Roy might actually escape. The music ends when the soldiers walk away from Rob Roy.

I chose to start the second 14:41 minutes into the song, because

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