The Long Swim: music cues.

       

Bernard Herrmann: Film Composer (1911-1975).

               1. Production company logo. Title and acting/director/producer credits. Opening scenes of New York in the summer.
               The Man Between by John Addison. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDZXKTI4vt0

        2. The first scene of “The Long Swim” is set in the office of private detective Danny Rosenstein. In                this scene Danny meets for the first time, Marion (the femme fatale in the story).

Taxi Driver (00:59) by Bernard Herrmann https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bx4aK-YsPeU

3. Judge Wendell’s (Marion's father) house. Danny arrives to talk with him. Exterior shot of cab pulling up leads to interior with the old Judge in a bath chair. Danny meets Marion again at the house.

No Music

5. Marion takes Danny to the beach .

Taxi Driver Thank God for the Rain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHSiOLqJncw overlaps to next scene. From 0 secs to 1min 06 seconds.

6.Danny drives to the Davenport family home. No Music.

7. Bradley’s work place. A police station on Long Island where he was a detective.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHSiOLqJncw Taxi Driver Thank God for the rain piece again.

[music here is 06:20 from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Spx0NthRoVc from the soundtrack to Vertigo (Bernard Hermann)]  the janitor comes in with mop and bucket. The janitor tells Danny that Bradley used to go to the Peninsular Rooms.

 Music has continued from previous piece until 09:34 which takes the action up to the end of this next scene.

8. Danny’s car interior. No Music.

9. In the diner, Danny sits at the counter orders a coffee.

As next scene comes up we get diegetic music for the night club:

Peg o’ My Heart by the Harmonicats (1947) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SquuMPQMHtk  

This sounds a bit sinister although is a genuine hit from the era. The other thing is it is a piece of music familiar from “The Singing Detective” reminding British viewers of a detective on the case.

Rumours Are Flying (bar music) by Frankie Carle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQ0Iej2nZEs

10. Evening at the Penisular rooms. A girl slips a Mickey Finn into his drink. He passes out, Vertigo theme by Bernard Herrmann https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kC5AzFc3coo goes on to 1:42 and overlaps into the next scene.

11. A motor boat. It is night. Music is Taxi Driver Thank God for the Rain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHSiOLqJncw 

12. Back in the Wendell house. No Music.

13. Back in Danny’s office the next morning. No Music.

14. Outside his office, he sees a thug, from the boat. Both are surprised to see each other.  He sees him and chases Danny through the streets Chase Music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2qZzRuIQuk (wild ride by Bernard Herrmann) He catches him. At gun point he insists on meeting his controller Thug takes Danny to meet his boss. Bridging music Peg o’ my heart https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SquuMPQMHtk  

15. The apartment of Mr Grossmann. No Music.

16. Danny’s office: Bradley Hopgood enters the room Surprise, crescendo music.

17. Bradley in drivers seat, Danny jumps in with gun in hand. Car to Naval Dock Yards, driving at night with wipers going Rainy driving music eg Psycho. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=is2sgWRK7D0 (10:30)

18. Naval Dockyards: rain, dark, streetlamps making islands of light. No Music.

In a warehouse, Chord of music for effect when Marion sees Bradley.

Marion is arrested. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=is2sgWRK7D0 Marion’s theme from Psycho by Bernard Hermann at 04:09) 

End credit music from “Farewell My Lovely” by David Shire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wYe5C6oNVo&index=11&list=PLVyxJvG53fqDMWqKAYnUyoRCXMhn6lQfP (28:28 onwards)

THE END.