Kinolab: Film Language Tags: underscore

Film Language Tag: underscore

Nondiegetic music. Synonym for "background music" (a term we prefer to avoid because it confuses the nondiegetic with background physical space in the image track), "underscoring," "accompaniment," "commentative music," "dramatic scoring," or just "scoring." Buhler, James and David Neumeyer. Hearing the Movies: Music and Sound in Film History. Oxford UP, 2015.

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103 Film Clips

400 Years, Malcolm X

Malcolm X (Denzel Washington) delivers a speech.

96,000, In the Heights

Usnavi (Anthony Ramos) learns his corner-store sold a winning lottery ticket for a $96,000 pot.

A Big Storm, Steamboat Bill, Jr.

As a cyclone hits the town, William Canfield Jr. (Buster Keaton) tries to get to his father's ship and the town is destroyed around him.

A Friendship, Broken Blossoms

As Cheng (Richard Barthelmess) nurses Lucy (Lillian Gish) back to health, a bond begins to form.

A Loving Brother, Once Upon a Time in the West

Frank (Henry Fonda) rides to Sweetwater to face Harmonica (Charles Bronson) in a duel. Harmonica recalls how he gained his harmonica.

A New Camp, Grand Illusion

Rauffenstein (Erich von Stroheim) commands the Wintersborn camp that Boeldieu (Pierre Fresnay) and Marechal (Jean Gabin) have moved to.

A Recommendation, Bellissima

Maddalena asks Annnovazzi to help her get Maria a recommendation for the film role.

Abuela Claudia, In the Heights

Abuela Claudia (Olga Merediz) passes away during the heat of the blackout.

All Hope Gone, The Birth of a Nation

After giving aid to a fallen Union soldier, Ben Cameron leads the charge at the Battle of Petersburg and plants his battalion's flag in a Union canon before he is wounded.

All of them Witches, Rosemary's Baby

Rosemary calls her old Doctor for help.

Another Letter, Four Sons

Mother Bernle (Margaret Mann) receives a letter about Andreas' death.

Antique Store, The Night Porter

Lucia visits an antique store and finds a pink negligee.

Backsliders, Hypocrites, and Ex-Church Members, Hell-Bound Train

The hell-bound train has a coach for religious backsliders, hypocrites, atheists, and former church members.

Be My Victim, Candyman

Helen has her first encounter with the legendary Candyman.

Becoming Caligari, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

Driven mad with obsession, the asylum director (Werner Krauss) decides to imitate Dr. Caligari.

Big Plans, The General

Johnnie (Buster Keaton) and Annabelle (Marion Mack) set fire to the Rock River Bridge and make their way to friendly lines.

Burning Bridge, The General

The Union Texas attempts to drive over the burning Rock River Bridge.

Buster and His Girl, The General

Finally back on his train The General, Johnnie Gray (Buster Keaton) and his fiancé Annabelle Lee (Marion Mack) are chased by a pair of Union trains.

Cabrini Green, Candyman

Helen and Bernadette explore the Cabrini Green Housing Projects.

Candidate Signal Detected, Contact

At the Very Large Array, Ellie (Jodie Foster) and her team receive a signal from the Vega star system.

Carneval del Barrio, In the Heights

Before leaving Washington Heights, Daniela (Daphne Rubin-Vega) gets the neighborhood on its feet again.

Catching a Bus, Umberto D.

Umberto tries but fails to procure the money he needs to pay his rent by encouraging Flike to beg on his behalf in Piazza della Rotonda and angling for a loan from two acquaintances catching their busses.

Chicken For Dinner, The Blot

Amelia (Claire Windsor) sees her mother (Margaret McWade) steal an uncooked chicken from a neighbors window.

Christmas, The Learning Tree

Newt's (Kyle Johnson) family have a pleasant Christmas morning while Marcus (Alex Clarke) is returned to Spitz Reformatory after an escape attempt.

Closing Sequence, Candyman

Trevor summons Helen.

Closing Sequence, Umberto D.

After Umberto's plan fails to give Flike to Daniela, a young girl that has befriended the dog at the park, he attempts to end it all.

Closing Sequence, Downsizing

Paul (Matt Damon) and Ngoc Lan (Hong Chau) return to a life of supporting community aid.

Closing Sequence, Jules and Jim

Jim (Henri Serre) meets up with Jules (Oskar Werner) and Catherine (Jeanne Moreau) for one last time.

Closing Sequence, The Learning Tree

Marcus (Alex Clarke) attempts to kill Newt (Kyle Johnson) for naming and indirectly killing his father Booker Savage (Richard Ward) for the murder of Jake Kiner (George Mitchell).

Closing Sequence , Hell-Bound Train

Death flags down the hell-bound train as it enters Hell.

Closing Sequence, The Dust of Time

On New Year's Day 2000, Eleni (Irène Jacob) dies. Spyros (Michel Piccoli) and Eleni (Tiziana Pfiffner) look out of the window.

Closing Sequence, Before Sunrise

Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Céline (Julie Delpy) both admit that they want to see each other again and agree to return to the train platform in six months.

Come with Me, The Story of a Three-Day Pass

Turner (Harry Baird) goes to a bar his first night in Paris and meets Miriam (Nicole Berger), whom he plans to go with to the beach the following day.

Converting the Heathen, Broken Blossoms

Cheng Huan (Richard Barthelmess) is approached by two men, one of which is going to China to "convert the heathens."

Crash Course, The Exorcist

Chris shoots a scene and goes home.

Dangerous Tapes, The Conversation

Harry attempts to turn in his recordings.

Deckard Investigates in Chinatown, Blade Runner

Deckard inquires about a scale he found in Leon's apartment.

Diana's Toast, Our Dancing Daughters

Diana Medford (Joan Crawford) gets ready for a party at the yacht club, toasting herself with her father (Huntley Gordon) and guests before she leaves.

Diane and Camilla, Mulholland Drive

Camilla appears to desire Diane but then rejects her.

Diane Arranges a Hit, Mulholland Drive

Infuriated by Camilla’s engagement to Adam, Diane hires a hitman to kill her.

Discovering Acrophobia , Vertigo

Chasing a criminal over San Franciscan rooftops, detective Scottie Ferguson (James Stewart) slips and, hanging from a gutter, watches as his fellow policeman dies trying to save him.

Dorothy Dale School of Charm, Caught

Leonora (Barbara Bel Geddes) attends the Dorothy Dale (Natalie Schafer) School of Charm and becomes a model.

Efficiency at Home, The Scarecrow

The farmhand (Buster Keaton) and the farmer (Joe Keaton) sit down to a meal and manipulate their condiments through a system of levers and pulleys.

El Club Silencio, Mulholland Drive

After Rita remembers a clue, she and Betty visit El Club Silencio to try to decipher its significance.

Facemash, The Social Network

Mark and his roommates create Facemash and get it live for people to use.

Final Assault, The Birth of a Nation

Final Fight Scene and Closing Sequence, Teesri Manzil

The Prince hunts and tries to kill Anil for discovering how he killed his wife and Rupa. The Prince ends up dying when he falls off the roof, exactly how Rupa died. In a parallel to one of their first interactions, Anil and Sunita are on the train close together and in love. They both laugh with the man they met at the beginning of the movie.

Finally in Uniform, The General

As a reward for his bravery, Johnnie (Buster Keaton) finally gets to join the Confederate Army as a lieutenant.

Fixing a Clock, The Pawnshop

Pawnshop assistant (Charlie Chaplin) disassembles a customer's alarm clock but in the end informs him it cannot be fixed.

Fort Point, Vertigo

Madeleine (Kim Novak), apparently possessed by Carlotta, jumps into the water at Fort Point.

Get Ready, Once Upon a Time in America

In 1968, Noodles (Robert De Niro) reunites with Fat Moe (Larry Rapp) after having received a letter asking to rebury his friends.

Ghostly Driver, Nosferatu

Thomas Hutter (Gustav von Wangenheim) travels to Count Orlok's (Max Schreck) castle. When the coachmen won't take him any further, a ghostly coachman, Count Orlok in disguise, drives him to the castle.

Give Us a Smile, Broken Blossoms

Lucy (Lillian Gish) returns home to her alcoholic, belligerent father, ex-boxer Battling Burrows (Donald Crisp).

Good Morning, City Lights

After speeches commemorating a new monument to "Peace and Prosperity," the veil reveals the Little Tramp (Charlie Chaplin) asleep.

In the Catacombs, Metropolis

Rotwang (Rudolf Klein-Rogge) chases Maria (Brigitte Helm) into the catacombs and kidnaps her.

Initial Spread, Contagion

Several people around the world develop serious symptoms from an unknown illness, including Beth Emhoff.

Isn't Money Enough?, Caught

Unhappy with her marriage to Ohlrig (Robert Ryan), Leonora (Barbara Bel Geddes) strikes out at his friend Franzi (Curt Bois).

It Was Always You, Candyman

Helen goes into the prepped bonfire to save Anne-Marie's baby.

June Walker, The Watermelon Woman

Cheryl (Cheryl Dunye) schedules a lunch with June Walker (Cheryl Clark).

Keaton is Everywhere, The Play House

Buster Keaton plays every role in the variety show, including the conductor, musicians, actors, and audience.

Life as a Chicken, Bread and Chocolate

Nino discovers that other Italian immigrants in Switzerland have it much worse than he does.

Lydia Brown, The Birth of a Nation

After meeting with Stoneman, Sumner meets the housekeeper, Lydia Brown.

Mad Dog, The Scarecrow

The farmhand (Buster Keaton) runs from a dog he believes is rabid.

Minority Reports, Minority Report

Dr. Hineman tells Chief Anderton about the existence of minority reports, revealing the fallibility of the precrime system.

On the Ice, The Rink

The waiter (Charlie Chaplin) meets a girl (Edna Purviance) at a roller rink and out-skates and outwits Mr. Stout (Eric Campbell).

On the Production Line, Modern Times

The Tramp (Charlie Chaplin) gets stuck in his role on the assembly line and suffers a nervous breakdown.

Opening Scene, The Social Network

Mark Zuckerberg makes his way back to his dorm, after being dumped by his college girlfriend.

Opening Sequence, The Exorcist

An archaeologist finds a figurine while excavating ancient grounds.

Opening Sequence, Carrie

Carrie menstruates for the first time.

Opening Sequence, Candyman

The film opens on the city of Chicago.

Opening Sequence, Mulholland Drive

An unidentified woman in a limousine escapes the threatening men driving her unharmed after the car is involved in a collision.

Opening Sequence, In the Heights

Usnavi (Anthony Ramos) introduces el barrio.

Opening Sequence, Hell-Bound Train

The hell-bound train is conducted by the Devil. The first coach is dancing and bootlegging.

Opening Sequence, Caught

Leonora Eames (Barbara Bel Geddes) and her roommate Maxine (Ruth Brady) talk about finances and the future.

Paul Helps Ngoc Lan, Downsizing

After accidentally breaking Ngoc Lan’s (Hong Chau) prosthetic leg, Paul (Matt Damon) helps her in both her cleaning and community aid work.

Plotting in Monte Carlo, Foolish Wives

Count Wladislaw Sergius Karamzin (Erich von Stroheim) conspires with his cousins (Maude George and Mae Busch).

Prom Bloodbath, Carrie

Carrie unleashes her wrath upon the school.

Prom Queen, Carrie

Carrie is elected Prom Queen.

Rotwang the Inventor (Restored Version from Giorgio Moroder, 1984), Metropolis

Joh Frederson (Alfred Abel), the master of Metropolis, meets with the inventor Rotwang (Rudolf Klein-Rogge) who reveals his newest creation: a robot made in the likeness of their shared love, Hel.

Seducing an American Wife, Foolish Wives

Count Wladislaw Sergius Karamzin (Erich von Stroheim) works on seducing the American Helen Hughes (Miss DuPont)

Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day, Nomadland

Fern (Frances McDormand) makes her way to visit Dave (David Strathairn)/

Stop Those Blues, Bring Hymn Book, Hell-Bound Train

The third coach of the hell-bound train is for jazz music.

Switching, Once Upon a Time in America

The gang (Robert De Niro, James Woods, James Hayden, William Forsythe) execute a mix-up of NYPD Captain Vincent Aiello's (Danny Aiello) son.

The Black Letter, Four Sons

Mother Bernle (Margaret Mann) receives a letter concerning her sons fighting in Russia.

The Bus, Eternity and a Day

With the boy (Achileas Skevis) set to depart in two hours, Alexandre (Bruno Ganz) and the boy take a bus ride and are joined by a protestor, an arguing couple, three musicians, and a poet (Fabrizio Bentivoglio).

The Crucifixion, Carrie

Carrie kills her mother.

The Escape, Candyman

Helen summons Candyman to prove to her psychiatrist that he is real.

The Girl is Still Missing, Mulholland Drive

A series of phone calls confirms that the girl is still missing.

The New Century, The Dust of Time

Jacob (Bruno Ganz) says goodbye to Spyros (Michel Piccoli) and drowns himself in the Spree river.

The Odessa Steps, Battleship Potemkin

A group of Cossacks attack a crowd of unarmed civilians at the Odessa steps. A baby carriage rolls down the steps as the Cossacks march.

The Postman, Four Sons

A normal day in a small Bavarian village as seen by a postman (Albert Gran).

The Prince, The Adventures of Prince Achmed

Prince Achmed and Pari Banu fall in love, but their happiness is threatened by the sorcerer, who lures Achmed away from his beloved into a pit, where he is attacked by a giant serpent.

The Tornado, The Learning Tree

A tornado tears through Cherokee Falls, and Newt (Kyle Johnson) is taken to safety by Big Mabel (Carol Lamond).

The Vault, Downsizing

Paul (Matt Damon), Ngoc Lan (Hong Chau), and Dušan (Christoph Waltz) visit the community built by Dr. Asbjørnsen (Rolf Lassgård) and learn of an underground vault made as a refuge against human extinction.

The Wages of Sin, Hell-Bound Train

Immorality has a coach in the hell-bound train. Two couples engage in extramarital affairs.

The Wilson Family Encounters Their Doppelgangers, Us

Adelaide (Lupita Nyong'o) and Jason Wilson (Evan Alex) are in a room with their clones. Adelaide’s clone forces Jason Wilson and his clone to play while the clone gives her life story. Simultaneously Umbrae (Shahadi Wright) and Gabe Wilson (Winston Duke) fight their respective clones, finding crafty ways to outmatch their opponents. Eventually the family finds each other and leaves, surviving the encounter.

Thou Shall Not Steal, Hell-Bound Train

The hell-bound train has a coach for thieves and crooks. Two boys caught stealing apples become imprisoned.

Time Sure Flies, Once Upon a Time in the West

Frank (Henry Fonda) tries to persuade Harmonica (Charles Bronson) in selling him Jill's (Claudia Cardinale) land. Frank's men plan an ambush.

Two Days Before the Armistice, Four Sons

Joseph (James Hall) finds his brother Andreas (George Meeker) during his final moments.

Voices of the Gods, In the Heights

Vanessa (Melissa Barrera) shows Usnavi (Anthony Ramos) her work and Usnavi decides to stay in Washington Heights.

What I Was Instructed to Tell Them, The Learning Tree

Newt (Kyle Johnson) argues with his teacher Miss McClintock (Peggy Rea) and is sent to the principal's office.

Why Be Such Fools?, Hell-Bound Train

The hell-bound train has room for gamblers and murderers. A man loses his wages and his life from gambling.

Yesterday, Once Upon a Time in America

Noodles (Robert De Niro) returns to Fat Moe's (Larry Rapp) to grab a key from a clock. Using the key to unlock a train locker, he discovers a suitcase full of newspapers. Noodles buys a ticket to Buffalo.

19 Series Clips

Cooper Arrives at Saito Games
"Playtest", Black Mirror: Season 3, Episode 2

Cooper arrives at Saito Games to test a new system for them, but sneaks a picture for his journalist friend.

Cooper Goes on an Adventure
"Playtest", Black Mirror: Season 3, Episode 2

Cooper leaves home and travels the world until he finds himself in London.

#DeathTo
"Hated in the Nation", Black Mirror: Season 3, Episode 6

A hard drive found at the hackers hideout reveals his true target.

Arkangel Saves Grandpa
"Arkangel", Black Mirror: Season 4, Episode 2

Arkangel saves Grandpa Russ while Marie is at work.

A New Arrangement
"Striking Vipers", Black Mirror: Season 5, Episode 1

Danny, Karl, and Theo find a new arrangement to fit their situation.

Ashley Unlimited
"Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too", Black Mirror: Season 5, Episode 3

Jack and Rachel hack their Ashley Too doll.

Ashley's New Album
"Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too", Black Mirror: Season 5, Episode 3

Catherine puts Ashley O in a coma, but uses an MRI machine to keep Ashley's career alive.

A Vacation
"Pilot", Brave New World: Season 1, Episode 1

Bernard's boss, the Director, notices his strange behavior and recommends a vacation.

Lenina Crowne
"Pilot", Brave New World: Season 1, Episode 1

Lenina Crowne is summoned by Bernard.

Opening Seqeunce
"Seven Seconds", Criminal Minds: Season 3, Episode 5

The investigators (Shemar Moore, Thomas Gibson, Paget Brewster, A.J. Cook, Kirsten Vangsness, Mathew Gray Gubler) come in to see if Katie Jacobs' abduction is connected to another abduction case.

Alison's Funeral
"Pilot", Pretty Little Liars: Season 1, Episode 1

The community widely gathers to pay their last respects to Alison (Sasha Pieterse). The main four girls regroup (Troian Bellisario, Ashley Benson, Lucy Hale, Shay Mitchell) and receive a text from A.