Word: leitmotif
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...this Gatesean religion, this take-no-prisoners holy war, that got Microsoft in trouble with the antitrust division--and that runs as a leitmotif through Jackson's findings. But if Gates' character explains the past of this lawsuit, it may also foretell its future. Shortly after Gates hinted at settlement in his videotaped press release, he appeared at a press conference at Microsoft headquarters. This time he seemed more focused on winning--if not before Judge Jackson, then later...
Unfortunately, after the Beast's sweet surrender, the energy level never reaches its full steam again. Gaston and the townspeople's invasion of the castle is good for a few cheap laughs and a Wagner leitmotif (all you good "Lit and Arts B-55: Opera" students should be able to recognize which one) but runs low on special effects. The Beast's metamorphosis dazzles everyone but stands as the last captivating moment of the show. Finally, as the orchestra swells to a passionate finish as the now-human cast waltzes around the stage...nothing happens. The curtain falls, the cast...
...never stop searching for a new leitmotif. Embarrassingly enough, the inspiration for my latest design obsession came while reading Playboy Magazine. I had purchased the Christmas issue for a friend of mine and I helped myself to leafing through it before delivery. A certain ad caught my eye. The picture showed a gentleman dressed in a tuxedo sitting at a casino table with several sexy women. The text running along the bottom of the ad told me that the man who reads Playboy jets off on weekend get-aways. He drops a lots of money on cars, clothes and cuisine...
...more compelling of these tricks is Tarantino's playing with a kind of leitmotif song for a couple of characters, but this fades in and out and becomes a frustrating medley selection from, we are assured in reports, his extensive LP collection. Indulgence and soundtrack worship reaches an unbelievable point when we are forced to watch Forster's bondsman go to a record store, browse among tapes, and finally buy, quite clearly, a Delfonics hit. The merchandisers of old chestnut love songs must be rejoicing with a future return more guaranteed than the suddenly fortunate surf bands...
...soundtrack, designed by Jen Smith '96, gives the poems a strong sense of unity. Her use of a recurring African rhythm dramatizes the problem of the black or Hispanic women in finding an individual voice in a white, male-dominated world. That rhythm becomes a leitmotif for empowerment and self-expression...