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Seven Notes in Black ¿?

posted 12 years ago by vlady666
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why the movies is called Seven Notes in Black? i dont get it

[–] TheBebop2071 12 years ago

It's a reference to the the song that her watch plays. The repeating melody is of seven black notes. Great little tune! Hauntingly beautiful and ingeniously simple. Love it when the orchestra comes in and starts building in suspense. Awesome!

[–] vlady666 12 years ago

Thanks for the answer and thanks for taking the time to give it

[–] sevenwaves 12 years ago

The melody actually can't be played entirely on the black notes of a keyboard — there's a minor second, an interval that doesn't exist between any pair of black notes, between the fifth and sixth notes. My guess is that "in black" refers to death, à la "Black Sunday."

[–] TheBebop2071 12 years ago

Cool. I suppose that after realizing there were 7 notes in the melody, I just assumed by the title that all the notes were 'in black'. haha, that's the kind of misconception that happens when you've never studied music. I appreciate the correction though.

[–] sevenwaves 12 years ago

Glad to help!

[–] jstover07 8 years ago

The "Seven Notes" reference, everyone seems to have gotten. "In Black" refers to the literal darkness the notes are being played in, as out heroine is walled up without any light.

Seven Notes (playing) in Black.

That was my take.