The mixed plagal cadence imports transcendent harmonic associations from the Romantic era. In this article, I showcase four such cadential genres. Through processes of attribute substitution and subtraction, a cadential genre can adapt to shifting scoring practices and generic expectations. Drawing from theories of film genre and cadential definition from Altman (1999) and Caplin (2002), I explore several cinematically significant “cadential genres”-harmonic routines arising through the convergence of several independent musical phenomena that together projecting a punctuative function. The structure and placement of a cadence can shape the emotional arc of a scene, accentuate narratival information, and manipulate generic expectations. ""Cadences are one of the most powerful tools at a film composer’s disposal.
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