Unit 12: Macbeth - Music Cues

Music Cues

 

Act 1:

Act and Scene	Physical/Verbal Cue	Action	Musician
Prologue	Before anyone speaks and is on stage	Empire – Of Monsters and Men	Everyone
Act 1 Scene 1	Witches enters	Thousand Eyes – Of Monsters and Men	Chosen Singers
Act 1 Scene 2	Mairi enters	Ceremonial Drumming Starts	Dominic Lelean
Act 1 Scene 2	Before Mairi’s line “What bloody person is that?”	Change to Slow drumming starts	Dominic Lelean
Act 1 Scene 2	“What she hath lost noble Lady Beth hath won”	Stop Drumming	Dominic Lelean
Act 1 Scene 3a	Witches enter	Thousand Eyes – Of Monsters and Men, Slow drumming and harp	Chosen Singers, Dominic Lelean and Danielle
Act 1 Scene 3a	End of scene “…The charm’s wound up!”	Keep singing	Chosen Singers
Act 1 Scene 3b	Enter Beth and Banquo	Slow Drumming Starts and harp with Singing Quietly in background	Dominic Lelean, Danielle, and Chosen Singers
Act 1 Scene 3b	“Such a prophetic greeting?…”	Singing, harp and Slow drumming Stops	Dominic Lelean and Chosen Singers
Act 1 Scene 3b	Witches Vanish – When they have gone completely and stage is quiet	Slow Drumming Starts	Dominic Lelean
Act 1 Scene 3b	Beth’s Line - “Till then, enough, Come, friends”	Slow Drumming Stops	Dominic Lelean
Act 1 Scene 4	Enter Mairi, Malina, Donalda, Lennox	Ceremonial Drumming Starts for entrance	Dominic Lelean
Act 1 Scene 4	Before Mairi’s Line “Is execution done on Cawdor?”	Change to Slow Drumming Starts	Dominic Lelean
Act 1 Scene 4	All actors exit stage	Slow Drumming Stops	Dominic Lelean
Act 1 Scene 5	Lady Bea enters reading a letter	Harp starts (Eerie)	Danielle
Act 1 Scene 5	Lady Bea’s Line “…Fate and metaphysical aid doth seem to have thee crowned…”	Harp Stops (Eerie)	Danielle
Act 1 Scene 5	Enter Messenger	Slow Drumming Starts	Dominic Lelean
Act 1 Scene 5	Lady Bea’s Line “…Leave all the rest to me”	Slow Drumming Stops	Dominic Lelean
Act 1 Scene 6	Enter Mairi, Malina, Donalda, Banquo, Lennox, Morag, Rose, Agnes	Ceremonial Drumming Starts for entrance	Dominic Lelean
Act 1 Scene 6	Before Mairi’s Line “This Castle hath a pleasant seat…”	Change to Slow Drumming	Dominic Lelean
Act 1 Scene 6	Lady Bea enters	Add in Harp (eerie)	Danielle
Act 1 1 Scene 6	End of scene	Slow Drumming Stops and Harp gets quieter	Dominic Lelean and Danielle
Act 1 Scene 7	Beth’s Line “If it were done when ‘tis done…”	Harp continues quietly	Danielle
Act 1 Scene 7	Beth’s Line “We will proceed no further in this business…”	Harp builds getting louder, adding in Slow Drumming quiet and building	Danielle and Dominic Lelean
Act 1 Scene 7	Lady Bea’s Line	Harp is loud and drumming is increasing volume and pace	Danielle and Dominic Lelean

 

Act 2

 

Act and Scene	Physical/Verbal Cue	Action	Musician
Act 2 Scene 1	Exit Banquo and Fleance, Beth is alone and ‘invisible’ ensemble enter with daggers	Drumming Starts Slow and quiet and increases in pace and volume gradually	Dominic Lelean
Act 2 Scene 1	Beth’s Line “…Words to the heat of deeds too cold breath gives…” (Bell rings)	Harp strums to indicate bell rings and stop after that	Danielle
Act 2 Scene 1	Beth’s Line “ …that summons thee to heaven or to hell.”	Loud Drumming Stops	Dominic Lelean
Act 2 Scene 2	Enter Lady Bea	Timpani Drums	Dominic Lelean
Act 2 Scene 2	End of Scene	Stop Timpani Drums	Dominic Lelean
Act 2 Scene 3a	Stage Directions – shows knocking	Play drum corresponding to stage directions when knocking is needed	Dominic Lelean
Act 2 Scene 3b	Enter Morag and Lennox	Slow quiet drumming	Dominic Lelean
Act 2 Scene 3b	Morag’s Line “…Ring the Bell”	Harp strums indicating a bell, Lady Bea enters – Drumming and Harp	Danielle and Dominic Lelean
Act 2 Scene 3b	Beth’s Line “…Here lay Mairi…”	Harp and Drumming builds	Danielle and Dominic Lelean
Act 2 Scene 3b	End of Scene	Harp and Drumming stops	Danielle and Dominic Lelean

 

Act 3

 

Act and Scene	Physical/Verbal Cue	Action	Musician
Act 3 Scene 1	Enter Banquo	Harp Plays	Danielle
Act 3 Scene 1	Porter’s Line “They are at the palace gate.”	Slow Drumming Starts with Harp continuing	Dominic Lelean and Danielle
Act 3 Scene 1	Before First Murderer’s Line “It was, so please your highness.”	Harp Stops, Drumming continues and builds in Volume	Dominic Lelean and Danielle
Act 3 Scene 1	Exit Murderer’s	Drumming Stops	Dominic Lelean
Act 3 Scene 2	Enter Lady Bea and Servant	Harp Starts (Eerie)	Danielle
Act 3 Scene 3	Enter Three Murderer’s	Drumming Starts Loud	Dominic Lelean
Act 3 Scene 3	Banquo Dies	Drumming Stops Abruptly	Dominic Lelean
Act 3 Scene 3	Fleance Escapes	Harp Starts (Eerie)	Danielle
Act 3 Scene 4	Banquet Starts	Harp and Drum (Ceremonial sounds)	Danielle and Dominic Lelean
Act 3 Scene 4	The Ghost of Banquo Appears	Drumming starts slow and builds and Harp continues	Dominic Lelean and Danielle
Act 3 Scene 5	Witches enter meeting Hecate (Lady Bea)	Thousand Eyes – Of Monsters and Men and Harp in background (Eerie)	Chosen Singers and Danielle
Act 3 Scene 6	The palace scene with Lennox and Rose	Quiet drumming in background	Dominic Lelean

 

Act 4

Act and Scene	Physical/Verbal Cue	Action	Musician
Act 4 Scene 1	Three Witches enter	Thousand Eyes – Of Monsters and Men	Chosen Singers
Act 4 Scene 1	Hecate’s Line “I commend your pains; and every one shall share the gains…”	Harp strums and Drum once	Danielle and Dominic Lelean
Act 4 Scene 1b	Lennox enters	Drumming Quietly	Dominic Lelean
Act 4 Scene 2	Lady Duffy, her daughter and Rose enter	Drumming Quietly but Gradually Builds creating tension	Dominic Lelean
Act 4 Scene 2	Murderer is about to kill Finn	Drumming is Loud and fast paced	Dominic Lelean
Act 4 Scene 2	Murderer Kills Finn	Drumming Stops Abruptly	Dominic Lelean
Act 4 Scene 2	Before Finn’s Line “ Mother Run Away…” and Murderer’s run after Lady Duffy and two children	Drumming begins again Loud and fast paced, Harp joins in (Eerie)	Dominic Lelean and Danielle
Act 4 Scene 3	Enter Malina and Morag	Drumming starts slow and loud	Dominic Lelean
Act 4 Scene 3	End of Scene	Drumming fades out	Dominic Lelean

 

Act 5

Act and Scene	Physical/Verbal Cue	Action	Musician
Act 5 Scene 1	Enter Lady Bea with Candle	Harp (Eerie)	Danielle
Act 5 Scene 1	Before Lady Bea’s Line “Here’s the smell of blood…”	Harp (Eerie) continues and Drum joins by fading in	Danielle and Dominic Lelean
Act 5 Scene 2	Physical Theatre War Scene	Black Sabbath – Iron Man	Dominic Lelean
Act 5 Scene 2	End of Physical Theatre Scene	Stop Playing	Dominic Lelean
Act 5 Scene 3	Enter Beth, Doctor and Attendants	Slow Drumming fades in	Dominic Lelean
Act 5 Scene 4	Enter Malina, Morag and Ensemble of Soldiers	Slow Drumming Continues	Dominic Lelean
Act 5 Scene 5	Enter Beth, Seyton and Soldiers	Drumming increases in volume staying at the slow pace	Dominic Lelean
Act 5 Scene 6	Enter Malina, Siward, Moraga and their Army	Drumming stays the same	Dominic Lelean
Act 5 Scene 7	Enter Beth	Drumming stays the same	Dominic Lelean
Act 5 Scene 8	Enter Morag	Drumming stays the same	Dominic Lelean
Act 5 Scene 8	Re-enter Morag with Beth’s head	Drumming Stops	Dominic Lelean
Act 5 Scene 8	After Malina’s Line “…our thanks and we invite you to see us crowned.”	One Last beat on drum and one last strum on harp	Dominic Lelean and Danielle