Murphy, Scott2016-10-062016-10-062014-09-24Murphy, Scott. Scoring Loss in Some Recent Popular Film and Television. Music Theory Spectrum (Fall 2014) 36 (2): 295-314 first published online September 24, 2014 https://doi.org/10.1093/mts/mtu014https://hdl.handle.net/1808/21619This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in Music Theory Spectrum following peer review. The version of record is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1093/mts/mtu014A certain tonally- and temporally oriented progression of two triads, dwelt upon usually through undulation, accompanies scenes depicting the contemplation of a considerable sorrowful loss in many popular films and throughout one television program produced between 1985 and 2012. In lieu of any strong stylistic precedent for this musico-dramatic association, certain structural relationships between the two triads relative to other triadic pairings may account for possible motivations of the association.Film musicTelevision musicTonalityTriadic harmonyTriadic transformationMediant triadLossSorrowHomologyJames HornerCocoonArticle10.1093/mts/mtu014openAccess