Melody's Elusive Echo

1. FADE IN

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3. Act 1

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5. INT. STUDIO - 20:00

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7. Returning, PETER hits a few piano keys.

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9. PETER (V.O.): It's the melody of the song "Flying me to the Moon", not "La Vie en Rose".

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11. Playing.

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13. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): No, I can't recall the melody.

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15. Grabbing his smartphone, Peter searches "La Vie en Rose" on YouTube and video clips appear.

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17. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): I still can't recall the melody.

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19. As Peter plays one of the video clips, we hear the melody of "La Vie en Rose".

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21. Peter plays the melody on piano.

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23. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): I must pay closer attention to the melody as my memory may be decaying.

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25. Act 2

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27. FLASHBACK

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29. INT. SITTING ROOM - 15:30 (Today)

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31. Peter is watching YouTube.

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33. PETER (V.O.): I think I've watched this video clip before.

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35. Watching.

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37. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): Never mind, I can't remember any details.

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39. We see an image on screen singing a French song with emotion.

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41. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): Her voice flows like a river, navigating the melodic twists and turns.

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43. Pausing.

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45. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): What's the title of the song?

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47. Recalling.

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49. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): I've forgotten about it, again!

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51. Recalling.

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53. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): To reinforce my memory of the song's title, I remember I wrote a blog post with the song's title.

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55. We follow Peter to visit his website to read the titles of his posts. Then we focus on one entitled "La Vie en Rose".

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57. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): That's it!

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59. Thinking.

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61. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): To reinforce my memory, let me learn how to play "La Vie en Rose" on piano.

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63. After hitting some piano keys, Peter mines the sheet music of the song on screen.

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65. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): That's a lot better.

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67. Having played the melody of the song, Peter plays the chords as well.

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69. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): It isn't hard to learn.

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71. Peter continues to practise tirelessly.

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73. EXT. RIVERSIDE PARK - 19:00

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75. As Peter and his WIFE walk KAJI, the family pet, we hear Peter humming the melody of "La Vie en Rose".

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77. PETER (V.O.): Its verses and chorus aren't predictable.

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79. Thinking.

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81. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): That's why I find the song special as its melody isn't easy to grasp.

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83. EXT. SEASIDE PARK - 19:30

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85. Raining. Having stayed there for a while, Peter, his wife and Kaji exit.

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87. PETER (V.O.): Oh, I've forgotten the melody of "La Vie en Rose".

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89. RETURN TO PRESENT

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91. INT. SITTING ROOM - 21:15

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93. Peter and his wife are watching TV.

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95. WIFE: This scene was shot in 2018, about a year before the composer's natural death.

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97. PETER: He looked perfectly okay then...

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99. PETER (V.O.): OMG, I've forgotten the melody of "La Vie en Rose" again!

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101. Act 3

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103. INT. STUDIO - 22:30

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105. Working before his laptop, Peter is in deep thoughts.

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107. PETER (V.O.): Human memory is complex and unpredictable. Melody is particularly difficult to recall.

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109. Typing natural language in his smartphone, Peter instructs his 文心一言 assistant.

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111. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): See if she can depict "Melody's Elusive Echo".

113. Repeating his prompts many times, Peter selects an impressionistic AI drawing.

115. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): While I feel the melody's echo lingering in my mind, I've no clear idea when I can actively retrieve it.

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117. FADE OUT

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119. THE END