Compared to the fine cut, the assembly cut includes

multiple shots of the same scene

Which advantage did “sound-on-film” synchronization have over “sound-on-disk” synchronization?

“Sound-on-film” always kept the music and images in sync.

Georges Méliès opened a branch of Star-Film in the United States to

ensure his films had American copyright protection

Why do film composers criticize use of temp tracks?

They influence the director unduly.

“Mickey-Mousing” is a film music function used to

mimic the images shown on screen

What is the premise of Metropolis?

class conflict in a future society

Which film was purported to have caused panic in the audience?

The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat Station

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1
The ondes martenot resembles the
baritone
trombone
theremin
cello
2
What is the musical diagram of “Cantina Band”?
ABAB
AABA
AAAB
ABBA
3
Which studio released a soundtrack featuring music from Star Wars?
Atlantic Records
Warner Music Group
20th Century Records
Capitol Music Group
4
John Carpenter wrote the score for
Chariots of Fire
Escape from New York
Forbidden Planet
Blade Runner
5
The orchestration of “Cantina Band” includes a
steel drum
tambourine
gong
timpani
6
To which great house in Dune does the Emperor give Arrakis?
House Harkonnen
House Metulli
House Atreides
House Corrino
7
Sigmund Freud coined the term “id” to describe
memory repression
unconscious needs
defense mechanisms
extreme egoism
8
Compared to the fine cut, the assembly cut includes
preview trailers
original film music
spoken notes from the director
multiple shots of the same scene
9
Which advantage did “sound-on-film” synchronization have over “sound-on-disk” synchronization?
“Sound-on-film” did not require specialized training.
“Sound-on-film” had a higher audio quality than “sound-on-disk.”
“Sound-on-film” always kept the music and images in sync.
“Sound-on-film” was cheaper to implement than “sound-on-disk.”
10
What is the distance of a tritone interval?
three half steps
two half steps
four half steps
six half steps
11
“Cantina Band” FIRST appeared in
Star Wars
Jurassic Park
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
12
Jack Foley specialized in
on-screen noises
vocal music
synthetic pads
jazz solos
13
Which instrument resembles a bell-like keyboard?
celesta
harp
timpani
snare drum
14
Which musical technique did Bernard Hermann use for the score of The Day the Earth Stood Still?
improvisation
Sprechstimme
bel canto
musique concrète
15
Which musical style does “Outer Space” exhibit?
romanticism
minimalism
nationalism
existentialism
16
MIDI was intended PRIMARILY to
facilitate data transfers
support analog music recordings
establish a digital musical notation
improve consumer access to digital music
17
Who created a radio drama based on The War of the Worlds?
Steve Porcaro
Bernard Hermann
Orson Wells
Fritz Lang
18
Georges Méliès opened a branch of Star-Film in the United States to
lobby American politicians for film funding
improve his American advertising campaigns
ensure his films had American copyright protection
recruit American actors for his films
19
Who directed E.T.?
Fritz Lang
Stephen Spielberg
Merian C. Cooper
Stanley Kubrick
20
Which invention did Georges Méliès purchase to support his filmmaking?
Bioskop
Phantoscope
Vitoscope
Animatograph
21
The score of E.T. served to emphasize the
righteous mission of the government agents
menace of the human world
main character’s anger towards his family
love story between the main characters
22
Who directed Dune?
Stanley Kubrick
David Lynch
Robert Wise
Fritz Lang
23
Which song played on set while the “Cantina Band” scene was being filmed?
“Avalon”
“Sing, Sing, Sing”
“Stompin’ at the Savoy”
“Let’s Dance”
24
The Jazz Singer was notable for being the FIRST film to
be made with a Vitaphone
include spoken dialogue
feature a political figure
feature an original score
25
Which film studio made Forbidden Planet?
Ufa
RKO Studios
20th Century Fox
Metro-Golden-Mayer
26
Who directed Episode IV: A New Hope?
Fritz Lang
George Lucas
Fred Wilcox
Ridley Scott
27
Which film’s score was part of the temp track for Episode IV: A New Hope?
Ben-Hur
Dune
Forbidden Planet
2001: A Space Odyssey
28
Who co-wrote the screenplay of Metropolis?
Auguste Lumière
Thea von Harbou
Giorgio Moroder
Al Jolson
29
How many instrument groups are in “Prelude”?
six
five
four
three
30
Who produced King Kong?
Franz Waxman
Elia Cmiral
Max Steiner
Merian C. Cooper
31
Which composer’s work did the temp track for Episode IV: A New Hope include?
William Walton’s
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s
Igor Stravinsky’s
Samuel Barber’s
32
Who was approached to write original music for 2001: A Space Odyssey?
Max Steiner
Alex North
Franz Waxman
Elia Cmiral
33
Why do film composers criticize use of temp tracks?
They have poor audio quality.
They influence the director unduly.
They are overly simplistic depictions of film music.
They include spoken dialogue.
34
Which musical effect occurs during the c subsections of “Cantina Band”?
wordless chanting
wah-wah trumpet
glissando
call-and-response
35
How did Wendy Carlos distinguish “real world” music in TRON?
It contained a mix of orchestral and synthetic sounds.
It only featured synthetic sounds.
It combined elements of orchestral and jazz styles.
It only used orchestral music.
36
Cinemascope films PRIMARILY relied on a(n)
complex camera technology
dedicated sound engineer
magnetic playback system
extensive film-editing approach
37
Who developed the “three laws of robotics”?
Ursula K. Le Guin
Jules Verne
Isaac Asimov
H.G. Wells
38
“Mickey-Mousing” is a film music function used to
mimic the images shown on screen
convey a specific emotion
make the audience stay for the credits
depict a central character
39
Which sound accompanies the solar sailer in TRON?
refrigerator hum
powered generator
gusty winds
water pouring into a cup
40
“Cantina Band” creates a feeling BEST described as
emotional
relaxing
ominous
erratic
41
The score for Metropolis resembles music from
late-Modern composers
early-Medieval composers
late-Romantic composers
early-Classical composers
42
What is the premise of Metropolis?
the arrival of a superhero
political strife in Germany
a trip to the moon
class conflict in a future society
43
György Ligeti’s music was co-opted for the score used in
Dune
2001: A Space Odyssey
King Kong
Godzilla
44
To create the “wah-wah” effect, a musician will use a
drain cover
large stick
cardboard sheet
plunger
45
Which film was purported to have caused panic in the audience?
L’assassinat du Duc de Guise
Voyage dans la lune
The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat Station
Metropolis
46
Who wrote the score for Metropolis?
Wendy Carlos
Gottfried Huppertz
Louis Barron
Thomas Newman
47
Who directed Metropolis?
Stanley Kubrick
Franz Waxman
Max Steiner
Fritz Lang
48
What is the name of the android keeping the Death Star plans in Episode IV: A New Hope?
R2-D2
HAL 9000
C-3PO
T-800
49
A cue sheet for a vaudeville performance helped a musician to
identify his position on stage
determine the amount to get paid
determine what music to play
prepare for audience outbreaks
50
A walking bass pattern will include
dissonant intervals
dense glissando clusters
stepwise ascending pitches
intricate melodic flourishes
51
Who was the music and sound design supervisor for TRON?
Louis Barron
Jack Foley
Michael Fremer
Wendy Carlos
52
In 1938, Bernard Hermann worked for
Warner Brothers
CBS Radio
RKO Studios
Paramount Pictures
53
Which title did Daniel Keys Moran assign to “Cantina Band”?
“Scherzo di notte”
“Falling in Love”
“Mad About Me”
“Throne Room”
54
The plot of Forbidden Planet resembles the one of
The War of the Worlds
From the Earth to the Moon: A Direct Route in 97 Hours, 20 Minutes
The Bladerunner
The Tempest
55
A good Dolby mix required directors to
prioritize dialogue clarity over a dynamic sound mix
avoid utilizing digital sound enhancements
consider the soundtrack during shooting
rely heavily on practical effects
56
Some observers see “False Maria” as inspiration for a character in
Wall-E
Mars Attacks!
Tron
Star Wars
57
Who showed footage at the FIRST public film screening?
Auguste Lumière
Louis Lumière
Georges Méliès
Max Skladanowsky
58
What kind of music did George Lucas envision for the “Cantina Band” Scene?
songs from Native American tribes
an imitation of Benny Goodman
wordless chants modeled on TRON
an opera-like aria
59
How much money did Episode IV: A New Hope earn in ticket sales, according to Business Insider?
$460 million
$250 million
$550 million
$650 million
60
Whom did Giorgio Moroder recruit to support the reconstruction of Metropolis?
Gustav Holst
John Williams
Pat Benatar
György Ligeti
61
TRON’s story has been compared to
Jaws
Dune
From the Earth to the Moon
Alice in Wonderland
62
A film using saturation scoring will lack
nuance in the scoring choices
sections without music
dynamic range and contrast in the music
emotional depth and intensity
63
Who directed The Day the Earth Stood Still?
Steven Spielberg
Stanley Kubrick
Robert Wise
Orson Wells
64
Early films included intertitle cards PRIMARILY to
cue actors to speak their lines
designate the intermission
display sheet music for theater musicians
to explain a movie setting or convey dialogue
65
In stereotypical portrayals during the 1930s, aliens resemble
oversized insects
human hominids
metallic robots
bug-eyed monsters
66
Metropolis serves as a warning about
liberalism
democracy
totalitarianism
communism
67
Which piece of technology supported “sound-ondisk” synchronization?
phonograph
Animatograph
Movietone
Vitaphone
68
Music that is heard by both the audience and on-screen characters is called
implied source music
source music
semi-diegetic music
non-diegetic music
69
Who wrote “Creation of TRON”?
Charlie Brigden
Wendy Carlos
Jerry Goldsmith
Bebe Barron
70
How many percentage points did Steven Spielberg receive from the director of Episode IV: A New Hope?
3.5%
2.50%
4.5%
5.5%
71
B-movies MOST characteristically
include well-known celebrities
lack original music
have a low budget
feature sexually transgressive scenes
72
Franz Waxman composed the score for
Star Wars
Metropolis
The Bride of Frankenstein
2001: A Space Odyssey
73
Which instrument performs the bass line in “Cantina Band”?
Arp synthesizer
Yamaha DX-7
Minimoog
Yamaha CS-80
74
Obi-Wan Kenobi is also known as
Will
Steve
Phil
Ben
75
The THX Deep Note motif FIRST premiered in
Return of the Jedi
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
King Kong
2001: A Space Odyssey
76
Which term describes music performed at specific moments in a movie?
cue
riff
sonata
role
77
In assessing Star Wars, Roger Hickman notes that the plot
differs from typical conventions in storytelling
comments on the politics of the Soviet Union
borrows from many Hollywood traditions
lacks narrative coherency
78
The Day the Earth Stood Still conveys a warning about
incoming asteroids
religious fanaticism
automated intelligence
atomic weapons
79
Dolby Studios developed a noise-reduction system to
streamline the post-production process
increase the dynamic range audiences could hear in theaters
enhance the longevity of film prints
reduce the random sounds caught during recording
80
Which serial influenced the director of Star Wars?
Undersea Kingdom
Flash Gordon
King of the Rocket Men
The Phantom
81
Which film did the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sleep? inspire?
Blade Runner
Forbidden Planet
The War of the Worlds
Dune
82
Who composed “Cantina Band”?
John Williams
Jerry Goldsmith
Bernard Hermann
Louis Barron
83
Georges Méliès recruited Élisabeth Thuillier to
organize film publicity campaigns
add color to a film
cast actors for a film
manage film sales
84
Which instrument family plays interrupting short notes in subsection g of “Cantina Band”?
brass
percussion
keyboard
woodwind
85
Which film was the FIRST to be made entirely with CGI?
WALL-E
Hercules
Toy Story
TRON
86
Han Solo is FIRST introduced on
Mos Eisley
Coruscant
Yavin IV
Alderaan
87
Vangelis wrote the score for
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Forbidden Planet
Chariots of Fire
Tron
88
Who is credited with reviving large-scale symphonic film scores?
Wendy Carlos
Max Steiner
John Williams
Bernard Hermann
89
Which mode helps composers evoke a sense of other-worldliness?
Ionian
Locrian
Phrygian
Lydian
90
Why was the Cinématographe MOST suitable for filming outdoors?
It was powered from solar energy.
It produced high-resolution images.
It could be combined with live music.
It was portable.
91
Who Darth Vader’s former teacher?
Plo Koon
Adi Gallia
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Yoda
92
Which activity occurs during pre-production?
film score outlining
script writing
premiere screening
scene editing
93
“Metropolis Theme” is BEST described as
majestic
somber
erratic
agitated
94
Which musical technique does the FIRST cue in “Machines” feature?
con sordino
cadenza
tremolo
ostinato
95
Who published the story that served as inspiration for 2001: A Space Odyssey?
Ursula K. Le Guin
William Gibson
Arthur C. Clarke
Frank Herbert
96
Which movie studio prominently supported “sound-on-disk” synchronization?
Warner Brothers
Fox
Metro-Golden-Mayer
Kinescope
97
Which musical form does “End Titles” use?
ternary form
rondo form
theme and variations form
binary form
98
John Williams is credited with
shunning the practice of using temp tracks
introducing the use of electronic instruments in film scores
promoting the inclusion of non-diegetic music
reviving symphonic scores for film music

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