AQA GCSE Music (9 to 1) - Film Music

Question 1

What term is given to music that is heard by the characters as well as the audience?

Accepted Answer

Diegetic Music

Question 2

What playing technique is often given to the strings to create suspense?

Accepted Answer

Tremolo

Question 3

How did Elton John and Hans Zimmer help the audience imagine the setting in 'The Lion King'?

Accepted Answer

They incorporated traditional African instruments

Question 4

Which of these is NOT a feature of the famous 'Jaws' theme?

Accepted Answer

Sequencing

Question 5

How might a film composer create a frantic mood in a film?

Accepted Answer

Rapid scalic patterns

Question 6

What is the name given to the little tunes which represent objects/ideas/characters in films?

Accepted Answer

Leitmotifs

Question 7

Why might a filmmaker decide to include a pop song in the soundtrack to their film?

Accepted Answer

To generate publicity for the film

Question 8

How might a film composer emphasise something odd happening on screen?

Accepted Answer

Unusual harmonies and time signatures, A drone

Question 9

Which of these devices is a film composer UNLIKELY to use to build tension and suspense?

Accepted Answer

Major chords

Question 10

Which of these is true about the structure of film music?

Accepted Answer

It is entirely dictated by the on-screen action

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