Which best describes a film score?

Music written specifically for a film

John Powell is known for blending:

Classical, pop, and world genres

Repeated melodies associated with a character or place

What makes the melodic minor scale unique?

It raises the 6th and 7th on the way up, but not down

Hans Zimmer wrote the Interstellar score based on:

Only the script and character ideas

What is the purpose of non-diegetic music?

It’s heard by the audience, not the characters

Which is a feature of John Powell’s style?

All of the above (he is the musical version of a Swiss army knife)

Recognize different instruments

A spotting session is:

A planning meeting for sound and score placement

A melodic theme for a character or idea

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1
Howard Shore often uses what to build suspense?
Chromaticism and dissonance
Major chords and repetition
Minimalist rhythm
Electronic beats
2
Which best describes a film score?
Music improvised during filming
All sounds in the movie
A playlist of popular songs
Music written specifically for a film
3
John Powell is known for blending:
Minimalism and jazz
Latin and rock into EDM
Country and classical only
Classical, pop, and world genres
4
Which texture features two or more independent melodies?
Polyphony
Monophony
Homophony
Unison
5
The texture of a pop song with vocals and guitar chords is
Polyphonic
Homophonic
Monophonic
Dissonant
6
Leitmotifs are:
Background chords
Repeated melodies associated with a character or place
Something you forgot to study but sound fancy saying out loud
Improvised themes
7
Which of the following is most often used to create suspense?
Jazz harmony (nothing says danger like sneaky half-steps)
Chromaticism
Binary form
Conjunct melody
8
Early silent films often featured:
No music at all
Live music in theatres
Only recorded sound
Dialogue and narration
9
Which key has six sharps?
A# Minor
D Major
F# Major
B Major
10
Which form best describes “ABA”?
Binary
Rondo
Rondo
Ternary
11
What makes the melodic minor scale unique?
It uses the same notes going up and down
It raises the 6th and 7th on the way up, but not down
It uses all sharps
It avoids the leading tone
12
Which instrument dominates Hildur Guðnadóttir’s scores?
Synth
Violin
Cello
A GIANT nuclear reactor (spoooky)
13
Hans Zimmer wrote the Interstellar score based on:
Only the script and character ideas
A romantic comedy temp track
The soundtrack from another film
The completed movie
14
Which musical form follows A – A' – A''?
Ternary
Theme and Variation
Rondo
Binary
15
Who wrote the music for Interstellar?
IDK Mr Spry, leave me alone!!!
John Williams
Hans Zimmer
Hildur Guðnadóttir
16
What interval is from C to E♭?
Diminished 5th
Minor 3rd
Major 3rd
Perfect 4th
17
What is the purpose of non-diegetic music?
It’s sung by characters
It’s heard by the audience, not the characters
It’s part of the background environment
It represents diegetic sounds like footsteps
18
Which chord contains the notes G, B, and D?
E Minor
G Major
C Major
G Minor
19
Which musical texture features one melody with no harmony?
Homophony
Polyphony
Harmony
Monophony
20
Which is a feature of John Powell’s style?
All of the above (he is the musical version of a Swiss army knife)
Real-world sounds
Choral orchestration
Genre fusion
21
Timbre allows us to:
Transpose melodies
Play louder
Recognize different instruments
Understand tempo changes
22
A spotting session is:
A planning meeting for sound and score placement
A gym workout
A film editing session
A recording rehearsal
23
A leitmotif is:
A melodic theme for a character or idea
A type of scale
A background harmony
An off-screen sound effect

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