Music In The Movies

Question 1

Audio was first synchronized to film in 1953.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 2

What type of music began being used in film in the 50s-60s?

Accepted Answer

Jazz

Question 3

Who wrote the score for Star Wars?

Accepted Answer

John Williams

Question 4

When was the Silent Era of film?

Accepted Answer

1890s-1929

Question 5

What was a positive effect of jazz music beginning to be used in film?

Accepted Answer

Music was cheaper to record (less musicians)

Question 6

The Synthesizer was introduced in what decade?

Accepted Answer

1980s

Question 7

During the early years of film music, what genre of music was typically used?

Accepted Answer

Classical

Question 8

The first original score for a film was written for what movie?

Accepted Answer

King Kong

Question 9

What film did Max Steiner score?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 10

During the earliest years of film, how was music provided?

Accepted Answer

Live Musicians

Question 11

Ennio Morricone and Sergio Leone worked on films of what genre?

Accepted Answer

Westerns

Question 12

How did live musicians perform during the early years of film music?

Accepted Answer

Improvised from a cue sheet

Question 13

The first motion picture premiered in what year?

Accepted Answer

1895

Question 14

Who was the "Father of Film Music"?

Accepted Answer

Max Steiner

Question 15

Why was music first paired with film?

Accepted Answer

To cover up the sound of the projectors

Question 16

What was the new profession created by the synchronization of audio to film?

Accepted Answer

Film Composer

Question 17

Who composed the music for Psycho (1960)?

Accepted Answer

Bernard Herrmann

Question 18

Synthesizers can produce what?

Accepted Answer

The sounds of many instruments

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