Music and Film Review

Any sound-reproducing machine using records in the form of cylinders or discs.

Who made jazz music an important part of the Film Noir genre? Also paved the way for African-American film composers

The ‘80s saw a continuation of synthesizer heavy soundtracks due to sampling & computer-based sequencing?

Device or application software that can record, edit, or play back music.

Style of film from the 40s & 50s characterized by detective leads, seedy settings, shadowy lighting, & fatalistic tone.

What movie made a major step from classical music to pop music in Hollywood?

Which of these is NOT one of our director/composer duos?

The use of digital work stations has raised the bar for new film composers?

· What song paved the way for soundtrack albums?

What was the big change that director/composer John Carpenter’s Dark Star initiate?

When was the first sound recorded to celluloid with picture?

What two films helped to keep jazz music relevant in film music?

The reuse of a portion of a sound recording in another recording

What two paths did film scores take during this era?

Who was the “Father of Film Music?"

A theme associated with a particular person/situation/idea. Often associated with a certain character.

Tough, highly flammable substance used in the manufacture of motion-picture & x-ray film.

Who single-handedly revived the sound of the Golden Age of Hollywood with his film scores for Star Wars & Superman?

What technique did Max Steiner use heavily?

Which of these is NOT one of the musicians from non-symphonic backgrounds have found success in film composition?

What trend did the film The Graduate start?

· How was music provided with films during the Silent Era?

What composer almost single-handedly defined the sound of spy films with the James Bond series?

Which composer/director duo are best known for their Halloween/spooky style of film?

· Who’s score for Lawrence of Arabia created the template for all future desert soundtracks?

What year was the ability to record sound and picture together developed?

Which of these is NOT onw of the female composers we mentioned who have found success in film composition?

Which of these is NOT one of the four movies from the 1980's with full, song-heavy soundtracks?