Unit 7/8 Review

This composer co-founded the Composers Diversity Collective.

A lump sum of money paid to composers for exclusive use and access to the rights of their music is called a:

A DVD works by converting reflected laser light into binary code.

John Williams composed the musical scores to all of the following film franchises except:

All of the following are characteristics of John Williams compositional style except:

Which of the following is considered a blockbuster film?

Synthpop is a musical genre defined by its use of acoustic instruments, folk-like melodies, and mellow mood.

Composers who write music under the name of a lead composer but who go uncredited and are paid a low salary are called

Recent film directors like Ava DuVernay have turned to _____________ to fund their films, bypassing major film studios.

Classical, orchestral scores of blockbuster films from the 70s/80s often feature ______ contrasting themes.

What film composer holds the record for the most Oscar nominations for best score?

Lead composers like Hans Zimmer are called "lead" because they are the sole, exclusive musicians who write for a film.

Parent companies, privatization, and minimal workers' rights are all part of:

A blockbuster from the 70s/80s has all of the following characteristics except:

The electronic keyboard instrument developed in the 1980s that created sound through digital or analog signals is:

Blockbuster films of the 90s with huge financial investments, high production values, and high profitable returns were:

The ability for high-concept films to be sold across different kinds of markets (games, merch, music, etc) is called

The Paramount Decrees were officially repealed in 2002.

The process of borrowing a short clip of music from another song and creating new music based on its loop is called: