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Film Music Quiz Prep
Film Music Quiz Prep
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How did American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis write the music for Elevator to the Gallows (1958)?
he watched the movie and made up the music as it went along
he sang it into the microphone while the music played
he hired classical musicians to write it
he wrote it down first then played it
2
Which composer helped revive the usage of classical music scores in film?
Max Steiner
Wendy Carlos
John Williams
Erich Korngold
3
What were the names of the 2 most popular 1960s Western films? Select TWO. Select TWO. Don't forget you must select 2.
Psycho
The Dollars Trilogy
The Magnificent Seven
Citizen Kane
4
What is the musical definition of the term score?
a word that rhymes with soar
a group or set of twenty or about twenty.
a written representation of the music that shows how the parts fit together
the number of points, goals, runs achieved in a sports team
5
Which one of these film composers was considered the Father of Film Music?
Max Steiner
Wendy Carlos
Erich Korngold
John Williams
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T/F: Silent Era had no recorded sound & contained pianists/small orchestras to improvise &match the action on the screen
True
False
7
What was the NEW sound that was introduced in film in the 50s that gave the iconic sounds to the
James Bond
films?
country
spaghetti Western
jazz
classical
8
What did a movie theatre look like during the Silent Era? Please select the correct picture.
B
A
9
What invention allowed for sound to be synchronized with movies in 1929?
The telegraph
The telephone
The vitaphone
The sousaphone
10
Which Golden Age composer and movie influenced the music for
Star Wars
?
You must indicate the composer AND the movie.
Elevator to the Gallows
Kings Row
Miles Davis
Erich Korngold
Psycho
Bernard Hermann
11
The ______ is the technique that Max Steiner used that assigned specific instruments or themes to individual characters.
The sonata form
The synonym
The leitmotif
The score
12
How many decades has John Williams (b. 1932) been composing film music?
10 decades
4 decades
2 decades
7 decades
13
T/F: The synthesizer allowed us to see both full composed scores and short, fun pop tunes in 80s movies.
True
False
14
What is the name of the lower-budget/low-cost film version of 1960’s Western film that used less instruments?
Spaghetti Western Film
Lasagna Western Film
Fruit Salad Western Film
Tortellini Western Film
15
T/F: Even though film music plays a crucial role in film, it is often overlooked and considered an afterthought
True
False
16
Select all (
3
)
three
that apply to the Golden Age of film music.
You must select 3
.
Don't forget, pick 3.
T h r e e
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The music of this age did not have a lasting impact in the movie world.
The music was often forgettable.
The music from the films were just as important as the films themselves.
Composers wrote short tunes that didn’t contribute much to the storytelling
Composers with classical backgrounds wrote elaborate orchestral scores
The musical writing of this age became the standard for films to this day.
17
Synth music allowed composers to make scores with _________ instead of a whole orchestra.
animals
only a piano
just a few people
two clarinets
18
The ____ synth, invented in 1964, became widely available in the 70s that paved the way for sci-fi films
Bach
Moog
Leitmotif
Score
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How did Spaghetti Western Film get its name?
They were movies about the American Wild West filmed in Italy
They were movies about the future filmed with a synth
They were movies about World War 2 filmed in Italy
They were movies about the Midwest filmed in America
