OCR GCSE Music - AofS 4 - Film & Video Game Music

What is non-diegetic music?

True or False? Silence can help build tension.

When did video game music start to become more realistic?

A leitmotive will normally use the pitches found in the primary chords

Who supposedly invented the leitmotif?

True or False? Music cannot help set the time and place in a movie

True or False? Hans Zimmer has composed music for video games.

What is diegetic music?

Which of the following best describes the structure of most film music?

What would be used to create music in early video games?

Which was the first game to feature music continuously playing?

An ostinato is a repeated pattern (involving a rhythm or a set of pitches)

What instrumental family is often used to play a hero leitmotive?

What is a drone (in music)?

True or False? Video games use leitmotifs to represent places or characters

A leitmotive often features a jump/leap within it

If a leitmotive is in the minor key, it probably means the character is 'good'

What instrumental family is often used to play a thoughtful/reflective character leitmotive?

How does the Halo main theme build intensity and create excitement?

Mickey-mousing is a technique used when music emphasises a specific part of the action

What is a Leitmotif?

What is a tremolo (on a stringed instrument)?