Film Music Test

______ films were made before movies had recorded sounds.

What was Max Steiner's theory about film music?

Shore collaborated with _________ with whom he started his film scoring career.

Horner was known for putting what in his music?

Zimmer's mother survived which war by escaping Germany?

What kind of composers was Goldsmith inspired by?

Ennio Morricone played in _______ bands in the 1950s from pop artists for the RAI broadcast company.

Zimmer worked with Stanley Meyers, and would ______ orchestral and electronic instruments.

Horner's music was often known to have ________ motifs.

John Williams was drafted into the _______ in 1952.

What instruments did Zimmer play in bands while he was in London?

What did Morricone start adding to his scores in the 1970s?

_____________ was the first full length film with synchronized dialogue and song sequences

What other kinds of scores did Bernstein write?

While living in London, what did Zimmer do for the Air-Edel Company?

What TV show did Jerry Goldsmith write for by 1960?

Williams was inspired by Tchaikovsky and Wagner's concept of what?

Why did movie theaters hire musicians to play during movies that were playing?

Goldsmith was known for using ________ instrumentation, ethnic and electronic instruments.

Bernard Herrman worked with the movie director, ___________

In the 1960s film scoring became much more ____________.

Wiliams' musical style is a form of what?

Which composers was Horner NOT inspired by?

How did James Horner die?

Up until the 1950s film scores where entirely ____________.

Jerry Goldsmith was inspired by the film ___________.

Anatomy of a Murder was a film that included jazz music written by __________ and Billy Strayhorn.

The "Silent Era" of movies started in 1894 and last until:

Where is Hans Zimmer from?

Bernstein was interested in writing _________ as well as film scores.

What else was Horner known for besides his movie scores?

Elmer Bernstein's film scores were known to reflect what?

Elmer Bernstein performed as a professional dancer and ________ as a child.

What was Max Steiner's breakthrough score?

Where is Ennio Morricone from?

After Hans Zimmer's father died, Hans would use ________ to escape from his grief.

John Williams played as a session musician on film scores for which composers?

What television network was Herrmann hired at in 1934?

James Horner was an American Composer, conductor and ________ of film scores.

Max Steiner was the father of _________ music.

What was the name of Morricone's first film score?

John Williams used his inspiration from ______ music to write his film scores.

How old was Bernard Herrmann when he won a composition prize and went to study at New York University?

Howard Shore was a music director for ________

Some of Morricone's music reflected _______ especially in the score for The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.

Howard Shore would mix what kind of music?

Shore won 3 Academy Awards for the score to which movie trilogy?

Max Steiner worked at _________ when first coming to Hollywood.