Film Music

Uplifting anthems were written for these people.

• Bad guys 
• Damsels in distress
• Heroes
• Creepy characters

Fast tempo music was written for these types of scenes.

• Love scenes
• Death scenes
• Chase scenes 
• Scary scenes

Slow and somber music was written for these types of scenes.

• Sad scenes
• Love scenes
• Chase scenes
• Comedic scenes

This instrument accompanied silent films.

• Orchestra
• Big Band
• Choir
• Piano

A melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation. Sort of like a “theme song” for a person, place, thing, or idea.

• Leitmotif
• Film Score
• Motive 
• Melody

If the music has a slow tempo, a quiet dynamic and use of long drawn out note in the string section of an orchestra, which genre below would it more likely match?

• Horrow

• Western

• Animation

• Adventure

Which 2 instruments below would indicate that the music belongs to a western film?

• Guitar

• Piano

• Whistling

• Saxophone

• Brass

Which 2 descriptions of tonality below are correct?

• Major = happy

• Major = sad

• minor = happy

• minor = sad

Which of the following is the musical term to describe 'sound that gradually gets louder'

• diminuendo

• forte

• piano

• crescendo

Which of the following is the musical term to describe 'sound that gradually gets quieter'

• diminuendo

• forte

• piano

• crescendo