Video Game Music

What is a Leitmotif?

• Something light

• A theme tune/melody which represents a character

• Light Motivation

• Music which makes you lighter

Where else could you find leitmotifs?

• In Chromatica

• In every single Oasis Album

• John Lennon's Last Song

• In Richard Wagner's (1813-1883) Operas

Video games will often have 'background' music, which plays underneath dialogue or action. This is called......

What is an 'ostinato'?

• A small accordion

• A musical car

• A repeated rhythm

• Photosynthesis

Composing is when you....

• Create your own video game

• Create your own music

• Perform your own music

• Sell your own music

Playing two or more notes together at the same time is called a..................