Year 8 - Film music key words- Autumn 2 - lesson 3

Uplifting anthems were written for these people.

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

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

Fast tempo music was written for these types of scenes.

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

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

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

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

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Visual technique where characters are moving with the beats of the music.

• Goofy Gallop
• Minnie Moves
• Daffy Dab
• Mickey Mousing 

Music heard by characters.

• Diegetic 
• Non-Diegetic
• Film score
• Soundtrack

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Music only heard by audience.

• Diegetic
• Non-Diegetic
• Film Score
• Soundtrack

Superman theme, Jaws theme, Imperial March, and Ellie's Theme are all examples of?

• Sound effect 
• Leitmotif
• Referencing
• Soundtrack

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?

• Horror

• Western

• Animation

• Adventure