Music - Film music

What is the correct term for the composition of music for a film? (Clue = 'S')

What is the correct musical term for music getting gradually louder?

• Diminuendo

• Crescendo

• Dynamics

• Timbre

In film music, what is the correct term for a 'theme or melody for a person, place or thing'?

The effect or mood created by playing instrumentation a particular way is called...

• Glissando

• Atmosphere

• Pitch

• Timbre

The origins of film music was started during what film era?

What style of music, often credited with the first form of film music and popularised by Scott Joplin in the 1890's, was used to play over film?

What part of a film score normally plays the 'leitmotif'?

• Bassline

• Chords

• Drone

• Melody

Historically, how was film music originally 'added' to a film?

• Played live, by a live musician in the theatre or cinema.

• Added through audio technology.

• Composed specifically for the film and played by an orchestra.

• Played through a cassette whilst filming.

Music specifically composed for use in particular types of film scenes from the 1920's was called...

• Film composition

• Vitaphonic score

• Photoplay music

• Original music

A Timbre, often played by string instruments to create a sense of unease in its audience is called what?

• Tremolo

• Trembli

• Tremoso

• Tremula