End of half term Film Music Quiz!

What is a Leitmotif?

• A short recurring musical phrase, that represents a place, character or idea.

• A long piece of music played at the start of a film.

• A short musical phrase that only plays at the end of a film.

• A piece of music which only includes brass instruments.

What is a fanfare?

• A piece of music which sets the scene.

• A recurring musical phrase which represents a character.

• A short tune typically played to introduce someone or something important.

• A short tune which is played by string instruments.

What family of instruments usually play a fanfare?

• Wind

• Brass

• String

• Percussion

Who wrote the music to Jurassic Park?

• Hans Williams

• John Zimmer

• Hans Zimmer

• John Williams

What is a Western?

• A film that usually tells the story of a pirate on a boat

• A long piece of music which represents a place

• A film that usually tells the story of a cowboy who rides a horse

• A film set in England

What is instrumentation?

• When brass instruments are used in the music.

• The instruments used in the music.

• The melody.

• How the harmony sounds.

What is rhythm?

• The instruments used.

• The pitch of the notes.

• The pattern of beats.

• How many instruments are playing at the same time.

If we are watching a chase scene on screen, the music would typically sound...

• Loud and fast.

• Slow and quiet.

• Loud and slow.

• Quiet and fast.

Which one of these is a string instrument?

• Cello

• Trumpet

• Flute

• Oboe

Another word for the tune is...

• The rhythm

• The melody

• The harmony

• The texture