music and storytelling 1

Which movie composer started his career in a band called Oingo Boingo?

• John Williams

• Ennio Mariconne

• Danny Elfmen

• Jerry Goldsmith

What is a theme?

• The main music representing a person, place, thing, or the movie itself

• A recurring musical idea or group of notes that represent a specific character or setting in an opera or film

• A piece of music that is played during a specific scene.

• A piece of music that covers up the projector sound

What is a cue?

• The main representing a person, place, thing, or the movie itself

• A recurring idea or group of notes that represent a specific character or setting in an opera or film

• A piece of music that is played during a specific scene

• A piece of music that covers up the projector sound

What is a leitmotif?

• The main music representing a person, place, thing, or the film iteself

• A recurring musical idea or group of notes that represent a specific character or setting in the opera or movie

• A piece of music that is played during a specific scene

• A piece of music that covers up the projector sound

Which of the following composers was famous for the whistleing western theme?

• Danny Elfman

• John Williams

• Ennio Mariconne

• Richard Rodgers

• Oscar Hammerstien II

Which of the following pieces did John Williams find insparation for Star Wars?

• Gustov Holst Planet Suite

• Igor Stravinsky's Firebird Suite

• Richard Strauss's Thus Spoke Zarathustra

• Ludwig Van Beethoven's 9th Symphony