Film Music

What is a film score?

• original music written for a film

• number of songs in a movie

• music that expresses an idea

What is the role of a film score?

• to provide background music for a movie

• to create a mood or atmosphere for a scene

• to enhance the emotional and visual impact of a film

How are film scores different from soundtracks?

• soundtracks are compilation of songs and sounds that comprise all of the film's music.

• film scores are composed by different artists while soundtracks are composed by a single artist

• there is no difference between film scores and soundtracks

The composer of Dune, The Gladiator, Interstellar, Inception is...

• Hans Zimmer

• John Williams

• Alan Silvestri

• Danny Elfman

What is a leitmotif?

• when the music is imitating or following the movements on screen

• musical motif or idea in a film that is associated with a person/setting/idea/

  emotion

• theme song

Who is this film composer?

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Is Danny Elfman the composer known for creating the iconic leitmotif for "Jaws"?

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Who was the composer of " Back to the future" ?

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Are foley sounds and sound effect the same thing?

• yes

• no

You are a composer. The director shows you the scene you need to provide music for. The scene is the following:

" A person is lost in a forest. They are blindfolded. They don't know where they are. Suddenly they hear people talking"

What kind of music would you provide for a scene like this?

Explain.