Chapter 10: Popular Music in Cinema

Which of these artists composed music for the movie 'Shaft' and had the theme featured for its subsequent reboot/sequels?

• Marvin Gaye

• Isaac Hayes

• Curtis Mayfield

• Smokey Robinson

The Blues Brothers movie caused controversy. Why?

• It featured a racist cast

• It had a horrible storyline

• Popularization of Black music by white actors

• The actors weren't compensated handsomely

What are the two criteria in order to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song? (Pick two answers)

• Must have an authentic cadence

• Must be written for the movie

• Must feature at least piano, guitar, drums, and bass

• Must include original lyrics and music

Take a look at the screen grab: What movie is this from and who wrote the music and lyrics to its most popular hit?

• The Bodyguard/Whitney Houston

• The Bodyguard/Babyface

• The Bodyguard/Teddy Riley

• The Bodyguard/Dolly Parton

MTV began solely as a channel playing music videos. What year did it start as a cable channel?

• 1984

• 1989

• 1985

• 1982

In 'Theme from Shaft', Isaac Hayes asks this question, indicative of the vernacular at the time...

• "Can you dig it?"

• "Do you feel me?"

• "What it is?"

• "What it be like?"

In "Gonna Fly Now", the opening fanfare features what instrumentation?

• French Horn

• Trombone

• Trumpet

• Saxophone

MTV videos were assured MORE OR LESS than 6 airings per day?

• More

• Less

In 1963, the NAACP threatened sanctions and legal action if more Black people weren't employed by the U.S. film industry. The NAACP is the National Association for the ____________ of Colored People

Saturday Night Fever not only starred a young John Travolta, but revitalized the career of which band/singing group?

• Earth, Wind, and Fire

• The Gap Band

• The BeeGees

• Chicago