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WorksheetsWhy Does Horror Music Scare Us?
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
What movie in 1933 had the first full length score? ("score" = soundtrack)
Jaws
King Kong
Star Wars
It Chapter 2
What is the term for when music matches a character's action on screen?
Humpty Dumptying
Copy and Pasting
Mickey Mousing
Movement Painitng
When a character has a "theme" that is heard many times in music, what do we call it?
Leitmotif
Repetitive Music
Copy and Pasting
Lazy
From what movie can we find one of the earliest examples of a "jump scare?"
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
Frankenstein
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Psycho
What is a "stinger chord?"
When bees play instruments
When string rays pile on top of each other
When musicians attack a chord to reinforce the moment of surprise
When string players poke each other with their bows
A fear-based scream has a certain scraggly-flutter vibe called...?
Roughness
Ratchedness
Grossness
Katniss
What movie changed horror music film?
Star Wars
It
Psycho
The Exorcist
What horror-related music-writing skill does the composer Penderecki utilize in "Polymorphia?"
Almond Clusters
Tone Clusters
Mass Effect
Jump Scares
The "tritone" is a dissonant interval that doesn't hit the ear very pleasantly. It has garnered the name...
"The Devil's Interval"
"The Ugly Sound"
"The Fear Sound"
"The Angel's Interval"
Often, horror movies will have familiar or non-threatening music put into a creepy context. What's a popular example of this?
Lullabyes
Children singing
Religious songs
All of the above
What does "Sul Ponticello" mean?
Close to the fingerboard
Close to your heart
Close to your cello
Close to the bridge
What does "Dies Irae" translate to in English?
Day of Ireland
Day of Wrath
Day of Happiness
Day of Halloween
