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Film Music Composers

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which composer is Swedish and the youngest on our list?

a)

Alan Menken

b)

Alexandre Desplat

c)

Hans Zimmer

d)

Ludwig Goranson

2.

Which composer is German?

a)

Hans Zimmer

b)

Michael Giacchino

c)

Alexandre Desplat

d)

Lugwig Goranson

3.

Which composer has written the notable themes from ET, Jaws, Indiana Jones, Superman, Jurassic Park and Harry Potter?

a)

James Horner

b)

Michael Giacchino

c)

John Williams

d)

Hans Zimmer

4.

Which composer wrote the music for The Lion King?

a)

Hans Zimmer

b)

Brian Tyler

c)

Danny Elfman

d)

Alan Menken

5.

Which composer wrote the music for Black Panther and The Mandalorian?

a)

Alan Silvestri

b)

Ludwig Goranson

c)

Brian Tyler

d)

John Williams

6.

Which composer has a lot of his movie music adapted for Broadway shows?

a)

Michael Giacchino

b)

Hans Zimmer

c)

Alan SIlvestri

d)

Alan Menken

7.

Who wrote the music for Up, The Incredibles and Ratatouille?

a)

Danny Elfman

b)

Thomas Newman

c)

Michael Giacchino

d)

Brian Tyler

8.

Which composer passed away in 2015 in a plane crash?

a)

Howard Shore

b)

Alexandre Desplat

c)

James Horner

d)

Alan Menken

9.

Which composer is French/Greek?

a)

Alexandre Desplat

b)

Ludwig Goranson

c)

Hans Zimmer

d)

Thomas Newman

10.

Who wrote the music for Forrest Gump and The Polar Express?

a)

John Williams

b)

Alan Silvestri

c)

Thomas Newman

d)

Howard Shore

11.

Which composer is also a DJ and goes by the name Madsonik?

a)

Brian Tyler

b)

Michael Giacchino

c)

Danny Elfman

d)

Ludwig Goranson

12.

Who is the most nominated living individual for Academy Awards (Oscars)?

a)

Hans Zimmer

b)

Howard Shore

c)

Alan Menken

d)

John Williams

13.

Which composer wrote songs for The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules and Tangled?

a)

Alan SIlvestri

b)

Alan Menken

c)

Thomas Newman

d)

Michael Giacchino

14.

Which composer wrote the music for Finding Nemo?

a)

Michael Giacchino

b)

Danny Elfman

c)

Thomas Newman

d)

Alan Menken

15.

Which composer wrote the music for Pirates of the Caribbean?

a)

John Williams

b)

Brian Tyler

c)

James Horner

d)

Hans Zimmer

16.

Which composer often works with director Christopher Nolan?

a)

Hans Zimmer

b)

John Williams

c)

Michael Giacchino

d)

Danny Elfman

17.

Which young composer is following in John Williams’ footsteps and is known for writing great themes for current films?

a)

Alan Menken

b)

Brian Tyler

c)

Alan Silvestri

d)

Michael Giacchino

18.

Which composer often wrote music with a Celtic influence like Titanic and Braveheart?

a)

James Horner

b)

Howard Shore

c)

Hans Zimmer

d)

Alexandre Desplat

19.

Who wrote the music for the 9 main Star Wars films?

a)

Hans Zimmer

b)

Alan Silvestri

c)

John Williams

d)

Howard Shore

20.

Which composer is known for his songwriting more than his scores and worked with lyricist Howard Ashman?

a)

Alan Silvestri

b)

Thomas Newman

c)

Hans Zimmer

d)

Alan Menken

21.

Which composer wrote the music for Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit?

a)

John Williams

b)

Howard Shore

c)

Hans Zimmer

d)

James Horner

22.

Which composer often works with Tim Burton and is good at creating a haunting, Gothic feel in his music?

a)

Hans Zimmer

b)

Alexandre Desplat

c)

Danny Elfman

d)

Ludwig Goranson

23.

Which composer works on nearly all of Steven Spielberg’s movies?

a)

John Williams

b)

Hans Zimmer

c)

Brian Tyler

d)

Alan Silvestri

24.

Which composer works most frequently with Pixar and JJ Abrams?

a)

Thomas Newman

b)

Michael Giacchino

c)

Alan Menken

d)

Danny Elfman

25.

Which composer wrote for all but one of the Avengers movies and created the main theme?

a)

Alan Menken

b)

Hans Zimmer

c)

Brian Tyler

d)

Alan Silvestri