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Film and Game Music Quiz

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which film from 1926 was the first full-length feature to use synchronised sound?

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2.

What was significant about 'The Jazz Singer' (1927)?

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3.

Name the composer who created the first fully scored soundtrack for a feature-length motion picture in 1933.

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4.

What is a leitmotif and which composer originally developed this concept for opera?

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5.

List the THREE songs mentioned as appearing in the overture of 'The Wizard of Oz' (1939).

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6.

How has technology changed the process of synchronising music with film from the original magnetic recording method?

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7.

Which director worked with electronic synthesiser composer Wendy Carlos on films including 'A Clockwork Orange' and 'The Shining'?

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8.

According to the text, which instruments are typically used to represent military themes in film music?

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9.

What musical technique is commonly known as 'Mickey Mousing'?

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10.

Name the specific musical scales mentioned for creating suspense/drama and supporting flashbacks/dream sequences.

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11.

Which early video game is mentioned as the starting point for computer game music using simple beeps and buzzes?

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12.

What does MIDI stand for and how did it help computer game music development?

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13.

Name the TWO big 8-bit mascots from the eighties and nineties mentioned in the text.

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14.

Which technology advancement allowed for huge development in audio quality and cinematic style in video games?

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15.

Name the composer who created syncopated themes for Super Mario that borrowed from ragtime music.

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16.

According to the text, what musical style strongly influenced game music in the early nineties?

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17.

Who pioneered adaptive music in computer games and in which game?

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18.

List FOUR factors that can cause changes in adaptive music during gameplay.

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19.

Explain the difference between how 'Gran Theft Auto' and licensed franchise tie-ins like 'Star Wars' approach their music.

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20.

According to the text, what are the main functions that music serves in computer games?

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21.

The text mentions three "starting points" at the end. What are they and why might these be significant study pieces for this topic?

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