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Why is music important to motion pictures? |
all of the above |
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Which of the following best describes the music at the climax of The Godfather |
the mood runs counter to the action |
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Who composed the music for The Lord of the Rings trilogy |
howard shore |
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Which movie director has frequently used lighthearted rock music for scenes of graphic violence? |
Quentin Tarantino |
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Music that is performed on screen and is part of the drama itself is called: |
source music |
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Which nineteenth-century composer was the inspiration for unity in film music through the use of leitmotifs |
wagner |
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Which of the following characterizes the career of John Williams? |
all of the above |
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John Williams was the music director and principal conductor of the: |
Boston Pops |
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Which of the following film scores was NOT composed by John Williams? |
titanic |
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Which of the following does NOT characterize the Imperial March |
It uses simple march harmonies. |
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Which movie first introduced the Imperial March |
The empire strikes back |
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Tan Dun combines Western musical styles with those of: |
China |
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Which of the following works is NOT composed by Tan Dun? |
Summon the heroes |
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Tan Dun’s score for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon features which Western solo instrument |
cello |
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The Chinese melodic instrument prominent in Farewell from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is the |
erhu |
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Farewell from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is in ________ form |
theme and variations |
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Guitar Hero is a |
video game |
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Video games have: |
long used source music |
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Who composed the music for Final Fantasy |
Nobuo Uematsu |
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Which of the following does NOT characterize "Aerith’s Theme" from Final Fantasy VII? |
unpredictable form |
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Most Hollywood films use music to establish an overall mood, not to reflect the emotional content of a |
F |
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Film music that contradicts the mood of a scene is referred to as "running counter to the action." |
T |
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Music can help create a sense of place and time in films. |
T |
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In films, music that can be heard by a character on the screen is called underscoring. |
F |
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The use of leitmotifs in the Star Wars films mirrors that in Wagner’s Ring cycle |
T |
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Williams’s Imperial March is in standard march form |
F |
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Unlike Tan Dun, John Williams devotes his compositional activities strictly to films. |
F |
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One of the highlights of John Williams’s career is his Internet Symphony No. 1. |
F |
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Tan Dun experienced China’s Cultural Revolution firsthand. |
T |
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In Tan Dun’s score for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, the solo cello imitates the vocal style heard in Beijing Opera |
T |
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