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What is the effect of Leitmotif in order to present the character of the Penguin?

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Penguin theme is specifically established to ensure that the audience later associate this theme constantly with this character

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What is the effect of Rising fourths in the Batman Motif?

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Used for dramatic effect in order to represent his status as the hero of the film

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What is the effect of the Penguin motif being sung by choir and then changing to full organ in Bar 3?

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Change is for dramatic effect, reflecting the stormy weather around cobblepot manor

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What is the effect of wordless voices?

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Builds the melody whilst the orchestra plays the accompaniment

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What is the effect of the Batman motif being played in Bar 1?

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Reflects in the previous film before beginning birth of a Penguin theme

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What is the effect of the music descending in pitch at Bar 47 of Rise and Fall from Grace?

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Reflects the onscreen movement of characters as they descend a staircase

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What is the effect of BoaPP1 beginning in F minor with subdominant pedal?

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Creates serious harmonic backdrop

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What is the effect of tone clusters in BoaPP1?

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Creates a dissonant and unsettling feel to the piece

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What is the effect of the change of Key at Bar 7 to A minor (tertiary relationship)?

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Reflects the horror of the father to his son the Penguin

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What is the effect of the Triumphant change to C major as the crowd cheers for Penguin in Rise and Fall from Grace?

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Creates a grandiose feeling during the scene

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What is the effect of tremolando strings at the end of Birth of a Penguin Part 1?.

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Creates a colouristic effect reflecting on the tension of the piece

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What is the effect of the flurry heard at Bar 21 of Birth of a Penguin Part 1?

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Represents the suddenness of the Penguin pulling the cat into the cage

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What is the effect of the Penguin theme using a theatrical orchestration using a choir as well as a pipe organ and full orchestra?

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Creates a feeling of fantasy

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What is the effect of Brass occasionally playing con sord in Rise and Fall from Grace?

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Mutes the instruments creating a more panned out sound.

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What is the effect of tone clusters in Birth of a Penguin Part 1 B6?

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Creates a dissonant feel to the piece

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What is the effect of Elfman ending using a superimposed 5th rather than a dominant 7th chord?

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Unusual and creates further sense of tension

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What is the effect of Augmented chords (A to Eb) in Rise and Fall from Grace?

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Creates a feel of tension and adds dissonance

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What is the effect of the Om pah pah Ostinato in Rise and Fall from Grace?

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Creates a waltz like feel to the piece

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What is the effect of octaves in Bar 22-25 in Birth of a Penguin Part 1?

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Helps to focus thicken the texture of the piece as there is no accompaniment in the Penguin Motif

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What is the effect of Homophony in Birth of a Penguin Part 1?

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Main themes can be heard clearly of the accompanying instruments which thicken the texture of the piece

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What is the effect of using a ‘Hollywood’ style orchestra

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Leads to rich and fuller textures

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What is the effect of a snare off in Birth of a Penguin part one?

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Creates a hollow sound

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Williams - Imperial March

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Melody: frequent use of leitmotif

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Steiner - King Kong

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Melody: use of rising fourths
Sonority: Brass sometimes play con sord

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Indiana Jones Raider’s of the Lost Ark: ‘Escape from the Temple’

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Melody: changes in orchestration reflecting on the weather around them

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Elfman - Spider-Man main theme

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Melody: wordless voices

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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - theme played in augmented form when title is shown before zooming in on the riddle mansion

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Melody: Batman Leitmotif in Bar 1 reflecting in previous films before zooming in on Cobblepot Manor

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Hermann’s - Madness theme

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Melody: melody descends in pitch

Harmony: augmented chords

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John Williams - Jaws

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Tonality: F minor with subdominant Pedal
Texture: Monophony in first three beats RaFfG

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John Williams - ‘Close Encounter of the Third Kind’ theme

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Tonality: tone clusters
Harmony: Tone clusters

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John Williams - ‘Main title/Rebel blockade runner’ from Star Wars: Episode IV A new hope

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Tonality: change of key (tertiary relationship)

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John Williams - Superman theme

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Triumphant change to C major

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Gladiator 2002 - ‘Honor Him’

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Sonority: Tremolando Strings

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Horner Titanic - Take her to Sea, Mr Murdock

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Sonority: Theatrical orchestration using choir as well as pipe organ and full orchestra

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Birth of a Penguin part 2 ending

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Harmony: superimposed 5ths

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Elfman - Spideman ‘Transformations’ theme

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Harmony: Om pah pah ostinato (waltz)

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The shining main theme

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Texture: Octaves

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The Shining’s theme ‘Home’

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Texture: Generally Homophonic

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Andrew Lockington - ‘One last Message’ from the City of Ember score

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Texture: complex Hollywood style film orchestra

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Goldsmith - Planet of the apes

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Texture: snare off

41
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When was Batman Returns released?

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1992

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Who directed Batman Returns?

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Tim Burton

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What other films did the director and Elfman collab on?

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Batman (1989)
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Alice in Wonderland (2010)
Beetlejuice (1988)

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Who played Catwoman?

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Michelle Pfeiffer

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Who played the Penguin?

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Danny DeVito

46
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Who played Batman?

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Michael Keaton

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