Film music

Question 1

how might a composer show that danger is getting closer by?

Answer 1

• short ostinatos
• accelerando
• use of chromatic notes
• crescendo
• rising pitch

Question 2

how might a composer show that a character is turning evil?

Answer 2

• deepening the pitch

- change to a minor key

Question 3

how might composers show that a character is getting uneasy?

Answer 3

• ostinatos
• use of fast strings
• dissonance
• tremolo- rapidly changing between 2 notes
• fast tempo- allegro

Question 4

what is diegetic music?

Answer 4

music that is also heard by the characters as well as the audience

Question 5

what is extra diegetic music?

Answer 5

music that is not actually part of the story but put over the top to increase the effect of the story.