film music Flashcards
FM what do the different pitches and melodies show:
1. leaps and chromaticism
- leaps (disjunct melodic movement) and chromaticism for weirdness and antagonist
FM what do the different pitches and melodies show:
2. stepwise (conjunct melodic meovement0 and diatonic
- happiness
- protagonist, good characters
FM what do the different pitches and melodies show:
3. rising melodies
- increasing tension
- triumph
FM what do the different pitches and melodies show:
4. falling melodies
- decreasing tension
- defeat, hopelessness
FM what do the different pitches and melodies show:
what is the “big theme” often played on
sweeping strings
FM what do the different pitches and melodies show:
5. question and answer
good vs evil
FM what do the different pitches and melodies show:
6. interval of a fifth
- often used in sci-fi
-> sound quality to match outer space
FM articulation - legato vs staccato
- legato for flowing and happy situations
- staccato for challenging situations
FM articulation - accents
- violence
FM articulation - sfz
sudden emphasis and shock
FM articulation - pizzicato (strings)
- short ditached notes
FM articulation - arco (strings)
- using bow
FM dynamics - loud vs soft
- loud for bold and powerful
- soft for timid and weak
FM dynamics - crescendos vs decrescendos and diminuendos
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