Film theory

Question 1

What are the 4 purposes of film music?

Answer 1

1. To suggest the setting
2. To convey characters or ideas
3. To create a mood or an atmosphere
4. To express the emotions of a character

Question 2

What are the 4 different types of film music?

Answer 2

1. Background music
2. Themes
3. Music for credits
4. Songs

Question 3

How are the heroes portrayed in lord of the rings?

Answer 3

Heroic brass in major key

Question 4

How are the orcs portrayed in lord of the rings?

Answer 4

dissonant harmonic effects and a high pitch

Question 5

How is the balrog portrayed in lord of the rings?

Answer 5

Taiko drums, low male choir chanting.

Question 6

How is the tragedy of Gandalf portrayed in lord of the rings?

Answer 6

Soft voices, double bass, and a soprano voice

Question 7

What is the form of pink panther?

Answer 7

ABA (Ternary)

Question 8

What solo instrument plays the A section?

Answer 8

Tenor Saxophone

Question 9

What solo instrument plays the A section?

Answer 9

Tenor Saxophone

Question 10

What is the timbre of the sounds in pink panther?

Answer 10

Silvery and mellow

Question 11

What style is used in section A of pink panther?

Answer 11

Cool jazz

Question 12

What style is used in the B section of pink panther?

Answer 12

Swing

Question 13

What musical examples are used to display a mysterious mood in Hedwig’s theme?

Answer 13

A solo celeste keyboard, minor scale, the timbre is light and bright, legato (smoothly and slurred).

Question 14

What is the form of Hedwig’s theme?

Answer 14

AB - Binary form

Question 15

What are the 10 stages of the piece in the superman theme?

Answer 15

1. Fanfare
2. March
3. Main theme A (played twice)
4. Main theme B (played twice)
5. Fanfare
6. Love theme
7. Main theme A
8. Fanfare
9. Fanfare
10. Coda