James Horner: The Amazing Spider-man

Question 1

General information about band

Answer 1

Born 1953-2015.
Star Trek 2 and 3, Apollo 13 and titanic.

Question 2

Instrumentation

Answer 2

High strings,male vocals,synthesiser,trumpet,horn,piano

Question 3

Melody

Answer 3

0.16- as the electronic and vocal sounds fade in and out, a solo trumpet enters with the main melody (theme A).
1.48- the piano resumes its arpeggios which now form the accompaniment to a solo boy treble who (wordlessly) sings a version of theme A- then A1.
4.10- Rather than returning to theme A, a now expressive melody (theme B) is presented by solo piano in octaves accompanied by lower strings.

Question 4

Harmony and tonality

Answer 4

D minor/ Dorian mode on D.
1.24- the harmonies in the strings alternate between Bb minor and Gb major as the dotted rhythm is taken up by the horn and then returns in the trumpet.
3.33- dissonances are caused by the overlapping of different ostinato patterns in piano and strings.
0.00- the opening discords on high strings evolve via a glissando effect into wordless male vocals.

Question 5

Time signature

Answer 5

4/4.