Music

Question 1

Cue

Answer 1

A section of music in a film.

Question 2

Theme music

Answer 2

A piece of music that is often heard at the
start and/or the end of a film. The mood of
the music will be the same as the film.

Question 3

Diegetic
Music

Answer 3

Music that is part of the story. It can be
heard by the actors in the film.

Question 4

Non-Diegetic
Music

Answer 4

Background music that adds to the mood of
the film. It can be heard by the audience
but not by the actors. Also known as
underscoring

Question 5

Leitmotif

Answer 5

A leitmotif is a recurring musical idea which
is associated with a particular theme, time,
place or character.

Question 6

Pre-1930s

Answer 6

Films were silent because the ability to record
sound with them had not yet been invented. In
cinemas, a piano player or small orchestra would
play music that matched the mood of the action
on screen.

Question 7

1927

Answer 7

“The Jazz Singer” was the first film that had music
and sound synchronised to moving picture.

Question 8

1930s to 1950s

Answer 8

Orchestras used nearly all the time by composers
of film music.

Question 9

1950s onwards

Answer 9

Jazz and pop music begin to be used in films.
Electronic instruments are also used when they
are invented e.g. synthesizers