Music

Question 1

Functions of Movie Music

Answer 1

• setting the scene
• adding emotional meaning
• serving as a background filler
• creating continuity
• emphasizing climaxes

Question 2

Setting the scene

Answer 2

• creating convincing atmosphere of time and place
• indicates geographical and historical location of the story
• sometimes draws on the cultural stereotypes

Question 3

Music serving as background filter

Answer 3

• “wall to wall” music

- more common in classical holylwood cinema than in contemporary cinema

Question 4

Music as creating continuity

Answer 4

sound bridge

- leitmotifs

Question 5

Music emphaszing climaxes

Answer 5

• music provides viewer with important cues as for emotional climaxes

Question 6

5 characteristics of film music

Answer 6

1. patterns of development
2. lyrical content
3. tempo and volume
4. instrumentation
5. cultural significance

Question 7

1. patterns of development

Answer 7

musical themes and motifs - the pattern of their appearance

- character,setting, mood, etc.

Question 8

2. lyrical content

Answer 8

• relevance to image on screen

Question 9

3.tempo and volume

Answer 9

• tempo - crucial in determining the emotional intensity of a scene
• volume - usually characterizes the aura of space surrounding characters

Question 10

4. Instrumentation

Answer 10

• suggests time period and action place
• portrays emotional states
• suggests character traits

Question 11

5. Cultural Significance

Answer 11

• using music that bears a specific cultural significance