TV Themes 📺🎶 Flashcards
What is the name given to a short, musical idea?
A hook
What is the most important feature of a TV theme?
The theme gives an impression of what the show may be about
What are the features of a news theme?
The music is loud and urgent, often using a lot of brass instruments for a striking effect
Why must the theme tune be played fractionally before the image?
The relationship between sound and image. It is important to play the sound fractionally earlier than the image appears so that the eye and ear see and hear the media instantly.
Why are effects used in theme tunes?
To create an atmosphere
What are TV themes also known as?
Signature tunes
The composer has a very short time to tell the listener what?
What the show may be about
Why does the composer try to create a hook?
So that people will instantly associate it with the programme
News programmes and political documentaries need what sense?
An urgent and serious sense
Many programmes use songs which contain what?
That contain the programme’s concept
