Exam 19: Music for Films

Silent films involved no music at all.

The classical Hollywood film score usually featured

Nondiegetic music is sometimes called "source" music.

Which describes diegetic music?

Newman,Steiner and Korngold are best remembered for

The first movie to use sound was The Jazz Singer.

"Mickey Mousing" involves musically mimicking a character's actions.

A sound track includes dialogue and sound effects as well as film music.

Which composer listed below is credited with the return to the full orchestral score in such movies as Star Wars and Jaws?

Of the following composers,which is best remembered for his film scores?

In the 1930s,most of the composers working on film scores were American.

The theremin was the earliest

The sounds of new age music usually are produced by

Current film scores are sometimes "packaged" by Hollywood for an MTV-inspired audience.

Many people take film music for granted,losing themselves in the story as the movie unfolds.What are some of the roles of film music that the audience members subconsciously experience?

A temp is written by

The "theremin" was an early recording device in the movie industry.

Pop music scores became popular in which decade?

With an historical perspective in mind,describe the connection between film music and commercial sale of music in America.

A "temp" is a synopsis of a film's plot.