Film music

Question 1

Main title

Answer 1

The piece of music which opens the movie and contains its main musical ideas

Question 2

Leitmotif

Answer 2

A shirt theme or piece of music in a film score which represents a character or place. Recurs throughout the score in different way

Question 3

Drone

Answer 3

A pitch which is sustained (held) or repeated under a piece of music

Question 4

Cue

Answer 4

A section of a film score which accompanies a specific part of the film

Question 5

Underscore

Answer 5

Music which happens in the background of the scene, possibly under dialogue

Question 6

Diegetic music

Answer 6

Music which occurs within the context of the story (the characters onscreen can hear it)

Question 7

Mickey mousing

Answer 7

When the music directly matches the action on the screen

Question 8

Motif

Answer 8

A short bit of musical material

Question 9

Ostinato

Answer 9

A repeating pattern of notes

Question 10

Name 5 famous contemporary film composers

Answer 10

Rachel Portman
Hildur Gounadottir
John Williams
Danny Elfman
Hans Zimmer

Question 11

Loop

Answer 11

A short bit of electronic music which is repeated