Instruments
a stringed instrument with a rich tone that is larger than a violin but smaller than a bass
What is a Cello?
A. Metropolis Thema
B. Cantina Band
C. Main Title
D. Prologue
E. Mars Attacks (Main Theme)
What is B. Cantina Band?
John Williams emphasized which family of instruments in his music?
What are Woodwinds (piccolos, celesta, harp)?
in music notation, the meter is indicated with a ________________
What is a time signature?
Metropolis robot "False Maria" influenced what Star Wars robot
Who is C-3PO?
a small flute that is an octave higher than an ordinary one
A. Sending the Signal
B. Blade Runner - End Titles
C. Creation of Tron
D. Also sprach Zarathustra
E. Wild Signals
What is D. Also sprach Zarathustra?
Composed the soundtrack to a movie where the alien "comes in peace"
Who is John Williams?
The form that follows ABACABA or ABACA
What is rondo form?
The first mass-produced synthesizer model to include MIDI capabilities
What is the Yamaha DX-7?
the largest and lowest-pitched musical instrument in the brass family
What is a Tuba?
A. 2815 A.D.
B. Doubleback
C. Prelude and Outer Space
D. Blade Runner - End Titles
E. Sending the Signal
What is A. 2815 A.D.?
The band who composed the "a Stars Wars kind of movie"
Who is Toto?
____________ is a genre of music that features consistent syncopation against a steady accompaniment
What is ragtime?
The Beatles used this type of instrument on their 1969 album Abbey Road
What is the Moog synthesizer?
a drum head stretched across the opening of a bowl that can be pitched
What is a Timpani?
A. Mars Attacks
B. Metropolis "Machine"
C. Blade Runner - End Titles
D. Main Titles
E. Metropolis Thema
What is A. Mars Attacks?
The composer who was credited with reviving symphonic scores with his music for Star Wars, which is saturated with leitmotifs for Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, and Darth Vader
Who is John Williams?
The effect of using a hand or a plunger to block and then unblock the bell to affect its tone color of a trumpet
What is wah-wah?
A very ludicrous role for diegetic music occurs in Tim Burton's ____________ (1996), inspired by the gruesome trading cards published-- and quickly "canceled"-- by Topps Chewing Gum Company in 1962.
What is Mars' Attacks!
A small percussion instrument with metal bars that are stuck by felt hammers operated by a piano-like keyboard
What is a Celesta?
A. Creation of Tron
B. Wild Signals
C. Prologue
D. Metropolis Thema
E. Metropolis "Machine"
What is E. Metropolis "Machine"?
Had a very interesting compositional process as he set up various synthesizers, sound processors, and recorders as he created the soundtrack for Blade Runner
Who is Vangelis?
The form that the "Outer Space" theme from The Day the Earth Stood Still is in
What is ternary form?
The film _______ involves communicating with aliens via sound, particularly the musical pattern Re-Mi-Do-Do Sol
What is The Tempest?