Types of Film Music
Use of Film Music
Famous Composers
100
The number of types of film music that we learned about in class.

What is 3?

100

A reason that music is used in movies.

What is to provide context/entertainment/represent a character/etc.?

100

A person who writes music for movies.

What is a composer?

200

The type of music that represents a character, object, or place.

What is character theme?

200

This can happen when there is no music in movies.

What is it is boring/it is less exciting/harder to understand a character's emotions/etc.?

200

He has won the second most nominations for Academy Awards for his film music in the history of the movie industry.

Who is John Williams?

300

The first bit of music an audience hears.

What is titles music?

300

This can happen when the wrong music is used in a movie scene.

What is it could make the scene weird or confusing/it might make you laugh when you should feel scared/etc.?

300

He wrote music for Home Alone, Harry Potter, Jaws, Star Wars, ET, etc.

Who is John Williams?

400

The type of music that supports the mood of a character on screen.

What is mood underscore?

400
The volume (how loud or how soft) at which music is played.

What are dynamics?

400

He wrote music for Pirates of the Caribbean, Dune, The Lion King, Kung Fu Panda, etc.

Who is Hans Zimmer?

500

The type of word(s) used to describe the emotion or mood of music in a movie scene.

What is an adjective?

500

The speed (how fast or how slow) at which the music is played.

What is tempo?

500

The composer who uses electronic sounds to create atmospheric music that blends different musical styles.

Who is Hans Zimmer?

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