Hmm/Sing the Theme (Group)
Musical Techniques in Film
Name the Film Genre
Film Composers
Misc. Vocabulary
100
Sing a theme/motif from Harry Potter.
What is one of the Harry Potter themes?
100

A cut backwards in time from a film, revealing something about the present.

What is a flashback?

100

Early film without dialogue; accompanied by piano or organ; with intertitles.

What is Silent Film?

100

Wrote music for City Lights.

Who is Charlie Chaplin?

100

The art of photography with moving pictures.

What is cinematography?

200
Sing a theme/motif from Pirates of the Caribbean.
What is one of the Pirates of the Caribbean themes?
200

The general term used to describe music that does not emanate from the source seen (not heard by actor).

What is underscoring?

200

A lengthy film that tells of an individual, region, or time period. An example is Ben-Hur.

What is an epic film?

200

Wrote music for Citizen Kane and Psycho.

Who is Bernard Herrmann?

200

A sudden loud accent in the music that is usually intended to coincide with the action on screen (hit or punch).

What is a stinger?

300
Sing a theme/motif from The Lord of the Rings.
What is one of the Lord of the Rings themes?
300

A printed text inserted into a film (silent film).

What are intertitles?

300

Any film over four reels in length.

What is a feature film?

300

Wrote the music for the film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.

Who is Williams?

300

A German term that designates a recurring musical theme linked many times with a specific actor or some aspect of a drama (Darth Vader).

What is a leitmotif?

400
Sing a theme/motif from Star Wars
What is one of the Star Wars themes?
400

In film music, a passage of underscoring from its entrance to its end.

What is a cue?

400

Short films that convey a particular issue or piece of information. They include important safety information, advice or share a point of view. Example: The Best Years of our Lives.

What are Message Movies?

400

Wrote the music for the film Sunset Boulevard and The Bride of Frankenstein.

Who is Franz Waxman?

400

Developed in the 1930s this code was a guideline to ensure morality in movies.

What is the Hays Code?

500

Sing a theme from E.T. the Extra Terrestrial

What is the Ride in the Sky?

500

Music plays continually from the beginning of a film to the end of the film.

What is wall-to-wall music?

500

A dark trend in American film from the 1940s. Common features include a detective, nighttime urban settings and femme fatale.

What is film noir?

500

Wrote the film music for Casablanca and Gone with the Wind.

Who is Max Steiner?

500

The first practical system that placed recorded sound on the filmstrip itself (Fox studio).

What is Movietone?

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