John Williams
Where is John Williams from?
New York
Where was Hans Zimmer born?
Germany
Where is Danny Elfman from?
California
What is film composer?
Someone who writes music for movies.
What are dynamics?
The loudness and softness in the music
Name four movies John Williams wrote the music for.
Jurassic Park
Indiana Jones
E.T.
Harry Potter
Star Wars
Home Alone
Name four movies that Hans Zimmer wrote the music for.
The Lion King
Pirates of the Caribbean
Inception
Intersteller
The Dark Knight
Name four movies that Danny Elfman wrote the music for.
Beetlejuice
Batman
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Edward Scissorhands
What is a Leitmotif?
What is tempo?
The speed of the music
The song "Imperial March" from Star Wars is a leitmotif for which character in the movie?
Rain Main
Danny Elfman is famous for composing music for what type of movies?
Spooky, Scary, Exciting
What is the difference between a Film Score and a Soundtrack.
a Score is music that was written specifically for the movie, a soundtrack is music that already existed that was put into the movie.
What is tonality?
Major and Minor
What year was John Williams born and how old is he today?
1932, 94 years old today
What did Hans Zimmer do for work before he began writing music for movies?
He wrote music for small films and commercials.
Before writing music for movies, Danny Elfman was in a band. What type of music did they play and what was the name of the band.
He was is a rock band called Oingo Boingo
Name four reasons for music in film.
Mood
Time and Place
Character
Emotion
Explain how the use of the "Big Three" can help to tell a story in a movie.
Mrs. Willman will tell you if you are correct. There can be more than one answer.
What was John Williams first job before he began making music for movies?
What musical interest did Hans Zimmer have when he was a child?
He played the piano and experimented with sounds on his computer.
What did Danny Elfman like to do when he was younger?
He liked to listen to soundtracks and experiment with instruments.
What are the "Big Three" music elements that film composers use to tell a story.
Dynamics
Tempo
Tonality
What is Ms. Willman's favorite color?
Yellow or Purple