Film Directors of the 1950s - 1980s
Film director of 2001: A Space Odyssey and The Shining among others
Who is Stanley Kubrick?
Big band leader and pianist; wrote score to Anatomy of Murder
Who is Duke Ellington?
listing of the hottest-selling records that appears in the journal Billboard
What is the Billboard Top 40?
Instrumentation of electric guitar, bass and drums originating in the 1950s (from jazz, blues)
What is Rock n Roll?
Greek composer of Chariots of Fire and Blade Runner (synthesized scores)
Who is Vangelis?
Film director of On the Waterfront and Gentleman’s Agreement (antisemitism)
Who is Elia Kazan?
American film composer of Breakfast at Tiffany’s (“Moon River”) and The Pink Panther
Whis Henry Mancini?
Electronic instrument that reproduces sounds; controlled by a keyboard
What is a synthesizer?
Music originally imitating a folk style from the Southern U.S. (artists like Tim McGraw)
What is Country and Western?
German born film composer of Rain Man and The Lion King among many other films
Who is Hans Zimmer?
American film director of films like E.T., Jaws, Indiana Jones, and Schindler’s List
Who is Steven Spielberg?
American film composer of Planet of the Apes, Chinatown, The Omen (T.V. The Waltons)
Who is Jerry Goldsmith?
Detective films after the 1950s that are in color
What is Neo-film noir?
Films that are enormously successful (Avatar and Jaws)
What are Blockbusters?
Premier composer of film music generally using the full orchestra (Star Wars and Jaws)
Who is John Williams?
American film director and composer in the horror genre (Halloween)
Who is John Carpenter?
French born and trained film composer Lawrence of Arabia and Dr. Zhivago
Who is Maurice Jarre?
Cable channel started in 1981featuring videos of rock groups and artists
What is MTV?
Piano music associated with Scott Joplin (full of syncopation)
What is Ragtime?
American Broadway composer of Sweeney Todd and Into the Woods (hint: S.S., but not Spielberg)
Who is Stephen Sondheim?
American director of films like Taxi Driver, Hugo, The Aviator, and Goodfellas (hint: M.S.)
Who is Martin Scorsese?
Film composer of Ghostbusters and To Kill a Mockingbird (14 Oscar nominations)
Who is Elmer Bernstein?
Filmmaking movement in the 1970s that sought to exploit black audiences with stereotyped characters
What is Blaxploitation?
a guitar-playing technique that involves using a hard object to play the strings of a guitar
What is a slide guitar?
English composer of Dr. No, Bond films, “Born Free”/Out of Africa; won 5 Oscars
Who is John Barry?