Music Terms
Movie Composers
Composers' Country
Music Moods
Instrument Ancestors
100

Legato

Smooth, non-articulated

100

Star Wars

Harry Potter

Indiana Jones

Jaws

John Williams

100

Bach

Germany

100

Maestoso

majestic, stately

100

cornetto

Trumpet, Cornet


200

pianissimo

very softly

200

LOTR

The Hobbit

Howard Shore

200

Dvořák

Czechia

200

animato

animated

200

sackbut

trombone 


300

staccato

seperated

300

Interstellar

Pirates of the Caribbean

Gladiator

Hans Zimmer

300

Grieg

Norway

300

vivace

vivacious, up-tempo

300

serpant

Tuba 


400

D.S. al Coda

To the sign, then to the end

400

E.T.

Schindler's List

Jurassic Park

John Williams

400

Ravel

France

400

Cantabile

Like singing

400

Shawm

Oboe


500

Allargando

growing slower and slower

500

Toy Story

Cars

Monsters Inc.

Randy Newman

500

Ticheli

USA

500

Pesante

Heavy, sadly

500

Theorbo

Bass Guitar