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Alan Menken
100
What style of music does Thomas Newman write?
What is Ambient-style
100
What style of music does John Williams write?
What is Classical
100
What style of music influences Randy Newman?
What is Jazz
100
Who wrote Appalachian Springs?
Who is Aaron Copland
100
What was Alan Menken's style?
What is Classical.
200
An electronic keyboard that is used to create synthetic sounds.
What is a synthesizer
200
He is known for creating famous musical _________'s for characters. (hint: we listened to Darth Vaders)
What are themes
200
Where was Randy Newman born?
What is New Orleans
200
Who wrote the music to A Bug's Life?
Who is Randy Newman
200
What was his first Disney film?
What is The Little Mermaid
300
Name a famous movie score of Thomas Newman.
What is Wall-E, Pay-it Forward, Lemony Snickets
300
John Williams is composer and a _________
What is a conductor and/or pianist
300
What Hall of Fame was Randy Newman inducted into?
What is the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Songwriter's Hall of Fame.
300
Who wrote the music to the film E.T?
Who is John Williams
300
Name one of his Disney films that made it to Broadway.
What is The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin.
400
Who was Thomas Newman's musical cousin?
Who is Randy Newman.
400
What famous director did John Williams work with often?
Who is Steven Spielberg
400
Name a film score that Randy Newman was famous for writing.
What is A Bugs Life, Monsters Inc., Toy Story, Seabiscuit, Cars, the Princess and the Frog, etc.
400
Who composed the music for Lemony Snicket: A Series of Unfortunate Events?
Who is Thomas Newman
400
Name on of his more current film scores?
What is Enchanted, Mirror Mirror, Beauty and the Beast
500
Thomas Newman's music was used is the 2000 and 2002___________
What is Summer and Winter Olympics
500
What is suspended belief in movies/music?
When a movie or piece of music temporarily changes (suspends) your belief for the duration of the piece to make it more enjoyable.
500
Give an example of how Randy Newman's music constitues Jazz.
What is syncopated rhythms, swinging rhythms
500
Who wrote Rhapsody in Blue?
Who is George Gershwin
500
Compare Alan Menken to John Williams
They both utilize a classical style.