Quiz 7 Music 004

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In which western is the Lakota language spoken with English subtitles?

Dances with Wolves

Which western features an Oscar-winning score by the Englishman John Barry?

Dances with Wolves

Which film in its final sixteen minutes contains four dramatic climaxes that can be identified by the underscore?

High Noon

In which western is there a temporal ellipsis of two years, from 1878 to 1880, between the first and second scenes?

The Searchers

Max Steiner demonstrates that the accomplished Austro-German Romantic can compose American music in which western we have studied:

The Searchers

In which western does the underscore contain high woodwind figures sounding over sustained dissonant tones to convey the extreme heat of the desert, as well as the mystery of the body lying on the ground?

Silverado

The climactic scene in Stagecoach is the famous chase that ends in a big shootout with the Apaches. As the sequence begins, we see the stagecoach and hear its theme--until the camera pans left to reveal the Indians watching from the ridge above. The music suddenly changes to an ominous Indian theme, but then when the camera pans back to the stagecoach, the stagecoach theme returns. What does the return of the stagecoach theme signify?

That the group is unaware of the Apaches and think themselves out of danger

As the showdown between Marshall Cain and the Miller gang looms, which continuity editing technique serves to provide spatial continuity as the men converge on each other?

The 180-degree system orienting the opposing sides, before a pan right

What two principal narrative threads are woven together to provide the setup in Stagecoach?

A road film through dangerous territory combined with a revenge story

Music playing at cross purposes with the emotion of the narrative is referred to as:

Anempathetic

The film Stagecoach won which Oscar category:

Best Score: A quartet of composers, foremost among them, Richard Hageman

In what respect is the film High Noon NOT typical of the Western genre of that era?

The running time of the film corresponds closely with the timespan of the narrative

In which western is the title music beautifully intimate and tender, starting with a single melodic line from solo guitar?

Unforgiven

Dimitri Tiomkin composed the Oscar-winning score for which western we have studied?

High Noon

Which of the westerns we have studied features an underscore composed and performed by blues singer and guitarist John Paul Hammond?

Little Big Man

In which western is the opening scene notable for its diegetic sounds, leading to a gun battle, only at the conclusion of which does nondiegetic music finally enter?

Silverado

Which of the films we have studied is regarded as the first great classic Hollywood western?

Stagecoach

Recall the B theme from the song in High Noon ("Oh, to be torn 'twixt love and duty"). When this theme is used in the underscore, what principal meaning is associated with it?

The Miller gang

The entrance of this character is regarded as one of the most memorable cinematographic entrances in all of film history. Who is it?

The Ringo Kid

In which western is the opening scene notable for its striking and original cinematography, with the camera view looking out through an open door and then passing through the threshold to reveal a spectacular vista?

The Searchers


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