MUSC

The first Kinetoscope parlor, established in New York, was in the year...

1894

Although the 1950s presented hardship on Hollywood, the American Film Institute (AFI) listed the most movies on the America's Greatest One Hundred Movies from the 1950s. How many films are listed?

20

During the 1950s, Hollywood suffered a number of setbacks, and suffered from decreasing revenues. During this time, due to cutbacks, Hollywood produced approximately...

250 movies

How many films does the American Film Institute list from 1939 as being a part of America's one hundred greatest films?

5

Most film historians claim the "birth of cinema" as December 28, 1895 by

Luimers

The general characteristics of the classical film score were established during the middle to late 1930s. Which characteristic is not one of the general features?

Not presenting principal themes and moods during the opening title and credits.

Which one does NOT belong to temporal arts?

Photography

Who is considered a source of inspiration and influence for many of film's finest composers?

Richard Wagner

In the movie Sunset Bvd., Franz Waxman assigns Norma Desmond a sultry solo that contradicts her physical and mental condition. The solo is often performed with which instrument?

Sax

Alfred Hitchcock was known for his psychological/action thrillers. Two notable films by this director, during the 1950s, are...

Vertigo and North by Northwest

In contrast to original scores, efforts by the likes of Victor Herbert, Camille Saint-Saens and Joseph Carl Breil, theater performers could use...

a cue sheet and music anthology

The principal venue for film presentations shifted from theaters to nickelodeons. What was the price of admission?

a nickel

Miklos Rozsa created an unusual element in his film noir music scores, akin to eerie wailing, swoops and warbles, using...

a theremin

Brothers and film composers, David and Thomas Newman, are the sons of...

alfred newman

The film composer for the film Wuthering Heights is...

alfred newman

What trends can be observed as developments in film music?

all of th above

Can film score music..

all of the above

Music in film noir can be characterized as...

all of the above

Projected films during the 1890's were musically accompanied by...

all of the above

The advantages of compilations scores were...

all of the above

The most notable film composer working in collaboration with Alfred Hitchcock is...

bernnard herrman

The Jazz Singer used synchronized music and live recorded music. Was the music for the Jazz Singer primarily...

borrowed music

Which film score was not composed by Danny Elfman?

braveheart

Given the founding fathers of American film, which person was the first to earn a million dollar contract, as well as produce, direct, star and compose the score for a single film?

charlie chaplin

The film studios recognized the benefits of using popular music in the movies. Which is not a benefit discussed?

complete songs could fit to any score

Underscore film music is generally made up of many small pieces of music called...

cues

When hearing music during a scene that emanates from the car radio of the protagonist, it would be considered...

diagetic

What/Who is an auteur in film?

director

Alex Menken is well known for scoring music and songs serving animations. He has a very close association with the following studio...

disney

A harmonic chord that sounds harsh and disturbing is considered a...

disssonace

BY 1938, music in film had cemented its success in many film genres. Which one is not on the list?

documentary

Which genre does NOT belong to the list of narrative films?

documentary

Which name does NOT belong to the founding fathers of American film?

douglas fairbanks

Who is regarded as the single most important figure in American film, standing as the first great artist in the field?

dw griffith

Who unveiled the moving picture Kinetoscope?

edison

Alan Menken worked along side of Elton John to create the score and songs for The Lion King. True or False?

false

Dimitri Tiomkin was born in America, and played piano in silent film theaters.

false

Following World War II, the political extreme right punished and intimidated Hollywood. A committee was put together to investigate Communist influence, called the House Nationalist Activities Committee.

false

Franz Waxman began work in the French film industry.

false

In King Kong, Max Steiner tended to use full-length melodies. While in Gone with the Wind, Max Steiner tended to use short motivic themes.

false

In the movie Sunset Blvd., Franz Waxman does not assign Norma an exotic theme, but instead gives her a rational theme.

false

Is a compilations score largely based on new music material?

false

Miklos Rozsa, well respected for his musical scores in the film noir style, was born in Germany and studied music in Hungary.

false

Non-fiction films are the principal product of the modern movie industry?

false

Over the span of his career, Alfred Newmann scored approximately 125 films.

false

The fantasy film genre was very successful during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Batman and Jurassic Park were two of the films in this category, both of which were scored by Danny Elfman.

false

Two very important film composers, Elmer Bernstein and Alex North, were blacklisted by the HUAC, and their careers were ended.

false

Unlike Max Stiener, Erich Korngold was willing to take on any film composing assignment, that he was offered.

false

Walt Disney created an enormous sensation with the first full-length animation feature, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, in 1940.

false

the principal leitmotif from the film score for Wuthering Heights is "Laura's Theme".

false

By 1938, there was an impressive roster of composers working in Hollywood. Which name is not a composer during that time?

felix mendelson

Music pitch refers to..

how high or low

Which characteristics do not represent film noir?

images are in bright colors

A trend towards realism in film making let to numerous films with historical settings. Which film is not considered a historical drama genre?

jurassic park

Which film is not on the list of the American Film Institute one hundred greatest American films from 1939?

king kong

What term is a musical theme that can identify a person, object or idea in a story?

leitmoff

Italy received two Academy Awards for Best Musical Score in the 1990s. One of the movies was titled...

life is beautiful

Which movie does not belong in the list of Disney animations during the 1990s?

little shop of horrors

1928 is the birth of the Academy Awards and the coveted Oscar trophy. This development for the film industry is the brainchild of...

louis b mayer

The music score for King Kong was created by the composer...

max stiner

Walt Disney created an animation sensation, Steamboat Willie, in 1928. This early cartoon starred...

mickey mouse

When music mirrors the physical movement of characters in a movie (ex. music notes going down in pitch synchronized at the same time as footsteps going down stairs), it is called...

mickey mousing

Film music that represents a single melodic line is considered...

monophonic texture

General Electric developed another sound system for Fox Studios. The advantage of the system was that recorded sound was placed on the film. This system was called a...

movie tone

In 1926, the film industry made a transition to add recorded sound to silent film. The recorded sound accompanying the film was primarily...

music and sound effects

Timbre is the term for...

music tone quality

Film music sound can be divided into three categories. Which one does not belong?

narrative

Recorded music for the first feature film, Don Juan, was performed by...

new york philharmonic

As a counter to the growing permanent fixture of television in the American household, the movie industry imposed an attempt to undermine the trend.

no movies and no movie stars in TV programming

When hearing music during a scene of lifeboat survivors in the middle of the ocean, it would be considered...

non diagetic

The Italian auteur, Federico Fellini, collaborated on sixteen films with the following composer,...

none

The Kinetophone provided sound to picture by adding...

phonograph

What does POV refer to?

point of view

A variety of music would have been heard in the early years of film. Which was most preferred?

popular music

Typically does the film scoring (composing) process start during...

post production

Franz Waxman, one of Hollywood's most respected composers, was awarded back to back Oscars in the early 1950s. Which movie was not an Oscar winner?

rebecca

The technology required for various recorded movie sounds had yet to be developed. Therefore, all sounds needed for a film, including dialogue, sound effects, and music, were...

recorded all at once

Which group does not belong to symphonic orchestra?

rhythm section

For the score to Schindler's List, John Williams did not employ his usual musical trademarks of fanfares, big melodies, and big orchestration. Instead, Williams sought to utilize elements of the Jewish traditions, including klezmer which feature solo clarinet and solo violin. And, the dominant instrument of the score is...

sollo violin

What is considered the first major American narrative film?

the great rain robbery

The classical film score, defined by Steiner, Waxman, and Korgold, has become known as...

the hollywood sound

The first workable system to coordinate visual images with recorded music was...

the vitaphone

When a leitmotif is altered during recurrence, with alterations such as change of instrument, tempo, or harmony, it is called

thematic transformation

The Shawshank Redemption, a poignant movie about enduring and escaping from prison life, was scored by...

thomas newman

Which item does not belong to the element of rhythm?

tritone

Alan Silvestri, who is the composer for Forrest Gump, got his first major film assignment scoring Romancing the Stone. True or False?

true

Alex North had a career disappointment when his entire score for 2001: A Space Odyssey was rejected by the director.

true

Alex North had a career disappointment when his entire score of 2001: A Space Odyssey was rejected by the director.

true

Danny Elfman's career in film scoring began because director Tim Burton was a fan of Danny's rock group, Oingo Boingo.

true

Erich Korngold was complimented by well-known classical composers as a musically prodigious child talent.

true

In 1956, the blockbuster film - lavish, lengthy and spectacular - was launched with three wide-screen epic movies.

true

One of the most significant musical scores created for film noir is David Raskin's "Laura".

true

The Academy Award for Best Score is given based on the merit of adapting previously composed music.

true

The most significant development in film music during the 1950s is the expanding role of popular music. The styles of music included rock and roll, country and western, and jazz.

true

While, in general, movies during this era tended to have little music, King Kong utilized a robust musical score.

true

With the advent of sound for movies, it created compounded problems in production and performance. Talking pictures were embraced by the major production studios.

true

With the advent of sound for movies, it created compounded problems in production and performance. Yet, talking pictures were embraced by the major production studios.

true

Women in film noir tend to be alluring, sexually active, and dangerous.

true

Melody is a succession of pitches, sometimes called a...

tune

When film music underscore is written primarily from the beginning to the end of a movie, it is considered...

wall to wall

In 1926, the movie studio that was leading the development of recorded sound to picture was...

warner bros

In 1936, Carl Stalling began working for...

warner bros

The film composer for Don Juan was...

william axt

During the formative years, who was America's largest organ maker?

wurlitzer

Did film composer John Barry win an Oscar for the score to Dances with Wolves?

yes

Disney made a great run of musical animations in the 1990s. Is it true that 1993 was the only year that Disney did not produce an animation?

yes

Richard Wagner created musical themes that represent characters and aspects of the story. Did film composers use this strategy.

yes