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1
Which composer pointed out that "a film score is simply a new form of dramatic music"?
A)John Williams
B)Gerry Goldsmith
C)Virgil Thomson
D)Aaron Copland
2
Mimicking a character's actions is called:
A)under scoring
B)Mickey Mousing
C)noodling
D)cartooning
3
Music which comes from a source seen on the screen (such as a radio, television, car, etc) is called:
A)foley art
B)Mickey Mousing
C)sound effecting
D)diegetic music
4
A book of music called "Motion Picture Moods" was published in the:
A)1980s
B)1950s
C)1940s
D)1920s
5
A soundtrack includes all but:
A)dialogue
B)sound effects
C)film score
D)musical sounds
6
The first major American composer to compose for films was:
A)David Raskin
B)Aaron Copland
C)Virgil Thomson
D)Elmer Bernstein
7
Which Aaron Copland film score won him an Academy Award?
A)The Heiress
B)The Red Pony
C)Appalchian Spring
D)The Plow that Broke the Land
8
Which of the following composers is remembered for composing the classical Hollywood film score?
A)Alfred Newman
B)Erich Korngold
C)Max Steiner
D)all of the above
9
Which composer is responsible for returning to film its lush romantic sounding scores?
A)Elmer Bernstein
B)Danny Elfmann
C)John Williams
D)John Barry
10
In the 1960s this composer epitomized film scores:
A)Henry Mancini
B)Burt Bacharach
C)Randy Newman
D)John Willliams
11
In Pulp Fiction, the constantly shifting music of the 1950s, 60s and 70s help to achieve:
A)a cross section of popular songs
B)a disturbing sense of chaos
C)a shift in time since the movie spans a 3 decade long story
D)change the viewer's sense of what reality is
12
One main contributing factor to the demise of the integrated film score is:
A)Madison Avenue
B)popular music
C)the availability of electronic synthesizers
D)all of the above
13
The first electronic film score to win an Academy award was:
A)Forbidden Planet
B)The Bride of Frankenstein
C)The Fly
D)Midnight Express
14
Which film score consists entirely of popular songs with no orchestral underscoring for dialog?
A)Towering Inferno
B)Forrest Gump
C)Apocalypse Now
D)When Harry met Sally
15
Which "concert music" composer was not inclined to write a film score?
A)Samuel Barber
B)Arnold Schoenberg
C)Leonard Bernstein
D)George Gershwin
16
One new "development" in film scores is that live performers now play music while we view the film. The composer most closely associated with this is:
A)Steve Reich
B)Philip Glass
C)John Corigliano
D)none of the above





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