Music! Its Role and Importance in Our Lives

Chapter 16: Music in Film

Self Check Quiz

1
Composing music expressly for a film is called
A)sound tracking.
B)scoring.
C)transcribing.
D)dubbing.
2
A perforated strip along a film's edge containing coded representations of the sound was called a
A)Vitaphone.
B)soundtrack.
C)"talkie."
D)dubber.
3
Which of these is not a way that music enhances the drama in a film?
A)It helps establish character.
B)It provides insight into a particular character or event.
C)It clashes with the plotline.
D)It intensifies the overall impact of the film.
4
To suggest actions or events before they happen is to
A)foreshadow.
B)spot.
C)click-track.
D)dub.
5
When the music director, the film director, and the film producer get together to determine which scenes should have music, what are they doing?
A)screening
B)cueing
C)spotting
D)dubbing
6
What is the correct order of events?
A)spotting, dubbing, scoring, recording
B)dubbing, recording, scoring, spotting
C)scoring, recording, spotting, dubbing
D)spotting, scoring, recording, dubbing
7
Putting all the elements of sound--dialogue, sound effects, and music--onto one soundtrack is called
A)mag tracking.
B)click-tracking.
C)spotting.
D)dubbing.
8
What is a click-track?
A)film coated with an oxide surface
B)a perforated strip along the film's edge containing coded representations of the sound
C)a series of clicks that allow the conductor to synchronize the orchestra's playing to the film
D)the specific music for a particular scene in a film or TV production
9
Melodies associated with a particular character that recur throughout a film are called
A)character themes.
B)foreshadows.
C)cues.
D)spots.
10
Erno Rapée published Motion Picture Moods for Pianists and Organists. It included 200 themes organized in 52 moods. What was the purpose of the book?
A)to help movie producers choose appropriate music for silent films
B)to help performers change moods quickly as they accompanied silent films
C)to help synchronize the sound with the action of a film
D)to help composers write music expressly for films
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