Copy of Music and Film Test #2. MUS 468

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What does not characterize Hollywood in the years that followed the end of World War II? Question 1 options: Television began posing a new threat to revenue. Antitrust suits weaken... ed the studio position in Hollywood. The Best Picture winners reflect the light, escapist mood of the postwar euphoria. Cynicism and pessimism were promient themes. As a genre, film noir is a type of detective story. Question 2 options: True Fals e What does not characterize a film noir musical style? Question 3 options: Wall-to-wall music Prominent low-pitched instruments Orchestration for small ensembles One overall dominant mood Film noir Question 4 options: 1 A Double Life 4 Double Indemnity 2 Laura 5 Spellbound 3 Lost Weekend 1. The playing of Renaissance music suggests that an actor is losing touch with reality. 2. Jazz is used to give the principal character a sense of sophistication. 3. The theremin represents the craving for alcohol.. 4. Although containing a love theme, the score is dominated by a darker tone. 5. The score balances a strong love theme with a disoriented theme for dimentia, played by a theremin. Who composed the score to The Heiress? Question 5 options: Rozsa Copland Friedhofe r Tiomkin Of the following, which film exemplifies neo-realism of Italy? Question 6 options: The Red Shoes Hamlet The Third Man The Bicycle Thief What does not characterize The Best Years of Our Lives? Question 7 options: A remarkable acting role by a former paratrooper who lost both of his hands. A musical score by Hugo Friedhofter that is largely indebted to the style of Aaron Copland. A musical score that is devoid of leitmotifs. A serious look at the life of American soldiers after the war. Because of financial difficulties, the 1950s produced the weakest array of films in Hollywood's history. Question 8 options: True Fals e What is not a musical trend of the 1950s? Question 9 options: Increasing the amount of music in films Increased use of modern musical styles Increased use of popular musical styles Turn towards smaller musical ensembles Modern Musical Styles Question 10 options: 4 Expressionism 1 Film noir 3 American Nationalism 2 Avant-garde 1. Sunset Blvd. 2. Forbidden Planet 3. On the Waterfront 4. Rebel Without a Cause Sunset Blvd. mimics music from an opera by which composer? Question 11 options: Wagner Mozart Richard Strauss Puccin What does not characterize the music for On The Waterfront? Question 12 options: Influence of jazz Beautiful lyric melodies Influence of Aaron Copland Harsh dissonances On the Waterfront is Leonard Bernstein's only film score. Question 13 options: True Fals e The film score for Forbidden Planet mixes electronic music with music from traditional symphonic instruments. Question 14 options: True Fals e International Filmmakers Question 15 options: 3 Bergman 1 Ophuls 2 Kurosaw a 4 Fellini 1. France 2. Japan 3. Swede n 4. Italy What was not an advantage to using popular music in films? Question 16 options: Attracted younger audiences Created additional revenues Cheaper to create More responsive to changes of mood in a story What does not characterize the theme song from High Noon? Question 17 options: It is a country western ballad sung by Tex Ritter. It provides themes for the symphonic underscoring. It is sung only during the opening credits. The tune became a popular hit before the film appeared. One of the most effective motives of High Noon is the simple reiteration of a pitch suggesting the ticking of a clock. Question 18 options: True Fals e Which film featured Elvis Presley and rock 'n roll? Question 19 options: A Place in the Sun Jailhouse Rock The Man With the Golden Arm A Streetcar Named Desire Rock Around the Clock" had already reached no. 1 on the Billboard Top 40 list before its appearance in Blackboard Jungle. Question 20 options: True Fals e What does not characterize Singin' in the Rain? Question 21 options: Numerous new songs by Nacio Herb Brown An extended ballet scene Two great song-and-dance men A story about the change from silent to sound film. Of the following Disney films, which did not appear in the 1950s? Question 22 options: Cinderella Dumbo Peter Pan Alice in Wonderland Cinerama became the dominant system for creating widescreen films. Question 23 options: True Fals e Widescreen era Question 24 options: 5 Anatomy of a Murder 2 North By Northwest 1 Big Country 4 Around the World in 80 Days 3 The Bridge On the River Kwai 1. Jerome Moross created a new sound for Westerns in this film 2. Herrmann scores this classic Hitchcock thriller 3. A sparse score for this epic war drama 4. Victory Young creates a popular tune based on the waltz for this Best Picture winner. 5. This film features an all-jazz score by Duke Ellington What does not characterize the movie Vertigo? Question 25 options: A musical score that creates moods rather than reflecting every emotion. A plot twist that in the middle that creates a new mystery. A story that is dominated by repeated bouts of vertigo. A tragic ending What does not characterize the music for Some Like It Hot? Question 26 options: The entire score is in a popular jazz style. Source music is played by an all-girls band featuring Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon Several songs by Marilyn Monroe Hot jazz cues for scenes of Marilyn Monroe Which of the following characterizes the opening scene in the version of Touch of Evil prefered by director Orson Welles? Question 27 options: Credits Mancini's big band sound Source music only a visual montage Some Like It Hot has qualities of a musical with songs performed by Marilyn Monroe. Question 28 options: True Fals e Religious Epics Question 29 options: 4 The Robe 2 Quo Vadis 1 The Ten Commandments 3 Samson and Delilah 1. Score by newcomer Elmer Bernstein 2. Best of the BC films (before Cinimascope) 3. An early epic with music by Victor Young 4. Newman's powerful score takes full advantage of stereo In Ben Hur, where does the reversal of the plot begin? Question 30 options: in Rome on the slave ship during the desert march during the chariot race In Ben Hur, what music dominates the Chariot Race? Question 31 options: Ben Hur's theme The motive for hate Christ's theme no music for this scene Which theme in Ben Hur is dominated by threes? Question 32 options: Ben Hur Christ Esther Hate After taking his revenge agains Messala, Ben Hur is finally able to become joyful and marry Ester. Question 33 options: True Fals e What does not characterize the arts during the 1960s? Question 34 options: Challenges to traditions The University as patron encouraged artists to create works that were more appealing to the general public. New music played before small audiences The process of making an artwork became as important as the artwork itself. In which country did the New Wave begin? Question 35 options: Italy Germany France England Who is not considered to be a major director of the New Wave? Question 36 options: Fellini Resnais Godard Truffau t What does not characterize the music for the New Wave Question 37 options: Frequent source music Embrace modern and popular musical styles avoids the changing of emotions loud musical endings Psycho is scored for what type of an ensemble? Question 38 options: Full symphonic orchestra String orchestra only Woodwind and brass band only Electronic music only In Psycho, the murder theme is heard only during the shower montage. Question 39 options: True Fals e What does not characterize the score for Psycho? Question 40 options: Primarily creates moods Avoids leitmotifs The principal themes change after the shower scene. The music is consistently dissonant In the 1960s, epic films were not as successful as they were in the 1950s Question 41 options: True Fals e Epic films of the 1960s Question 42 options: 1 Exodus 2 Doctor Zhivago 5 Spartacus 3 El Cid 4 How the West Was Won 1. Oscar winning score by Ernest Gold features a prominent piano solo 2. Epic story of Russian Revolution with a dominating theme composed by Maurice Jarre. 3. Rosza writes another great score for this medieval story. 4. Alfred Newman pens a score for this last Cinerama film. 5. Alex North lends a strong dissonant sound to this story set in ancient Rome. The music in Jarre's score to Lawrence of Arabia uses both English and Arabian styles. Question 43 options: True Fals e What does not characterize the score to Lawrence of Arabia? Question 44 options: One dominating theme wall-to-wall scoring full symphony orchestra and percussion Some middle-eastern musical characteristics Music Themes of the 1960s Question 45 options: 4 Pink Panther 3 Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head 1 The Magnficent Seven 2 Moon River 1. Elmer Bernstein's rousing theme for this Western based on The Seven Samurai 2. From Breakfast at Tiffany's, this tune is sung by Audrey Hepburn and becomes a leitmotif for love. 3. From Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, this song has nothing to do with the plot or the musical score. 4. A jazz saxophone theme suggests the humor of the movie. Of the following Oscar-winning musicals, which added a new intense musical sound and dancing style to musicals on Broadway? Question 46 options: West Side Story Sound of Music My Fair Lady Oliver In films from the New American Era, where would music not be found? Question 47 options: Opening and closing credits montages transitions underscoring dialogue New American Cinema Question 48 options: 4 The Pawnbroker 3 Bonnie and Clyde 1 The Hustler 2 The Manchurian Candidate 1. Kenyon Hopkins uses a big band for the score 2. David Amram employs a number of modern styles and a harpsichord for this film set in the years of the Korean War. 3. Minimal music includes banjo licks for transitions. 4. African-American composer Quincy Jones employs both jazz and modern styles for this classic film. What does not characterize the music for To Kill a Mockingbird? Question 49 options: Turn to popular music in the underscore General modern style Mood of innocence Use of small musical ensembles Who created the principal songs for The Graduate? Question 50 options: Bob Dylan Simon and Garfunkel Isaac Hayes a variety of artists What does not characterize the music for The Graduate? Question 51 options: Songs are heard at the beginning and end and during montages scenes The songs project a mood of youthful rebellion The songs sustain one basic mood. The songs have a strong drug message. Which composer is best associated with the Spaghetti Western? Question 52 options: Rota Delerue Morricon e Legrand Who composed the Oscar-winning score for Lion in Winter? Question 53 options: John Barry Maurice Jarre John Addison Ennio Morricone What does not characerize the films of the late 1960s and early 1970s? Question 54 options: Strong sense of realism Scores using popular and modern styles A revival of the symphonic score Moods of frustration and alienation Late 60s, Early 70s Question 55 options: 1 Midnight Cowboy 2 Planet of the Apes 4 Easy Rider 5 Dirty Harry 3 Shaft 1. Score is dominated by the song "Everybody's Talkin'" 2. Jerry Goldsmith provides an avant-garde score for this film portraying an upside-down world. 3. Isaac Hayes composed this all-rock score. 4. Rock songs by a variety of artists fill this soundtrack 5. Schifrin combines modern and rock in this action film. Which music does not appear in 2001: A Space Odyssey? Question 56 options: Also Sprach Zarathustra Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 Blue Danube Waltz Ligeti's Lux Aeterna For the martial arts film Enter the Dragon, composer Lalo Schifrin mixes Chinese, modern, and popular musical styles. Question 57 options: True Fals e In Godfather, what music is heard during the climactic Church service scene? Question 58 options: Organ music by Bach Godfather theme Expressionistic dissonant music no music in this scene In the Godfather, the music reinforces the depiction of a family business. Question 59 options: True Fals e In the post-Vietnam War years, an increase in scoring can be detected in all but which of the following genres? Question 60 options: Horror Sports Disaster Political conspiracy Borrowed music Question 61 options: 2 The Exorcist 3 Mean Streets 4 The Sting 5 American Graffiti 1 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 1. Nurse Ratched plays soothing popular music for pill popping 2. Avant-garde music, including Penderecki 3. Rock music runs counter to the violent action 4. Scott Joplin 5. Rock music recalls the happy days. Herrmann's score to Taxi Driver calls on a number of film noir characteristics. Question 62 options: True Fals e What does not characterize Chinatown? Question 63 options: Jazz trumpet solo Avant-garde style Neo-film noir story Happy ending Which of the following scores is not by John Williams? Question 64 options: The Omen The Poseidon Adventure The Towering Inferno Jaws From which country does Das Neue Kino come from? Question 65 options: Denmark France Sweden Germany [Show More]

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