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Who was the first major film composer to come out of rock n' roll? |
John Barry |
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What composer grew up in York, England, and grew up around films because his father owned a chain of movie theaters? |
John Barry |
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Who created the James Bond sound? |
John Barry |
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What was John Barry's first film score? |
"Beat Girl" |
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Who scored "Dr. No" (first Bond movie)? |
John Barry |
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What movie (scored by John Barry) is known for having "million dollar Mickey Mouse music"? |
"Thunderball" |
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Who scored "Born Free" (saved the scene with the baby elephants swimming)? |
John Barry |
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What movie (scored by John Barry) is considered to be "THE BEST ROMANTIC THEME EVER"? |
"Out of Africa" |
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Who was the first film composer to become "a household name"? |
Henry Mancini |
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What composer became quite rich because he was a great businessman who owned the rights to most of his big hits? |
Henry Mancini |
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What TV show did Henry Mancini score that gave him great success? |
"Peter Gunn" |
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What is significant of the score Henry Mancini did for "Peter Gunn"? |
The theme song he did for it was released as a record and went to Number 1 |
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Who wrote the theme song for "Breakfast at Tiffany's" and what is it? |
Henry Mancini, "Moon River" |
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Who wrote the score for the Pink Panther? |
Henry Mancini |
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What is a "medley"? |
music that contains a series of tunes from a film |
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What is an "entr'acte"? |
music that is played upon returning to the film, after the intermission |
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What is "underscoring"? |
unseen music during a fim |
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What is "adaption"? |
borrowing a passage from another source |
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What is a "compilation score"? |
scores that include a great amount of borrowed music |
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What is an "adapted score"? |
Scored that contain substantially borrowed content |
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What does it mean to "run counter to the action"? |
When the music doesn't resemble the drama happening on screen (ex/ end of "the Godfather") |
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What is a "stinger"? |
music that mimics the action on film (ex/ slaps) |
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What are "leitmotifs"? |
themes associated with a thing, person, place, etc. |
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What is a "cue"? |
a single piece of music for a film |
