STUDY GUIDE FOR FINAL

FILM MUSIC: ART BEHIND THE SCENES

I - IDENTIFICATION:

        NEWMAN LEGACY--WHO ARE THEY?  Why are they important?
        THE "A" LIST
        OINGO-BOINGO

        Hitting the Action
        Carl Stalling

        The Pop Song

        Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid

II - BE ABLE TO DISCUSS THOROUGHLY THE FOLLOWING "A" LIST
        COMPOSERS:

                JERRY GOLDSMI
                 JAMES HORNER
                    DANNY ELFMAN
                        JOHN WILLIAMS
                             HANS ZIMMER---what is most unique about this composer?
                                HOWARD SHORE --- use of ethnic instruments or voices---what ethnic male choir used in "Lord of                                                                        the Rings"?
                                        ALAN SILVESTRI
 

• WHAT IS THEIR STYLE?
• THEME ORIENTED?  More Mood?
• DO THEY UTILIZE ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS?
• WHO DO THEY OFTEN TEAM UP WITH(if they do)?
• WHAT KIND OF ORCHESTRATIONS?
• WHY ARE THEY SO SUCCESSFUL????
• BE ABLE TO CITE A FEW OF THEIR MOST SUCCESSFUL SCORES TO BACK UP YOUR DISCUSSION
• CLASSICAL TRAINING?  i.e. UNIVERSITY....ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLING?

III - What are the stylistic traits of the following woman composers:

                RACHEL PORTMAN
                SHIRLEY WALKER
                Cite a movie they have scored

IV  WHY IS QUINCY JONES AN IMPORTANT NOTE IN FILM MUSIC HISTORY?
                What style does Jones utilize in his scores?  Instrumentation?    represtative movie?

            Who is Herbie Hancock?
            What style does Hancock utilize in his scores? Instrumentation?   represtative movie?
 

V  MUSIC FOR ANIMATED FILM

•         how is it different from full feature films?
•         who contributed to the field  (composers or otherwise i.e. Disney)
•         how does "hitting the action" fit in with this music
•         who is Randy Newman and why is he important with regards to animated film music
•         how does a composer for full feature animated films like "Iron Giant" or "The Incredibles" use music
...how different say from a Road Runner or Bugs Bunny cartoon
•          who are a few composers writing animated film music today....cite a score and movie

V  WHAT ARE YOUR FEELINGS REGARDING MUSIC IN FILM?
        ANY CHANGES AS A RESULT   OF THE CLASS?
 

VI -  Be prepared to answer questions while watching a film clip:

• What instrumentation are you hearing?
• refresh you understanding of the woodwind family, brass family, string family, and percussion.
• Why do you think music was spotted for this scene?
• reread the section in the book about: hitting the action, psychological subtext, etc.
• Is it underscoring or source music?

Revised: 5/1/05