Musical Cliches 01

1. In terms of cliche, what type of music sounds 'happy'?

   • Music in a major key
   • Music in a minor key
   • Music played loudly
   • Music played quickly

2. What type of music sounds 'sad'?

   • Music played in a major key
   • Music played in a minor key
   • Music played slowly
   • Music with rapidly alternating time signatures

3. Musical cliché can be found in .......

   • video game music
   • film music
   • classical music
   • All of the above

4. What is the purpose of musical cliché in film?

   • To generate dramatic effect
   • To heighten the sense of excitement
   • To bring out emotion or warn the audience of danger
   • All of the above

5. What effect might a glissando best serve in film?

   • To represent the 'sound' of someone slipping up
   • To represent a gun firing
   • To represent a high speed chase scene
   • None of the above

6. The use of tremolo in film is most commonly found in .......

   • action films - often played on a drum
   • animation films - often played on a triangle
   • comedy films - usually played on a piano
   • horror films - often played on an organ

7. A fast musical passage is most representative of .......

   • the sun rising in a film
   • the sun setting in a film
   • a high speed chase in a film
   • a slow and uneventful scene in a film

8. What is the function of a sudden dynamic in a film?

   • To add a sense of love in an emotional scene
   • To provide an unprovoked 'jump' in a horror scene
   • To decrease tension in a scene
   • None of the above

9. Which is likely to have high sounding string parts?

   • A horror film
   • A romantic film
   • An animation film
   • Theoretically, all of the above

10. What is the function of syncupation in film score?

    • To provide a feeling of psychological uncertainty
    • To provide the viewer with a feeling of calm
    • To assist as an audible 'bridge' between scenes
    • All of the above

Quiz written by Thomas Daish