Music in Film Crossword

• One of the greatest composers of film music. He composed the music for Raiders of the Lost Ark, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Star Wars and many others.
• A Canadian composer, he composed an opera, The Fly, and over 40 film scores including The Lord of the Rings.
• Sinister movie of a 25 foot man eating shark. Music composed by John Williams.
• Melodies associated with a particular character that recur throughout the film.
• A piece composed by Samuel Barber and used in the movie Platoon. It expressed the shock, disbelief, and sorrow experienced by soldiers in the Vietnam War.
• The sharing of another person’s feelings or emotions.
• Suggesting actions or events BEFORE they happen.
• A bit of a misnomer as music and sound was provided by a pianist or organist. The earliest movies were these kinds of movies.
• The specific music for a particular scene in a film or television production.
• The same individual who invented the light bulb has also been credited with creating the movie camera.
• Famous cellist who provided much of the music for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
• Edison’s 1889 invention. Seen as the forerunner of the present day movie camera.
• The professional responsible for selecting, commissioning, and/or writing the music track for a film or TV production.
• Early film director from France. His film Voyage to the Moon (1902) is one of the first films that actually told a story.
• To determine which scenes should have music.
• A series of clicks that allow the conductor to synchronize the orchestra’s playing to the film.
• In 1924 he composed and published Motion Picture Moods for Pianists and Organists which helped the pianist or organist to choose music appropriate for the scene in early silent movies.
• Before the digital age, music for all films were recorded on a film similar to audiotapes coated with an oxide surface.
• Putting all the elements of sound- dialogue, sound effects, and music- onto one soundtrack.
• Composing music expressly for a film or TV production.
• He scored the soundtrack for Star Trek: The Next Generation as well as The Passion of Christ
• The first “Talkie” movie featuring Al Jolson singing to his own mother.
• Frodo, Gandalf, and the rest of the crew owe their voices to Howard Shore who composed the music for this film.
• The first successful attempt at synchronized sound was accomplished through this phonographic machine. It was used to create the first talking film.
• A perforated strip along a film’s edge containing coded representations of the sound. Music composed for films will often be sold separately as it can stand on its own merits.
• One of the biggest names in Disney movie music. He scored the soundtrack for Beauty and the Beast, Newsies, and Frozen.
• A Rapper turned musical director.