MOVIE MUSIC
Max, Lukas, Will, Greyson
05:00
DISCUSSION
FAVORITE MOVIE SOUNDTRACK?
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Use this side of the card to provide more information about a topic. Focus on one concept. Make learning and communication more efficient.
DO YOU KNOW ANY COMPOSERS?
Title
Title
Write a brief description here
Write a brief description here
WHY IS MOVIE MUSIC IMPORTANT?
TIMELINE
SPOTTING SESSION
MUSIC RECORDING
FINAL MIX
PICTURE LOCK
MUSIC COMPOSITION
SOUND DESIGN & EDITING
BACKGROUND DEFINITIONS
LEITMOTIF
INCIDENTAL = MOOD
SOUND TRACK
SELECTION OF COMPOSERS
- Director's vision
- Hold auditions
- Portfolio
- Budget
- Collaboration
PROCESS OF COMPOSING
SUSPENSE
EMOTIONAL ASPECT
DEEPER DIVE
- Sound sets mood
- Music guides pacing and attention
- Effects on viewers by design
- Fear
- Excitement
- Sadness
- Tension
- Placement determined in a spotting session
- Director
- Composer
- Sound team
ELEMENTS OF MOVIE MUSIC
TEXTURE
Composers change the texture, the volume and layering of the music, to emphasize parts of a film such as the climax and other key moments.
TEMPO
Tempo is the speed of the music in a film. Composers change the tempo of the music to show the intensity of a scene, ranging from slow and calm to quick and intense.
VOICES
Using voices in film music as opposed to just instrumental music can serve many purposes such as add intensity, lightheartedness, or be used in musical movie scores.
BACKGROUND
Background music is used in scenes to set the tone. It is often concurrent with character dialogue or important parts in films.
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS USED
BRASS INSTRUMENTS
Trombone
Tuba
Trumpet
French Horn
WOODWIND INSTRUMENTS
Piccolo
Flute
Clarinet
English Horn
PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS
Snare Drum
Piano
Triangle
Bass drum
STRING INSTRUMENTS
Violin
Guitar
Banjo
Harp
COMPOSER BIOGRAPHIES
BIOGRAPHY
JOHN WILLIAMS
STAR WARS, JAWS, E.T., SUPERMAN
- 1932-present
- One of the most accomplished American conductors and composers of all time
- 5 Oscars, 3 Emmy awards, 4 Golden Globe awards, 26 Grammy awards, 7 BAFTAs, 10 saturn awards.
First Movie Score: Daddy-O (1958) Most Famous Score: Star Wars (1977-2019)
Making of Star Wars
BIOGRAPHY
HANS ZIMMER
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN, INCEPTION, INTERSTELLAR
- 1957-present
- German born composer
- Contemporary Scores
- Electric and classical instruments
- 2 Oscars, 1 BAFTA, and 5 Grammys.
First Score: Terminal Exposure (1987) Most Famous Score: Pirates of the Caribbean (2003-2017)
BIOGRAPHY
ENNIO MORRICONE
THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE UGLY, KILL BILL
- 1928-2020
- Italian composer
- Western movie scores
- 1 Oscar, 4 Grammys, 3 Golden Globes, and 10 Italian David di Donatello awards.
First score: Il Federal (The Fascist) (1961) Most Famous Score: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly (1966)
BIOGRAPHY
HOWARD SHORE
LORD OF THE RINGS, SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, HUGO
- 1946-present
- Canadian composer and conductor
- contemporary movies and several famous tv shows
- Saturday Night Live
- 2 Oscars, 2 Grammys, 6 BAFTAs, 2 Golden Globes.
First Score: I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses (1978) Most Famous Score: Lord of the Rings (2001-2003)
BIOGRAPHY
LALO SCHIFRIN
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE, COOL HAND LUKE
- 1932-2025
- Argentinian Composer
- 1 Oscar, 5 Grammys
First Score: El Jefe (1958) Most Famous Score: Mission Impossible (1996-2025)
BIOGRAPHY
JOHN BARRY
JAMES BOND, THE SCARLET LETTER
- 1933 - 2011
- English composer
- Dramatic film scores.
- 5 academy awards, 4 Grammys, and 2 BAFTAs
First Score: Beat Girl (1960) Most Famous Score: Goldfinger (James Bond) (1964)
BAFTA: The British Academy Film Awards
BIOGRAPHY
MAX STEINER
KING KONG, GONE WITH THE WIND
- 1888 - 1971
- Austrian-born composer
- “Father of Film Music”
- Scored over 300 films
- Leitmotifs
First Score: Cimarron (1931) Most Famous Score: Gone with the Wind (1939)
BIOGRAPHY
MAURICE JARRE
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, THE MESSAGE, A PASSAGE TO INDIA
- 1924 - 2009
- French composer
- 3 Oscars, 1 Grammy, 2 BAFTAs, 4 Golden Globes
First Score: Hotel de Invalides (1952) Most Famous Score: A Passage to India (1984)
BIOGRAPHY
RACHEL PORTMAN
EMMA, CHOCOLAT
- 1960 - Present
- English composer
- First woman to win an Academy Award for Best Orinigal Score
- 1 Oscar, 1 Grammy
First Score: Privileged (Student Film) (1982) Most Famous Score: Emma (1996)
BIOGRAPHY
JOE HISAISHI
PONYO, TOTORO, CASTLE IN THE SKY
- 1950 - Present
- Japanese composer
- Prominent Anime Composer
- 2 Asian Film Awards, 2 Hong Kong Film Awards
First Score: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) Most Famous Score: Howl’s Moving Castle (2004)
Purpose of leitmotif?
- Identifies characters
- builds emotional connection
- Signals narrative shifts
Leitmotif Game
Motif 1
Jaws
Motif 2
Batman
Motif 3
Superman
Motif 4
Darth Vader
Leitmotif Game
Motif 5
Avenger
Motif 6
Pirates of the caribbean
Motif 7
James bond
Motif 8
Harry potter
Leitmotif Game
Motif 9
Jurassic Park Dinosaurs
Motif 10
Gru
Spanish Vocab
- La banda sonora
- La partitura
- El leitmotiv
- La musica incidental
- El compositor / la compositora
- La orquestacion
- La sincronización
- El tema musical
- La ambientación sonora
- El efecto emocional
- La Música Clásica
- El clarinete
- El trombón
- la nota musical
- el acorde
- la sordina
- la melodía
- la escala
- el pentagrama
- El crescendo
THANK YOU!
works cited
Cambridge Dictionary. “Incidental Music.” @CambridgeWords, 4 Sept. 2024, dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/incidental-music. “Darth Vader.” StarWars.com, 2014, www.starwars.com/databank/darth-vader. “Ennio Morricone.” IMDb, www.imdb.com/name/nm0001553/. “Hans Zimmer.” IMDb, www.imdb.com/name/nm0001877/bio/. Heckmann, Chris. “Leitmotifs and Musical Themes Explained.” StudioBinder, 27 Sept. 2020, www.studiobinder.com/blog/what-is-a-leitmotif-definition/. “How Music Can Change a Scene - Lord of the Rings.” Www.youtube.com, www.youtube.com/watch?v=mndDbN60Eiw. “Howard Shore - Biography.” IMDb, www.imdb.com/name/nm0006290/bio/. IMDb. “Lalo Schifrin - Music Department, Composer, Actor.” IMDb, 2019, www.imdb.com/name/nm0006277/. ---. “Maurice Jarre - Composer, Music Department, Producer.” IMDb, 2025, www.imdb.com/name/nm0003574/bio/. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025. ---. “Rachel Portman - Composer, Music Department, Soundtrack.” IMDb, 2015, www.imdb.com/name/nm0006235/awards/. “Jaws.” The Brattle, brattlefilm.org/movies/jaws/. “Joe Hisaishi.” IMDb, www.imdb.com/name/nm0386749/. “John Barry.” IMDb, www.imdb.com/name/nm0000290/bio/. “Max Steiner - Biography.” IMDb, www.imdb.com/name/nm0000070/bio/. Paris, Olajide. “Know the Score: The Composing Process, How Does It Work?” Film Independent, 8 Oct. 2018, www.filmindependent.org/blog/know-score-composing-process-work/. “Redirect Notice.” Google.com, 2025, www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fuwl.ac.ae%2Fblog%2Fwhat-is-your-mood-dude%2F&psig=AOvVaw0FneirhDCjaDgN4x_wvy-u&ust=1756429723787000&source=images&cd=vfe&opi=89978449&ved=0CBYQjRxqFwoTCIDC3YOprI8DFQAAAAAdAAAAABAE. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025. Scoring, Cinemagic. “How Composers Get Chosen for Films: A Look behind the Scenes.” Medium, 22 Mar. 2023, medium.com/@cinemagicscoring/how-composers-get-chosen-for-films-a-look-behind-the-scenes-440930de851a. Vanity Fair. “How “Dune” Composer Hans Zimmer Created the Oscar-Winning Score | Vanity Fair.” Www.youtube.com, 17 Mar. 2022, www.youtube.com/watch?v=93A1ryc-WW0. Wikipedia Contributors. “Mission: Impossible (Film).” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 26 Aug. 2025. Williams, John. “John Williams | Biography.” Www.johnwilliams.org, www.johnwilliams.org/reference/biography.
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MOVIE MUSIC
Max, Lukas, Will, Greyson
05:00
DISCUSSION
FAVORITE MOVIE SOUNDTRACK?
Use this side of the card to provide more information about a topic. Focus on one concept. Make learning and communication more efficient.
Use this side of the card to provide more information about a topic. Focus on one concept. Make learning and communication more efficient.
DO YOU KNOW ANY COMPOSERS?
Title
Title
Write a brief description here
Write a brief description here
WHY IS MOVIE MUSIC IMPORTANT?
TIMELINE
SPOTTING SESSION
MUSIC RECORDING
FINAL MIX
PICTURE LOCK
MUSIC COMPOSITION
SOUND DESIGN & EDITING
BACKGROUND DEFINITIONS
LEITMOTIF
INCIDENTAL = MOOD
SOUND TRACK
SELECTION OF COMPOSERS
PROCESS OF COMPOSING
SUSPENSE
EMOTIONAL ASPECT
DEEPER DIVE
ELEMENTS OF MOVIE MUSIC
TEXTURE
Composers change the texture, the volume and layering of the music, to emphasize parts of a film such as the climax and other key moments.
TEMPO
Tempo is the speed of the music in a film. Composers change the tempo of the music to show the intensity of a scene, ranging from slow and calm to quick and intense.
VOICES
Using voices in film music as opposed to just instrumental music can serve many purposes such as add intensity, lightheartedness, or be used in musical movie scores.
BACKGROUND
Background music is used in scenes to set the tone. It is often concurrent with character dialogue or important parts in films.
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS USED
BRASS INSTRUMENTS
Trombone
Tuba
Trumpet
French Horn
WOODWIND INSTRUMENTS
Piccolo
Flute
Clarinet
English Horn
PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS
Snare Drum
Piano
Triangle
Bass drum
STRING INSTRUMENTS
Violin
Guitar
Banjo
Harp
COMPOSER BIOGRAPHIES
BIOGRAPHY
JOHN WILLIAMS
STAR WARS, JAWS, E.T., SUPERMAN
- 1932-present
- One of the most accomplished American conductors and composers of all time
- 5 Oscars, 3 Emmy awards, 4 Golden Globe awards, 26 Grammy awards, 7 BAFTAs, 10 saturn awards.
First Movie Score: Daddy-O (1958) Most Famous Score: Star Wars (1977-2019)Making of Star Wars
BIOGRAPHY
HANS ZIMMER
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN, INCEPTION, INTERSTELLAR
- 1957-present
- German born composer
- Contemporary Scores
- Electric and classical instruments
- 2 Oscars, 1 BAFTA, and 5 Grammys.
First Score: Terminal Exposure (1987) Most Famous Score: Pirates of the Caribbean (2003-2017)BIOGRAPHY
ENNIO MORRICONE
THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE UGLY, KILL BILL
- 1928-2020
- Italian composer
- Western movie scores
- 1 Oscar, 4 Grammys, 3 Golden Globes, and 10 Italian David di Donatello awards.
First score: Il Federal (The Fascist) (1961) Most Famous Score: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly (1966)BIOGRAPHY
HOWARD SHORE
LORD OF THE RINGS, SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, HUGO
- 1946-present
- Canadian composer and conductor
- contemporary movies and several famous tv shows
- Saturday Night Live
- 2 Oscars, 2 Grammys, 6 BAFTAs, 2 Golden Globes.
First Score: I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses (1978) Most Famous Score: Lord of the Rings (2001-2003)BIOGRAPHY
LALO SCHIFRIN
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE, COOL HAND LUKE
- 1932-2025
- Argentinian Composer
- 1 Oscar, 5 Grammys
First Score: El Jefe (1958) Most Famous Score: Mission Impossible (1996-2025)BIOGRAPHY
JOHN BARRY
JAMES BOND, THE SCARLET LETTER
- 1933 - 2011
- English composer
- Dramatic film scores.
- 5 academy awards, 4 Grammys, and 2 BAFTAs
First Score: Beat Girl (1960) Most Famous Score: Goldfinger (James Bond) (1964)BAFTA: The British Academy Film Awards
BIOGRAPHY
MAX STEINER
KING KONG, GONE WITH THE WIND
- 1888 - 1971
- Austrian-born composer
- “Father of Film Music”
- Scored over 300 films
- Leitmotifs
First Score: Cimarron (1931) Most Famous Score: Gone with the Wind (1939)BIOGRAPHY
MAURICE JARRE
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, THE MESSAGE, A PASSAGE TO INDIA
- 1924 - 2009
- French composer
- 3 Oscars, 1 Grammy, 2 BAFTAs, 4 Golden Globes
First Score: Hotel de Invalides (1952) Most Famous Score: A Passage to India (1984)BIOGRAPHY
RACHEL PORTMAN
EMMA, CHOCOLAT
- 1960 - Present
- English composer
- First woman to win an Academy Award for Best Orinigal Score
- 1 Oscar, 1 Grammy
First Score: Privileged (Student Film) (1982) Most Famous Score: Emma (1996)BIOGRAPHY
JOE HISAISHI
PONYO, TOTORO, CASTLE IN THE SKY
- 1950 - Present
- Japanese composer
- Prominent Anime Composer
- 2 Asian Film Awards, 2 Hong Kong Film Awards
First Score: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) Most Famous Score: Howl’s Moving Castle (2004)Purpose of leitmotif?
Leitmotif Game
Motif 1
Jaws
Motif 2
Batman
Motif 3
Superman
Motif 4
Darth Vader
Leitmotif Game
Motif 5
Avenger
Motif 6
Pirates of the caribbean
Motif 7
James bond
Motif 8
Harry potter
Leitmotif Game
Motif 9
Jurassic Park Dinosaurs
Motif 10
Gru
Spanish Vocab
THANK YOU!
works cited
Cambridge Dictionary. “Incidental Music.” @CambridgeWords, 4 Sept. 2024, dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/incidental-music. “Darth Vader.” StarWars.com, 2014, www.starwars.com/databank/darth-vader. “Ennio Morricone.” IMDb, www.imdb.com/name/nm0001553/. “Hans Zimmer.” IMDb, www.imdb.com/name/nm0001877/bio/. Heckmann, Chris. “Leitmotifs and Musical Themes Explained.” StudioBinder, 27 Sept. 2020, www.studiobinder.com/blog/what-is-a-leitmotif-definition/. “How Music Can Change a Scene - Lord of the Rings.” Www.youtube.com, www.youtube.com/watch?v=mndDbN60Eiw. “Howard Shore - Biography.” IMDb, www.imdb.com/name/nm0006290/bio/. IMDb. “Lalo Schifrin - Music Department, Composer, Actor.” IMDb, 2019, www.imdb.com/name/nm0006277/. ---. “Maurice Jarre - Composer, Music Department, Producer.” IMDb, 2025, www.imdb.com/name/nm0003574/bio/. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025. ---. “Rachel Portman - Composer, Music Department, Soundtrack.” IMDb, 2015, www.imdb.com/name/nm0006235/awards/. “Jaws.” The Brattle, brattlefilm.org/movies/jaws/. “Joe Hisaishi.” IMDb, www.imdb.com/name/nm0386749/. “John Barry.” IMDb, www.imdb.com/name/nm0000290/bio/. “Max Steiner - Biography.” IMDb, www.imdb.com/name/nm0000070/bio/. Paris, Olajide. “Know the Score: The Composing Process, How Does It Work?” Film Independent, 8 Oct. 2018, www.filmindependent.org/blog/know-score-composing-process-work/. “Redirect Notice.” Google.com, 2025, www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fuwl.ac.ae%2Fblog%2Fwhat-is-your-mood-dude%2F&psig=AOvVaw0FneirhDCjaDgN4x_wvy-u&ust=1756429723787000&source=images&cd=vfe&opi=89978449&ved=0CBYQjRxqFwoTCIDC3YOprI8DFQAAAAAdAAAAABAE. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025. Scoring, Cinemagic. “How Composers Get Chosen for Films: A Look behind the Scenes.” Medium, 22 Mar. 2023, medium.com/@cinemagicscoring/how-composers-get-chosen-for-films-a-look-behind-the-scenes-440930de851a. Vanity Fair. “How “Dune” Composer Hans Zimmer Created the Oscar-Winning Score | Vanity Fair.” Www.youtube.com, 17 Mar. 2022, www.youtube.com/watch?v=93A1ryc-WW0. Wikipedia Contributors. “Mission: Impossible (Film).” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 26 Aug. 2025. Williams, John. “John Williams | Biography.” Www.johnwilliams.org, www.johnwilliams.org/reference/biography.