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Full Playlist

A playlist containing all Spotify tracks can be found here

Style and Genre

Film and TV Genres

• Bernard Herrmann – ‘Prelude and Rooftop’ from Vertigo
• James Horner – Theme from Commando
• Gustavo Santaolalla – ‘Brokeback Mountain 1’ from Brokeback Mountain
• Charlie Clouser – ‘Hello Zepp + Overture’ from Saw
• Jonathan Wolff – Theme from Seinfeld
• Daft Punk – ‘Derezzed’ from Tron: Legacy
• Hans Zimmer – ‘The Might of Rome’ from Gladiator
• Ennio Morricone – theme from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Activity 1

• Style 1 a
• Style 1 b
• Style 1 c
• Style 1 d

Researching Style

• Dr Mark Richards' Film Music Notes
• 'Film Score Analysis' YouTube channel

Activity 2

• Tonality 1
• Tonality 2
• Tonality 3

Tempo, Metre and Rhythm

Activity 12

• Tempo 1
• Tempo 2
• Tempo 3

Activity 13

• Metre 1
• Metre 2
• Metre 3

Sonority

Choosing Appropriate Instruments

• Theme from Chariots of Fire (1981)
• Harmonica theme from Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

Activity 15

• Sonority 1
• Sonority 2
• Sonority 3
• Sonority 4

Activity 16

• Sonority 5
• Sonority 6
• Sonority 7

Dynamics and Articulation

Activity 18

• Listen to 2’42”–6’00” of this track

Activity 19

• Articulation 1
• Articulation 2
• Articulation 3

Structure

Activity 20

• Clip from Bean (1997)

Suggested Answers: Harmony

Activity 5

• Howard Shore, ‘Concerning Hobbits' from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)