In keeping with last week's post about geeks being more audio-inclined to know soundtrack music and artists, I thought I create a fun little poll to see how much you, my loyal readers and fellow geeks--know about music. I have included the seven previous audio files here along with 13 new clips in no particular order, and created a list of films and their composers. See if you can match each clip to the fellow who did it!
Click here: SOUNDTRACK QUIZ to input your answers based on the audio clips below...
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Showing posts with label Soundtrack. Show all posts
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Friday, October 26, 2012
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Life Is A Rock, But The Radio Doesn't Play The Music That Rolls Me
While taking "Music in Film" last year to complete my class requirements at Washburn, I got into a very interesting discussion with Gene Marshall, the instructor, about movie soundtracks; particularly the composed orchestral kind, and wether or not "Geeks" had more insight into the auditory film world than most people.
Some movie theme songs are just so iconic, that they transcend the obscurity of classical music. I'd wager that you could play the theme to one of these major movies, and the public at large would get it. For example:
(go ahead, I'll wait...)
More than likely, you probably recognized that clip as being from the STAR WARS. And I'd wager if you invited a bunch of people over and it was playing in your CD player, most of them would be able to identify it as from STAR WARS, (at least the saga, if not a specific film.) I'd go so far as to say if you mentioned John Williams as a composer, most of those people would have at least heard of him. The same holds true with these other iconic pieces of music...
These are all well known, highly recognizable themes from blockbuster movies. (and ironically, ALL John Williams.) Can you name the films they're from? First person to comment with the correct film for each of these wins an official Ka-Tet Of Geek "Atta-boy!"
But could you do the same thing with a score by Danny Elfman? Or Hans Zimmer? Or James Horner? With the majority of these artists, the normal lay person should still recognize the music even if they can't place it, and many would be able to do both. The Pink Panther Theme, for example, would be recognized even if it's composer Henry Mancini would not be.
But to film buffs, who are in and of themselves, a specific class of geek, all these are all household names. Maybe it's because the composers are involved in the same circles as the sci-fi stories like STAR WARS that are so loved, maybe the fandom is just so inclusive. My argument with Gene was that geeks, because of their inclusiveness are more likely to be fans of soundtracks and composers because of their fandom of a specific genre, and by extension, classical music as well.
Can you recognize this theme?
The phenomenon like the composer's work, is not just limited to genre specific films. Here are two examples that are arguably NOT sci-fi films (though the first can be labeled a fantasy by some).
You knew them, right? I guarantee the geeks among us do. ;-) <>
Some movie theme songs are just so iconic, that they transcend the obscurity of classical music. I'd wager that you could play the theme to one of these major movies, and the public at large would get it. For example:
(go ahead, I'll wait...)
More than likely, you probably recognized that clip as being from the STAR WARS. And I'd wager if you invited a bunch of people over and it was playing in your CD player, most of them would be able to identify it as from STAR WARS, (at least the saga, if not a specific film.) I'd go so far as to say if you mentioned John Williams as a composer, most of those people would have at least heard of him. The same holds true with these other iconic pieces of music...
These are all well known, highly recognizable themes from blockbuster movies. (and ironically, ALL John Williams.) Can you name the films they're from? First person to comment with the correct film for each of these wins an official Ka-Tet Of Geek "Atta-boy!"
But could you do the same thing with a score by Danny Elfman? Or Hans Zimmer? Or James Horner? With the majority of these artists, the normal lay person should still recognize the music even if they can't place it, and many would be able to do both. The Pink Panther Theme, for example, would be recognized even if it's composer Henry Mancini would not be.
But to film buffs, who are in and of themselves, a specific class of geek, all these are all household names. Maybe it's because the composers are involved in the same circles as the sci-fi stories like STAR WARS that are so loved, maybe the fandom is just so inclusive. My argument with Gene was that geeks, because of their inclusiveness are more likely to be fans of soundtracks and composers because of their fandom of a specific genre, and by extension, classical music as well.
Can you recognize this theme?
The phenomenon like the composer's work, is not just limited to genre specific films. Here are two examples that are arguably NOT sci-fi films (though the first can be labeled a fantasy by some).
You knew them, right? I guarantee the geeks among us do. ;-) <>
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