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    This document defines and explains key musical terms used in film scoring: - Leitmotif - a recurring theme that represents a character - Diegetic sound - sounds that characters can hear in the film - Foley - reproduced daily sound effects added to the film - Automation - a function that allows changing volume using a curve - Ostinato - a repeated musical pattern - Consonance - pleasant sounds for the ear - Tonality - whether the music is major or minor - Dissonance - harsh, unpleasant sounds for the ear - Pitch - whether the music is high or low - Dynamics - whether the music is loud or soft - Texture - layers of music and their

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    This document defines and explains key musical terms used in film scoring: - Leitmotif - a recurring theme that represents a character - Diegetic sound - sounds that characters can hear in the film - Foley - reproduced daily sound effects added to the film - Automation - a function that allows changing volume using a curve - Ostinato - a repeated musical pattern - Consonance - pleasant sounds for the ear - Tonality - whether the music is major or minor - Dissonance - harsh, unpleasant sounds for the ear - Pitch - whether the music is high or low - Dynamics - whether the music is loud or soft - Texture - layers of music and their

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    Film Music Revision

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    Zenan KWAN
    This document defines and explains key musical terms used in film scoring: - Leitmotif - a recurring theme that represents a character - Diegetic sound - sounds that characters can hear in the film - Foley - reproduced daily sound effects added to the film - Automation - a function that allows changing volume using a curve - Ostinato - a repeated musical pattern - Consonance - pleasant sounds for the ear - Tonality - whether the music is major or minor - Dissonance - harsh, unpleasant sounds for the ear - Pitch - whether the music is high or low - Dynamics - whether the music is loud or soft - Texture - layers of music and their

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    Film Music Revision

    LEITMOTIF
    A recurring theme that represents a character
    DIEGETIC SOUND
    Sounds that the character can hear in the film
    FOLEY
    The reproduction of daily sound effects added to the film
    AUTOMATION
    A function on Garageband where you can
    change the volume by using the automation curve
    OSTINATO
    A repeated musical pattern
    CONSONANCE
    Sounds that are pleasant to your ear
    TONALITY
    Major or minor
    DISSONANCE
    Sounds that are harsh and unpleasant to your ear
    PITCH
    High or low
    DYNAMICS
    Loud or soft
    TEXTURE
    The layers of music; thick or thin
    TEMPO
    Fast or slow
    1. 1. What are the two main instruments you hear?
    2. 2. Why is this music suitable for suspense?
    Explain using musical elements.
    1. Piano and Glockenspiel
    2.
    • The high pitch of glockenspiel indicates mystery.
    • The ostinato pattern on the piano creates tension and
    suspense and arouse interest in listeners.
    • The moderato tempo builds tension gradually.
    • The minor tonality gives listeners the feeling that something
    bad is going to happen.

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