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- 3 diff directors worked on the film but victor flaming is credited - Max steiners score was 3 hrs and 45 mins long -Was a compilation score -Made at end of global depression -Score was finished in 3 weeks	gone with the wind
-Scored by max Steiner but they didn't like his song so they picked a diff song and made him work his score around it -Song became Dna of the films score	Casablanca
The combination of words and music. Usually under 6 minutes - Crucial in Bollywood to make money -Brings people to the theatre and sticks in their heads after	The Song
- Made by auteur Orson Welles -Based on William Randolph - Used many new and exciting techniques -Composed by Bernard Herrmann	Citizen Kane
-Started in early radio when it was still live music -Worked full time at CBS directing, writing , acting and producing radio plays -Knows for new and cool techniques like getting extreme low angles bt being in the ground	orson welles
Controlled almost all newspapers in USA at time of Citizen Kane - Had huge influence over political climate	william randolph hearst
A document of written music that shows the parts to be played by all of the instruments involved. To score a film is to create such document	Scoring
An individual piece of film music, from beginning to end, which may be seconds or minutes long. A film score consists of may cues.	Cue
The obvious musical mimicking of on-screen action. Often used as derogatory term due to its association with cartoon music.	Mickey Mousing
A “clash” or strident/tense sound created by the combination of pitches. The augmented 4th & minor 2nd are often used to create this.	Dissonance
Indicates the volume at which the music should be performed. Forte is loud, Piano is quiet. These dynamics can have varying degrees. Crescendo is gradually getting louder. Decrescendo is gradually getting quieter.	Dynamics
The formal structure in which a new or previously composed piece of music in its entirety bay be placed. Includes alterations in harmony, rhythm, tempo, instrumentation. Etc. Think of a jazz artist playing an instrumental version of “Rock with you” by MJ.	Arrangement
A technique is which a leitmotif or theme is modified rhythmically, harmonically, texturally, dynamically or directionally, all while maintaining its fundamental melodic content. Deals with small cells of melody, not complete composition , which can be arranged.	Thematic Transformation
The person that oversees the financial and organizational aspects of the film.	The Producer
The creative leader of the film. The person in charge of “the look” of the film, sets, camera, costume, actors.	The creative leader of the film. The person in charge of “the look” of the film, sets, camera, costume, actors.
Watching the film and deciding where the music will go and what it will sound like. This is done in a spotting session, attended by film composer, the director and others such as the music editor.	Spotting
The person responsible for making spotting notes from the spotting session, called detailed timing notes for the composer, and preparing the film for synchronization with the recorded track.	Music Editor
A generalized description of where the music begins and ends for each cue.	Music Spotting Notes
Sometimes called cue sheets, are extremely detailed descriptions of every shot, cut and line of dialog in a scene, with timing to 1/100th of a sec. The composer uses these notes to find exact moments to sync the music with the film and appropriate tempos and cues.	Detailed Timing Notes