7HO Prep

Due the week of May 2 - 6th

Listen to the following video on Youtube  and answer the questions below.



What is a Leitmotif?


What is a theme?

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    Mr. McConnell

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    1. A leitmotif is a short and constantly occurring musical phrase,usually to do with a particular person or place

      A Theme is the first main melody that you hear. It is the melody that the rest of the music will be based on. It is the most recognisable tune.

      Rachel Hooley HO

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    2. A leitmotif is a an occuring theme throughout a musical composition which is linked with a certain topic, subject or person. The type of leitmotif could also be based on a certain situation.

      A theme is the main subject of the piece that you constantly hear. You can have a particular topic for the setting and the same theme will be continuous.

      Sairah Ahmed HO

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    3. A leitmotif is a short and constantly occurring musical phrase,usually to do with a particular person or place

      A Theme is the first main melody that you hear. It is the melody that the rest of the music will be based on. It is the most A leitmotif is a short and constantly occurring musical phrase,usually to do with a particular person or place

      A Theme is the first main tune that you hear. It is the melody that the rest of the music will be based on. It is the most recognizable tune.
      Liberty Burrough HO

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    4. Excellent work, Rachel, Sairah and Liberty! Can each of you give me two examples of characters with leitmotifs?

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    5. Examples of characters with leitmotifs are James Bond, the shark form Jaws, Professeur Ratigan and Musafa from the Lion King.

      Sairah Ahmed HO

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  3. Leitmotif? the pice of music which is played when you see the main character
    theme? the pice that is played alot and is the main pice in the film. it is usually catchy and symbolises the film
    Robert French

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    1. Robert, can you give me two examples of characters with leitmotifs?

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  4. A Leitmotif is something that introduces either a character, the movie or any type of brand.
    A theme is usually associated with only the movie that it came from. It is usually very catchy and will not have been heard before in anything else. Film companies make the theme catchy so that members of the public would recommend the movie to their friends and the movie company would make even more money.

    Flynn Whitelegg 7HO

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    1. Excellent work Flynn! Can you give me an example of a character with a leitmotif?

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  5. Leitmotif: a "short, constantly recurring musical phrase"

    Theme music is a piece that is often written specifically for a movie at the start or in the credits section.

    Jonathan shindo 7HO

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    1. Good work Jonathan! Can you give me an example of a character with a leitmotif?

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    2. James Bond has a Leitmotif. he also has a theme. Jonathan Shindo

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    3. also jaws and star wars have Leitmotifs. (some of the character and some of the heroic/ exciting events). Jonathan Shindo

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    4. also jaws and star wars have Leitmotifs. (some of the characters and some of the heroic/ exciting events; this is to follow up choosing of star wars having a leitmotif statement about star wars). Jonathan Shindo

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  6. A Leitmotif is a short piece of music that introduces a character or a setting.

    A theme is something that everyone recognises which is played at the start/end of a movie.

    Ella Eaketts HO

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    1. Great work Ella! Can you give me an example of a character with a leitmotif?

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    2. James bond
      Ella Eaketts

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  7. a leitmotif is a relatively short piece of music associated with a person or thing

    a theme is an original piece of music produced for the start or end of an film or TV show.

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    1. Great work Daniel! Can you give me an example of a character with a leitmotif?

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    2. 1. John Williams is an famous composer.
      2. New York, Floral park, USA.
      3. Jaws, Star Wars, Jurassic Park e.c.t.
      4. The bafta and The Golden Globe.

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    3. 1. John Williams is an famous composer.
      2. New York, Floral park, USA.
      3. Jaws, Star Wars, Jurassic Park e.c.t.
      4. The bafta and The Golden Globe.

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  8. 1. A leitmotif is a short piece of music played whenever a certain character appears
    2. A theme is a piece of music repeated throughout the film

    Antoine Bastos Martin HO

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    1. Excellent work Antoine! Can you give me an example of a character with a leitmotif?

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  9. Neusha Karshenas18 May 2016 at 13:22

    A leitmotif is a melody that can represent a person or a character.

    A theme is a piece of music that can be recognised maybe as a melody and that everything is based on.

    Neusha Karshenas, HO

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    1. Excellent work Neusha! Can you give me an example of a character with a leitmotif?

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    2. A character with leitmotif could include James Bond from 007
      Neusha HO

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    3. An example of a character with a leitmotif is James Bond from 007
      Neusha Karshenas HO

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  10. A leitmotif is a piece of music that will be played when a character is on camera or nearby, or if he or she is in a particular situation.

    A theme is a piece of music played within and throughout a film/movie, this is written specifically for this film/ film series.

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  11. By Zac Owen HO (19 May 2016 at 07:58)

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    1. Excellent work Zac! Can you give me an example of a character with a leitmotif?

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  12. Prep Due the week of June 6 - 10 (on the day you have music)
    Answer the following questions about John Williams (born February 8, 1932)
    Who is he?
    Where is he from?
    What movies did he write the soundtrack for?
    What awards has he won?

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  13. 1.A leitmotif is a reoccurring theme within a musical composition related to a person,idea or situation.
    2.A theme is a frequently recurring melody in a composition

    -Luke Murray HO

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    1. Excellent work Luke! Can you give me an example of a character with a leitmotif?

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  14. A leitmotif is a short and constantly occurring musical phrase,usually to do with a particular person or place

    A Theme is the first main melody that you hear. It is the melody that the rest of the music will be based on. It is the most recognisable tune.

    Rachel Hooley HO

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    1. Excellent work Rachel! Can you give me an example of a character with a leitmotif?

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  15. 1. A leitmotif is is a recurring musical phrase about a person, thing, or idea.

    2. A theme is a recognisable tune, that forms the basis of a composition.

    - Piper Humphrey HO

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    1. Great work Piper! Can you give me an example of a character with a leitmotif?

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    2. an example of a character with a leitmotif is indiana jones

      -piper humphrey HO

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    3. Also james bond from 007

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  16. 1. A famous composer
    2. New York
    3. Star Wars, Jurassic Park
    4. Golden Globe, Bafta

    Antoine Bastos Martin HO

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  17. 1.Famous composer
    2.Flora Park,New York
    3.Star Wars,jaws
    4.Bafta,Golden globe

    -Luke Murray HO

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  18. 1)John Williams is a classical guitarist/Musical Composer.
    2)John Williams is from Floral Park in New York.
    3)He wrote the soundtrack to:
    Jaws
    Star Wars
    Indiana Jones
    Jurassic Park
    Harry Potter
    4) Some awards that he has won include :
    AFI Life Award
    BAFTA Award for Best Music
    The Golden Globe award

    Zac Owen 7HO

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  19. 1. A famous composer
    2. New York
    3. Star Wars, Jurassic Park
    4. Golden Globe, Bafta

    From Liberty Burrough

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  20. 1.John Christopher Williams is an Australian-born British classical guitarist renowned for his ensemble playing as well as his interpretation and promotion of the modern classical guitar repertoire.
    2. Floral Park, New York, United States
    3.Star Wars, Jurassic Park,Jaws, E.T, The BFG, Saving Private Ryan.
    4.The Golden Globe and The Bafta.

    Flynn Whitelegg 7HO

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  21. daniel archer ho27 May 2016 at 09:34

    1. John Williams is an famous composer.
    2. New York, Floral park, USA.
    3. Jaws, Star Wars, Jurassic Park e.c.t.
    4. The bafta and The Golden Globe.

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  22. Daniel Archer Ho27 May 2016 at 09:38

    sir it put my first two posts as a reply for your comment on my previous prep
    p.s the answer was Darth Vader and James Bond

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  23. John Williams is a famous composer.

    Floral park in New York

    E.T, Jaws, Star Wars, Jurassic Park

    The Golden Globe and Bafta
    Neusha Karshenas HO

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  24. 1) John Williams is a famous composer.
    2) He is from Floral Park, New York (U.S.)
    3) He wrote the sound track for the BFG, Jaws and Star Wars.
    4) He has won the BAFTA and the Golden Globe Award.
    By Julia Griffiths-Johnson.

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  26. 1. John Williams is a famous composer
    2.He is from Floral Park, New York, USA
    3.He wrote the soundtrack to : Jaws, Indiana Jones, Star wars, Jarassic Park and many more!
    4.He has won the Golden Globe and the BAFTA.

    -Piper Humphrey 7HO

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  27. A leitmotif is a recurrent theme through a musical. Associated with a particular person,idea or situation.

    By Chrisandra Pietersz 7HO

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  28. A theme is a material usually recognizable melody upon which part or all of a composition is based on.

    By chrisandra Pietersz 7HO

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  29. 1.A very famous composer
    2.Floral Park, New York, USA
    3.Jaws, Harry Potter, Indiana Jones, Star Wars and Jurassic Park
    4.Golden globe and BAFTA

    By Jacob Kinchin-Smith

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  30. Prep due the week of June 13 - 17 on the day you have music. In film music, what is diegetic music? Give an example. What is underscoring and what is it used for?

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    1. Diegetic music is when the source of the sound is shown on the screen so that you can see it. An example of this is when in a film you can see the character singing on the screen. 
Underscoring is When in a film, there is quiet music playing to show the mood, and usually while a character is doing something. 
Neusha Karshenas HO

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  31. 1. John Williams is a famous american composer, conductor and pianist.

    2. He is from Floral Park, New York.

    3. John Williams composed soundtracks for the movies Jaws, Superman, Star Wars and Jurassic Park.

    4. He has won many awards such as 4 Golden Globe awards, 5 Academy awards, 7 British Academy Film awards and 22 Grammy awards.

    Sairah Ahmed HO

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  32. John Williams
    1. a famous composer
    2. he is from New York
    3. Jaws, jaws 2 and star wars.
    4. golden globe, bafta
    Jonathan shindo

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  33. digetic music is sound whose source is visible on the screen or whose source is implied to be present by the action of the film. this includes the voices of characters and the sound made by objects.
    Jonathan shindo

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  34. underscoring is usually when music is being played quietly when the main character is talking or when two people are talking to each other.
    Jonathan Shindo

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  35. Diegetic music in film music is sound that is on screen meaning the source is visible. The source is meant to be present of the film. In the original Star Wars The cantina scene is an example of diegetic music.

    During a film production underscoring is when music is playing queitely and softly when dialogue is happening.Underscoringis to show a mood or theme.

    Sairah Ahmed HO

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