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Film Music Terms
Terms Relating to Music for Film
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Click Track | A click track is a series of audible clicks similar to the beat of a metronome and is designed to give a performer or composer a sense of the musical pulse. Invented by Max Steiner. |
| Combination Score | A film score that uses a combination of electronic and orchestral (acoustic) sounds. |
| Cue | The name given to a piece of music that accompanies a scene from a film. In many cases, the cue will be identified by a number or title that is related to the scene. |
| Electronic Score | A film score that predominantly uses sounds that are electronically produced. |
| Film Score | The music that accompanies the film. The score does not include sound effects or dialogue and may be original or pre-existing music. |
| Hit Point | A dramatic or significant point in a scene that is reflected in the accompanying music. |
| Micky Mousing | In the 1930s, the film scores of Max Steiner would be linked closely to the on-screen action; musically depicting what was happening on the screen. |
| Titles and Credits Music | The music that accompanies the opening titles also helps to define the genre and setting of the film. This is achieved through the genre of music that is used, the choice of instruments, the mood created by the music. |
| Orchestral Score | A film score that predominantly uses only orchestral (acoustic) instruments. |
| SFX | Shortened form of the term sound effects. All the other audio in the sound track that is not music. |
| Time Code | Expressed as a measure of time and frames of a film per second, By giving each frame of the film a number, time code is used to synchronize the film to the soundtrack and enables composers to lock scoring and recording software to the film. |
| Song Score | A film score that is made up of a series of pre-existing songs with little or no original music |
| Soundtrack | The film soundtrack is the recording of the combined dialogue, music score and sound effects. |
| Source Music | Music that has its source in the scene and is heard by the actors. Examples of source music might include a busker on the street, the sound of a radio playing in an apartment, a band at a dance or a singer performing in a nightclub. |
| Stinger | An unexpected, loud, very short (often just a chord or single note) and dramatic piece of music that is designed to surprise the audience. Sfz. |
| Underscore | Original music that is composed to accompany dialogue and/or action in a scene. Used to enhance the dramatic content of the scene. |
| Leitmotif | a "short, constantly recurring musical phrase" associated with a particular person, place, or idea. |
| Mixcraft | A DAW used to create film music and sound tracks. |
| Character Emotion | A function of Film Music where there is a close up of one character and the music reflects their emotion as either happy or sad. |
| Character Identity | A function of Film Music where the music indicates whether the character is a hero or villain. |
| Atmosphere | A function of Film Music where the music shows the emotion of many characters. Uses wide camera angles and more than one character on screen. Joyful OR Sombre |
| Pace and Action | Functions of Film Music where the music matches either the pace/ speed of the screen OR uses accents in sync with action. |
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