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Quiz about Film Scores Composers Directors and Awards
Quiz about Film Scores Composers Directors and Awards

Film Scores: Composers, Directors, and Awards Quiz


This quiz contains ten questions to test your knowledge on film composers. We all know Williams, Horner, Elfman and Goldsmith, but what about names like Goldenthal, Newton Howard, Debney and Newman? See how well you do with these composers and their work

A multiple-choice quiz by AnyaAngie. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
AnyaAngie
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
229,704
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
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Question 1 of 10
1. In 1994, this composer was nominated for an Academy Award for "The Shawshank Redemption." He lost. Who was it? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. In 2003, he won his first Academy Award for "Frida," a biographical film about painter Frida Kahlo. His song "Burn It Blue," from "Frida," was also nominated that year in the Song category. Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. James Newton Howard is famous for his partnership with which director? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. This son of Alfred Newman was nominated for an Oscar in 1997 for the 20th Century Fox animated film "Anastasia." Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. In 1995 Elliot Goldenthal and Joel Shumacher did the third "Batman" film. Which composer previously did the other two "Batman" films by Tim Burton? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. This composer, most known for his comedic scores, earned the film score community's respect with "Cutthroat Island." Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. This score, composed by Elliot Goldenthal in just two weeks, was nominated for an Oscar in 1994. Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. In 2004, John Debney was nominated for an Oscar for which film? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. John Debney won an Emmy for the music of what hit '90s television show? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. "Road To Perdition" earned this son of a legend an Academy Award nomination. Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. In 1994, this composer was nominated for an Academy Award for "The Shawshank Redemption." He lost. Who was it?

Answer: Thomas Newman

Hans Zimmer won that year for "The Lion King."
2. In 2003, he won his first Academy Award for "Frida," a biographical film about painter Frida Kahlo. His song "Burn It Blue," from "Frida," was also nominated that year in the Song category.

Answer: Elliot Goldenthal

Goldenthal dedicated his award he earned for Best Score to the people of Mexico.
3. James Newton Howard is famous for his partnership with which director?

Answer: M. Night Shyamalan

Shyamalan's film "The Village" earned Newton Howard an Oscar nomination. He also worked on Shyamalan's "The Sixth Sense," "Unbreakable," and "Signs."
4. This son of Alfred Newman was nominated for an Oscar in 1997 for the 20th Century Fox animated film "Anastasia."

Answer: David Newman

David Newman did the score for this animated film in 1997. The film was a remake of the live-action version, also done by Fox, in 1956, starring Ingrid Bergman. This 1956 version, based on a play by Marcel Maurette, was scored by Alfred Newman. In an interview David said that he was honored to be a part of something his father worked on.
5. In 1995 Elliot Goldenthal and Joel Shumacher did the third "Batman" film. Which composer previously did the other two "Batman" films by Tim Burton?

Answer: Danny Elfman

Goldenthal uses the first few notes of Elfman's theme in his own new version.
6. This composer, most known for his comedic scores, earned the film score community's respect with "Cutthroat Island."

Answer: John Debney

The box-office failure actually contains one of the best pirate scores ever written.
7. This score, composed by Elliot Goldenthal in just two weeks, was nominated for an Oscar in 1994.

Answer: Interview With The Vampire

Goldenthal was a late replacement for George Fenton, and thus he had very little time to compose a score. He decided to have a little "history of music" in the score, with chanting, harpsichord, waltz, tarentella, etc.
8. In 2004, John Debney was nominated for an Oscar for which film?

Answer: The Passion of the Christ

Debney uses authentic instruments of the time along with synthesizers in this score that was deemed by many to be the best of the year, though it lost at the Academy Awards to "Finding Neverland" by Jan A. P. Kasmerak.
9. John Debney won an Emmy for the music of what hit '90s television show?

Answer: seaQuest DSV

Along with film works, Debney scored the 3-season sci-fi show "seaQuest DSV" (later "seaQuest 2032").
10. "Road To Perdition" earned this son of a legend an Academy Award nomination.

Answer: Thomas Newman

All but the piano duet with Tom Hanks and Paul Newman was composed by Thomas Newman. Thomas Newman has been nominated many times for his work on such films as "The Shawshank Redemption," "American Beauty," and "Finding Nemo," as well as "Road To Perdition," but has not won for any of these works.
Source: Author AnyaAngie

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