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Movie Composers Trivia Quiz

These are the men who do the memorable music from the movies we love. See if you can guess the composer for the movies I have listed. Have fun and good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by califredrose. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
califredrose

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
77,386

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. This man composed the soundtracks for these famous movies, 'Saving Private Ryan' (98), 'Jurassic Park', (93) and 'Jaws' (75). Who is he? Hint

Marvin Hamlisch

John Williams

John Carpenter

Mark Watters

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Question 2 of 10

2. These two men did the music for many movies together. Three are: 'Cinderella' (97), 'Flower Drum Song'(61) and 'South Pacific'(58). Who are they? Hint

Oscar Hammerstein and Richard Rodgers

George and Ira Gershwin

Gil and Willian Goldstein

Paul Williams and Randy Newman

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Question 3 of 10

3. This man made music for these movies, 'A Bug's Life'(98), 'Toy Story'(95) and 'Parenthood'(89). Who is he? Hint

Elton John

Randy Newman

Paul Williams

Phil Collins

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Question 4 of 10

4. This man made music for 'The Mask Of Zorro'(98), 'Apollo 13'(95) and 'Braveheart'(95). Who is this talented man? Hint

John Carpenter

Billy Williams

James Horner

Tom Chase

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Question 5 of 10

5. This man has made some memorable music in 'Arthur'(81) and 'The Blob'(58). Who is he? Hint

Buddy Baker

Mark Adler

Burt Bacharach

Andre Previn

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Question 6 of 10

6. These 2 men made beautiful music in films such as 'Funny Face'(57), 'An American In Paris'(51) and 'Girl Crazy'(43). Who are these men? Hint

Oscar Hammerstein and Richard Rodgers

George and Ira Gershwin

George Auric and George Bassman

Freddie Young and Fritz Wagner

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Question 7 of 10

7. This man did music for musicals as well as dramas. He did 'Paint Your Wagon'(69), 'The Four Horsemen Of The Apocalypse' (62) and 'Silk Stockings'(57). Who is this man? Hint

Johnny Mercer

John Williams

Andre Previn

Stanley Black

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Question 8 of 10

8. This man did 'Married To It'(93), 'Ghost Dad'(90) and 'Victor, Victoria'(82). Who is this talent? Hint

Henry Mancini

Don Davis

Randy Newman

Burt Bacharach

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Question 9 of 10

9. This man made music for all types of movies. Three are 'The Mirror Has Two Faces'(96), 'A Chorus Line'(85) and 'Sophie's Choice'(82). Who is this man? Hint

Michael Kamen

Stewart Copeland

George Fenton

Marvin Hamlisch

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Question 10 of 10

10. This great music man did 'Halloween H20' (1998), 'Christine' (1983) and 'The Fog' (1980). Who did the great scary music in these movies? Hint

Jim Halfpenny

James Horner

John Carpenter

Graeme Revell

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This man composed the soundtracks for these famous movies, 'Saving Private Ryan' (98), 'Jurassic Park', (93) and 'Jaws' (75). Who is he?

Answer: John Williams

John Williams also did the 'Star Wars' movies, 'Close Encounters Of The Third Kind', the 'Jaws' movies, the 'Indiana Jones' movies and 'E.T.' among many others.

2. These two men did the music for many movies together. Three are: 'Cinderella' (97), 'Flower Drum Song'(61) and 'South Pacific'(58). Who are they?

Answer: Oscar Hammerstein and Richard Rodgers

Rodgers and Hammerstein made many musicals together, 'The Sound Of Music' (65), 'The King And I'(56) and many others.

3. This man made music for these movies, 'A Bug's Life'(98), 'Toy Story'(95) and 'Parenthood'(89). Who is he?

Answer: Randy Newman

Randy Newman has a unique voice. He also did the songs for 'James And The Giant Peach' in 1996.

4. This man made music for 'The Mask Of Zorro'(98), 'Apollo 13'(95) and 'Braveheart'(95). Who is this talented man?

Answer: James Horner

James Horner has done some other amazing films too. 'Titanic'(97) and 'Cocoon'(88).

5. This man has made some memorable music in 'Arthur'(81) and 'The Blob'(58). Who is he?

Answer: Burt Bacharach

Burt Bacharach also did 'Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid'(69) and 'Arthur 2, On The Rocks'(88).

6. These 2 men made beautiful music in films such as 'Funny Face'(57), 'An American In Paris'(51) and 'Girl Crazy'(43). Who are these men?

Answer: George and Ira Gershwin

The Gershwins started with 'Shall We Dance'(37) and ended with 'Funny Face'(57). George went on to do one more movie, 'Manhattan'(79).

7. This man did music for musicals as well as dramas. He did 'Paint Your Wagon'(69), 'The Four Horsemen Of The Apocalypse' (62) and 'Silk Stockings'(57). Who is this man?

Answer: Andre Previn

Andre Previn also did 'Challenge To Lassie'(49), his first movie. His last was 'Rollerball'(75).

8. This man did 'Married To It'(93), 'Ghost Dad'(90) and 'Victor, Victoria'(82). Who is this talent?

Answer: Henry Mancini

Henry Mancini started with 'Lost In Alaska'(52) and did one of my favorites, 'Santa Claus: The Movie'(85).

9. This man made music for all types of movies. Three are 'The Mirror Has Two Faces'(96), 'A Chorus Line'(85) and 'Sophie's Choice'(82). Who is this man?

Answer: Marvin Hamlisch

Marvin Hamlisch made 'The Sting'(73) and 'Three Men And A Baby'(87). Great music!

10. This great music man did 'Halloween H20' (1998), 'Christine' (1983) and 'The Fog' (1980). Who did the great scary music in these movies?

Answer: John Carpenter

John Carpenter lends his musical talent to many a scary movie. His first was 'Dark Star'(1974) and he did his own movie, 'John Carpenter's Vampires' in 1997. I hope you enjoyed this quiz!

Source: Author califredrose

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