EDEXCEL A LEVEL MUSIC - Question 5 essay question - FILM MUSIC

NEW - for the 2022 exam

A comprehensive (31 page) workbook based on the following pieces of film music (all from the horror/suspense genre).

Instructions

Listen to each piece as many times as necessary (YouTube link provided).
Make bullet point notes for each element in the boxes provided.
Use musical vocabulary (REFER TO THE GLOSSARY).
Read through the specimen sentences and then try to create your own, making sure they “fit” the excerpt you have listened to.
Write a paragraph about each musical element, and then relate it to a different piece of music that you have listened to.
Finally, justify why you consider the excerpt and the other pieces of music represent the suggested mood and/or description of the film scene.

It is recommended (in examiners’ reports) that pupils spend 70 minutes on Section B (the essay questions), so aim for no more than 35 minutes on the film music question.

1. Sweeney Todd (opening titles) - Sondheim
2. The Hunt, from Planet of the Apes – Jerry Goldsmith
3. Cape Fear – Herrmann
4. The Hunt, from Planet of the Apes – Danny Elfman
5. The Omen (main theme) – Jerry Goldsmith
6. Battle at Aslan’s Howe – Harry Gregson-Williams
7. Theme from Vertigo – Herrmann

Also includes:
Model sentences
Extended Listening ideas with brief analysis
YouTube listening resources and links
Composer general characteristics (Herrmann, Goldsmith, Elfman)
Suggested answers –
Mindmap example

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