Film Music - Quiz 8

1980s

Franchise films

Star Wars, Jaws, Rocky, Indiana Jones, Rambo, James Bond, Superman, Back to the Future, Die Hard

Wide Releases

Most profit from the first week/opening weekend

Marketing and Merchandising

Fast food, soft drinks, toys

What corporation is the world’s largest licensor?

Walt Disney

The 1980s

Special effects/ computer generated imagery (CGI)

Lucasfilm (Industrial Light Magic, Pixar, THX)

Videos/video cassettes recorders (VCR)

Synthesizers in film scores

Rise of premium cable networks (HBO, Showtime, Cinemax)

MTV

Top 25 Film Scores

#14 E.T.

#15 Out of Africa

#23 The Mission

#24 On Golden Pond

Synthesizers

Chariots of Fire - Vangelis

Blade Runner - Vangelis (Music) Ridley Scott (Director)

Blockbusters

On Golden Pond - Dave Grusin

Out of Africa - John Barry

The Mission - Ennio Morricone

Cinnema Paradiso - Ennio and Andrea Morricone

The Right Stuff - Bill Conti

Batman - Danny Elfman

What band was Danny Elfman apart of?

Oingo Boingo

John Williams

The Empire Strikes Back

The Return of the Jedi

Lost in Space (1965-1968)

Raiders of the Lost Ark

E.T.

Mocumentary

This Is Spinal Tap