Superhero Class

Blockbluster

This term originally referred to an exhibition strategy of creating an extensive commercial build-up to a film that goes into wide release on one specific day

Quickly paced, nimble, and (sometimes) associated with humor, wit, or agility.

We’ve used the terms “scherzo” or “mercurial” to describe music that is…

Neptunian

We have used the term ______ to describe music that conveys a sense of the mystical and mysterious, combined with energy and active agency…

Martial

We have used the term _______ to describe music that conveys a sense of aggression, brutality, and force…

true

Superhero cinema is a hybrid genre, drawing upon several other genre's narrative, visual, and musical tropes, but especially action, science fiction, and fantasy.

false

All comic book adaptations feature superheroes.

false

All superhero films are based on comics.

ostinato is...

a repeated musical pattern that forms a structural "ground" for additional music.