Classic Movie Soundtracks

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Instructions: The music that made the movies unforgettable! Test your knowledge of iconic film scores and soundtracks.

1.
Who composed the iconic two-note 'Jaws' theme that made audiences afraid to go in the water?
A
Jerry Goldsmith
B
Ennio Morricone
C
Bernard Herrmann
D
John Williams
2.
The haunting zither music in 'The Third Man' (1949) was performed by which musician?
A
Stephane Grappelli
B
Anton Karas
C
Andres Segovia
D
Django Reinhardt
3.
Which composer created the memorable scores for 'Star Wars,' 'Indiana Jones,' and 'E.T.'?
A
John Williams
B
James Horner
C
Hans Zimmer
D
Jerry Goldsmith
4.
'Moon River' from 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' (1961) was written by Henry Mancini and which lyricist?
A
Oscar Hammerstein II
B
Johnny Mercer
C
Sammy Cahn
D
Ira Gershwin
5.
Bernard Herrmann composed the screeching violin score for which famous 1960 shower scene?
A
Marnie
B
Psycho
C
Vertigo
D
The Birds
6.
Ennio Morricone composed the iconic whistling theme for which Clint Eastwood western?
A
A Fistful of Dollars
B
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
C
Unforgiven
D
High Plains Drifter
7.
The 'Saturday Night Fever' (1977) soundtrack featured songs primarily by which group?
A
KC and the Sunshine Band
B
Earth, Wind & Fire
C
The Bee Gees
D
ABBA
8.
Which film featured 'As Time Goes By,' performed by Dooley Wilson at Sam's piano?
A
Key Largo
B
To Have and Have Not
C
Casablanca
D
The Maltese Falcon
9.
Max Steiner composed one of the first great film scores for which 1933 monster movie?
A
King Kong
B
Dracula
C
The Invisible Man
D
Frankenstein
10.
The song 'Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head' appears in which 1969 film?
A
Midnight Cowboy
B
The Thomas Crown Affair
C
Easy Rider
D
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
11.
Which 1965 film features the song 'My Favorite Things' sung by Julie Andrews?
A
Mary Poppins
B
Thoroughly Modern Millie
C
The Sound of Music
D
Victor/Victoria
12.
Nino Rota composed the famous waltz theme for which 1972 epic crime film?
A
Chinatown
B
The Godfather
C
The French Connection
D
Serpico
13.
Which Simon and Garfunkel song is prominently featured in 'The Graduate' (1967)?
A
The Sound of Silence
B
Scarborough Fair
C
Bridge Over Troubled Water
D
Homeward Bound
14.
The 'Grease' soundtrack spent how many weeks at number one on the Billboard album chart in 1978?
A
12 weeks
B
8 weeks
C
10 weeks
D
6 weeks
15.
Which composer wrote the stirring theme for 'Gone with the Wind' (1939)?
A
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
B
Alfred Newman
C
Max Steiner
D
Dimitri Tiomkin

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