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Classical Music and Film

Description: Test your knowledge of Classical Music and Film with this fun and challenging quiz.
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Which classical composer's music was prominently featured in the 1971 film "A Clockwork Orange"?

  1. Ludwig van Beethoven

  2. Johann Sebastian Bach

  3. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

  4. Richard Wagner


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Beethoven's Ninth Symphony and other works were used extensively in the film's soundtrack.

Which film won the Academy Award for Best Original Score in 1993?

  1. Schindler's List

  2. Jurassic Park

  3. The Piano

  4. The Fugitive


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

John Williams composed the haunting and powerful score for Schindler's List.

Who composed the music for the iconic 1939 film "Gone with the Wind"?

  1. Max Steiner

  2. Erich Wolfgang Korngold

  3. Alfred Newman

  4. Miklós Rózsa


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Steiner's score for Gone with the Wind is considered one of the greatest film scores of all time.

Which classical composer's music was used in the 1968 film "2001: A Space Odyssey"?

  1. Richard Strauss

  2. Igor Stravinsky

  3. Gustav Holst

  4. Béla Bartók


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Strauss's tone poem "Also sprach Zarathustra" was used in the film's opening sequence.

Which film features a soundtrack composed entirely of classical music pieces?

  1. Amadeus

  2. The Red Violin

  3. Shine

  4. Immortal Beloved


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The soundtrack for Amadeus consists solely of classical music pieces by Mozart and other composers.

Who composed the music for the 1977 film "Star Wars"?

  1. John Williams

  2. Jerry Goldsmith

  3. Ennio Morricone

  4. Bernard Herrmann


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Williams' iconic score for Star Wars has become one of the most recognizable and beloved in film history.

Which classical composer's music was used in the 1980 film "The Shining"?

  1. Béla Bartók

  2. Igor Stravinsky

  3. Dmitri Shostakovich

  4. Sergei Prokofiev


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Bartók's String Quartet No. 4 was used in several scenes in The Shining.

Which film won the Academy Award for Best Original Score in 2001?

  1. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

  2. Moulin Rouge!

  3. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

  4. Gladiator


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Howard Shore's epic score for The Lord of the Rings trilogy is widely regarded as one of the greatest film scores ever written.

Who composed the music for the 1959 film "Ben-Hur"?

  1. Miklós Rózsa

  2. Elmer Bernstein

  3. Alfred Newman

  4. Alex North


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Rózsa's score for Ben-Hur won him an Academy Award for Best Original Score.

Which classical composer's music was used in the 1940 film "Fantasia"?

  1. Ludwig van Beethoven

  2. Johann Sebastian Bach

  3. Igor Stravinsky

  4. Claude Debussy


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D Minor is featured prominently in Fantasia.

Which film features a soundtrack composed by Philip Glass?

  1. The Hours

  2. Kundun

  3. The Truman Show

  4. The Thin Red Line


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Glass composed the score for Martin Scorsese's 1997 film Kundun.

Who composed the music for the 1962 film "Lawrence of Arabia"?

  1. Maurice Jarre

  2. Miklós Rózsa

  3. Elmer Bernstein

  4. Alfred Newman


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Jarre's score for Lawrence of Arabia won him an Academy Award for Best Original Score.

Which classical composer's music was used in the 1994 film "Forrest Gump"?

  1. Elvis Presley

  2. The Beatles

  3. Bob Dylan

  4. Ludwig van Beethoven


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 is featured in the film's soundtrack.

Who composed the music for the 2010 film "Inception"?

  1. Hans Zimmer

  2. John Williams

  3. Danny Elfman

  4. James Newton Howard


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Zimmer's score for Inception was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Score.

Which film features a soundtrack composed by Ennio Morricone?

  1. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

  2. Once Upon a Time in America

  3. Cinema Paradiso

  4. The Untouchables


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Morricone's score for The Good, the Bad and the Ugly is considered one of the greatest film scores of all time.

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