Year 7 Film Music Online Task 2

Pirates of the Caribbean

Hello Year 7

If you have navigated to this site and post you are doing extremely well.

Read the information below, watch the three videos linked in this post, and answer simply the questions based on what you have seen and heard.

Write your ideas in the text areas on this page.

Have fun!
Mr Wright & Mr Hughes

Pirates of the Caribbean

Jack Sparrow (composed by Hans Zimmer) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFG6KAd2ITI

Question 1: Name the Orchestral Family that is playing the bulk of the melody in the opening of the video.




Question 2: When the main theme repeats another orchestral family can be heard playing it also. Name this family.




Question 3: Name two percussion instruments that are playing with the main theme.




Question 4: As Jack Sparrow looks at the hanging pirates what solo instrument can be heard?




Question 5: At the scene shows people loading a ship the String family are playing a version of the theme that is rhythmically different because it is S __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ .




Question 6: How many times do you hear the main Pirate’s theme repeated?




Question 7: Out of the following MIDI files which one is closest to what is playing on the video?

Choose A, B, C or D (Click the letter to open the audio file in a separate window)




Question 8:What other film scores has the composer Hans Zimmer composed? (Make a search on the internet and make a list of at least 5 film scores)




Your name

First:    Last:


Identify your teacher:

Make sure you have put in your name and checked off which class you are in!



Oxley Music Stage 4 Home