Music GCSE
Film music and leitmotif
What Film music and leitmotif means in Music GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Film music and leitmotif
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Music written for a film; a leitmotif is used by Williams to signal heroism and danger.
Topics that use Film music and leitmotif
- Area of Study 3: Music for Stage and Screen (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Instrumentation and mood
- Brass fanfare and heroic motif
- Dissonance, ostinato and tension
- Dramatic vocal climax
- Musical 'Wicked'
- Stage musical
- Stephen Schwartz as composer
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