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Music in Advertising and Films Activities 2

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Wendy Carlos
JR. Wendy Carlos on the Moog modular. Flickr. (CC BY)

1. The first film with synchronised sound was in 1927 and since then, and the soundtrack have been an important part of films.
2. Music helps depict , create an , show geographical references or fill the silent parts of a film.
3. To show creators use crescendos and increase intensity till a climax is reached. Even this raising intensity may finish in a (called a false crescendo).
4. Sometimes famous are used in advertisements.

Wendy Carlos (1939) is an American composer and synthesist. She helped develop the Moog synthesizer, the first keyboard which was commercially available. She applies modern techniques to classical music in some of her works. She has also written the score for the films A Clockwork Orange, The Shining and Tron.

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Advertisement creators shouldn't take into account the age of possible customers.
- True        
- False
Creepy sounds convey happiness
- True      
- False

Sadness in music is expressed with major notes and tempo similar to giggling.
- True        
- False
Music in a film may indicate geographical reference.
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- False

A false crescendo ends in a silence.
- True        
- False
A fast melody in a quiet scene may indicate chaos.
- True       
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