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Read to the Rhythm: Movie Soundtracks 1. The soundtrack for this 1977 film starring a white polyester suitladen John Travolta produced a string of disco hits by the Bee Gees _______________________________________ 2. “Follow the Yellow Brick Road” and name the classic Oscarwinning 1939 film which was also adapted by Quincy Jones into the 1978 production of The Wiz, starring Michael Jackson and Diana Ross _______________________________________ 3. Director Alfred Hitchcock intentionally shot this thriller’s murderous shower scene in black and white and void of any music, replaced only by the sound of eerily memorable screeching violins: __________ 4. “______________is the Word, it's Got a Groove it's Got a Meaning” Can you name this Frankie Valli song, which is also the title of the 1978 film starring Olivia Newton John and the same actor mentioned in question #1? 5. The rhythmic drumming that is heard as Darth Vader paces the Death Star is featured in what intergalactic series directed by George Lucas, with music by composer John Williams and still currently in production? _______________ 6. Since 1975, the first two notes of this movie’s theme still strike fear in our hearts and cause swimmers to think twice about getting into murky ocean waters where great whites lurk: __________________ 7. Beginning in 1937, what corporation, with its release of the first fullyanimated feature film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, has gone on to produce many other successful movie/song pairings, including: The Song of the South (ZipaDeeDoodah) Beauty and the Beast, Fantasia, Aladdin, and Pirates of the Caribbean, to name just a few? ________________________________ 8. This 1997 megablockbuster was a topgrossing film at the box office as well as on the music charts, though the British passenger liner it’s named for has resided at the bottom of the North Atlantic since 1912. _____________________ 9. February 2015 marked the 30 th anniversary of this movie about a group of high school students (played by actors Emilio Estevez and Molly Ringwald, among others) serving Saturday detention and with a soundtrack featuring hit songs by bands Simple Minds and Wang Chung ___________________ Due by 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 23. Please return completed quizzes to the Reference/Reader Services Desk. Must be received before 9:00 p.m. on the appropriate Tuesday; drawings will be held the following Wednesday & winners notified within two days. Name: _______________________________________ Phone Number: __________________________ Week # 2 June 1723, 2015 Due by 9:00 p.m. on 6/23

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Read to the Rhythm:  Movie  Soundtracks        1. The  soundtrack  for  this  1977  film  starring  a  white  polyester  suit-­‐laden  John  Travolta  produced  a  string  

of  disco  hits  by  the  Bee  Gees  _______________________________________    2. “Follow  the  Yellow  Brick  Road”  and  name  the  classic  Oscar-­‐winning  1939  film  which  was  also  adapted  

by  Quincy  Jones  into  the  1978  production  of  The  Wiz,  starring  Michael  Jackson  and  Diana  Ross  _______________________________________  

 3. Director  Alfred  Hitchcock  intentionally  shot  this  thriller’s  murderous  shower  scene  in  black  and  white  

and  void  of  any  music,  replaced  only  by  the  sound  of  eerily  memorable  screeching  violins:  __________    4. “______________is  the  Word,  it's  Got  a  Groove  it's  Got  a  Meaning”  -­‐  Can  you  name  this  Frankie  Valli  

song,  which  is  also  the  title  of  the  1978  film  starring  Olivia  Newton  John  and  the  same  actor  mentioned  in  question  #1?    

 5. The  rhythmic  drumming  that  is  heard  as  Darth  Vader  paces  the  Death  Star  is  featured  in  what  

intergalactic  series  directed  by  George  Lucas,  with  music  by  composer  John  Williams  and  still  currently  in  production?  _______________  

 6. Since  1975,  the  first  two  notes  of  this  movie’s  theme  still  strike  fear  in  our  hearts  and  cause  swimmers  

to  think  twice  about  getting  into  murky  ocean  waters  where  great  whites  lurk:    __________________    7. Beginning  in  1937,  what  corporation,  with  its  release  of  the  first  fully-­‐animated  feature  film  Snow  

White  and  the  Seven  Dwarfs,  has  gone  on  to  produce  many  other  successful  movie/song  pairings,  including:  The  Song  of  the  South  (Zip-­‐a-­‐Dee-­‐Doo-­‐dah)  Beauty  and  the  Beast,  Fantasia,  Aladdin,  and  Pirates  of  the  Caribbean,  to  name  just  a  few?  ________________________________  

 8. This  1997  mega-­‐blockbuster  was  a  top-­‐grossing  film  at  the  box  office  as  well  as  on  the  music  charts,  

though  the  British  passenger  liner  it’s  named  for  has  resided  at  the  bottom  of  the  North  Atlantic  since  1912.  _____________________  

 9. February  2015  marked  the  30th  anniversary  of  this  movie  about  a  group  of  high  school  students  

(played  by  actors  Emilio  Estevez  and  Molly  Ringwald,  among  others)  serving  Saturday  detention  and  with  a  soundtrack  featuring  hit  songs  by  bands  Simple  Minds  and  Wang  Chung  ___________________  

 Due  by  9:00  p.m.  on  Tuesday,  June  23.  

Please  return  completed  quizzes  to  the  Reference/Reader  Services  Desk.  

Must  be  received  before  9:00  p.m.  on  the  appropriate  Tuesday;  drawings  will  be  held  the  following  Wednesday  &  winners  notified  within  two  days.  

Name:  _______________________________________  Phone  Number:  __________________________  

Week  #2  June  17-­‐23,  2015  

Due  by  9:00  p.m.  on  6/23