1 Choose the correct words.
The soundtrack
If you (1) watch / watched a silent film, a film
without any speaking in it, you'll know immediately
that the film is different. But will you think the
same if the film (2) has / have no music? Yes, you
probably will. The music is a very important part
of the film. If it is a horror film, like Scream, the
music (3) is / will make you more frightened.
If it (4) will be / is an action film, like a James Bond
film, the music will make the scene more exciting,
A film (5) doesn't has to / has to have music.
Films had music before they had words. In the
1920s music was written for silent
movies. The music was played by a piano player
in the cinema while people (6) were watching /
watched the film. When sound was introduced to
films, musicals (films with singing and dancing),
became very popular. Lots of songs were
released on albums and became hits.
In the 1940s and 1950s many famous composers,
including Duke Ellington and Leonard Bernstein,
(7) wrote / were wrote film scores, or music, for the
movies. Some directors use the same composers
for most of their films. For example, if Steven
Spielberg wants a film score, (8) he'll ask / he
asked John Williams. Williams has written the
music for lots of famous films, including Star Wars,
the Harry Potter series, and the Indiana Jones
series. He has won the Oscar for Best Original
Score five times.
Many films (9) use / uses different tunes,
often called themes, for important characters.
Famous examples of this technique are the themes
for Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia
in John Williams's score for Star Wars. When the
audience hear the music, they know the character
(10) will / is going to appear.
What about the future? Most people agree that
films (11) will / won't always need music, Film
soundtrack CDs are big-selling albums. The
soundtrack album of the 1992 film The Bodyguard
(12) will sell / sold 44 million copies - it's one
of the biggest-selling albums of all time. But most
of all, a good film score is important. Can you
imagine watching James Bond without the music?
It's impossible. You (13) mustn't / must hear the
music too.​