Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture - Quiz
  • 1. Which vocalist performs the wordless vocals in the theme 'Rose'?
A) James Horner
B) Kate Winslet
C) Celine Dion
D) Sissel Kyrkjebø
  • 2. What instrument is used extensively in the track 'Hard to Starboard'?
A) Anvils
B) Snare drums
C) Piano
D) Uilleann pipes
  • 3. Which theme signifies the spectacle of the Titanic?
A) Southampton
B) Rose
C) Distant Memories
D) Hymn to the Sea
  • 4. What kind of choir is featured in the theme 'Southampton'?
A) Children's choir
B) Electronic choir
C) Opera choir
D) Gospel choir
  • 5. The 'Hymn to the Sea' theme features which specific type of instrument?
A) Synthesizer
B) Uilleann pipes
C) Trumpet
D) Violin
  • 6. In which track is the 'Iceberg Theme' first heard?
A) Distant Memories
B) Hard to Starboard
C) Southampton
D) Death of Titanic
  • 7. When is the 'Distant Memories' leitmotif first heard in the film?
A) When the ship hits the iceberg
B) When old Rose is taken aboard the Keldysh
C) During the final sinking scene
D) When Jack first sees Rose
  • 8. What happens to the chorus of the 'Rose' theme?
A) It loses all vocal accompaniment
B) It stays in the major key
C) It repeats the opening melody
D) It modulates to the relative minor key
  • 9. Which theme contains a menacing, descending, four-note motif representing the wreck?
A) Hymn to the Sea
B) Southampton
C) Death of Titanic
D) Rose
  • 10. What is the tone of the 'Distant Memories' leitmotif?
A) Heroic and loud
B) Aggressive and fast
C) Aquatic and chiming
D) Sorrowful and slow
  • 11. What is the primary theme associated with the romance between Jack and Rose?
A) Distant Memories
B) Rose
C) Southampton
D) Hymn to the Sea
  • 12. In which other tracks does the 'Rose' theme interpose?
A) Distant Memories and Hymn to the Sea
B) Hard to Starboard and Death of the Titanic
C) Southampton and 2 1/2 Miles Down
D) Never An Absolution and Keldysh
  • 13. What does the 'Death of Titanic' track contain?
A) An upbeat orchestral melody
B) Electronic choir exclusively
C) A descending, tumid and foreboding motif
D) Uilleann pipes only
  • 14. Which track features ambient music with droning synth voices?
A) Rose
B) Southampton
C) Hard to Starboard
D) 2 1/2 Miles Down
  • 15. The motif heard in '2 1/2 Miles Down' represents what?
A) The wreck of the ship
B) The romance
C) The spectacle of the ship
D) The iceberg
  • 16. Who composed the Titanic motion picture soundtrack?
A) James Horner
B) Michael W. Smith
C) James Cameron
D) Will Jennings
  • 17. Which ensemble performed the Titanic soundtrack?
A) London Philharmonic
B) Berlin Symphony Orchestra
C) New York Philharmonic
D) Hollywood Studio Symphony
  • 18. In what year was the Titanic soundtrack originally released?
A) 1996
B) 1998
C) 1999
D) 1997
  • 19. Approximately how many copies of the Titanic soundtrack were sold worldwide?
A) 20 million
B) 50 million
C) 10 million
D) 32 million
  • 20. Who was James Cameron's original choice to compose the music?
A) Sissel Kyrkjebø
B) Céline Dion
C) James Horner
D) Enya
  • 21. Which previous film collaboration between James Cameron and James Horner was known to be strained?
A) Braveheart
B) Aliens
C) Terminator 2
D) The Abyss
  • 22. How many singers did James Horner audition before choosing Sissel Kyrkjebø?
A) 25 or 30
B) 50 or 60
C) 10 or 12
D) 5 or 10
  • 23. Who sang the song 'My Heart Will Go On'?
A) Céline Dion
B) Michael W. Smith
C) Enya
D) Sissel Kyrkjebø
  • 24. Who co-wrote 'My Heart Will Go On' with James Horner?
A) Michael W. Smith
B) Sissel Kyrkjebø
C) Will Jennings
D) James Cameron
  • 25. Which award did 'My Heart Will Go On' win in 1997?
A) Academy Award for Best Original Song
B) Emmy Award
C) Grammy Award for Album of the Year
D) Tony Award
  • 26. Which artist submitted the song 'In My Arms Again' for the movie?
A) Enya
B) Michael W. Smith
C) Céline Dion
D) Sissel Kyrkjebø
  • 27. What company released the 20th Anniversary Edition of the soundtrack in 2017?
A) Warner Bros
B) La-La Land Records
C) Universal Music
D) Sony Classical
  • 28. How many copies of the 25th-anniversary LP edition were produced?
A) 7,500
B) 1,000
C) 20,000
D) 32,000
  • 29. What is the status of Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture in terms of historical sales for an orchestral film score?
A) Highest-selling only in the US
B) Highest-selling in history
C) Third highest-selling in history
D) Average-selling orchestral score
  • 30. Which album replaced Titanic at the number-one spot on the US Billboard 200?
A) Before These Crowded Streets
B) Ray of Light
C) Come On Over
D) 21
  • 31. How many consecutive weeks did the soundtrack remain at number one in the US?
A) Ten
B) Eleven
C) Twenty
D) Sixteen
  • 32. Which artist's album was the next to spend at least ten consecutive weeks at number one after Titanic?
A) Shania Twain
B) Madonna
C) Dave Matthews Band
D) Adele
  • 33. What certification did the soundtrack receive in the United States?
A) 11× Platinum
B) Diamond
C) 5× Platinum
D) 3× Platinum
  • 34. In which country is the soundtrack the best-selling non-Chinese CD album?
A) Australia
B) Taiwan
C) United Kingdom
D) Canada
  • 35. Which singer contributed a track to the Back to Titanic album?
A) Máire Brennan
B) Sissel Kyrkjebø
C) Adele
D) Celine Dion
  • 36. How did Stephen Thomas Erlewine describe the instrumental score compared to Celine Dion's song?
A) A derivative work
B) The soundtrack's greatest strength
C) Overly melodramatic
D) Secondary to the song
  • 37. What certification did the CRIA in Canada award to the Titanic soundtrack?
A) 11× Platinum
B) 3× Platinum
C) Diamond
D) Platinum
  • 38. Which group performed all tracks on the album 'Gentlemen, It Has Been a Privilege Playing with You Tonight'?
A) James Horner
B) Randy Gerston
C) I Salonisti
D) William Ross
  • 39. Who produced the tracks on 'Gentlemen, It Has Been a Privilege Playing with You Tonight'?
A) Randy Gerston
B) William Ross
C) John Altman
D) James Horner
  • 40. Which disc contains 'Popular Music From the Titanic Era' in the four-disc 2012 Anniversary Edition?
A) Disc 1
B) Disc 4
C) Disc 3
D) Disc 2
  • 41. Who produced tracks 9–12 on disc 4 of the 2017 20th Anniversary Edition?
A) Randy Gerston
B) James Horner
C) John Altman
D) William Ross
  • 42. Which individual arranged and conducted tracks 8, 13, and 14 on disc 4 of the 2017 20th Anniversary Edition?
A) William Ross
B) John Altman
C) James Horner
D) Randy Gerston
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