Nov. 30, 2025

Movie Soundtracks Trivia

Movie Soundtracks Trivia
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From sweeping orchestral themes to pop-driven hits, explore the music that defined famous films.

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Callarogus Shark Media. Greetings trivia fans. I'm Mark Ellison, and

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today we're exploring the unforgettable world of movie music. Question one.

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Which legendary composer created the iconic themes for Star Wars,

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Jaws and Indiana Jones. Question two? What nineteen ninety seven

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film featured the global hit My Heart Will Go On?

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Performed by Celine Dion? Question three? Who composed the Oscar

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winning electronic score for The Social Network? Question four? Which

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animated Disney film features the song Circle of Life? Question five?

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What nineteen eighty four musical drama featured a best selling

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soundtrack created by Prince. We'll be right back with these

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melodic answers after this break. Welcome back, trivia fans. Let's

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reveal today's answers. Question one. Which legendary composer created the

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iconic themes for Star Wars, Jaws and Indiana Jones? Answer?

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John Williams. His sweeping orchestral scores became the sound of

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the modern blockbuster and are instantly recognizable after just a

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few notes. Question two, What nineteen ninety seven film featured

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the global hit My Heart Will Go On? Performed by

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Celine Dion? Answer Titanic. The song and soundtrack dominated radio

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in charts just as thoroughly as the film dominated the

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box office. Question three, who composed the Oscar winning a

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electronic score for The Social Network? Answer Trent Reznor and

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Atticus Ross. Their moody, minimalist sound helped usher in a

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new era of atmospheric electronic film scores. Question four, which

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animated Disney film features the song Circle of Life? Answer?

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The Lion King. Its opening sequence and powerful music helped

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cement the film as one of Disney's crown jewels. Question five,

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what nineteen eighty four musical drama featured a best selling

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soundtrack created by Prince Answer Purple Rain. Prince not only

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starred in the film, but also turned the soundtrack into

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one of the defining albums of the decade. That concludes

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today's five daily trivia questions. I'm Mark Ellison. Portions of

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this program were made with the help of AI See

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you Tomorrow.