50 Movie Soundtrack Quiz Questions and Answers: How Well Do You Know the Music of Your Favourite Songs?

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How well do you know the soundtracks of your favourite movies? It’s time to test your knowledge with this awesome quiz.

A soundtrack is the music that accompany a film. While we don’t always notice these songs, some of them can be incredibly powerful. Some would even say that the soundtrack makes the movie.

In this quiz about movie soundtracks, you will be tested on your knowledge of the most famous movie songs of all time.

There are 5 rounds of questions and answers so are you ready? Let’s go!

Round 1: Easy Movie Soundtrack Trivia Questions

1. Who composed the music for E.T?
2. What movie soundtrack does the song ‘Moon River’ come from?
3. The soundtrack for the movie-musical Mamma Mia is made up of songs by which band?
4. ‘S.T.A.Y’ is the lead track on which Hans Zimmer score?
5. Which artist wrote and sang ‘Can You Feel The Love Tonight’ for The Lion King soundtrack?
6. Which composer has a long-term working relationship with Tim Burton, scoring movies including ‘Edward Scissorhands’ and ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’?
7. Which Disney movie features the songs ‘Breaking Free,’ ‘Bop to the Top’ and ‘Get’cha Head in the Game’?
8. Who sang ‘Somewhere Over The Rainbow’ on The Wizard of Oz soundtrack?
9. ‘Merry-Go-Round of Life’ from Howl’s Moving Castle begins as a solo for what instrument?
10. Which song from the Grease soundtrack begins with the lines ‘Well, this car could be systematic, hydromatic, ultramatic’?

Round 1: Easy Movie Soundtrack Trivia Questions and Answers

1. Who composed the music for E.T? John Williams
2. What movie soundtrack does the song ‘Moon River’ come from? Breakfast at Tiffany’s
3. The soundtrack for the movie-musical Mamma Mia is made up of songs by which band? ABBA
4. ‘S.T.A.Y’ is the lead track on which Hans Zimmer score? Interstellar
5. Which artist wrote and sang ‘Can You Feel The Love Tonight’ for The Lion King soundtrack? Elton John
6. Which composer has a long-term working relationship with Tim Burton, scoring movies including ‘Edward Scissorhands’ and ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’? Danny Elfman
7. Which Disney movie features the songs ‘Breaking Free,’ ‘Bop to the Top’ and ‘Get’cha Head in the Game’? High School Musical
8. Who sang ‘Somewhere Over The Rainbow’ on The Wizard of Oz soundtrack? Judy Garland
9. ‘Merry-Go-Round of Life’ from Howl’s Moving Castle begins as a solo for what instrument? Piano
10. Which song from the Grease soundtrack begins with the lines ‘Well, this car could be systematic, hydromatic, ultramatic’? Grease Lightnin’

Round 2: Movie Soundtrack Multiple-Choice Questions

1. Who composed the Star Wars theme?
   1. Hans Zimmer
   2. John Williams
   3. Danny Elfman
   4. Ennio Morricone
2. ‘Independent Women’ by Destiny’s Child was written for the soundtrack of which movie?
   1. Charlie’s Angels
   2. Miss Congeniality
   3. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
   4. Legally Blonde
3. The score of A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) is entirely composed in what genre?
   1. Jazz
   2. Blues
   3. Rock
   4. Classical
4. Which duo featured on Taylor Swift’s ‘Safe & Sound,’ written for The Hunger Games soundtrack?
   1. The Chainsmokers
   2. The Civil Wars
   3. The Oh Hellos
   4. The Chemical Brothers 
5. Which of the following artists do not feature on the Clueless soundtrack?
   1. Radiohead
   2. Coolio
   3. The Smashing Pumpkins
   4. Counting Crows
6. Which composer has won the Academy Award for Best Original Score the most times?
   1. John Williams
   2. Alan Menken
   3. John Barry
   4. Alfred Newman
7. What language are the lyrics to ‘Now We Are Free’ from the Gladiator soundtrack?
   1. Latin
   2. Old Spanish
   3. Gaulish
   4. A made up language
8. Which Pink Floyd album became the soundtrack of a feature film starring Bob Geldof?
   1. The Dark Side of the Moon 
   2. The Wall
   3. Wish You Were Here
   4. The Division Bell
9. Dario Marianelli used the works of which classical composer as inspiration for the soundtrack of Pride and Prejudice (2005)?
   1. Mozart
   2. Beethoven 
   3. Haydn
   4. Schubert
10. What is the best-selling movie soundtrack of all time?
    1. Saturday Night Fever
    2. The Lion King
    3. Dirty Dancing
    4. The Bodyguard

Round 2: Movie Soundtrack Multiple-Choice Questions and Answers

1. Who composed the Star Wars theme? B. John Williams
2. ‘Independent Women’ by Destiny’s Child was written for the soundtrack of which movie? A. Charlie’s Angels
3. The score of A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) is entirely composed in what genre? A. Jazz
4. Which duo featured on Taylor Swift’s ‘Safe & Sound,’ written for The Hunger Games soundtrack? B. The Civil Wars 
5. Which of the following artists do not feature on the Clueless soundtrack? C. The Smashing Pumpkins
6. Which composer has won the Academy Award for Best Original Score the most times? D. Alfred Newman
7. What language are the lyrics to ‘Now We Are Free’ from the Gladiator soundtrack? D. A made up language
8. Which Pink Floyd album became the soundtrack of a feature film starring Bob Geldof? B. The Wall
9. Dario Marianelli used the works of which classical composer as inspiration for the soundtrack of Pride and Prejudice (2005)? b. Beethoven
10. What is the best-selling movie soundtrack of all time? D. The Bodyguard

Round 3: Movie Soundtrack Quiz – True or False

1. James Cameron originally commissioned a team of composers and music professors to write a score for Avatar that sounded like no music that exists on Earth, but eventually scrapped that in favour of the James Horner soundtrack.
2. ‘This Is Me’ from The Greatest Showman won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2018.
3. Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’ comes from the soundtrack of a 1984 movie of the same name.
4. All three Lord of the Rings movies won an Academy Award for Best Original Score.
5. None of the songs that the Bee Gees wrote for Saturday Night Fever went to number 1 on the US billboard.
6. Despite both films being set in the 19th century, Rachel Portman’s scores for The Dutchess and Emma are more inspired by contemporary rock than classical music.
7. Less than half of the songs on the soundtrack of Elvis (2022) were written or performed by Elvis Presley.
8. The score for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was recorded by the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra.
9. Amanda Siefried was the only actor in Les Miserables who did not sing live.
10. Hans Zimmer was contracted to write the score for Pirates of the Caribbean but was replaced with Alan Silvestri after creative differences with the producers.

Round 3: Movie Soundtrack Quiz Answers- True or False

1. James Cameron originally commissioned a team of composers and music professors to write a score for Avatar that sounded like no music that exists on Earth, but eventually scrapped that in favour of the James Horner soundtrack. True
2. ‘This Is Me’ from The Greatest Showman won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2018. False, it lost out to ‘Remember Me’ from Coco
3. Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’ comes from the soundtrack of a 1984 movie of the same name. True
4. All three Lord of the Rings movies won an Academy Award for Best Original Score. False, The Two Towers was the only one that didn’t
5. None of the songs that the Bee Gees wrote for Saturday Night Fever went to number 1 on the US billboard. False, three did
6. Despite both films being set in the 19th century, Rachel Portman’s scores for The Dutchess and Emma are more inspired by contemporary rock than classical music. False
7. Less than half of the songs on the soundtrack of Elvis (2022) were written or performed by Elvis Presley. True
8. The score for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was recorded by the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra. True
9. Amanda Siefried was the only actor in Les Miserables who did not sing live. False
10. Hans Zimmer was contracted to write the score for Pirates of the Caribbean but was replaced with Alan Silvestri after creative differences with the producers. False.

Round 4: Medium Movie Soundtrack Trivia Questions

1. ‘Thus Spoke Zarathusa’ by Richard Strauss is better known as the theme from which movie?
2. Who wrote the scores for The Mummy, Rambo, Planet of the Apes and Chinatown?
3. Which band wrote and performed the song ‘Don’t You (Forget About Me)’ for The Breakfast Club soundtrack?
4. Which 2022 Marvel film had a score written by Ludwig Göransson?
5. Which song won Dolly Parton an Oscar Nomination for Best Original Song at the 1981 Academy Awards?
6. Which 2017 action movie takes its title from a Simon and Garfunkel song which also features on the movie’s soundtrack?
7. Who sings ‘And All That Jazz’ on the Chicago soundtrack?
8. The opening credits of which 2001 movie are played over the song ‘Perfect Day’ by Hoku?
9. Which composer is most associated with writing the scores for Studio Ghibli movies?
10. What song did Radiohead write for the soundtrack of Romeo and Juliet (1996)?

Round 4: Medium Movie Soundtrack Trivia Questions and Answers

1. ‘Thus Spoke Zarathusa’ by Richard Strauss is better known as the theme from which movie? 2001: A Space Odyssey
2. Who wrote the scores for The Mummy, Rambo, Planet of the Apes and Chinatown? Jerry Goldsmith
3. Which band wrote and performed the song ‘Don’t You (Forget About Me)’ for The Breakfast Club soundtrack? Simple Minds
4. Which 2022 Marvel film had a score written by Ludwig Göransson? Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
5. Which song won Dolly Parton an Oscar Nomination for Best Original Song at the 1981 Academy Awards? 9 to 5
6. Which 2017 action movie takes its title from a Simon and Garfunkel song which also features on the movie’s soundtrack? Baby Driver
7. Who sings ‘And All That Jazz’ on the Chicago soundtrack? Catherine Zeta-Jones
8. The opening credits of which 2001 movie are played over the song ‘Perfect Day’ by Hoku? Legally Blonde
9. Which composer is most associated with writing the scores for Studio Ghibli movies? Joe Hisaishi
10. What song did Radiohead write for the soundtrack of Romeo and Juliet (1996)? Exit Music (For A Film)

Round 5: Hard Movie Soundtrack Trivia Questions

1. What was the first movie to release its soundtrack as an album?
2. ‘See You Again’ by Wiz Khalifa was commissioned for the end credits of which film?
3. Who composed the score for Forrest Gump?
4. What song did Bob Dylan write for the soundtrack of Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid?
5. Art Garfunkel’s ‘Bright Eyes’ was written for the soundtrack of which 1978 animated movie?
6. Which British rock singer wrote and performed the soundtrack for Submarine?
7. ‘September’ by Earth, Wind and Fire plays during the opening scene of which French buddy comedy?
8. What movie soundtrack features Bach compositions played on the moog synthesiser?
9. What instrument is the theme from The Mission played on?
10. Which song from the soundtrack of A Star Is Born begins with the line ‘I’m alone in my house’?

Round 5: Hard Movie Soundtrack Trivia Questions and Answers

1. What was the first movie to release its soundtrack as an album? Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
2. ‘See You Again’ by Wiz Khalifa was commissioned for the end credits of which film? Furious 7
3. Who composed the score for Forrest Gump? Alan Silvestri
4. What song did Bob Dylan write for the soundtrack of Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid? Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
5. Art Garfunkel’s ‘Bright Eyes’ was written for the soundtrack of which 1978 animated movie? Watership Down
6. Which British rock singer wrote and performed the soundtrack for Submarine? Alex Turner
7. ‘September’ by Earth, Wind and Fire plays during the opening scene of which French buddy comedy? Intouchables (‘Untouchable’)
8. What movie soundtrack features Bach compositions played on the moog synthesiser? A Clockwork Orange
9. What instrument is the theme from The Mission played on? Oboe
10. Which song from the soundtrack of A Star Is Born begins with the line ‘I’m alone in my house’? Look What I Found

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