to score
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7.0
- verb
- /skɔr/
- Specialized
:
componer música
- After filming was completed, the composer took several weeks to score the movie, creating a soundtrack that enhanced the emotional scenes.
- to score music
And then we start to score music to it so we can get a feeling and we go in the whole film is is done without any B roll nothing.
- And then we start to score music to it so we can get a feeling and we go in the whole film is is done without any B roll nothing.
Examples
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In three days, he developed the melody into sonata form, scoring it for piano and violin.
Fiction book (1996) -
Then you shoot the movie, then you edit the movie, then you score the movie.
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I mean, it's like some film company hired you to score my entire existence!
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After that, we need an intense score to match the emotional density of the film.
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Jay-Z produces the film along with James Samuel, who writes, directs, produces and scores the movie.
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The theater company hired a talented musician to score their new play, ensuring the music complemented the performances perfectly.
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In preparation for the documentary, the director collaborated with a renowned composer to score the film, aiming for an inspiring musical backdrop.
Synonyms
To write parts for different instruments in a piece of music
To write music so different instruments can play together
Idioms
- Informal
11
4.9
Understand what really happens in a situation, often when it is bad
- Archaic
A way to say eighty-seven years ago, used by Abraham Lincoln at the start of the Gettysburg Address
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
5
3.7
Written music that shows all the parts for singers and instruments on separate lines
- Specialized
1
5.4
A quick test on a newborn to check heart rate, breathing, skin colour, muscle tone, and reflexes
- Archaic
1
9.9
Seventy years that people often use to mean a typical human lifespan
- Jargon
A number that compares weightlifting results for people with different body weights
How Elaborate
- Specialized
4
6.8
- Specialized
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7.0
26
4.6
102
3.5
60
3.2
Surface Forms
Etymology
To score a film or show means to write the music because a 'score' is the written record of the music, so to score is to create that written music for the production.