The answers, by rarity
| Tier | Points | Banked answers |
|---|---|---|
| One in a Noillirk | 100 | Ennio Morricone, Bernard Herrmann |
| Deep Cut | 85 | Danny Elfman, Howard Shore |
| Rare | 60 | James Horner, Alan Menken |
| Schooler | 30 | Henry Mancini, John Barry |
| Too Clever | 15 | Hans Zimmer, Michael Giacchino |
| Plankton | 10 | John Williams, James Newton Howard |
How the crowd plays it
Ask a room of players this question and the first shout is "John Williams". The ones who fancy themselves sharper go for "Hans Zimmer" — which is precisely why it only scores 15: in Noillirk, feeling obscure is the most common feeling there is.
Real depth starts at "Danny Elfman" (Deep Cut, 85) — an answer you have to actually know, not just prefer. And at the bottom of the ladder sits "Ennio Morricone", the designated One in a Noillirk: the single answer the bank's research says a room produces once.
Playing this prompt backwards
When this question surfaces in a dive, your 25 seconds are best spent in reverse: first, name the Plankton answer silently and let it go; second, refuse the Too Clever answer unless the clock is dying; third, search your second page — the runner-up, the older one, the one from the smaller place. In music, that means remembering that play the record backwards — literally the oldest trick in music. B-sides, deep cuts (the tier is named for them), and the instruments behind the singer: the mirror side of music is where the points are.
This prompt appears in the daily rotation, in Unlimited mode and — drilled on its own category — in the Music pack. Its full answer bank is also published whenever its day closes, in the archive.