orchestral
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More significant, musically, it was orchestral pop with multiple movements; chord changes that might have impressed both Paul McCartney and Claude Debussy; and an obscurely poetic paean to lost love.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
A sinister orchestral flourish hints at a double cross.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
The emotions are real; the sentimental orchestral score by Joseph Trapanese goes overboard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
A sans-serif font plays over the car’s odyssey through the Manhattan streets, shot on gorgeously grainy 16mm film and scored to the enveloping orchestral music of Gustav Holst.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Sasha played a mouse, dressed in a black leotard with fuzzy ears and a tail, performing her part while an ornate sleigh drifted through the swelling orchestral music and showers of glittering fake snow.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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