melodies

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The lights go down and the orchestra weaves between the steady thump of his beats and vivid melodies, as shadow-like projections are beamed onto a huge circular curtain draped above him.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

“Michael” is bizarre because everything left unsaid still lingers between the lines, sandwiched between the formidable melodies of his greatest hits, like toxic ooze leaking out from the middle of two slices of Wonderbread.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

The way that we pieced the song together was that I did a couple passes on it melody-wise, then he wrote to my melodies.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

They are all completely computer-generated, from their faces to their melodies.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

These themes are often complete melodies with many phrases, but a single phrase can be taken from the melody and used as a motif.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones