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* InformedAbility: Mr. Ribaldi ostensibly has such a beautiful singing voice that Bonnie is left ''speechless'' upon hearing it, and immediately comes to the conclusion that he can't possibly be evil (because [[BeautyEqualsGoodness only someone with a pure heart could produce music so beautiful]]). While his actor certainly isn't a ''bad'' singer, most viewers will likely find that to be a bit of an overstatement.
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* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: All of the members of Ribaldi's household speak with American accents, even though they really shouldn't (Ribaldi is ostensibly Italian, Hans is ostensibly either German or Austrian, and Gabriella is ostensibly either Italian or Spanish).
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* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: All of the members of Ribaldi's household Ribaldi and Gabriella speak with American accents, even though they really shouldn't (Ribaldi is ostensibly Italian, Hans is ostensibly either German or Austrian, and Gabriella is ostensibly either Italian or Spanish).Spanish). Ribaldi's butler Hans (who's ostensibly either German or Austrian) does have a ''slight'' German accent, but [[OohMeAccentsSlipping it comes and goes]].
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* FoodAsBribe: In exchange for promising never to venture into Ribaldi's quarters, Hans promises to make Bonnie any dessert she requests each day that she works in Ribaldi's home. She chooses banana split.
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* ArtisticLicenseLaw: The climax hinges on Mr. Ribaldi getting falsely accused of [[spoiler:buying several of the townspeople's homes and forcing them out (it was actually someone else)]]. But in RealLife, [[spoiler:the true buyer]]'s identity most likely would have been public knowledge: when someone buys land in the United States, they nearly always have to pay a property tax to the county or municipality where it's located, and property tax records are usually publicly accessible. Apparently, nobody in the town bothered to investigate who was evicting them.
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* GoodAllAlong: Mr. Ribaldi, as it turns out. Despite his fiery temper and general threatening aura, he's revealed to have been secretly using his wealth to help the people of the town, healing their sicknesses and ailments without taking any credit.
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* BeautyEqualsGoodness: Bonnie and the Princess Gabriella. PlayedWith in the case of Mr. Ribaldi. His demeanour is about as ugly as his face, but he's also pretty much ''the'' most altruistic characters in the film.
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* BeautyEqualsGoodness: Bonnie and the Princess Gabriella. PlayedWith in the case of Mr. Ribaldi. His demeanour is about as ugly as his face, but he's also pretty much ''the'' most altruistic characters in the film. Bonnie also invokes the trope in regards to his beautiful singing voice, firmly believing that an evil person couldn't possibly produce such beautiful music.
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* TheElevenOClockNumber: "The Melody Within"
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* TheElevenOClockNumber: "The Melody Within"Within".
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* HollywoodToneDeaf: Poor Hans really ''does'' try to sing but [[EpicFail fails miserably]]. Also Bonnie to begin with, although it's downplayed here. You can easily tell she's not great, but she's not nearly as bad as most examples of this trope.
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* HollywoodToneDeaf: Poor Hans really ''does'' try to sing but [[EpicFail fails miserably]]. Also Bonnie to begin with, although it's downplayed here. You can easily tell she's not great, but she's not nearly as bad as most examples Averted with Bonnie, who actually sounds like a pretty realistic example of this trope.an untrained amateur singer (albeit one with potential) who has more passion than skill.
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* IncorruptiblePurePureness: '''''Bonnie'''''. She's humble, hardworking, patient, honest, kind to everyone she meets (even people who mistreat her), has no glaringly negative traits, and resists every possible temptation to do anything remotely bad. Even the handful of times she calls Ribaldi out on his jerkishness, it comes off more as BrutalHonesty (and being an ExcellentJudgeOfCharacter) than like genuine meanness.
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* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: All of the members of Ribaldi's household speak with American accents, even though they really shouldn't (Ribaldi is ostensibly Italian, Hans is ostensibly either German or Austrian, and Gabriella is ostensibly either Italian or Spanish).
* NotEvilJustMisunderstood: Mr. Ribaldi. He's a bit hot-tempered and arrogant, but ultimately a much better person than most people give him credit for.
* NotEvilJustMisunderstood: Mr. Ribaldi. He's a bit hot-tempered and arrogant, but ultimately a much better person than most people give him credit for.
