History Main / DuetBonding

->'''Kim:''' Susan Nicoletti and I have been working on a new orchestral programme for the holodeck.
->'''Paris:''' Lieutenant Nicoletti? The one I've been chasing for six months? [[IceQueen Cold hands, cold heart?]]
->'''Kim:''' ''(smirk)'' Not when she plays the oboe.

** In ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'', the EMH realizes that he has a crush on Seven of Nine while they are practicing Seven's singing abilities.

[[FireForgedFriends Battle isn't the only way]] [[DefeatMeansFriendship to make friends]]. Sometimes, you don't need an instrument of destruction to get someone on your side -- you just need an instrument.

* In "PitchPerfect" the Bellas sing together all the time but Beca remains aloof as she joined the Bellas because her father made completing one year of college and joining a club a prerequisite for him giving her financial aid to go to L.A to pursue her dream of becoming a music producer. In the Riff-Off scene when Beca initiate singing No Diggity we see her enjoying herself but she's walking around the other Bellas most of the time. When on the bus Chloe starts singing Party In The USA and the other Bellas join in except for Beca who at first makes a "no way I'm singing that" face with all the Bellas looking at her expectantly. She then starts belting the song with feeling, showing herself a Bella without reservation.

* ''Literature/AubreyMaturin'' has the title characters do this quite often. Aubrey plays violin; Maturin plays cello. And, uh, DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything?:

* In Creator/HermannHesse's ''Literature/TheGlassBeadGame'', when the protagonist Josef Knecht is still a young boy, the Music Master himself comes to examine if he's eligible to be educated in the elite schools. He does it by making the young Josef play music together with him. Thereafter they practically make a baroque-style version of what jazz musicians usually call "jam session", using a popular song as the basic theme. After this, the Music Master explicitly tells to Josef that making music together is the easiest way to create a friendship.

DuetBonding happens any time a pair of people become a little closer because they play music together. This can lead to a new LoveInterest, or just help them get to know each other a bit better. The piano is the most often used instrument, probably because the pair needs to sit close together to play.

* ''Once'' practically revolves around the romantic bond formed through playing music together.

* In "PitchPerfect" the Bellas sing together all the time but Beca remains aloof as she joined the Bellas because her father made completing one year of college and joining a club a prerequisite for him giving her financial aid to go to L.A to pursue her dream of becoming a music producer. In the Riff-Off scene when Beca initiate singing No Diggity we see her enjoying herself but she's walking around the other Bellas most of the time. When on the bus Chloe starts singing Party In The USA and the other Bellas join in except for Beca who at first makes a "no way I'm singing that" face with all the Bellas looking at her expectantly. She then starts belting the song with feeling, showing herself a Bella without reservation.

* In Victorian era fantasy novel DarknessVisible, [[BlueBlood Lewis]] plays the piano, and [[TallDarkAndHandsome Marsh]] the violin. Both are experts, and the first time Lewis offers to play a duet with Marsh it is a clear sign that their [[FireForgedFriends relationship has changed]]. They go on to play together many times, using the music as a much-needed emotional release when neither of them can express themselves in words.

* Used for a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming in the short MLP:FiM story, [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/124263/1/songs-uncle-sings/sineva Songs Uncle Sings]] as a moment of bonding between the uncle and his nephew.

* Never having spoken to each other before their wedding, Butterfly and Pinkerton share a nearly fifteen minute love duet in ''MadamaButterfly'' ("Viene la sera) in which Pinkerton officially wins the girl's heart with his tenderness and Butterfly inflames Pinkerton's heart with her beauty and delicacy.

* In Puccini's ''LaBoheme'', Rodolfo and Mimi both become quite smitten with each other as each sings their [[IAmSong introductory aria]], but it is only when they sing their love duet, "O soave fanciulla" that the fireworks really go off and the duet ends up with a kiss and a declaration of love.

* Zach Braff and Donald Faison of ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'' fame, who are close friends in RealLife, sang a version of [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z741s7SnyDs "Baby It's Cold Outside" together.]]

** ''Series/{{Glee}}'' loves this trope, especially with Rachel. Two other examples include Mercedes and Rachel resolving a feud while singing [[{{Rent}} "Take Me or Leave Me"]], and Blaine solidifying his foray into bisexuality with Rachel with "Don't You Want Me."

* ''Series/{{Lucifer}}''. In "A Priest Walks Into A Bar", Lucifer does everything he can to mock and question [[GoodShepherd Father Frank]]'s faith, moral fiber and motivations, but after Frank reveals he used to play for a rock band, the two end up doing an impressive piano duet. [[spoiler:After Father Frank is killed, Lucifer is alone playing "Knocking On Heaven's Door" (which he had earlier derided Frank for playing) when Chloe turns up just to comfort him. Despite her minimal piano skills he coaxes her into joining him in a rendition of "Heart and Soul", with the two clearly enjoying the moment.]]