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Music is generally used to underline the emotional moments of the story. But sometimes it isn't used so much to underline the emotion as much as announce with a bold (figurative) trumpet that the GoldenMoment is incoming. This is especially common in {{Sitcom}}s as characters sit down and have a discussion to resolve the conflict, and you know this is the climax of the story because the music kicks in. Usually soft and slow with any combination of high strings, low brass, woodwinds and maybe even a light piano melody. And once the hugs go around the StudioAudience gets in their "aww"s or applause.

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Music is generally used to underline the emotional moments of the story. But sometimes it isn't used so much to underline the emotion as much as announce with a bold (figurative) trumpet that the GoldenMoment LessonOfTheDaySpeech is incoming. This is especially common in {{Sitcom}}s as characters sit down and have a discussion to resolve the conflict, and you know this is the climax of the story because the music kicks in. Usually soft and slow with any combination of high strings, low brass, woodwinds and maybe even a light piano melody. And once the hugs go around the StudioAudience gets in their "aww"s or applause.



** The former Trope Namer, ''Series/FullHouse'', did this during every GoldenMoment, complete with AnAesop. (Which, in this show, is about OncePerEpisode.) Mind you, ''Full House'' (as well as pretty much every SitCom in the TGIF block) tended more for light bass guitar or a synthesizer on high notes over a clarinet, but it ''was'' the late 80s/early 90s.

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** The former Trope Namer, ''Series/FullHouse'', did this during every GoldenMoment, LessonOfTheDaySpeech, complete with AnAesop. (Which, in this show, is about OncePerEpisode.) Mind you, ''Full House'' (as well as pretty much every SitCom in the TGIF block) tended more for light bass guitar or a synthesizer on high notes over a clarinet, but it ''was'' the late 80s/early 90s.
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** "Series/Emergency!" used this very commonly, especially during [[OnceAnEpisode scenes where the staff at Rampart grimly pontificate on the worsening condition of their patient, or breaking the bad news to hysterical family members]], or very rarely, when one of Johnny and Roy's calls end in the death of the victim.

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