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* In the opening scene of ''Theatre/CrossRoad'', a musical about the violinist Niccolo Paganini, one of his famous violins (the Cannon of Guarneri) is on display in his house after he's died. Another character sees it and reminisces about him, beginning the story.
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* The four main kids of ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' each have an instrument they play which is associated with them through their {{leitmotif}}s and Lands. These associations also apply to their post-Scratch counterparts, with the apparent exception of Jake.

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* The four main kids of ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' each have an instrument they play which is associated with them through their {{leitmotif}}s and Lands. These associations also apply to their post-Scratch counterparts, with the apparent exception of Jake. The trolls also have associated instruments as well.


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** Terezi has a heavy association with the harpsichord.
** Vriska's main instrument is electric guitars.
** Gamzee (who is in a religion based around clowns and Music/InsaneClownPosse) is associated with squeaky horns, which play in many songs associated with him.
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Quite often, the instrument looks unique to set it apart (maybe [[ColorCodedFOrYourConvenience its colour matches the person's clothes]] or has their initials on it or something), but not always.

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Quite often, the instrument looks unique to set it apart (maybe [[ColorCodedFOrYourConvenience [[ColourCodedForYourConvenience its colour matches the person's clothes]] or has their initials on it or something), but not always.
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** The [[Characters/DoctorWhoSecondDoctor Second Doctor]] always carried a recorder. Besides playing tunes on it, he also used it as an all-purpose tool, the way later regenerations used the sonic screwdriver.

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** The [[Characters/DoctorWhoSecondDoctor Second Doctor]] always carried a recorder. Besides playing tunes on it, he also used it as an all-purpose tool, the way later regenerations most incarnations used the sonic screwdriver.
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If you were looking for an instrument that's associated with a specific character in the work's ''soundtrack'', you want MoodMotif, not this trope.

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* {{Hardboiled|Detective}} French PrivateDetective Series/NestorBurma plays the saxophone and the clarinet when he lacks of clues to advance in a case. It was a case of TheCastShowoff since the actor, Creator/GuyMarchand, was also a {{Jazz}} musician who played them expertly.



* ''Series/{{The Witcher|2019}}'': Jaskier is a traveling/aspiring bard and carries a lute with him at all times. It's rarely not in his hands and he's either composing music or performing songs in most of his scenes.

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* ''Series/{{The Witcher|2019}}'': Jaskier (Creator/JoeyBatey) is a traveling/aspiring bard and carries a lute with him at all times. It's rarely not in his hands and he's either composing music or performing songs in most of his scenes.

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* ''VideoGame/GoodbyeVolcanoHigh'': Fang has an electric guitar with the body of a precision bass guitar, and is often paired with a midi controller, allowing Fang to play both electric and bass guitar. It represents not only Fang's proficiency in music, but also their nonbinary gender identity.



* ''VideoGame/NiGHTSIntoDreams'': Played with, but especially in the sequel, the titular protagonist can play the series main theme, "Dreams Dreams", using an invisible flute. It's not really known if it's a power.

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* ''VideoGame/NiGHTSIntoDreams'': ''[[VideoGame/NiGHTSIntoDreams NiGHTS into Dreams…]]'': Played with, but especially in the sequel, the titular protagonist can play the series main theme, "Dreams Dreams", using an invisible flute. It's not really known if it's a power.



* In ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo'', Panotty is never seen without his favorite flute and will often berate others for not appreciatiing his music.



* In ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo'', Panotty is never seen without his favorite flute and will often berate others for not appreciatiing his music.

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* ''Series/DoctorWho'': The second Doctor always carried a recorder. Besides playing tunes on it, he also used it as an all-purpose tool, the way later regenerations used the sonic screwdriver.

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The second Doctor [[Characters/DoctorWhoSecondDoctor Second Doctor]] always carried a recorder. Besides playing tunes on it, he also used it as an all-purpose tool, the way later regenerations used the sonic screwdriver.screwdriver.
** The [[Characters/DoctorWhoTwelfthDoctor Twelfth Doctor]] was revealed to play guitar, including using it in an "axe battle".
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheFlumps'': Grandfather Flump often plays the flumpet, an instrument that vaguely resembles a cross between a tuba and a trumpet.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheFlumps'': Grandfather Flump often plays the flumpet, an instrument that vaguely resembles a cross between a tuba and a trumpet.
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* Will Riker from ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' is sometimes seen playing a trombone, as he is a jazz afficionado.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Coco}}'', Ernesto de la Cruz has his guitar that is white and has a skull shape for a head. Such iconic of him that it remains in his tomb after his death. [[spoiler: Turns out that it was actually the guitar of his old friend, Hector. He just took it for himself, as well as his songs, after poisoning Hector.]]

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* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Coco}}'', Ernesto de la Cruz has his guitar that is white and has a skull shape for a head. Such iconic of him that it remains in his tomb after his death. [[spoiler: Turns [[spoiler:Turns out that it was actually the guitar of his old friend, Hector. He just took it for himself, as well as his songs, after poisoning Hector.]]



** The DLC, ''Echoes of the Eye'', adds a sort of two-stringed cello, once played by the denizens of The Stranger. [[spoiler: When the Prisoner plays his in the finale, the sound is rendered as theremin music. The resulting mix can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sZq71GFjaE here]].]]

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** The DLC, ''Echoes of the Eye'', adds a sort of two-stringed cello, once played by the denizens of The Stranger. [[spoiler: When [[spoiler:When the Prisoner plays his in the finale, the sound is rendered as theremin music. The resulting mix can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sZq71GFjaE here]].]]found here.]]]]



** Gene has a small blue keyboard capable of recording sounds to which he is deeply attached to and is often seen playing (though he plays less and less with each season)

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** Gene has a small blue keyboard capable of recording sounds to which he is deeply attached to and is often seen playing (though he plays less and less with each season)season).

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