| 1 | [[quoteright:312:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/strudwick2_120.jpg]] |
| 2 | [[caption-width-right:312:Now do your EpicRiff, and then [[RockersSmashGuitars smash that lyre]]!]] |
| 3 | |
| 4 | ->''"Music is a world within itself with a language we all understand..."'' |
| 5 | -->-- '''Music/StevieWonder''', "[[Music/SongsInTheKeyOfLife Sir Duke]]" |
| 6 | |
| 7 | This index page lists tropes applying to music, songs, artists, and the listening experience. |
| 8 | |
| 9 | See also PoetryTropes, DancingTropes, and TheatreTropes. |
| 10 | |
| 11 | '''Note that tropes applying to specific genres and subcategories are listed on their respective pages.''' |
| 12 | ---- |
| 13 | !!Tropes: |
| 14 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 15 | [[index]] |
| 16 | [[folder:Genres + Subcategories]] |
| 17 | [floatboxright: |
| 18 | '''Trope categories:''' |
| 19 | + AlbumTropes |
| 20 | + MusicalNumberIndex |
| 21 | + MusicVideoTropes |
| 22 | + RhymeTropes |
| 23 | + VoiceAndVocalTropes |
| 24 | |
| 25 | '''Music by country:''' |
| 26 | + AmericanMusic |
| 27 | + AustralianMusic |
| 28 | + BritishMusic |
| 29 | + CanadianMusic |
| 30 | |
| 31 | '''Music by decade:''' |
| 32 | + MusicOfThe1920s |
| 33 | + MusicOfThe1930s |
| 34 | + MusicOfThe1940s |
| 35 | + MusicOfThe1950s |
| 36 | + MusicOfThe1960s |
| 37 | + MusicOfThe1970s |
| 38 | + MusicOfThe1980s |
| 39 | + MusicOfThe1990s |
| 40 | + MusicOf20002004 |
| 41 | + MusicOf20052009 |
| 42 | + MusicOf20102014 |
| 43 | + MusicOf20152019 |
| 44 | + MusicOfThe2020s |
| 45 | ] |
| 46 | * {{Afrobeat}} |
| 47 | * AlternativeDance |
| 48 | * AndeanMusic: Folk music originating from South American indigenous communities in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru. |
| 49 | * AvantGardeMusic |
| 50 | * UsefulNotes/BarbershopMusic: A subgenre of a capella music that utilizes a consistent four-part harmony. |
| 51 | * {{Bardcore}}: Modern music rewritten in the style of medieval music. |
| 52 | * BaroqueMusic |
| 53 | * BedroomPop: Pop music with a purposely amateurish feel, sounding like it was sung by a teenage girl in her bedroom. |
| 54 | * {{Bluegrass}} |
| 55 | * {{Blues}} |
| 56 | * BossaNova: A fusion genre originating from Brazil in The 50's and The 60's that combines samba and jazz. Also known as [[TheElevatorFromIpanema that music you hear in elevators]]. |
| 57 | * {{Cantata}}: ClassicalMusic pieces that focus on the vocals. |
| 58 | * {{Chanson}} |
| 59 | * ChristmasSongs: ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: music specifically themed around the Christmas holiday. |
| 60 | * ChutneyMusic |
| 61 | * ClassicalMusic |
| 62 | * ComedyMusic |
| 63 | * CountryMusic |
| 64 | ** AlternativeCountry |
| 65 | ** CountryRap |
| 66 | ** GothicCountryMusic: Country music with a SouthernGothic aesthetic. |
| 67 | ** OutlawCountryMusic |
| 68 | * {{Doowop}} |
| 69 | * ElectronicMusic |
| 70 | ** {{Ambient}} |
| 71 | ** {{Chiptune}} |
| 72 | ** DrumAndBass |
| 73 | ** {{Dubstep}}: Electronic music with an emphasis on the '''BASS.''' |
| 74 | ** ElectroHouse |
| 75 | ** ElectroSwing: Electronic music that samples music from the olden days (eg. jazz and big-band). |
| 76 | ** {{Electronicore}} |
| 77 | ** {{Eurobeat}}: Electronic music normally created in European countries, characterized by a high tempo and a synth-centric melody. |
| 78 | ** HouseMusic |
| 79 | ** UsefulNotes/{{Synthwave}} |
| 80 | ** {{Techno}} |
| 81 | *** HardcoreTechno |
| 82 | ** {{Trance}} |
| 83 | ** {{Vaporwave}} |
| 84 | *** FutureFunk |
| 85 | ** DungeonSynth: Electronic music with elements of black metal and ambient music, thus creating a very dark, moody atmosphere. |
| 86 | * FilkSong: Music written by geeks or fans of a work (or both) to express their love for it. |
| 87 | * FilmiMusic: UsefulNotes/{{India}}n music created for UsefulNotes/{{Bollywood}} productions. |
| 88 | ** IndiPop |
| 89 | * FolkMusic |
| 90 | ** MedievalBallads |
| 91 | * {{Funk}} |
| 92 | ** TheMinneapolisSound |
| 93 | * GaitaZuliana: Folk music performed in Zulia, a state in Venezuela, which is normally heard around Christmas time. |
| 94 | * GospelMusic |
| 95 | * HipHop |
| 96 | ** AlternativeHipHop |
| 97 | ** BattleRapping |
| 98 | ** ConsciousHipHop |
| 99 | ** {{Crunk}} |
| 100 | ** {{Crunkcore}} |
| 101 | ** CountryRap |
| 102 | ** DirtyRap |
| 103 | ** DiscoRap |
| 104 | ** DrillMusic |
| 105 | ** GangstaRap |
| 106 | ** GFunk |
| 107 | ** GlamRap |
| 108 | ** UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHipHop |
| 109 | ** HardcoreHipHop |
| 110 | ** HipHopSoul |
| 111 | ** {{Horrorcore}}: Rap with horror elements, using an unsettling, creepy sound and dark lyrics. |
| 112 | ** InstrumentalHipHop |
| 113 | ** JazzRap: Hip-hop infused with elements of jazz. |
| 114 | ** MelodicRap |
| 115 | ** MiamiBass |
| 116 | ** {{Nerdcore}} |
| 117 | ** NewJackSwing |
| 118 | ** PoliticalRap: Rap music which is used as a vehicle to discuss political and sociopolitical issues. |
| 119 | ** PopRap |
| 120 | ** PunkRap |
| 121 | ** RapMetal |
| 122 | ** RapRock |
| 123 | ** SouthernRap |
| 124 | ** SwagRap |
| 125 | ** TrapMusic |
| 126 | * {{Hyperpop}}: Regular pop music taken to the extreme. |
| 127 | * {{Instrumentals}}: Music without the vocals. |
| 128 | * {{Jazz}} |
| 129 | ** BigBand |
| 130 | ** SophistiPop |
| 131 | * {{March}} |
| 132 | * MediaNotes/MedievalMusic |
| 133 | * {{Opera}} |
| 134 | * {{Oratorio}} |
| 135 | * OutsiderMusic: Music made by non-musicians, thus having a very amateur and slapdash feel. |
| 136 | * {{Pop}} |
| 137 | ** BaroquePop: Pop music written with the complex instrumentations of classical music. |
| 138 | ** BoyBand |
| 139 | ** {{Disco}} |
| 140 | ** DreamPop |
| 141 | ** {{Europop}} |
| 142 | ** {{Girl Group}} |
| 143 | ** IndiePop |
| 144 | ** [[JapanesePopMusic J-Pop]]: Pop music made in Japan. |
| 145 | *** IdolGenre |
| 146 | *** CityPop |
| 147 | ** [[KoreanPopMusic K-Pop]]: Pop music made in South Korea. |
| 148 | ** PowerPop |
| 149 | ** TeenPop: Pop music almost exclusively made to cater to teenagers, with a bubbly, cheerful sound and lyrics revolving around themes that teens can relate to. |
| 150 | * RAndB |
| 151 | ** ContemporaryRAndB |
| 152 | ** NewJackSwing |
| 153 | *** HipHopSoul |
| 154 | ** AlternativeRAndB |
| 155 | * {{Reggae}} |
| 156 | * RenaissanceMusic |
| 157 | ** {{Madrigals}} |
| 158 | * {{Rock}} |
| 159 | ** AlternativeRock |
| 160 | *** {{Britpop}} |
| 161 | *** {{Grunge}} |
| 162 | *** MathRock: A subgenre of alternative rock that is characterized by abnormal time signatures and melodies. |
| 163 | *** NoisePop |
| 164 | *** [[{{Shoegazing}} Shoegaze]] |
| 165 | ** BluesRock |
| 166 | *** SouthernRock |
| 167 | ** ChristianRock: Rock music made almost exclusively for Christians. |
| 168 | *** ChristianMetal: Metal music made almost exclusively for Christians. |
| 169 | ** DarkCabaret: A very Gothic genre, with influences from cabaret (or vaudeville and burlesque), folk, and rock/metal music. |
| 170 | ** FunkRock |
| 171 | ** GarageRock |
| 172 | ** GlamRock |
| 173 | *** GlamMetal |
| 174 | ** GothRock |
| 175 | *** GothicMetal |
| 176 | ** HardRock |
| 177 | *** ArenaRock: Rock music with a majestic, energetic feel, which makes it great music to perform in front of large crowds in stadiums. |
| 178 | *** HairMetal |
| 179 | ** HeavyMetal |
| 180 | *** AlternativeMetal |
| 181 | *** FunkMetal |
| 182 | *** NuMetal |
| 183 | *** BlackMetal |
| 184 | *** DeathMetal |
| 185 | *** MelodicDeathMetal |
| 186 | *** TechnicalDeathMetal |
| 187 | *** {{Djent}} |
| 188 | *** DoomMetal |
| 189 | *** FolkMetal |
| 190 | *** {{Metalcore}} |
| 191 | *** {{Deathcore}} |
| 192 | *** NewWaveOfBritishHeavyMetal |
| 193 | *** PowerMetal |
| 194 | *** SpeedMetal |
| 195 | *** SymphonicMetal: Metal with orchestral elements. |
| 196 | *** ThrashMetal |
| 197 | *** GrooveMetal |
| 198 | *** TraditionalHeavyMetal |
| 199 | ** HeartlandRock |
| 200 | ** JazzFusion: Jazz combined with more contemporary genres, such as rock, pop, or R&B. |
| 201 | ** {{New Wave|Music}} |
| 202 | *** NewRomantic |
| 203 | ** PostPunk |
| 204 | *** NoWave |
| 205 | *** NoiseRock |
| 206 | *** {{Industrial}} |
| 207 | *** IndustrialMetal |
| 208 | ** PostRock |
| 209 | ** ProgressiveRock |
| 210 | *** {{Krautrock}} |
| 211 | *** ProgressiveMetal |
| 212 | ** PsychedelicRock |
| 213 | ** PunkRock |
| 214 | *** EmoMusic |
| 215 | *** HardcorePunk: Punk music with a rougher, more aggressive feel. |
| 216 | *** {{Grindcore}} |
| 217 | *** PopPunk: Punk rock with pop sensibilities, thus making it more accessible for mainstream audiences. |
| 218 | *** PostHardcore |
| 219 | *** ProtoPunk |
| 220 | *** {{Psychobilly}} |
| 221 | *** RiotGrrrl |
| 222 | *** SkaPunk |
| 223 | ** RapRock |
| 224 | *** PunkRap |
| 225 | *** RapMetal |
| 226 | ** {{Rockabilly}} |
| 227 | ** RockAndRoll |
| 228 | ** ShockRock |
| 229 | ** SoftRock: Rock's LighterAndSofter cousin. |
| 230 | ** SpaceRock |
| 231 | ** SurfRock |
| 232 | ** VisualKei |
| 233 | * {{Samba}} |
| 234 | * {{Ska}} |
| 235 | ** TwoTone |
| 236 | * {{Soul}} |
| 237 | ** NeoSoul: Soul music with a more contemporary R&B, jazz, and funk influence. |
| 238 | * {{Tango}} |
| 239 | * VoiceClipSong |
| 240 | * WorldMusic: A general term used to refer to music originating from other countries. |
| 241 | [[/folder]] |
| 242 | |
| 243 | [[folder:Basic Music Tropes]] |
| 244 | * ChordProgression |
| 245 | * CommonMeter |
| 246 | * CommonTime |
| 247 | * FadeOut: The end is marked by the music gradually quieting down. |
| 248 | * {{Improv}} |
| 249 | * {{Harmony}} |
| 250 | * {{Melody}} |
| 251 | * {{Modulation}} |
| 252 | * {{Pitch}} |
| 253 | * {{Scales}} |
| 254 | * ThemeAndVariations |
| 255 | * UncommonTime |
| 256 | [[/folder]] |
| 257 | |
| 258 | [[folder:Motifs]] |
| 259 | * Main article: MoodMotif |
| 260 | ** BowChickaWowWow |
| 261 | ** DeathlyDiesIrae |
| 262 | ** DroneOfDread |
| 263 | ** DrumsOfWar |
| 264 | ** LonelyPianoPiece |
| 265 | ** OminousMusicBoxTune |
| 266 | ** PlayingTheHeartStrings |
| 267 | ** PsychoStrings |
| 268 | * ChaosOfTheBells |
| 269 | * {{Leitmotif}} |
| 270 | * LoveTheme |
| 271 | * MickeyMousing |
| 272 | * PowerUpMotif |
| 273 | * RegionalRiff |
| 274 | * SadBattleMusic |
| 275 | * SelfSoothingSong |
| 276 | * SongsOfSolace |
| 277 | * StandardSnippet |
| 278 | * VariableMix |
| 279 | [[/folder]] |
| 280 | |
| 281 | [[folder:Score and Soundtrack]] |
| 282 | + EvilMusicIndex |
| 283 | + HeroicMusicIndex |
| 284 | + MusicAndSoundEffects |
| 285 | + ScoreAndMusicTropes - ''for score and soundtrack in general.'' |
| 286 | + SoundFXTropes |
| 287 | * Main article: BackgroundMusic |
| 288 | ** BackgroundMusicOverride |
| 289 | ** LeftTheBackgroundMusicOn |
| 290 | * AudioDiegesis |
| 291 | * AutobotsRockOut |
| 292 | * SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic |
| 293 | * BringerOfWarMusic |
| 294 | * TheDayTheMusicLied |
| 295 | * HeartbeatSoundtrack |
| 296 | * IconicSequelSong |
| 297 | * InsertSong |
| 298 | * InUniverseSoundtrack |
| 299 | * JukeboxMusical |
| 300 | * PlaylistSoundtrack |
| 301 | * PublicDomainSoundtrack |
| 302 | * RealSongThemeTune |
| 303 | * SoundtrackCoverCharacterJam |
| 304 | * SoundtrackDissonance |
| 305 | * SourceMusic |
| 306 | * ThemeMusicPowerUp |
| 307 | [[/folder]] |
| 308 | |
| 309 | [[folder:Singing Tropes]] |
| 310 | * ACappella |
| 311 | * BeautifulSingingVoice |
| 312 | * CarefulWithThatAxe |
| 313 | * GlassShatteringSound |
| 314 | * HarshVocals |
| 315 | * IncrediblyLongNote |
| 316 | * InnocentSoprano |
| 317 | * MelismaticVocals |
| 318 | * MetalScream |
| 319 | * MotorMouth |
| 320 | * OneWomanWail |
| 321 | * PerishingAltRockVoice |
| 322 | * RecitationHandclasp |
| 323 | * {{Scatting}} |
| 324 | * SelfBackingVocalist |
| 325 | * SerenadeYourLover |
| 326 | * SingingInTheShower |
| 327 | * SingingVoiceDissonance |
| 328 | * SomethingSomethingLeonardBernstein |
| 329 | * SopranoAndGravel |
| 330 | * SpokenWordInMusic |
| 331 | * ThatSyncingFeeling |
| 332 | * TenorBoy |
| 333 | * TunelessSongOfMadness |
| 334 | * StutterStop |
| 335 | * UnDuet |
| 336 | * VocalRangeExceeded |
| 337 | * VocalTagTeam |
| 338 | * {{Yarling}} |
| 339 | [[/folder]] |
| 340 | |
| 341 | [[folder:Lyrics Tropes]] |
| 342 | * AccentUponTheWrongSyllable |
| 343 | * AlbumTitleDrop |
| 344 | ** TitleTrack |
| 345 | * DualMeaningChorus |
| 346 | * HashtagRap |
| 347 | * LastNoteHilarity |
| 348 | * LimitedLyricsSong |
| 349 | * LyricalColdOpen |
| 350 | * LyricalDissonance |
| 351 | * LyricalTic |
| 352 | * LyricSwap |
| 353 | * MidwordRhyme |
| 354 | * MultilingualSong |
| 355 | * NonAppearingTitle |
| 356 | * PainfulRhyme |
| 357 | * PhraseSaladLyrics |
| 358 | * RhymingWithItself |
| 359 | * {{Scatting}} |
| 360 | * SequelSong |
| 361 | * SingerNamedrop |
| 362 | * SingleStanzaSong |
| 363 | * SongOfSongTitles |
| 364 | * StockRhymes |
| 365 | * SubvertedRhymeEveryOccasion |
| 366 | * TitleOnlyChorus |
| 367 | * WordSaladLyrics |
| 368 | [[/folder]] |
| 369 | |
| 370 | [[folder:Subject Tropes]] |
| 371 | * AddictionSong |
| 372 | * AgeProgressionSong |
| 373 | * AlmaMaterSong |
| 374 | * AlphabetSong |
| 375 | * AnswerSong |
| 376 | * AntiChristmasSong |
| 377 | * AppealToFamilialWisdom ("Mama said ... ") |
| 378 | * BalladOfASexWorker |
| 379 | * BawdySong |
| 380 | * BoastfulRap |
| 381 | * BravadoSong |
| 382 | * BreakupSong |
| 383 | * CelebrityElegy |
| 384 | * CountingSong |
| 385 | * DanceSensation |
| 386 | * DrivingSong |
| 387 | * DrunkenSong |
| 388 | * EarthSong |
| 389 | * EducationalSong |
| 390 | * ExhortTheDiscJockeySong |
| 391 | * FanMusic |
| 392 | * FearSong |
| 393 | * FemaleEmpowermentSong |
| 394 | * FoodSongsAreFunny |
| 395 | * FootballFightSong |
| 396 | * FriendshipSong |
| 397 | * GriefSong |
| 398 | * HailToTheThief |
| 399 | * HeavyMeta |
| 400 | * HeavyMithril |
| 401 | * HistoricalBiographySong |
| 402 | * HomesicknessHymn |
| 403 | * HorribleHistoryMetal |
| 404 | * HymnToMusic |
| 405 | * HypocriticalSinging |
| 406 | * IHateSong |
| 407 | * JobSong |
| 408 | * LeavingTheNestSong |
| 409 | * LetsDuet |
| 410 | * ListSong |
| 411 | ** ListingCities |
| 412 | ** DaysOfTheWeekSong |
| 413 | * LocationSong |
| 414 | * LoveIsADrug |
| 415 | * LoveIsLikeReligion |
| 416 | * LoveNostalgiaSong |
| 417 | * MelancholyMusicalNumber |
| 418 | * MemoryRestoringMelody |
| 419 | * MisogynySong and MisandrySong |
| 420 | * MoneySong |
| 421 | * MoralityBallad |
| 422 | * MurderBallad |
| 423 | * ObligatoryBondageSong |
| 424 | * OdeToApathy |
| 425 | * OdeToFamily |
| 426 | * OdeToFood |
| 427 | * OdeToIntoxication |
| 428 | * OdeToSobriety |
| 429 | * OdeToYouth |
| 430 | * OldManConversationSong |
| 431 | * OneManSong |
| 432 | * OneWomanSong |
| 433 | * PepTalkSong |
| 434 | * PhoneNumberJingle |
| 435 | * ProtestSong |
| 436 | ** AntiPoliceSong - a subtrope of ProtestSong specifically about police or police behavior |
| 437 | * QuarrelingSong |
| 438 | * RadioSong |
| 439 | * ReligionRantSong |
| 440 | * RevengeBallad |
| 441 | * RockstarSong |
| 442 | * SeductionLyric |
| 443 | * SelfDemonstratingSong |
| 444 | * SelfEmpowermentAnthem |
| 445 | * SettingOffSong |
| 446 | * SillyLoveSongs |
| 447 | ** AntiLoveSong |
| 448 | ** BreakupSong |
| 449 | ** FollowYourHeart |
| 450 | ** IntercourseWithYou |
| 451 | ** LoveIsADrug |
| 452 | ** ObsessionSong |
| 453 | ** StuffyOldSongsAboutTheButtocks |
| 454 | * SpellingSong |
| 455 | * SongOfPrayer |
| 456 | * TeenageDeathSongs |
| 457 | * TelephoneSong |
| 458 | * ThisIsASong |
| 459 | * ThisIsYourSong |
| 460 | * TorchSong |
| 461 | * TrainSong |
| 462 | * WanderlustSong |
| 463 | * WarningSong |
| 464 | * WhenImGoneSong |
| 465 | * WorkingClassAnthem |
| 466 | [[/folder]] |
| 467 | |
| 468 | [[folder:Musicals]] |
| 469 | + MusicalNumberIndex - ''main index of songs in Musicals.'' |
| 470 | * Main article: TheMusical |
| 471 | * ActuallyQuiteCatchy |
| 472 | * AngryMobSong |
| 473 | * BadGirlSong |
| 474 | * BigFinaleCrowdSong |
| 475 | * BSODSong |
| 476 | * BusbyBerkeleyNumber |
| 477 | * ClimacticMusic |
| 478 | * ColorfulSong |
| 479 | * CounterpointDuet |
| 480 | * CrowdSong |
| 481 | * CutSong |
| 482 | * DarkReprise |
| 483 | * DeathSong |
| 484 | * DiegeticMusical |
| 485 | * DistantDuet |
| 486 | * DuetOfDifferences |
| 487 | * TheElevenOClockNumber |
| 488 | * {{Fanfare}} |
| 489 | * FinalLoveDuet |
| 490 | * GospelRevivalNumber |
| 491 | * HakunaMatata |
| 492 | * HalloweenSongs |
| 493 | * TheHeroSucksSong |
| 494 | * HeroVsVillainDuet |
| 495 | * HeyLetsPutOnAShow |
| 496 | * IAmBecomingSong |
| 497 | * IAmGreatSong |
| 498 | * IAmSong |
| 499 | * ImageSong |
| 500 | * IrrelevantActOpener |
| 501 | * TheItemNumber |
| 502 | * IWantSong |
| 503 | * LetsDuet |
| 504 | * MajorGeneralSong |
| 505 | * MassiveMultiplayerEnsembleNumber |
| 506 | * MedleyOverture |
| 507 | * MinorCharacterMajorSong |
| 508 | * MovieBonusSong |
| 509 | * MusicalChores |
| 510 | * MusicalExposition |
| 511 | * MusicalNumberAnnoyance |
| 512 | * MusicalWorldHypotheses |
| 513 | * MusicalisInterruptus |
| 514 | * NoReprisePlease |
| 515 | * NoSongForTheWicked |
| 516 | * {{Ondo}} |
| 517 | * OpeningChorus |
| 518 | * ParentalLoveSong |
| 519 | * PatterSong |
| 520 | * RepriseMedley |
| 521 | * RockOpera |
| 522 | * SanitySlippageSong |
| 523 | * SidekickSong |
| 524 | * SillySong |
| 525 | * SoloDuet |
| 526 | * SomewhereSong |
| 527 | * TheSongBeforeTheStorm |
| 528 | * SpoofingInTheRain |
| 529 | * SpontaneousChoreography |
| 530 | * SuddenMusicalEnding |
| 531 | * SummonBackupDancers |
| 532 | * SuperfluousSolo |
| 533 | * TenorBoy |
| 534 | * TriumphantReprise |
| 535 | * VillainousAdviceSong |
| 536 | * VillainousLament |
| 537 | * VillainLoveSong |
| 538 | * VillainRecruitmentSong |
| 539 | * VillainSong |
| 540 | * TheVillainSucksSong |
| 541 | * WelcomingSong |
| 542 | * WanderlustSong |
| 543 | [[/folder]] |
| 544 | |
| 545 | [[folder:Musician and Fan Tropes]] |
| 546 | %% |
| 547 | %% This is general trope list, not a list of names. |
| 548 | %% |
| 549 | * AllDrummersAreAnimals |
| 550 | * AnonymousBand |
| 551 | * ArtistAndTheBand: A band's name follows the format of "[Lead Singer] and the [Plural Noun]". |
| 552 | * ArtistsAreAttractive |
| 553 | * BarbershopQuartetsAreFunny |
| 554 | * TheBard |
| 555 | * BandEpisode |
| 556 | * TheBandMinusTheFace |
| 557 | * BandOfRelatives: A group of musicians who are related to one another. |
| 558 | * BlindMusician |
| 559 | * BorrowingTheBeatles: A band based on Music/TheBeatles. |
| 560 | * BritishRockStar: An English rock musician. |
| 561 | * CelebrityBreakUpSong |
| 562 | * TheChanteuse: A lady whose voice is as beautiful as her appearance. |
| 563 | * ChildPopstar |
| 564 | * ChristmasCarolers |
| 565 | * CityShoutOuts: A live performer appeals to the audience by saluting their city. |
| 566 | * ConcertEpisode |
| 567 | * CreatorCouple |
| 568 | * TheDiva |
| 569 | * DeafComposer |
| 570 | * DumbAndDrummer: The drummer of the band is not very smart. |
| 571 | * DumbassDJ |
| 572 | * FakeBand: A show uses a fictional musical group when they can't afford to have a real band as guest stars. |
| 573 | * FemaleRockersPlayBass |
| 574 | * FiveManBandConcert: When TheTeam decides to form a music band to show unity. |
| 575 | * FreeHandedPerformer |
| 576 | * GarageBand |
| 577 | * GlamorousWartimeSinger |
| 578 | * GratuitousMariachiBand |
| 579 | * {{Groupie}} |
| 580 | * HornyBard |
| 581 | * IAmTheBand |
| 582 | * IdolSinger |
| 583 | * ImpracticalMusicalInstrumentSkills |
| 584 | * LeadBassist |
| 585 | * LeadSingerPlaysLeadGuitar |
| 586 | * LesserStar |
| 587 | * LongRunnerLineUp |
| 588 | * LoungeLizard |
| 589 | * MagicIdolSinger |
| 590 | * MaleBandFemaleSinger: The lead singer is the only member of the band who is female. |
| 591 | * MetalHead |
| 592 | * MusicAgeDissonance |
| 593 | * NobodyLovesTheBassist: The bassist is the least popular member of the band. |
| 594 | * NoHitWonder |
| 595 | * OneHitWonder: A band or artist has only produced one noteworthy and popular song. |
| 596 | * OneSongBard |
| 597 | * ThePianoPlayer |
| 598 | * PolkaDork |
| 599 | * TheQuincyPunk |
| 600 | * QuirkyUkulele |
| 601 | * RevolvingDoorBand |
| 602 | * TheRoadie |
| 603 | * RobotOrSpacemanAlterEgo |
| 604 | * TheRockStar |
| 605 | * RockTrio |
| 606 | * SexySaxMan |
| 607 | * SingerSongwriter |
| 608 | * SkeletalMusician |
| 609 | * StageNames |
| 610 | * StreetMusician: A musician plays on the streets to try and get money. |
| 611 | ** OneManBand |
| 612 | ** OrganGrinder |
| 613 | * {{Supergroup}} |
| 614 | * TenorBoy |
| 615 | * TrashCanBand |
| 616 | * TwoHitWonder |
| 617 | * UnreplacedDeparted: When a member of the band leaves, they move on without replacing the absent member. |
| 618 | * WanderingMinstrel |
| 619 | * YokoOhNo |
| 620 | [[/folder]] |
| 621 | |
| 622 | [[folder:Tropes]] |
| 623 | * AdventurousIrishViolins |
| 624 | * AirGuitar |
| 625 | * AlbumFiller |
| 626 | * AmenBreak |
| 627 | * ArtisticLicenseMusic |
| 628 | * AudienceParticipationSong |
| 629 | * AvianFlute |
| 630 | * AwardBaitSong |
| 631 | * BackgroundMusic |
| 632 | * BalladOfX |
| 633 | * BandLand |
| 634 | * BandToon |
| 635 | * BattleOfTheBands |
| 636 | * BigRockEnding |
| 637 | * BizarreInstrument |
| 638 | * BlackSheepHit |
| 639 | * BlowThatHorn |
| 640 | * BoDiddleyBeat |
| 641 | * BoleroEffect |
| 642 | * BreakawayPopHit |
| 643 | * BreakupBreakout |
| 644 | * BSide |
| 645 | * CallAndResponseSong |
| 646 | * StandardSnippet/TheCancanSong |
| 647 | * CarSong |
| 648 | * CartoonConductor |
| 649 | * CelebritySong |
| 650 | * CharacterSignatureSong |
| 651 | * CharactersMostHatedSong |
| 652 | * CharityMotivationSong |
| 653 | * ChartDisplacement |
| 654 | * ChronologicalAlbumTitle |
| 655 | * ChorusOnlySong |
| 656 | * ClassicalMusicIsBoring |
| 657 | * ClassicalMusicIsCool |
| 658 | * ColonelBogeyMarch |
| 659 | * ConceptAlbum |
| 660 | * CoverVersion |
| 661 | ** CoverAlbum |
| 662 | ** TheCoverChangesTheGender |
| 663 | ** TheCoverChangesTheMeaning |
| 664 | ** CoveredUp |
| 665 | ** FirstAndForemost |
| 666 | ** TranslatedCoverVersion |
| 667 | * CreepyCircusMusic |
| 668 | * DancingIsSeriousBusiness |
| 669 | * DeadHorseGenre |
| 670 | * DiscoSucks |
| 671 | * DiscoTech |
| 672 | * DramaticChoirNumber |
| 673 | * DramaticTimpani |
| 674 | * DreadfulMusician |
| 675 | * DrumRollPlease |
| 676 | * DuetBonding |
| 677 | * EarWorm |
| 678 | * EclipsedByTheRemix |
| 679 | * ElegantClassicalMusician |
| 680 | * EpicInstrumentalOpener |
| 681 | * EpicRiff |
| 682 | * EpicRocking |
| 683 | * EverythingDances |
| 684 | * EverythingIsAnInstrument |
| 685 | * EvolvingMusic |
| 686 | * FakeRadioShowAlbum |
| 687 | * FallingBass |
| 688 | * FilkSong |
| 689 | * TheFourChordsOfPop |
| 690 | * FourMoreMeasures |
| 691 | * FreakyElectronicMusic |
| 692 | * FreestyleVersion |
| 693 | * GiftOfSong |
| 694 | * GirlGroup |
| 695 | * GirlsLikeMusicians |
| 696 | * GodIsLoveSongs |
| 697 | * AGoodNameForARockBand |
| 698 | * GratuitousDiscoSequence |
| 699 | * GratuitousRap |
| 700 | * GreatestHitsAlbum |
| 701 | * HarpOfFemininity |
| 702 | * HeavyMetalUmlaut |
| 703 | * HellIsThatNoise |
| 704 | * HeyLetsPutOnAShow |
| 705 | * HiddenTrack |
| 706 | * HitlessHitAlbum |
| 707 | * IconicSongRequest |
| 708 | * IdiosyncraticAlbumTheming |
| 709 | * IncessantMusicMadness |
| 710 | * IncrediblyLongNote |
| 711 | * IndecipherableLyrics |
| 712 | * InstrumentalWeapon |
| 713 | * InstrumentOfMurder |
| 714 | * InTheStyleOf |
| 715 | * IronicallyDisabledArtist |
| 716 | * IsntItIronic |
| 717 | * ISophagus |
| 718 | * JungleDrums |
| 719 | * KaraokeBondingScene |
| 720 | * KayfabeMusic |
| 721 | * KazoosMeanSilliness |
| 722 | * KidsRock |
| 723 | * LastChorusSlowDown |
| 724 | * LastNoteNightmare |
| 725 | * LeadBassist |
| 726 | * LeadDrummer |
| 727 | * LeadSingerPlaysLeadGuitar |
| 728 | * LongSongShortScene |
| 729 | * LoopedLyrics |
| 730 | * LoudOfWar |
| 731 | * LyricalShoehorn |
| 732 | * MagicMusic |
| 733 | * MagicalFlutist |
| 734 | * MatingDance |
| 735 | * {{Medley}} |
| 736 | * MetalBandMascot |
| 737 | * MicrophoneSwinging |
| 738 | * MindControlMusic |
| 739 | * MinisculeRocking |
| 740 | * MinskyPickup |
| 741 | * MisattributedSong |
| 742 | * MixtapeOfLove |
| 743 | * MediaNotes/MohsScaleOfLyricalHardness |
| 744 | * MediaNotes/MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness |
| 745 | * MusicalAssassin |
| 746 | * MusicalThemeNaming |
| 747 | * MusicAtSportingEvents |
| 748 | * MusicForCourage |
| 749 | * MusicGenreDissonance |
| 750 | * MusicIsEighthNotes |
| 751 | * MusicIsPolitics |
| 752 | * MusicSoothesTheSavageBeast |
| 753 | * MusicStories |
| 754 | * MusicVideoTropes |
| 755 | * MusicToInvadePolandTo |
| 756 | * MyspeldRokband |
| 757 | * NewSoundAlbum |
| 758 | * NobodyLovesTheBassist |
| 759 | * NoExportForYou |
| 760 | * NoMusicAllowed |
| 761 | * OldSchoolIntroductoryRap |
| 762 | * OneLastSong |
| 763 | * OneManSong |
| 764 | * OneWomanSong |
| 765 | * PachelbelsCanonProgression |
| 766 | * PelvicThrust |
| 767 | * PianoCoverSlam |
| 768 | * PianoDrop |
| 769 | * PianoKeyWave |
| 770 | * PissTakeRap |
| 771 | * PlaygroundSong |
| 772 | ** PlaygroundSong/NinetyNineBottlesOfBeer |
| 773 | * PowerBallad |
| 774 | * ThePowerOfRock |
| 775 | * ProgressiveInstrumentation |
| 776 | * QuieterThanSilence |
| 777 | * RaisedLighterTribute |
| 778 | * RapIsCrap |
| 779 | * RarelyPerformedSong |
| 780 | * RatedGForGangsta |
| 781 | * RearrangeTheSong |
| 782 | * RecycledLyrics |
| 783 | * RefrainFromAssuming |
| 784 | * RepurposedPopSong |
| 785 | * RereleaseTheSong |
| 786 | * RevivalByCommercialization |
| 787 | * RewrittenPopVersion |
| 788 | * RhythmTypewriter |
| 789 | * RockIsAuthenticPopIsShallow |
| 790 | * RockMeAsmodeus |
| 791 | * RockersSmashGuitars |
| 792 | * {{Rockumentary}} |
| 793 | * RooftopConcert |
| 794 | * RottenRockAndRoll |
| 795 | * ScaryMusicianHarmlessMusic |
| 796 | * SecondVerseCurse |
| 797 | %%* SecondVerseEscalation |
| 798 | * SelfTitledAlbum |
| 799 | * SenselessViolins |
| 800 | * SexDrugsAndRockAndRoll |
| 801 | * {{Sexophone}} |
| 802 | * SignatureInstrument |
| 803 | * SignatureSong |
| 804 | * SirenSong |
| 805 | * SmallStartBigFinish |
| 806 | * SnakeCharmer |
| 807 | * SnowySleighBells |
| 808 | * SoloSideProject |
| 809 | * SomethingBlues |
| 810 | * TheSomethingSong |
| 811 | * SongAssociation |
| 812 | * SongOfCourage |
| 813 | * SongParody |
| 814 | * TheSongRemainsTheSame |
| 815 | * SongsInTheKeyOfLock |
| 816 | * SongStyleShift |
| 817 | * SoundOff |
| 818 | * SoundStone |
| 819 | * SpokenWord |
| 820 | * StepUpToTheMicrophone |
| 821 | * StopAndGo |
| 822 | * SubduedSection |
| 823 | * SurprisinglyGentleSong |
| 824 | * SuspiciouslySimilarSong |
| 825 | * TextlessAlbumCover |
| 826 | * {{Theremin}} |
| 827 | * ThunderDrum |
| 828 | * ThreeChordsAndTheTruth |
| 829 | * TruckDriversGearChange |
| 830 | * TheyStoleOurAct |
| 831 | * TickTockTune |
| 832 | * ToTheTuneOf |
| 833 | ** ToTheTuneOf/RealLife |
| 834 | * TrianglesAreTheWorstInstrument |
| 835 | * TheWalrusWasPaul |
| 836 | * WaltzOnWater |
| 837 | * WhatSongWasThisAgain |
| 838 | * AWildRapperAppears (during many {{pop}} songs). |
| 839 | * WrongSongGag |
| 840 | * XylophoneGag |
| 841 | [[/folder]] |
| 842 | |
| 843 | [[folder:Production and Music Industry Tropes]] |
| 844 | * AlbumClosure |
| 845 | * AlbumIntroTrack |
| 846 | * AlbumSingle |
| 847 | * AutoTune |
| 848 | * DistinctDoubleAlbum |
| 849 | * UsefulNotes/DoubleBass |
| 850 | * EchoingAcoustics |
| 851 | * FadeOut |
| 852 | * FadingIntoTheNextSong |
| 853 | * FakeLoud |
| 854 | * FakeOutFadeOut |
| 855 | * GratuitousPanning |
| 856 | * LongestSongGoesFirst |
| 857 | * LongestSongGoesLast |
| 858 | * LoudnessWar |
| 859 | * UsefulNotes/MusicIndustry |
| 860 | * TheNotRemix |
| 861 | * PopStarComposer |
| 862 | * RecordLabelIndex |
| 863 | * RecordProducer |
| 864 | * {{Remaster}} |
| 865 | * RemixAlbum |
| 866 | * RockMeAmadeus |
| 867 | * SampledUp |
| 868 | * {{Sampling}} |
| 869 | * SelfReferentialTrackPlacement |
| 870 | * SiameseTwinSongs |
| 871 | * StudioChatter |
| 872 | * UnpluggedVersion |
| 873 | * WaxingLyrical |
| 874 | [[/folder]] |
| 875 | [[/index]] |
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