1 | '''Basic Trope''': A song in a minor key that is used in a positive context or associated with a friendly/heroic character. |
2 | * '''Straight''': |
3 | ** "Party Song" is in the key of A Minor, and it's meant to be a fun song that's conducive to dancing. |
4 | ** "Wonderful Man's Theme," the theme of the superhero Wonderful Man, is in D Minor, conveying his boldness and bravery. |
5 | * '''Exaggerated''': |
6 | * '''Downplayed''': |
7 | ** The party in which "Party Song" is played has a bittersweet tone. It's meant to be a celebration, but something sad happened just prior to the party. |
8 | ** Wonderful Man is an AntiHero, so his theme song conveys that he's not necessarily a saint. |
9 | * '''Justified''': "Party Song" is klezmer music for a Jewish party. |
10 | * '''Inverted''': |
11 | ** Dr. Atrocious, Wonderful Man's archenemy, has a {{leitmotif}} in a major key. |
12 | *** Wonderful Man's theme is in a major key. (May be too common to trope.) |
13 | *** Dr. Atrocious's theme is in a minor key. (May be too common to trope.) |
14 | * '''Subverted''': Either of the two songs starts out in a minor key, but then switches to major key and stays that way. |
15 | * '''Double Subverted''': ??? |
16 | * '''Parodied''': "Wonderful Man's Theme" sounds downright villainous. People InUniverse can hear his theme and call him out on it. |
17 | * '''Zig-Zagged''': The two songs jump back and forth between major and minor keys. |
18 | * '''Averted''': None of the music in the work is in a minor key. |
19 | * '''Enforced''': "Wonderful Man's Theme" was originally supposed to be in D Major, but the composer changed it to D Minor to make it sound more unique and powerful. |
20 | * '''Lampshaded''': ??? |
21 | * '''Invoked''': ??? |
22 | * '''Exploited''': ??? |
23 | * '''Defied''': ??? |
24 | * '''Discussed''': ??? |
25 | * '''Conversed''': ??? |
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29 | %% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion: |
30 | %% * '''Implied''': ??? |
31 | %% * '''Deconstructed''': ??? |
32 | %% * '''Reconstructed''': ??? |
33 | %% * '''Played for Laughs''': ??? |
34 | %% * '''Played for Drama''': ??? |
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