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open No Title Music
Reposting this due to the borking: Is there a trope for when a Music Video uses a different version of a song than what's on the album? For example, Soundgarden completely re-did "Fell on Black Days" for that video, and for Stone Temple Pilots' "Creep", the verses were re-done while the choruses were the same.
openThe Guest Changes The Genre Music
A Special Guest has an influence into changing the genre of a work into what they are known for.
Ex: "Oops, now that you invited Elton John to play on your Speed Metal song, it now sounds like a slow piano ballad."
openLatin Music Music
Should there be an index for Latin Music? The index would list all Latin music, but should it have one, or is it too broad, as it encapsulates a wide variety of genres?
openOne Band Man Music
A band comprised of several musicians bears the name of an individual and sometimes passes as (or is mistaken for) a solo artist. Examples: Bon Iver, Lukas Graham, Veruca Salt, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Jethro Tull (all bands/groups).
Edited by Whoop-WhooperopenThat Song in Every Musical That Nobody Likes Music
I was just watching a You Tube video (I believe it's actually called "The Song in Every Musical That Nobody Likes"), and I was wondering if there was a trope for it on here? The song in question is usually sung by an old person, they don't dance very much, it's boring and often sentimental... the video does a good job summing it up, actually.
openCalling Out the Chorus Music
Right before the chorus of the song, the singer indicates it's going to happen, i.e. "sing the chorus, how's it go?" in "The Real Slim Shady."
openSong written about itself Music
A type of song where people having previously listened to a song are referenced... in that song they were supposedly listening to.
openDoes "signature album" already exist? Music
As far as I can tell, we have the trope for Signature Song, but what about Signature Album? For some artists, their most famous and popular work is in the form of an album rather than a single song.
There's some potential overlap with Growing the Beard, Hitless Hit Album, and Creator's Favorite Episode, and First Installment Wins, but it's not necessarily synonymous.
For instance, David Bowie and Ziggy, Prince and Purple Rain, Nirvana and Nevermind, Songs In The Key Of Life and Stevie Wonder, Born To Run with Springsteen.
Edited by ForestFriendopencover sounds way different than the orignal Music
Is this a trope? Example: The original version of "Setting Sun" (by Oasis) vs the The Chemical Brothers version
openeverything is an instrument Music
i'm looking for a song that is an example of the trope,"everything is an instrument". The song was made in a lumberyard using the machinery there.
openSong similar to Undefeated Music
I remember a song who was similar to the beginning of Undefeated by Skillet (https://youtu.be/ZMr93ZZMFmY?t=19), however, I can't remember its name or any of the actual lyrics. Just that it was very similar to that part.
openOmnipresent artist Music
On top of their solo career, An artist is credited to a lot of albums or projects, whether they're a composer, a writer or producer. They're known for being present in various music circles and you can hardly find an artist that isn't related to them..
openOne-Word-Per-Title Album Music
An album with a track list composed exclusively of OneWordTitles.
Believe (Disturbed, 2002) is a very clear example of this trope. System of a Down (System of a Down, 1998) could also fall under this, depending on if you consider the first and last tracks to be single words.
openAlphabet Song Music
A song that goes "A is for _____, B is for _______, C is for _________..."
Examples include Creature Feature's "A Gorey Demise" and Brentalfloss's "Game Over Tinies"
openLong or Overwrought Song Title Music
Long titles, often even verging into full sentences, common to emo music.
Edited by zemisoopenThat kind of music associated with unsavory/trickster characters Music
So I remember that there's (or was) a draft in the TLP about a specific kind of music that tends to play whenever a villain, usually a Dastardly Whiplash or something, appears on screen. But I can't find it anywhere, nor I can't remember the exact examples included in the draft. Google's "hum to search" function wasn't much help, either. The closest I could find to an example that demonstrates this musical trope is "Carousel" from American Horror Story, or "A Little Heart to Heart" from Team Fortress 2. (Because trying to properly describe this in musical terms is practically arcane knowledge).
EDIT: Apparently, the draft I'm thinking of is Ominous Pizzicato Strings. Correct me if I'm wrong, though.
Edited by Unnerving_PosterioropenCoincidental Haiku Music
A portion of a song's lyrics sounds like a haiku.
I.e. the first line of the portion has five syllables, then seven, then five.
Example from Kamen Rider Saber's OP, ALMIGHTY ~ Kamen no Yakusoku:
[The] saber in your hand
Is a pen to write it down
Words to save this world
openAnachronistic Score Music
The soundtrack includes a song or type of song that doesn't make sense within the context of the time period the work is set in.
openGod is a woman? Music
Trying to find a trope for Ariana Grande page:
- Some people interpret the song "God Is A Woman" as literally being about God as a woman, not a Grandpa God, despite the song being about how strong a woman is (according to Word of God, excuse the Pun).
Is there a trope for God not being Grandpa God?
Fanon fits this trope, but not the work page, unless that's on YMMV.
So we all know how different productions of stage shows can lead to different interpretations of the material, and thus some scenes are played differently in different productions. Is there some kind of trope for that? I suck at summarizing things generally, so for a specific example, I look to RENT. In the scene where Angel dies, Mark is the only member of the cast who the script does not specifically place in another part of the scene - basically, the couples (Collins/Angel, Maureen/Joanna, Roger/Mimi) are in their own little scenes together, while Mark is not placed anywhere. As a result, some productions have him by Collins' side as Angel dies, which creates a boatload of Alternative Character Interpretation for his actions after this - meanwhile, other productions don't do anything like that and just kick him offstage. Is there any kind of trope for that?
Edited by STARCRUSHER99