lullaby
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In one of the film’s most stirring moments, indicative of its quiet power, Duvall keeps his back to the camera as he sings a lullaby hymn only for himself.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026
Why would someone compose a lullaby, of all things, at a death-camp?
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
For 90 years, this brief aria has bridged musical worlds—reminding us that even the humblest lullaby can rise and soar.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025
I watch it when I’m getting ready in the morning, and it’s kind of my lullaby when I go to bed.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025
The island rocked gently as he moved farther and farther away from it, the chuckling of the water underneath the boat and the wooden creaking of the oarlocks an unrhythmic lullaby.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
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