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orchestral

[awr-kes-truhl] / ɔrˈkɛs trəl /


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More significant, musically, it was orchestral pop with multiple movements; chord changes that might have impressed both Paul McCartney and Claude Debussy; and an obscurely poetic paean to lost love.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

"Christian worked on the Mad Max soundtrack, which is really known for the big drums and the orchestral scale – and that was really the starting point of our sound," says Heeger.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

The emotions are real; the sentimental orchestral score by Joseph Trapanese goes overboard.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

His take on “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” is said to include English music hall, light orchestral works and sound effects.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

But that music had already reached such a point by 1913 presented progressively minded composers of symphonic orchestral music with a dilemma: where to go from here?

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall


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