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Playing for Time
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Music for 18 Musicians
Carries a strong pull into film through after-hours and longing.
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Playing For Time
Carries a strong pull into anime through after-hours and South Asia.
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Playtime
Carries a strong pull into music through after-hours and longing.
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K-On!
Carries a strong pull into music through after-hours and identity.
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Playing for Time
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Playing for Time
song by the English singer-songwriter and rock musician Peter Gabriel (2023)
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Your Lie in April
2010s
Kousei Arima is a child prodigy known as the "Human Metronome" for playing the piano with precision and perfection. Guided by a strict mother and rigorous training, Kousei dominates every competition he enters, earning the admiration of his musical peers and praise from audiences. When his mother suddenly passes awa...
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Playtime
1960s
Playtime is a 1967 satirical comedy film directed and co-written by Jacques Tati. Tati also stars in the film, reprising the role of Monsieur Hulot from his earlier films Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot (1953) and Mon Oncle (1958). However, Tati grew ambivalent towards playing Hulot as a recurring central role during...
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MTV Unplugged
American music television series featuring artists playing acoustic instruments
Anime 2010s
Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day
Jinta Yadomi is peacefully living as a recluse, spending his days away from school and playing video games at home instead. One hot summer day, his childhood friend, Meiko "Menma" Honma, appears and pesters him to grant a forgotten wish. He pays her no mind, which annoys her, but he doesn't really care. After all, M...
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Playing for Time
1980 television film
Anime 2000s
K-On!
A fresh high school year always means much to come, and one of those things is joining a club. Being in a dilemma about which club to join, Yui Hirasawa stumbles upon and applies for the Light Music Club, which she misinterprets to be about playing simple instruments, such as castanets. Unable to play an instrument,...
Music 1970s
Music for 18 Musicians
Music for 18 Musicians is a minimalist album by composer Steve Reich recorded between April–December 1976 and released on the ECM New Series in April 1978—his first of three releases for the label. The ensemble features eighteen musicians, including Reich himself playing the part of piano and marimba, playing Reich'...