Thanks for listening!
Your spidey senses are correct! I hope that's not because my piece seemed pretentious and stuffy.... :P
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No no no, Not pretentious. Very intentional, as in there are cultural tropes or reference triggers that communicate specific meanings or emotions for scenes. For example in tom and jerry they used descending notes to indicate falling objects (or nouns). This same idea is used in many cartoons and thus becomes a noticeable reference (for subsequent generations) that communicates a specific action or emotion for a scene. But only if said reference was a part of the popular culture which changes from country to country. Its a good thing, your music has a calculated complexity to it that doesn't waste space or try to hide behind the venire of more instruments.
hahah glad to hear that :P
Yes, tropes are very useful, and they became tropes for a reason. The whole tone scale itself has become a musical trope in itself!
You're 110% right; VGM and Film music often has to get it's message across in just a few notes, and utilising the common musical tropes can be the most effective way to communicate to the audience.