It's a kindly, enveloping sound that Ms. McLachlan has long used to conjure passion and empathy laced with melancholy.
Where the grand scenographic universe of "Man of Steel" conjures a turbulent swirl of passions, "Batman v Superman" suggests a restraint on passion overall and endorses, as a prime virtue, the masked blandness of heroes who don't put on much of a show, and the modesty that such blandness implies.
The characters of "Call Me by Your Name" are reduced to animated ciphers, as if Guadagnino feared that detailed practical discussions, or displays of freedom of thought and action, might dispel the air of romantic mystery and silent passion that he conjures in lieu of relationships.
In one, an unfortunate juxtaposition of chocolate chips and passion-fruit curd conjures a midnight run to the deli for a quart of Tropicana and cookie-dough ice cream, to be devoured on the couch while watching TV.
With only four actors, four chairs and a raked platform, Gill's production beautifully conjures up a world of lost passion.
Conjuring up a heady mix of passion, humour, common sense, satire and raw emotion, her straight talking speech left little doubt as to how genuine she is.
The second movement, "Distant Dance," conjures less a specific site than the passion and intensity of flamenco; the second movement leads without pause into the third, "In the Gardens of the Sierra de Córdoba".
Instead of conjuring familiar lyrics and the star-crossed passion of Tony and Maria, the concert considered Bernstein's still-fresh fusion of pop, bebop and Afro-Cuban jazz.
At home, she ironed to the crooning of "Backstreet Boys" and "98 Degrees," and her passion was cross-stitching -- she conjured up baby bibs, towels, and bottle-holders for pregnant friends.
