Sentence examples for restrained sound from inspiring English sources

Perched somewhere between "The Exorcist" and "The Amityville Horror" — and with a dash of "The Unborn" — the story benefits from an unusually restrained sound design and special effects that enhance but never obliterate its troubled-family center.

Playing a guitar he designed and built himself, Mr. Puma earned accolades across half a century for his versatility, from his light, restrained sound and jaunty persona as a soloist to his exceptional collaborative technique as an accompanist.

A student of the instrument, he has always enjoyed a reputation as one of the premier craftsmen of his generation, with a distinctively restrained sound and style that seems descended more from the tasteful chording of Pete Townshend, Nile Rodgers or Keith Richards than the solo pyrotechnics of an Eric Clapton or Jimi Hendrix.

Instrumentation featured in the track include restrained sounds of piano, strings and percussion.

We can hear it in the "Concerto Gregoriano" for violin and orchestra, of 1921, which, in its use of ancient modal harmonies and restrained instrumentation, sounds both sensual and pure; and in the "Trittico Botticelliano," of 1927, magical evocations of three of the Renaissance master's most famous paintings.

In the final movement, when the unison cellos and basses first played the "Ode to Joy" theme, Mr. Barenboim kept the tempo restrained and the sound almost inaudible.

After a long Shaw solo, Young finally gets his chance to shine playing at first with a restrained, almost muted sound before skillfully adjusting his pull bars to create a wail of urgency that brings the entire song up a notch in intensity.

The more restrained "Roads" merely sounds earnestly plodding.

For one long stretch "Persephassa" grew hushed and restrained, with minimal sounds and musical activity.

Speaking beneath a Mexican flag the casino owner-turned reality TV star sounded restrained and diplomatic.

In the pristine "Rainin' You," the production is so restrained that Mr. Paisley sounds closer to Chris Isaak than to Tim McGraw.