The familiar phrases of the minor-mode main theme unfolded in one breathless arc.
Beginning with a tale from the Arabian Nights, this theme unfolds in legends from Irish paganism, medieval Christianity, the Arthurian cycle, and early Hinduism.
After that first short phrase and a follow-up the theme unfolds with a sequential chord pattern that slides upward by steps.
The lovely slow movement was not that slow in Ms. Ott's sensitive performance: she conveyed the halting way the theme unfolds and the jarring exuberance of the contrasting episode that follows.
In the Nets' 101-95 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers, the matchup theme unfolded in a variety of interesting battles on the court, like a series of skits in a Saturday night showcase.
The title track is a lost-and-found exercise, the irresolute steps of its opening becoming firmer as the theme unfolds, and Taylor's steadily pulsing Dance deploys colourful trumpet overdubs.
A decidedly feminist theme unfolded at many of the other films, as Meryl Streep took the opportunity of the premiere of Sarah Gavron's "Suffragette," in which she plays the small but vital role of pioneering British suffrage activist Emmeline Pankhurst, to speak out about issues facing contemporary women, including political representation, pay equality and education.
Mr. Goode's playing throughout was organic and inspired, the noble, introspective themes unfolding with a simplicity that rendered them all the more moving.
But much of the work, including its ending, is quiet and eerily dreamlike, with themes unfolding in slow motion and sounding almost as if they were being played underwater.
As Cass Sunstein, a professor of law at the University of Chicago, saw himself being skewered on various Web sites discussing his recent book, "Republic.com," he had the odd satisfaction of watching some of the book's themes unfold before his eyes.
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