The hauntingly melancholic music known as fado is as much a part of Portugal's identity as, say, its tawny port wine.

It is as if his melancholic music made the stars and the moon in the sky, refuse to shine.

She still brought affecting sensitivity and sublime phrasing to this diaphanous and melancholic music.

The film opens with a series of still photographs appearing over melancholic music, representing the abstract memories of the unseen Herman Raucher, now a middle-aged man.

The entire album is built around the concept of loneliness, concerning both the lyrics and the melancholic music.

Karie explained that "with Larme de [c]rocodile, I wanted to make really, really melancholic music, to be alone."

All combined with flood lights, strong icy winds and melancholic music and voices from loudspeakers.

The songs of the album have been described as being a melancholic melodic music, which appears to be disillusioning.

Traditionally, baroque pop is also generally quite melancholic and dramatic music, which contrasts it from its more cheerful counterpart, sunshine pop.

The mainly melancholic music is seen as having a pessimistic tone.