Periodically a mandolin tinkles, or maybe a fiddle swoops in as if from a low-hanging cloud.
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Theater Critic,
San Francisco Chronicle,
18 Feb. 2026
Roberts doesn’t offer much empathy for the poor, diseased critter other than a pause when Ben momentarily ponders his reflection in a pool as Adrian Johnston’s eerie synth-piano score tinkles.
The arc of the season sputters between big and little problems in a haphazard manner, with strange side quests for Simon and Trevor that are more head-scratching than adventurous.
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Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
That's why, for weeks, Browns fans, analysts, and even local radio hosts have pressed Cleveland to give Sanders more playing time as the offense sputters under Dillon Gabriel.
The snakes can, however, lose their rattles or simply decide not to use them.
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Don Sweeney
April 21,
Sacbee.com,
21 Apr. 2026
Cunningham’s Fisher-Price pianos and decrepit drums are unmistakable, as is Ciani’s Buchla, which whooshes and rattles like a steam engine barreling down the tracks.
The most immediate disruption may appear in commercial niches such as advertising jingles or podcast themes.
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Steven Melendez,
Scientific American,
17 Apr. 2026
The jingles and sounders used to identify CBS News network programming heard on the stations for decades have also been part of the listening experience.
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Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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