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Music cue

Also called: cue

ELI5

A defined piece or placement of music within the project.

Used in conversation

“The treatment should explain how the music cue supports the story.”

Pitch context

You may encounter “Music cue” in sound, music & voice conversations or materials.

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Sources & evidence · 4

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.