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[[Fire-Forged Friends|Battle isn't the only way to make friends]]. Sometimes, you don't need an instrument of destruction to get someone on your
A sub-trope of [[Let's Duet]]. See also [[Love At First Note]].
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== [[Advertising]] ==
* A dating website's UK ad campaign features some [[Tastes Like Diabetes|rather cloying]] examples of this crossed with [[Meet Cute]].
== Anime
* In ''[[
** The music of the duet is titled on the soundtrack as 'Sparkling Harmony,' under the subtitle 'Affection.' It's not hard to read between the lines.
* ''[[Nodame Cantabile]]'' is essentially ''all about this''.
* Pictured above, Kahoko Hino and Len Tsukimori from ''[[Kiniro no Corda]]'', playing their first duet together (yes, there is ''more'' after that).
* At least two instances in ''[[Ojamajo Doremi]]''
* Hibiki and Kanade play piano together to improve their teamwork early in ''[[Suite Pretty Cure]]''.
* In ''[[Whisper of the Heart]]'', Shizuku and Seij bonds over the [[Real Song Theme Tune]] "Country Roads". Seiji plays the violin, Shizuku sings, and she slowly opens up and becomes more confident.
== Film ==
* In ''[[
* In ''[[
* Subverted in ''[[Deliverance]]''
* Nearly literal version in ''[[Walk Hard]]'' - the double-entendre duet of "Let's Duet."
* In ''[[The Holiday]]'' Iris and Miles bond over composing "Arthur's theme" on a piano together.
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* Troy and Gabriella of ''[[High School Musical]]'' become acquainted by singing karaoke in front of a crowd of people. Later, they bond some more when they practice to become the leads in the school play.
* In ''[[Duets]]'', Liv finally bonds with her up until then [[Jerkass]] estranged father when he calls her up on stage during a karaoke competition so that they can sing a duet of her deceased mother's favorite song: ''Cruisin''' by Smokie Robinson. The odd couple of the drugged-up ex-salesman Todd and the recently released ex-convict Reggie's friendship begins to blossom when they share a duet of ''Try a Little Tenderness''.
* ''[[A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!]]'' (the [[Live Action Adaptation]] of ''[[The Fairly
* In ''[[Au
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* Happens in the first ''[[Thursday Next]]'' book, ''The Eyre Affair''. The protagonist and another man play a literal piano duet, both playing the same piano at the same time but different parts of the piece. Not a straight-up example, because the two had been lovers in the past, but they weren't together at the time.
* ''[[Aubrey-Maturin]]'' has the title characters do this quite often. Aubrey plays violin; Maturin plays cello. And, uh, [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]?:
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* In Victorian era fantasy novel ''[[Darkness Visible (2011 novel)|Darkness Visible]]'', [[Blue Blood|Lewis]] plays the piano, and [[Tall, Dark and Handsome|Marsh]] the violin. Both are experts, and the first time Lewis offers to play a duet with Marsh it is a clear sign that their [[Fire-Forged Friends|relationship has changed]]. They go on to play together many times, using the music as a much-needed emotional release when neither of them can express themselves in words.
* In [[
== Live Action TV ==
* This was the ''only'' way Ted and Stephanie could communicate for a while in ''[[Scrubs]]'', until Ted grew a pair.
* In one of the last episodes of ''[[Battlestar Galactica
* In ''[[Glee]]'' this is how Jesse seduces Rachel when they first meet. {{spoiler|And then again when Jesse returns to
** ''[[Glee]]'' loves this trope, especially with Rachel. Two other examples include Mercedes and Rachel resolving a feud while singing [[Rent|"Take Me or Leave Me"]], and Blaine solidifying his foray into bisexuality with Rachel with "Don't You Want Me."
*** Blaine does it again, this time with Kurt - their rampant flirtation solidifies with "Baby, It's Cold Outside," and "Candles", which takes place right after their [[Relationship Upgrade]], is an entire song of them staring dopily and dreamily into each others' eyes like they can't believe they've just found each other.
*** Blaine even [[Lampshade Hanging|hangs a lampshade]] on the Candles duet; right before the [[Big Damn Kiss]] he flat out tells Kurt that the duet would be an excuse to spend more time with him.
** ''[[
* It happens on ''[[Victorious]]'' a few times, mainly with Tori and Andre.
* Happens on several occasions in ''[[
** In ''[[Star Trek
** In ''[[Star Trek:
== Music ==
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== Theater ==
* ''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (
* ''[[Follies]]'': Although, it was more of an introduction to the audience, since the couple knew each other way back when, but it still counts.
* In ''[[Evita]]'', Eva and Peron do this.
* Cosette and Marius in ''[[Les Misérables (theatre)|Les Misérables]]''
* 'You and I' from ''[[Chess (
* ''[[Oklahoma!]]'' Hoo Boy. Just about every song.
* In ''[[The King and I]]'', Anna and the King, natch.
* In ''[[Hello, Dolly!]]'', Cornelius and Irene
* In ''Shrek the Musical'', Fiona and Shrek, during [[Counterpoint Duet|'I Think I Got You Beat']].
* [[Stephen Sondheim]]'s [[Pacific Overtures]] does this with Kayama and Manjiro in the song "Poems".
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== Videogames ==
* Very common in the ''Zelda'' series. Especially since [[Memetic Sex God|Link somehow manages to woo every female protagonist he meets.]]
** ''[[The Legend of Zelda:
** In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
== Real Life ==
* #2 of ''[[Cracked.com]]'''s [http://www.cracked.com/article_20332_5-unrealistic-movie-cliches-that-are-scientifically-accurate_p2.html 5 Unrealistic Movie Cliches That Are Scientifically Accurate] points out a [http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-11/f-mdl112712.php Max Planck Institute study] finding that people singing together end up synchronizing their brainwaves.
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[[Category:Love Tropes]]
[[Category:Friendship Tropes]]
[[Category:Music Tropes]]
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