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[[Homestar Runner|Whoa! Where'd this choir come from?]]
It's the '''Invisible Backup Band'''!
When a single character begins to sing or play a musical instrument a capella, he will immediately be accompanied by suitable background instrumentals, vocals or both (and maybe even some neat stage effects) with no conceivable source. [[Lonely Piano Piece|Piano]], [[Satan Plays Lead Guitar|guitar]], [[Sexophone|sax]], [[Ominous Latin Chanting|gospel choir]]... you name it and it will be a member of the Invisible Backup Band.
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May or may not accompany [[Magic Music]].
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== [[Anime]] ==
* ''[[Creamy Mami]]'' had this effect as part of her [[Magical Girl]] powers, which is how she ended up with a career as an idol singer.
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* Happens several times in ''[[Camp Rock]]'', most noticeably when Shane is singing to Mitchie by the lake. This is ''very'' Narmy as the movie is heavily promoted as not being a musical but a "movie with music".
* Most of the songs in ''[[Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny]]'' have, at the very least, invisible drummers and bass guitarists. A couple also have a guitar playing out of nowhere, or an electric guitar playing when Kage and Jables only have acoustic guitars. "Classico" is probably the only song without an invisible backup band.
* A running joke during the making of ''[[Star Wars]]'' was how come there's sound in space to accompany the fancy special effects
== [[Live
* In the [[ITV|Granada TV]] adaptation of ''The Red-Headed League'', [[Sherlock Holmes]] is accompanied by an imaginary orchestra as he whistles a theme from the concert he attended the previous night.
* ''Once More With Feeling'', the ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' episode. Played straight, [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] ("That would explain the huge backing orchestra I couldn't see and the synchronised dancing from the room service chaps"), and even slightly [[Averted Trope|averted]]. ("She needs backup! Anya, Tara...")
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