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sweeping score

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noun

Curling.
  1. a line at each end of the rink parallel to the foot score and extending through the center of the tee.


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It won for Haskell Wexler’s evocative cinematography and Leonard Rosenman’s sweeping score — but remained more of a critical than commercial success.

From Los Angeles Times

Back home in Los Angeles in January, Parnther will pass through idealistic college classrooms and anxious laboratories, headed to a date with destiny in Los Alamos, when he conducts the sweeping score to “Oppenheimer.”

From New York Times

This 4K version mirrors the visual beauty of the 35th anniversary release and really shines through its screen-filling presentation and composer John Williams’ Academy Award-winning, sweeping score through a DTS:X upgraded sound mix.

From Washington Times

Appel incorporated big-swing movie moments like slow zooms and a sweeping score to create this a-ha moment where Weird Al comes up with his first parody hit, “My Bologna.”

From New York Times

With uncanny synchronicity, it transposes the composer’s sweeping score into a charming chronicle of a wide-eyed young listener — a “Sprite” — whose curiosity leads to a vibrantly colorful dive into not just the makings of an orchestra, but also the inner workings of its instruments.

From Washington Post