Crescendo
Crescendo noun - The highest part or point.
Usage example: their divorce was merely the formal crescendo of a long period of marital stress and estrangement
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Top
Top noun - The highest part or point.
Usage example: a hawk's nest at the very top of the tree
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OGRE & Dallas Campbell's All Hallows is expectedly creepy, being a horror-themed concept album, but the Drone of Dread piece "Carve" comes out on top, especially the crescendo towards the end.
Source: Nightmare Fuel / Music - This is usually accompanied by an over-the-top crescendo of epic proportions from the score, and tell-tale looks of expectant horror on the faces of the gang.
Source: Berserk Button / Film
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