Grey
Grey adjective - Of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black.
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Sombre and grey are semantically related. in bleak topic. In some cases you can use "Sombre" instead an adjective "Grey", when it comes to topics like gloomy.
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Soundtrack Dissonance: Several episodes end on a sombre or even bleak note, which can make it a bit disorientating when Dennis Waterman suddenly starts singing "It's alright, it's okay, doesn't really matter if you're old and grey..." in a cheerful tone with the end credits.
Source: Series / New Tricks - A recurring Theme Tune is used prominently in the movie, and this melody is sung in the camp by one of the prisoners (a gifted singer), used as a sombre funeral tune of some sort: "A rider rides with a grey coat, through the night, get on, get on".
Source: Film / We Leave For England -
Whereas every other War Story is at the very least sombre, and most of them emphasize the themes of War Is Hell and Grey and Grey Morality, "Friends in High Places" is a straight up, swashbuckling ace pilot story seemingly pulled straight out of pulp fiction.
Source: Video Game / Battlefield 1
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