Motion and Rhythm

Motion

Motion noun - The act or an instance of changing position.

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Rhythm and motion are semantically related In some cases you can use "Rhythm" instead a noun "Motion".

Rhythm noun - The recurrent pattern formed by a series of sounds having a regular rise and fall in intensity.

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Motion and rhythm are semantically related in movement topic. Sometimes you can use "Motion" instead a noun "Rhythm".

special	special motion	special rhythm
exact	exact motion	exact rhythm
distinctive	distinctive motion	distinctive rhythm
similar	similar motion	similar rhythm
Other adjectives: normal, natural, specific, fast, regular, standard, original, proper, real, slow, little, traditional, conventional, repetitive, comic.

However, since motion controls and rhythm games are Deader Than Disco, its popularity can be chalked up to the Grandfather Clause.

Source: Genre-Killer
The video for Mykonos is a stop-motion narrative cartoon made mainly with cut-out triangles, animated to the rhythm of the song.

Source: Music / Fleet Foxes
Many rhythm games that use full-motion video for backgrounds will employ "generic" videos for a number of songs, Dance Dance Revolution and Beatmania IIDX being two major examples.

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