Ostinato

In music, an ostinato [ostiˈnaːto] (derived from Italian: stubborn, compare English: 'obstinate') is a motif or phrase that persistently repeats in the same musical voice, usually at the same pitch. Well-known ostinato-based pieces include both classical compositions such as Ravel's Boléro and popular songs such as Donna Summer and Giorgio Moroder's "I Feel Love" (1977) and The Verve's "Bitter Sweet Symphony" (1997).

The repeating idea may be a rhythmic pattern, part of a tune, or a complete melody in itself. Both ostinatos and ostinati are accepted English plural forms, the latter reflecting the word's Italian etymology. Strictly speaking, ostinati should have exact repetition, but in common usage, the term covers repetition with variation and development, such as the alteration of an ostinato line to fit changing harmonies or keys.

Within the context of film music, Claudia Gorbman defines an obstinate as a repeated melodic or rhythmic figure that propel scenes that lack dynamic visual action.

'Riff' is featured as a movie character in the following productions:

Barney: Clean Up, Clean Up! (2012)

Actors: Julie Johnson (actress), Sheryl Leach (writer), Fred Holmes (director), Sheryl Leach (producer), Julie Hutchings (producer), Patty Wirtz (actress), Linda Houston (producer), Stephen White (writer), Carter Crocker (writer), Jim Rowley (director), Jeff Ayers (actor), Charlotte Spivey (producer), Karl Geurs (writer), Dean Wendt (actor), Carey Stinson (actor),

Plot: Cleaning up has never been so much fun! Barney shows his friends a tee-rific time as they paint the caboose, wash windows, pick up litter and put away toys! BJ and Baby Bop show Riff all the fun ways to clean up the park when his litterbot - a trash collecting robot - malfunctions.

Genres: Family,

Barney: 123 Learn (2011)

Actors: Fred Holmes (director), Fred Holmes (writer), Julie Johnson (actress), Patty Wirtz (actress), Julie Hutchings (producer), Carter Crocker (writer), Linda Houston (producer), Jeff Ayers (actor), Jim Rowley (director), Dean Wendt (actor), Carey Stinson (actor), Kyle Nelson (actor), Michael Anthony Steele (writer), Michaela Dietz (actress), Karen Barnes (producer),

Genres: Family, Short,

Barney: A Very Merry Christmas: The movie (2011)

Actors: Julie Johnson (actress), Sheryl Leach (writer), Julie Hutchings (producer), Julie Hutchings (producer), Patty Wirtz (actress), Linda Houston (producer), Jeff Ayers (actor), Charlotte Spivey (producer), Charlotte Spivey (writer), Dean Wendt (actor), Carey Stinson (actor), Kyle Nelson (actor), Emilio Mazur (actor), Michaela Dietz (actress), Karen Barnes (producer),

Plot: Barney and the children are decorating the caboose for Christmas. Barney explains the concept of "Snowflake Buddies", in which one chooses a paper snowflake, and gives the person who's name is written on the snowflake a gift. Baby Bop then arrives with a long Christmas wish-list, so Barney and the children explain to her that Christmas is also about giving. Later, the group decides to write Christmas cards to their friends, as well as Santa Claus. After this, they play out the story of "The Nutcracker".

Genres: Family,

Barney: I Can Do It (2011)

Actors: Julie Johnson (actress), Fred Holmes (writer), Fred Holmes (director), Patty Wirtz (actress), Julie Hutchings (producer), Linda Houston (producer), Carter Crocker (writer), Jim Rowley (director), Jeff Ayers (actor), Charlotte Spivey (writer), Charlotte Spivey (producer), Dean Wendt (actor), Carey Stinson (actor), Kyle Nelson (actor), Michaela Dietz (actress),

Plot: Barney teaches children that even if you're not big enough to do all the things your friends do, there are new people to meet and new games to play right now. Discover big-sized fun is waiting for you and is loaded with Tee-riffic adventures!

Genres: Family,

Barney: A-Counting We Will Go (2010)

Actors: Fred Holmes (director), Julie Johnson (actress), Fred Holmes (director), Patty Wirtz (actress), Julie Hutchings (producer), Julie Hutchings (producer), Carter Crocker (writer), Linda Houston (producer), Jim Rowley (director), Jeff Ayers (actor), Charlotte Spivey (producer), Charlotte Spivey (writer), Dean Wendt (actor), Carey Stinson (actor), Kyle Nelson (actor),

Plot: Two, four, six, eight, Barney wants to celebrate! While playing a game of Hide and Seek in the park, Baby Bop realizes that she can't be the one to count to ten because she doesn't know how - so Barney and the kids jump right in to help her.

Genres: Animation, Family,

Surrender (2008)

Actors: Damian Bailey (actor), Damian Bailey (writer), Damian Bailey (producer), Damian Bailey (director), Frances Lozada (actress), John O. Nelson (actor), Squeaky Moore (actress), Vladimi Versailles (actor), La'Mard J. Wingster (editor), Jesenia (actress), Rodney Scott (actor), Antonio Miguel Lopez (actor), Tiffany Mualem (actress), Michael Rosete (actor), Carlos Lozada (actor),

Genres: Drama,
Taglines: Life or Death? Which would you choose?

Quotes:

Shakira: You still 'Born-Again', bitch?

Rated-R: I wanna shoot you so bad I cant fucking breathe.

Barney's Animal ABCs (2008)

Actors: Demi Lovato (actress), Sheryl Leach (writer), Fred Holmes (miscellaneous crew), Sheryl Leach (writer), Sheryl Leach (miscellaneous crew), Julie Johnson (actress), Fred Holmes (director), Dennis DeShazer (writer), Julie Hutchings (producer), Patty Wirtz (actress), Carter Crocker (writer), Stephen White (writer), Linda Houston (producer), Jim Rowley (miscellaneous crew), Jeff Ayers (actor),

Genres: Family,

Barney: Dino-mite Birthday (2007)

Actors: Fred Holmes (director), Fred Holmes (writer), Julie Johnson (actress), Patty Wirtz (actress), Julie Hutchings (producer), Carter Crocker (writer), Linda Houston (producer), Jeff Ayers (actor), Charlotte Spivey (writer), Charlotte Spivey (producer), Karl Geurs (writer), Dean Wendt (actor), Carey Stinson (actor), Kyle Nelson (actor), Michael Anthony Steele (writer),

Genres: Family,

Simon Says (2006)

Actors: Bruce Glover (actor), William Dear (writer), Chris Conlee (editor), Ernie Lively (actor), Crispin Glover (actor), Jenny Siff (miscellaneous crew), William Dear (director), Crispin Glover (actor), Ernie Lively (producer), Bart Johnson (actor), Karuna Eberl (miscellaneous crew), Aaron Lee Lopez (miscellaneous crew), Adam Johnson (actor), Brad Johnson (actor), Blake Lively (actress),

Plot: The pothead Zack; the sweethearts Kate and Riff; the slut Vicky; and the spoiled Ashley travel by van to the backwoods to camp. They meet two strange gravediggers that advise them to leave the place otherwise they could be murdered. Then they meet the deranged retarded Simon in the gas station and Riff has a friction with the guy. They find a paradisiac spot to camp at the riverside, but Simon and Stanley transform their holiday in a nightmarish night.

Keywords: bare-chested-male, bikini, bra-less, breasts, broken-ankle, burned-to-death, character-name-in-title, dead-dog, decapitation, flat-tire
Genres: Horror, Thriller,
Taglines: You forgot to say..... SIMON SAYS

Quotes:

Simon: Simon:"You forgot to say 'Simon Says'"

Ten Tall Men (1951)

Actors: Michael Pate (actor), Paul Marion (actor), Gerald Mohr (actor), Kermit Maynard (actor), Benny Burt (actor), Ian MacDonald (actor), Mike Mazurki (actor), Burt Lancaster (actor), Gregory Gaye (actor), John George (actor), Raymond Greenleaf (actor), Al Haskell (actor), John Dehner (actor), Ethan Laidlaw (actor), Allan Ray (actor),

Plot: Sgt. Mike Kincaid of the French Foreign Legion learns, from a Riff prisoner, that an attack will soon be made by the villainous Hussin on the Legion's outpost of Tarfa. Kincaid volunteers to lead nine other Legionnaires on a mission to delay Hussin's attack till reinforcements arrive. When he discovers that Hussin plans to marry Mahla, a girl from a rival tribe, in order to build a coalition against the French, Kincaid kidnaps Mahla. Hussin forcefully takes her back, but by now his planned attack on Tarfa is crumbling and Mahla has begun to fall in love with Kincaid.

Keywords: action-hero, action-heroine, ambush, award-ceremony, bare-chested-male, bare-chested-male-bondage, battle, battlefield, bayonet, behind-enemy-lines
Genres: Action, Adventure, War,
Taglines: LUSTY! GUSTY! RARING TO GO! (reissue print ad - all caps) That foreign legion breed of man! That "Beau Geste" brand of greatness! (from re-release print ad)

Quotes:

[against the advice of his men, Mike agrees to an assignation with his lieutenant's girlfriend]::Cpl. Luis Delgado: Women.::Cpl. Pierre Molier: Women.::[two beautiful women stroll past]::Cpl. Luis Delgado, Cpl. Pierre Molier: Women!

[Mike and his men have been thrown in prison where they are served bread and water]::Londos: The sergeant is an honored guest here. He's welcome to my breakfast. Anybody's welcome to my breakfast.

Sgt. Mike Kincaid: Tell me something, Henry. Do you really love the Lieutenant or did you marry him for his money?

Roshko: We were the best burglars of the Left Bank, my little Mouse and me. We gotta expand. We'll rob the Right Bank, too.

Sgt. Mike Kincaid: I'm planning to hit the Riffs and keep them running in circles for five days. I don't care if we do it because we want to be heroes or free men. The main reason we're going to do it is we have no other choice. And just one other thing: each man has got to depend on the next man. I'm going to see to it that the next man doesn't let him down.

Mahla: My father, does my marriage still distress you?::Sheik Ben Allal: Not your marriage - your husband.

Londos: What about her, Sarge?::Sgt. Mike Kincaid: Untie her, but don't let her out of your sight.::Londos: Look at her eyes! Look how she hates - she hates like I hate. Wonderful!::[Mahla pulls the gag from her mouth]::Mahla: You filthy swine!::Londos: Ah, my little cucuch. She hates just as well with her voice as much as her eyes. She's a real woman - she hates with everything!

[Mike and Pierre steal a horse from Hussin's camp]::First Riff Warrior: He swallowed the bait, Master.::Second Riff Warrior: They will lead us to Mahla.::Caid Hussin: Follow them, we will be a mile behind you. If they discover your presence, I'll lighten your heavy feet over a slow fire.

Sgt. Mike Kincaid: You're tough, baby. I like that. But not too tough - I like that too.

Mouse: Do you think he has an even chance to keep them off us... and still get through?::Roshko: With him, the chance is always better than even.

Riff Filmography

Play in Full Screen De grote prijs van Nederland

1987, role: actor , character name: Themself
Play in Full Screen Buenos Aires Rock

1983, role: actor

Riff Filmography

Play in Full Screen Girls from Santa Cruz

2003, role: miscellaneous crew

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Japan's 2011 Tsunami Drove Sea Creatures Across Pacific To US

Edit WorldNews.com 29 Sep 2017

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Archaeologists Believe They Have Found One Of The Seven Wonders Of The Ancient World

Edit WorldNews.com 29 Sep 2017

Ending what has got to be one of the longest searches in archaeological history, the lost Greek temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, has finally been found, IFL Science reports.The temple remains were discovered close to Amaranthus, a coastal town 38.6 kilometers (24 miles) northeast of Athens on the island of Euboea ... WN.com, Jim Berrie ....

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Julian Assange greets supporters outside the Ecuadorian embassy in London, Friday May 19, 2017. Sweden's top prosecutor says she is dropping an investigation into a rape claim against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange after almost seven years.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange now in war of words with the country protecting him

Edit The Telegraph Macon 29 Sep 2017

A vigorous campaign by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to break Catalonia off from Spain, further splintering Europe, is landing him in hot water with the government of Ecuador that has provided him with diplomatic refuge in its embassy in London. Assange and Ecuadorean President Lenin Moreno have traded barbs this week over whether his behavior comports with that of someone granted political asylum ... government documents and cables ... ....

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US Reduces Embassy Staff In Cuba And Warns Americans Against Visiting

Edit WorldNews.com 29 Sep 2017

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Canadian Police Seek Recalled Vatican Envoy on Child Porn Charges

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Arpaio’s DACA solution is ‘put them on an airplane, fast track them back’ to America

Edit Fresno Bee 30 Sep 2017

Fresno Republicans drank in nearly an hour’s worth of riffs on immigration, gun rights, President Donald Trump and more from the polarizing former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio at their ... ....

Stone Temple Pilots' Debut 'Core' Turns 25: Why the Critics and Haters Were Wrong

Edit Billboard 30 Sep 2017

It’s powerful—the layers of power chord slashes and twinkling riffs surround Weiland’s crooning ... There’s “No Memory,” a dense, “Stairway”-on-smack guitar and bass riff, and the 1.30-long “Wet My Bed,” a floating ether of acoustic twanging which finds Weiland, sounding very loaded, pissing himself and searching for his girlfriend (and his only cigarette) in the bathtub....

Smart billboards are actually checking you out

Edit Republican American 30 Sep 2017

TNS An interactive billboard on Interstate 88 near Eola Road in Aurora, Ill., touts the Chevy Malibu. The sign uses vehicle recognition technology to identify competing sedans and display ads aimed at their drivers. WASHINGTON – Here is what’s around the corner ... Once ads flash up on roadside digital screens, the sales pitch may not stop ... A big unknown ... Smart ads for cars may riff off the seasonal weather or time of day ... ....

The 10 Green Sauces That Will Make You a Better Cook

Edit Epicurious 30 Sep 2017

It's rare to find a meal that isn't a little better with a little green sauce for drizzling or dipping. Stock a batch in the fridge, and pretty much anything you cook will taste better, whether we're talking pan-seared steak or crispy roasted potatoes, boiled pasta or steamed dumplings ... Or mayo ... Morocco ... That ginger in there really sets it apart from all the other green sauces on this list—something to steal for your own riff, for sure....

Bilbao city guide: what to see plus the best restaurants, bars and hotels

Edit The Guardian 30 Sep 2017

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Edit The Columbus Dispatch 29 Sep 2017

... and sincere but exasperatingly elliptical, Available Light Theatre’s experimental new theater piece attempts to compassionately reflect common fears and hopes that many people have been wrestling with post-2016.The 85-minute two-act opened Thursday night in the Riffe Center’s transformed Studio One Theatre, with theatergoers [...] ......

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Edit Eurogamer 29 Sep 2017

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Edit All About Jazz 29 Sep 2017

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I don’t know about you but I can’t help but get pumped when ‘The Prizefighter’ Kevin Owens makes his way to the squared circle ... When the riff kicks in, you’ll be wanting to fight yourself ... ....

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Earlier this week, Big K.R.I.T ... CON pic.twitter.com/5eZm8adytS ... READ ... The bass-heavy intro guides us into K.R.I.T.’s gritty rhymes as they flow over a series of live instruments from guitar riffs to somber piano keys ... ....

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>. CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has opened its new exhibit featuring guitars from some of the biggest names in music history ... As you walk around and look at the instruments, you can hear various guitar sounds, like Link Wray's unmistakable riffs from "Rumble," playing from a TV screen ... ....

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'Riff' is featured as a movie character in the following productions:

Barney: Clean Up, Clean Up! (2012)

Barney: 123 Learn (2011)

Barney: A Very Merry Christmas: The movie (2011)

Barney: I Can Do It (2011)

Barney: A-Counting We Will Go (2010)

Surrender (2008)

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Barney's Animal ABCs (2008)

Barney: Dino-mite Birthday (2007)

Simon Says (2006)

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Ten Tall Men (1951)

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Riff - Que sea rock (AUDIO)

Riff - Zona de nadie (AUDIO)

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Riff - Contenidos - Álbum Completo 1982

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Riff Raff - Carlos Slim

Riff - My Heart Is Failing Me

Riff - Obras Sanitarias - Recital completo 2001

Riff - If You're Serious

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Riff - Que sea rock (AUDIO)

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Riff - Contenidos - Álbum Completo 1982

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Riff Raff - Carlos Slim

Riff - My Heart Is Failing Me

Riff - Obras Sanitarias - Recital completo 2001

Riff - If You're Serious

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