- Arrival and Mingling (Elegant & Mysterious)
- Instrumental Baroque & Classical
- Vivaldi’s “Winter”, Bach’s “Air on the G String”, Mozart’s “Lacrimosa”
- Modern Orchestral Covers
- Vitamin String Quartet, 2Cellos, or Eklipse (classical covers of pop songs)
- Ambient Sound Effects
- Soft echoing footsteps, distant violins, candle crackles, ballroom whispers (looped subtly in the background)
- Cocktail Hour (Refined with Drama)
- Dark Jazz or Swing Fusion
- Postmodern Jukebox (jazz covers of modern hits)
- Melody Gardot, Pink Martini, or Lana Del Rey instrumentals
- Masquerade Mood Soundtracks
- Tracks from Phantom of the Opera, Eyes Wide Shut, or Marie Antoinette (2006)
- Film scores by Dario Marianelli or Alexandre Desplat
- Dancing and Main Party
- Waltzes and Masked Ball Music
- The Blue Danube (Strauss), Masquerade Waltz (Khachaturian)
- Gothic or theatrical waltzes from movie scores
- Modern Dramatic Pop or Dance Remixes
- Florence + The Machine, Hozier, or Lady Gaga mixed into string-backed dance beats
- Electro-Swing or Dark Cabaret
- Parov Stelar, Caravan Palace, Beats Antique
- Unmasking Moment (Theatrical Reveal)
- Sound Cue Ideas
- Dramatic orchestral swell or a cinematic drum roll
- Followed by a soft and revealing piano or harp piece
- Wind-Down and Departure
- Hauntingly Beautiful Instrumentals
- Piano covers of familiar ballads
- Ambient soundtrack pieces from In the Mood for Love or Amélie
- Low Background Sounds
- Distant chimes, light wind, and soft strings to fade the energy gently
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