{"id":31095,"date":"2026-11-05T00:03:38","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T04:03:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.frametrax.com\/?p=31095"},"modified":"2026-11-05T00:03:38","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T04:03:38","slug":"christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frametrax.com\/?p=31095","title":{"rendered":"Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; next_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Hero Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.9&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.4) 0%|rgba(0,0,0,0.4) 100%&#8221; background_color_gradient_overlays_image=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.4)&#8221; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.4)&#8221; background_image=&#8221;http:\/\/www.frametrax.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Christmas-Tree-Glowing-Forest-4k-Wallpaper-iPhone-HD-Phone-8180h-scaled.jpg&#8221; min_height=&#8221;386px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-66px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;6%||3.4%|||&#8221; filter_saturate=&#8221;103%&#8221; filter_brightness=&#8221;200%&#8221; bottom_divider_style=&#8221;slant&#8221; bottom_divider_height=&#8221;60px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; background_color_gradient_direction__hover=&#8221;180deg&#8221; background_color_gradient_direction__hover_enabled=&#8221;180deg&#8221; background_color_gradient_start_position__hover=&#8221;0%&#8221; background_color_gradient_start_position__hover_enabled=&#8221;0%&#8221; background_color_gradient_end_position__hover=&#8221;100%&#8221; background_color_gradient_end_position__hover_enabled=&#8221;100%&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops__hover=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.4) 0%|rgba(0,0,0,0.4) 100%&#8221;][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Featured Project&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; min_height=&#8221;299px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;62px|||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;54px||110px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Featured Project&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; width=&#8221;99.2%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1389px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-6px|auto|20px|auto||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Montserrat|||on|||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Montserrat|600||on|||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;30px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||5px|&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;top&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;20%&#8221; animation_starting_opacity=&#8221;100%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>Christmas scores<\/h1>\n<h1>to make one merry!<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider show_divider=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; max_width=&#8221;23px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;20%&#8221; animation_starting_opacity=&#8221;100%&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; max_width=&#8221;90%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|0px|0px|||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;flip&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; animation_intensity_flip=&#8221;30%&#8221; animation_starting_opacity=&#8221;100%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">Your Christmas edition of <em style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">FrameTrax<\/em> dives into the soundtracks that define modern holiday cinema, exploring how composers use melody, instrumentation, and emotional cues to shape the season\u2019s most beloved films. 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