music box
noun
: a container enclosing an apparatus that reproduces music mechanically when activated by a clockwork
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Early locations had a giant clown head popping out of a square box on the roof, based on children’s jack-in-the-box toys, music boxes with cranks that, when turned, cause figures to pop out of their lids.
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Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 16 Feb. 2026
In Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Williams draws us into the characters' magical realm with a playful yet slightly sinister music box theme that soon expands out into a grandiose series of orchestral broomstick swoops, setting the stage for the mega-successful series to come.
—Alex Galbraith, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Feb. 2026
Additionally, the packaging and collectible items have leveled up since the first batch (think a music box and coin purse).
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 11 Feb. 2026
Facta and Tamaranamen both turn Two Shell tunes into cutesy, Dntel-adjacent electronica, the former’s low-end reinforced with a rough-around-the-edges-bassline and the latter with a quivering lead that sounds like a music box.
—Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 12 Jan. 2026
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Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 16 Feb. 2026
In Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Williams draws us into the characters' magical realm with a playful yet slightly sinister music box theme that soon expands out into a grandiose series of orchestral broomstick swoops, setting the stage for the mega-successful series to come.
—Alex Galbraith, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Feb. 2026
Additionally, the packaging and collectible items have leveled up since the first batch (think a music box and coin purse).
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 11 Feb. 2026
Facta and Tamaranamen both turn Two Shell tunes into cutesy, Dntel-adjacent electronica, the former’s low-end reinforced with a rough-around-the-edges-bassline and the latter with a quivering lead that sounds like a music box.
—Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 12 Jan. 2026
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“Music box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/music%20box. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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