This document provides an overview of the musical genre and subgenres present in the film Sing Street. It defines a musical genre as a category of music that shares traditions and conventions. Examples of musical films are provided, including Sing Street, La La Land, and High School Musical. Romantic comedy films feature lighthearted love stories that typically end happily. In Sing Street, the romantic elements involve the main character Connor using his band to get a girl to like him. The urban realism subgenre is represented through Connor fantasizing about resolving family issues and being with the girl he loves during a performance.

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Overview of Musical Genre:
A music genre is a conventional category that identifies some pieces of music as belonging
to a shared tradition or set of conventions it is to be distinguished from musical form and
musical style. It is also when characters burst out into song in a film or musical.
Some examples of musical films are:
1. Sing Street
2. LA LA Land
3. High school musical
Some examples of Musicals that are performed are:
1. Broadway
2. Legally Blonde
3. Hairspray.
Overview of Romantic comedy and urban realism subgenre:
Romantic comedy:
Romantic comedy films are films with light-hearted, humorous plotlines, centered on
romantic ideals such as that true love is able to surmount most obstacles. One dictionary
definition is "a funny movie, play, or television program about a love story that ends happily.
However, in Sing Street the romantic side is when Connor meets the girl and tells her he is in
a band to get her to like him.
Urban realism subgenre:
Throughout sing street, Connor fantasies a lot when he is thinking about the girl he loves
and about his family issues. There is a key scene in Sing Street where Connor is performing
and he fantasies about everything being ok. He gets the girl he loves and all his family issues
are sorted.