# Jingles, Fanfares, and other micro-sized works

**URL:** <https://community.metabrainz.org/t/jingles-fanfares-and-other-micro-sized-works/814683>\
**Category:** Style\
**Tags:** en, worktype, works, musicbrainz, style\
**Created:** [April 18, 2026, 4:30pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/jingles-fanfares-and-other-micro-sized-works/814683 "2026-04-18T16:30:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![UltimateRiff](https://community.metabrainz.org/user_avatar/community.metabrainz.org/ultimateriff/32/47799_2.png) [@UltimateRiff](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/UltimateRiff)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 5:20am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/jingles-fanfares-and-other-micro-sized-works/814683/3 "2026-04-21T05:20:25Z")

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ah, a fellow Technology Connections viewer~ lol

on a similar note, there has been discussion about those end-of-cycle jingles that some home appliances play, and how relevant they are to MusicBrainz

> [@Fringe Releases and the Flexibility of What MBz Tracks](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/fringe-releases-and-the-flexibility-of-what-mbz-tracks/669682/13):
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> There’s a lot of washing machine models to be added as well!

> [@Storing non-music products as Releases](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/storing-non-music-products-as-releases/591784/23):
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> I’m still of the opinion that a video game can be within the scope of MusicBrainz, even without a mix-mode CD or MP3s in the game files I’m all down for a new entity type to represent the “original” release date of a game, movie, TV show, or other product which might be outside the scope of the database allow me an example that’s “clearly” outside the scope of the database, a Samsung washing machine [[Samsung Washing Machine plays a song ("Die Forelle" by Schubert)] ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1gbHYqdPnk) at the end of…

(my opinion might have changed in the last 3 years, lol)

I’m not sure where I might draw the line here, because the washing machine tunes are pretty clearly musical, but is a back-up beeper? a smoke alarm? a car horn? I don’t know what the answer is here…

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if I do make tickets, I’ll try and remember to add one for bugle calls tho~ that’s exactly the sort of thing I’m talking about here

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