This type of music can be described as sentimental ballads, blending an almost lounge - like vocal performance with emotional themes, stemming from love, loss, death, and other hardships. (nookipedia.com)
Those sorts of deeply emotional themes have shown up in Selma and DuVernay's acclaimed television series Queen Sugar, a stirring family drama that unflinchingly tackles topics like race, activism and greed. (relevantmagazine.com)
Reading material should include emotional themes that speak to the adolescent's inner turmoil. (ascd.org)