cross-genre
Mixing artistic styles
Cross-genre describes works that blend elements from two or more distinct genres: a cross-genre novel mixing science fiction with romance, cross-genre music that fuses jazz and hip-hop.
The term appears in discussions of books, films, music, and video games that resist easy classification.
It can also describe artists who work across multiple genres rather than staying in one lane.
Thing of mixed parentage
- fusionJoining into unity
- blendingCombining into uniformity
- mashupCombined creative fusion
- experimentationSystematic testing of ideas
boundary-crossing · eclectic · interdisciplinary · stylistic · versatile · innovative · unconventional · creative
Satirical fake nonfiction film
- dramedyGenre mixing laughs and pathos
- cultFervent fringe group
- indieProduced outside majors
- blockbusterEnormously successful entertainment property
Altered version of recording
- samplingExtracting subset for study
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- folk-punkAcoustic music, punk ethos
- GorillazVirtual British band
Linkin Park · experimental · alternative · neo-soul · producers · beats
Permadeath procedural game genre
- sandboxEnclosed play area
- JRPGEastern console role-playing genre
- indieProduced outside majors
- AAATop credit rating
gameplay · mechanics · Hades · Elden Ring
Based on conjecture
- slipstreamAerodynamic wake zone
- AtwoodCelebrated Canadian literary figure
- metafictionLiterature aware of itself
- steampunkRetrofuturistic Victorian science fiction
hybrid
Thing of mixed parentage
experimentation · boundary-crossing · eclectic · interdisciplinary · stylistic · versatile · innovative · unconventional · creative · diverse
mockumentary
Satirical fake nonfiction film
Tarantino · blockbuster · anthology · neo-noir · satirical
remix
Altered version of recording
- samplingExtracting subset for study
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- folk-punkAcoustic music, punk ethos
Gorillaz · Linkin Park · experimental · alternative · neo-soul · producers · beats
roguelike
Permadeath procedural game genre
AAA · gameplay · mechanics · Hades · Elden Ring
speculative
Based on conjecture
- slipstreamAerodynamic wake zone
- AtwoodCelebrated Canadian literary figure
- metafictionLiterature aware of itself
- genre modifiersneo, post, alt, proto, nu
- fusion artfusion, cultural fusion, blending, mixing, remixing
- genre-bendingmashup, crossover, fusion, hybrid, blend
- style mixingfusion, blend, mashup, hybrid, remix
- avant-gardeDada, Dadaism, Futurism, Constructivism, Cabaret Voltaire
- Avant-Garde ArtDada, Dadaism, Surrealism, Cubism, Futurism
cross-genregenre-specific
Pertaining to one category
traditional · conventional · orthodox · purist · formulaic