theme song

noun

plural theme songs

: a song or melody strongly associated with someone or something

a famous performer's theme song

the theme song of a political campaign

often : an identifying melody or song typically played at the beginning of a movie, television show, etc., and sometimes recurring during its course

Some of these shows were truly unforgettable, with catchy theme songs that are instantly recognizable decades later. —

Grant Butler

: a statement, expression, or opinion repeatedly heard from someone

But literary history is also entangled with criticism. Inevitably so; let me revert unblushingly to my theme song: in order to appreciate a masterpiece, we must be acquainted with its language …—

Albert Guerard

Examples of theme song in a Sentence

He was playing the theme song from “The Godfather.”

Recent Examples on the Web The Happy Days theme song is just as legendary as the show itself. —

Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2024 On a re-created set of the show’s famed Arnold’s Drive-In, Winkler and Howard noted that they did not get brought onstage by the show’s beloved theme song. —

Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 16 Sep. 2024 Winkler then hit the jukebox with his elbow, as his character was known to do on the series, and the theme song started playing. —

Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Sep. 2024 Jack Black writes theme song for Kevin Hart and Kenan Thompson: 'Setting the Olympics on fiyah! —

Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 11 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for theme song

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