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theme song
noun
- a melody in an operetta or musical comedy so emphasized by repetition as to dominate the presentation.
- a melody identifying or identified with a radio or television program, dance band, etc., usually played at the beginning of each program.
- an expression, comment, or subject of conversation that a person or group uses habitually.
theme song
noun
- a melody used, esp in a film score, to set a mood, introduce a character, etc
- another term for signature tune
Word History and Origins
Origin of theme song1
Example Sentences
Released in 1980 as the theme song for the film 9 to 5, co-starring Parton, the lyrics tell the story of an ambitious, hard-working woman with a job that barely pays the bills and a boss who takes her ideas without giving her credit.
He might have been the token nerd, but for the legions of kids who ran to the TV when they heard the school bell signal the show’s theme song, he was a beloved member of the group.
Each episode has its own theme song, written by Frozen vets Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez in the style of the era.
Our theme song is “And She Was” by Talking Heads — special thanks to David Byrne and Warner Chappell Music.
A singer comes in with the enthusiasm of a sitcom theme song, like The Facts of Life on steroids.
It goes without saying the theme-song “Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street?”
The theme song of Doug was my ringtone once for literally a year.
The familiar and mournful theme song, “Suicide Is Painless,” filled the room.
This silky rendition of the 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' theme song is irrepressibly groovy.
Madison Rising, a self-described “constitutional pro-patriotic rock band” performing the theme song—also titled “Amazing America.”
Which happened, by no coincidence, to be the title and theme song of Monica's newest epic.
The Army had a new theme song: "Anything you can do, we can do better!"
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