theme song
nounDefinition of theme song
1
: a melody recurring so often in a musical play that it characterizes the production or one of its characters
2
: a song used as a signature
Examples of theme song in a Sentence
He was playing the theme song from “The Godfather.”
Recent Examples on the Web
Catchphrases, hashtags, and theme songs are not only being used as a uniting force to foment protest among the masses, but have also helped the protests themselves remain relevant to media outlets and audiences around the world. — Clarissa Pharr, Quartz, "Hong Kong protestors are using pop culture memes to stay visible to the world," 1 Sep. 2019 Not everyone had a massive budget to spend on theme songs at this time. — Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, "WATCH: The Golden Girls' Theme Song Almost Wasn't "Thank You for Being a Friend"," 31 July 2019 Not to quote this feud's literal theme song, but Swift and Perry's relationship actually began with, well, mad love. — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, "Katy Perry and Taylor Swift's Feud: A Timeline," 12 June 2019 YouTubers have also been uploading copies of the game's 100+ remixed Nintendo theme songs extracted directly from the pirated files. — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, "Nintendo struggles to contain massive Smash Bros. Ultimate leaks," 26 Nov. 2018 The theme song is catchy, the landscapes are different than those found in the Great Lakes and lessons about indigenous are those that have been historically ignored. — Darcel Rockett, chicagotribune.com, "Molly of Denali brings representation of Alaskan Natives to the mainstream," 19 July 2019 In order to make things better and finally get the code, Dustin agrees to sing-along to the theme song from 1980s cult classic, The NeverEnding Story. — Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, "Here Are the Lyrics for "The NeverEnding Story" From "Stranger Things"," 17 July 2019 The theme song has seen a huge spike in streams and has been highly sought after by Stranger Things fans ever since, YouTube and Spotify report, according to Entertainment Weekly. — Matt Mcnulty, PEOPLE.com, "Original Singer of The NeverEnding Story Theme Has Never Seen Stranger Things — But Will Now," 10 July 2019 On a subway, fans serenade him with his theme song. — Hal Boedeker, orlandosentinel.com, "Tom Hanks channels Fred Rogers in ‘A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood’; Mrs. Rogers approves," 22 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'theme song.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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