theme song

noun

1. a melody in an operetta or musical comedy so emphasized by repetition as to dominate the presentation.

2. a melody identifying or identified with a radio or television program, dance band, etc., usually played at the beginning of each program.

3. an expression, comment, or subject of conversation that a person or group uses habitually.

theme song

noun

1. a melody used, esp in a film score, to set a mood, introduce a character, etc

2. another term for signature tune

Word History and Origins

Origin of theme song¹

An Americanism dating back to 1925–30

Example Sentences

Rams defensive end Kobie Turner is a musical wiz, and he showed it by playing the theme song to NBC’s “Sunday Night Football.”

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The country saw that Sunday night when, on two occasions, NBC aired video footage of Turner expertly playing a complex version of the “Sunday Night Football” theme song.

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“I heard someone whistling the show’s theme song, and it wasn’t a child — it was an adult sweeping the street,” he says.

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The honour of releasing the song synonymous with a World Cup squad can be compared with performing a James Bond theme song.

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It even has a theme song titled “Here Comes the Warrior” by DJ/producer Rebolledo, who is Mayan Warrior’s music concept and lineup curator.

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