closing music

Final credits soundtrack

Closing music is the music that plays as something ends—a television show, film, ceremony, or event.

It accompanies credits, signals conclusion, or sets a final mood.

Theme songs often serve as closing music, creating familiarity: The closing music started as the credits rolled.

Distinguished from opening music, which introduces rather than concludes.

Related

fade to black · fadeout · curtain · curtain call · final bow · epilogue · theme · soundtrack · sign-off · signing off · coda · wrap · goodnight · applause · broadcast · episode · roll · score

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Opposites
temporal position in program

closing musicopening theme

Recurring introductory music

intro music · theme song · title music · overture · prelude

Family

closing, music, close, closed, closer, closest, closes, closeness, closure

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G