opening song
First musical piece
An opening song is the musical piece that begins a performance, broadcast, or recorded work.
In television, the opening song plays during credits at the start of each episode, often becoming iconic: I always sing along to the opening song.
Albums and concerts typically start with an opening song chosen to set the tone for what follows.
- introBrief opening section
- overtureIntroductory orchestral piece
- theme tuneProgram's identifying melody
- themeCentral recurring concept
- preludeIntroductory piece or event
curtain raiser · credits · title sequence · anthem · title · debut · premiere · curtain · fanfare · melody · jingle · pilot · kickoff · beginning · startup · launch · hook · chorus
- camp songsKumbaya, Taps, singalongs, rounds, taps
- trackstrack, track number, running track, race track, railroad track
- fansubsfansub, fansubs, translator, subber, raw