title music

Credits background melody

Title music is the musical theme or score that plays during the opening credits or title sequence of a film, television show, or video game.

It sets the mood and often becomes closely associated with the work itself: The title music for Star Wars is instantly recognizable.

Also called theme music or opening theme.

Related

credits · intro · soundtrack · score · orchestral score · fanfare · melody · jingle · overture · main · orchestra · cinematic · sequence · composer · iconic · James Bond · Star Wars · recognizable

Categories
Opposites
placement in media

title musicend credits music

Score accompanying final acknowledgments

closing theme · exit music · outro music · closing music · credits song

structural function

title musicincidental music

Accompanying theatrical composition

background music · underscore

Family

title, music, titles, titled, titling, titular, musical, musicals, musically

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G