title song

Record's name track

A title song is a song that shares its name with the larger work it belongs to—typically the film, album, or musical it appears in.

The title song often serves as a theme, capturing the mood or message of the whole: The title song plays over the opening credits.

Distinguished from a title track mainly by context: title song usually refers to film or stage productions, while title track more often describes albums.

Related

end credits · soundtrack · movie soundtrack · chorus · melody · ballad · hit · single · lead single · album · music video · movie · intro · lyrics · hook · refrain · Billboard · Oscar

Opposites
album prominence

title songdeep cut

Obscure album track

album track · bonus track · interlude · outtake · padding

marketing/release status

title songunreleased track

Recording never officially distributed

demo · outtake

Family

title, song, titles, titled, titling, titular, songs, sing, sang

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G