signature tune
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In 1974, he scored an international number-one hit with “Nothing from Nothing,” which became his signature tune.
From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026
Langston Hughes’s poems were featured on posters in my local library, and everybody knew Duke Ellington because of his signature tune, “Take the A Train,” written by Billy Strayhorn.
From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2024
Including this album, which contains the signature tune “Rebel, Rebel,” would have resulted in a well-deserved streak from 1971 to 1976.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2022
Let It Go, Elsa's signature tune, was named best original song at the Oscars in 2014.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2022
In the Ring, every character has his or her own leitmotif, or signature tune.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.