theme song

NOUN

signature song

Synonyms

WEAK

signature tune

Example Sentences

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While jumping rope in my garage, a multidecade effort to lose my freshman 15, I blasted “Eye of the Tiger,” rock band Survivor’s unforgettable theme song from the 1982 film “Rocky III.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Now a bigger fan than ever, Amanda jokes that the famous theme song makes her have a "little panic attack" at the thought of it happening again.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

The boy said he was trying to think of happy things, at one point singing the "Thomas the Tank Engine" theme song.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

A typical night can seamlessly bounce from CupcakKe to Robyn, Chappell Roan to Beyoncé and Lady Gaga’s aughts banger “Telephone,” and also “Rivalry,” the show’s theme song by Peter Peter.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 2026

I bundled up in all of my winter gear and put on the theme song from Game of Thrones.

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks