Theme or themes may refer to: *

Theme (Byzantine district) The themes or (, , singular: , ) were the main military and administrative divisions of the middle Byzantine Empire. They were established in the mid-7th century in the aftermath of the Slavic migrations to Southeastern Europe and Muslim conq ...

, an administrative district in the Byzantine Empire governed by a Strategos *

Theme (computing) In computing, a theme is a preset package containing graphical appearance and functionality details. A theme usually comprises a set of shapes and colors for the graphical control elements, the window decoration and the window. Themes are used ...

, a custom graphical appearance for certain software. * Theme (linguistics), topic *

Theme (narrative) In contemporary literary studies, a theme is a central topic, subject, or message within a narrative. Themes can be divided into two categories: a work's ''thematic concept'' is what readers "think the work is about" and its ''thematic statement' ...

, the unifying subject or idea of a work * Theme Building, a landmark building in the Los Angeles International Airport *

Theme music Theme music is a musical composition which is often written specifically for radio programming, television shows, video games, or films and is usually played during the title sequence, opening credits, closing credits, and in some instances at ...

a piece often written specifically for a radio program, television program, video game, or film, and usually played during the intro, opening credits, or ending credits * Theme vowel or thematic vowel, a vowel placed before the word ending in certain Proto-Indo-European words *

Subject (music) In music, a subject is the material, usually a recognizable melody, upon which part or all of a composition is based. In forms other than the fugue, this may be known as the theme. Characteristics A subject may be perceivable as a complete mus ...

, sometimes called ''theme'', a musical idea, usually a recognizable melody, upon which part or all of a composition is based * Thematic elements, a term used by the

Motion Picture Association The Motion Picture Association (MPA) is an American trade association representing the Major film studios, five major film studios of the Cinema of the United States, United States, the Major film studios#Mini-majors, mini-major Amazon MGM Stud ...

and other film ratings boards to highlight adult themes in film, television and video games

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* ''Theme'' (album), by Leslie West * ''Theme'' (magazine) * '' The Theme'', a 1979 Soviet film * "Theme", a song by Flying Lotus, from '' You're Dead!'' * "Theme", a song by Loathe from '' I Let It In and It Took Everything'' * "The Theme", a 1989 song by Unique 3 * " The Theme (It's Party Time)", a 1997 song by Tracey Lee * ''Themes'' (Clannad album), 1992 * ''Themes'' (Vangelis album), 1989 * ''Themes'' (Silent Stream of Godless Elegy album), 2000

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