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) In linguistics, the topic, or theme, of a sentence is what is being talked about, and the comment (rheme or focus) is what is being said about the topic. This division into old vs. new content is called information structure. It is generally ...

, 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 The Theme Building is a structure at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), considered an architectural example of the Space Age design style. Influenced by " Populuxe" architecture, it is an example of the Mid-century modern design moveme ...

, 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 In Indo-European studies, a thematic vowel or theme vowel is the vowel or from ablaut placed before the ending of a Proto-Indo-European (PIE) word. Nouns, adjectives, and verbs in the Indo-European languages with this vowel are thematic, and t ...

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 ''The Theme'' () is a 1979 Soviet comedy film directed by Gleb Panfilov. It tells the story of an egotistical playwright who thinks of himself as an artist, but who allows the system to make him write conformist plays. The film was heavily cens ...

'', a 1979 Soviet film * "Theme", a song by Flying Lotus, from ''

You're Dead! ''You're Dead!'' is the fifth studio album by American music producer Flying Lotus (Steven Ellison), released on October 6, 2014 by Warp Records. Flying Lotus recorded the album at his home in Los Angeles, using Ableton Live and other instrument ...

'' * "Theme", a song by Loathe from ''

I Let It In and It Took Everything ''I Let It In and It Took Everything'' is the second studio album by British heavy metal band Loathe. It was released on 7 February 2020 through SharpTone Records. The album received positive reviews; ''Metal Hammer'' named it as the 12th-best ...

'' * "The Theme", a 1989 song by

Unique 3 Unique 3 are an English rave band from Bradford, Yorkshire. Formed in 1988, they pioneered the 'bleep techno' sound. Their song "The Theme" captured this sound, and it later appeared in remixed form on the Chemical Brothers' compilation album, ...

* "

The Theme (It's Party Time) "The Theme (It's Party Time)" is the lead single released from Tracey Lee's debut album, '' Many Facez''. The song was produced by D-Dot, Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence and was a mild success, making it to 4 different Billboard charts, including 55 on ...

", 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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