Theme or themes may refer to: *

Theme (arts) 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 the type of visual work *

Theme (Byzantine district) The themes or ( el, θέματα, , singular: , ) were the main military/administrative divisions of the middle Byzantine Empire. They were established in the mid-7th century in the aftermath of the Slavic invasion of the Balkans and Muslim con ...

, 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 a ...

, 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'' ...

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 movement l ...

, a landmark building in the Los Angeles International Airport *

Theme music Theme music is a musical composition that 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 so ...

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 tho ...

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

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* ''Theme'' (album), by Leslie West * ''Theme'' (magazine) * ''

The Theme ''The Theme'' (russian: Тема, Tema) 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. Th ...

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

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

'' * "

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 the ...

," 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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