Theme

Theme may refer to:

The arts

• Theme (music), the initial or principal melody in a musical piece
• Theme (literature), the unifying subject or idea of a story
• Theme (arts), the unifying subject or idea of a visual work
• Theme music, signature music which recurs in a film, television program or performance

Linguistics

• Theme (linguistics), that part of a sentence which indicates what is being talked about
• Theme (linguistics), is a Theta role in Generative grammar and Government and binding theory.
• Theme (linguistics), is a Thematic relation of a noun phrase to a verb. Other thematic relations: agent, patient, etc.
• The inflexional base or stem of a word, consisting of the root with alteration or addition. See Word stem.
• In Indo-European linguistics in particular, the term "thematic" is reserved for a particular class of Vowel stems.

Miscellaneous

• Theme (Byzantine administrative unit), an administrative district in the Byzantine Empire governed by a Strategos
• Theme (computing), a custom graphical appearance for certain software, similar to a skin
• Theme magazine
• Theme Building, a landmark building in Los Angeles International Airport

Similar concepts

• Motif (visual arts), a recurring theme or pattern in artwork
• Motif (literature), a recurring theme or pattern in literature
• Themes (Vangelis album), a compilation album from 1989 by Vangelis
• Themes (Clannad album), a compilation album from 1992 by Clannad
• Themes (Silent Stream of Godless Elegy album), a 2000 album by Moravian ethno metal band, Silent Stream Of Godless Elegy

Specific kinds of themes

• Festive-themed objects, literature, or works of art
• Christmas-themed
• Theme restaurant
• Theme park