Melody and Theme

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Melody noun - A rhythmic series of musical tones arranged to give a pleasing effect.

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Theme is a synonym for melody in tune topic. In some cases you can use "Theme" instead a noun "Melody", when it comes to topics like harmony.

Theme noun - (music) melodic subject of a musical composition.

Usage example: the theme is announced in the first measures

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Melody is a synonym for theme in music topic. You can use "Melody" instead a noun "Theme".

Nearby Word: thematic

old	old melody	old theme
similar	similar melody	similar theme
specific	specific melody	specific theme
certain	certain melody	certain theme
Other adjectives: original, single, actual, distinct, vocal, slow, dark, ominous, main, catchy, famous, key, new, unique, major, secondary, basic, different, recurring, haunting, awesome, upbeat, underlying.

Chrono Trigger DS, for some locales, gave out a CD with the main theme and a melody of some music in the game.

Source: Pre-Order Bonus
Simon & Garfunkel's "The Sun is Burning" has a serene and almost cute melody and theme, singing about happy days in the park.

Source: Mood Dissonance
To this day, the show still uses arrangements of that same melody for the theme tune and think music.

Source: Bootstrapped Theme

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