History Leitmotif / FIlm

* The Music/JohnWilliams scores to ''Literature/WarHorse'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfTintin'' are so complex, they need full a [[http://www.jwfan.com/?p=1364 full]] [[http://www.jwfan.com/?p=1266 analysis]]!

* Disney's ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' had the villain, Frollo, followed by an ominous Greek choir singing "Kyrie Eleison", which translates into "Lord have Mercy."

* The ''Franchise/StarWars'' series has instantly recognizable leitmotifs for many of its characters, all of them [[AwesomeMusic/{{Film}} awesome]]. Particularly notable are the ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bzWSJG93P8 Imperial March]]'', which goes with both Darth Vader and shows of Imperial power, and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXcoM_AHuk8&feature=PlayList&p=EBD6497622AB3C3C&index=9 Luke's Theme]] (also the main theme of Star Wars). Music/JohnWilliams got to have some fun with his leitmotifs when scoring the prequel trilogy: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_rzI7Y_NUs&feature=related Anakin's Theme]] has weaving through it Luke's Theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ2P_-yO3h8 Leia's Theme]], and the Imperial March, thus telling us musically [[ForegoneConclusion what we already know]]; this little kid is going to do some very big things before he's through. Likewise, when at the end of ''Attack of the Clones'' we see the Clone Army mobilizing, the fanfare morphs into the Imperial March played in a triumphant major key, telling us that while this is a good development for now, it's going to lead to much, much worse things. The best, however, is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7hj6qP167k&feature=related Augie's Great Municipal Band]], at the end of Episode I; the melody of the song is the Emperor's Theme, switched from minor to major and sung at a fast pace by an exuberant children's choir. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6W6Agqujpw&feature=related The Emperor's Theme]] is also used as the motif for Darth Sidious [[spoiler: who is the same person.]]
** ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' also uses this for a bit of {{foreshadowing}}. As Obi-Wan watches the clone troopers marching in formation for the first time, the Trade Federation's theme begins playing, hinting at the clone army's true origins.

** The "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUIZvAe3RBg Fellowship theme]]", a traditional balls-to-the-wall triumphant brass theme as heard over the montage of the Fellowship traveling out of Rivendell towards the Gap of Rohan. Later used for the Three Hunters, Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli. Notable in that, according to the composer Howard Shore, it never quite makes a full reappearance after the events in Moria; at least one note is off, or the rhythm is changed.

* Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit has themes for Roger, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6muvkhKQFlE Jessica]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09wdBz379U8 Eddie Valiant]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xm9t7b_lRHw Judge Doom]], and the Toon Patrol.

* The ''Film/TheFastAndThe Furious'' franchise, starting from Fast Five has a few leitmotifs going for it

** ''Film/IronMan'' combined a Leitmotif with a shout-out to the original Marvel animated shows by using a jazz version of the cartoon theme as background music when Tony Stark is being crass and selfish in Vegas, then later by using the tune as his ringtone on a friend's phone.
** Film/TheIncredibleHulk does something similar to "The Lonely Man" theme from the 70s TV show plays as Bruce makes his way back to America.

** ''Film/TheAvengers2012'': Alan Silvestri's leitmotif for the above-mentioned (and lost) [[spoiler: Tesseract]] form the first few notes of the score to this film (also composed by Silvestri) during the opening monologue. Three leitmotifs introduced in this score include that of The Avengers, which backs most of the main score, one for Black Widow, and one for the Helicarrier.

** ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'': Brian Tyler and Danny Elfman fashion this score, using a combination Alan Silvestri leitmotifs for important items such as the [[spoiler: Tesseract]] and [[spoiler: Helicarrier]]. The score is supported by a rendition of Silvestri's original leitmotif for the Avengers from ''Film/TheAvengers2012''. In combination with Brian Tyler's own leitmotifs from ''Film/IronMan3'' and ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld'' for the main characters from those films, the score for ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'' is as much an driver and indicator of the action and character moments as the visual elements of the film are.

* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'' characters have their own leitmotif. Woody, the cowboy, has a theme that resembles old western movies. Buzz Lightyear, on the other hand, has a leitmotif of epic blaring horns which are taken from "I Will Go Sailing No More".[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4f65bsPdn4]]

* ''Am I Not Pretty Enough'' for Lola in ''Film/theLovedOnes''.

* Marvel Cinematic Universe

* ''Film/ Interstellar'': In the movie, a ticking clock is used as a Leitmotif to represent the passage of time, [[spoiler:since the astronauts have a literal RaceAgainstTheClock before humanity dies off.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'' is also based heavily on themes. Aladdin himself is represented by "One Jump Ahead," Jafar has a set of dark, descending notes, the Sultan has his own {{Fanfare}}, Jasmine has a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Rg2rp8e6ro&feature=related haunting little tune]], and there is a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJgo_fk0Lgw lovely]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3chWBldnKKA theme]] represnting freedom. Jasmine's theme and the freedom theme were later combined to create a new song called "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5_NLFNiq9A To Be Free]]."

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Bambi}}'' has an repeating three-note theme for "Man" which gets more louder and ominous to symbolize that he's getting closer. It has garnered comparisons to the theme from ''Film/{{Jaws}}''.

** The dragons theme, an almost swashbuckling/piratical melody which blasts into play the minute Hiccup says "Dragons!" and comes back in nearly every major scene involving them, including most of Hiccup and Toothless' flying scenes and several of the training sessions.

** The Green/Red Death's theme, an earblasting melody which first appears in the dragons' den and again during the final battle, involving horror-movie-style frantic strings over booming brass and a deep, steady drumbeat reminiscent of heavy footsteps.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{TheJungleBook|1967}}'' has Baloo represented by "The Bare Necessities" and Kaa represented by "Trust in Me". In addition, an instrumental of "My Own Home" is heard a number of times to represent the man-village before it actually appears, being heard during more emotional moments.

* Disney's ''WesternAnimation/{{TheLionKing|1994}}''. The first time the theme "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlYMBzxEW4Q This Land]]" appears is during the rainstorm immediately following the confrontation between Mufasa, Scar, and Zazu, and it is as grand and choral as you could possibly imagine...that is, until it takes things a step higher during the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCyc5KPjS7I scene]] where Simba speaks to his father's ghost. There's also a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iq2ymgK6HPs heartbreaking rendition]] which occurs in the gorge after cub Simba finds Mufasa's body. By the time the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0oOHHi5z_E finale]] arrives, and Simba is ascending Pride Rock to the most powerful, stirring, and uplifting version yet, you know Hans Zimmer is truly a genius. What is most disappointing, however, is that one of the most awesome versions of this theme ever, that which plays during Simba and Scar's BattleAmongstTheFlames, does not appear on the official soundtrack and is in fact not available anywhere.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{TheLittleMermaid|1989}}'' has a theme for almost every character. Ariel is represented by "[[IWantSong Part of Your World]]," Ursula has "[[VillainSong Poor Unfortunate Souls]]", whose melody was also used in the intro of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eNnHxFqXqs "I Want the Good Times Back"]] from the Broadway version of the stage musical, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snusSDhCZsk Scuttle's theme]] was [[WithLyrics lyricized]] as "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEB4Tr1PNRk Beyond My Wildest Dreams]]" in the ScreenToStageAdaptation ; similarly, Flotsam and Jetsam's theme was written into "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWLuOAjbXRg&feature=related Sweet Child]]"; [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jVC4h0VWX0 Triton]] is given a royal {{Fanfare}}, which can also be heard in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcnWEJAa2rk "Human Stuff"]] from the Broadway production; Eric has a wistful, longing tune, heard at the beginnings of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UQsECA7RZU "Bedtime"]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC12EVZGSK4 "Eric To the Rescue"]]; and the human society is represented in a more upbeat manner, with variations appearing in "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9oyoosEzdc Jig]]", which in turn is the basis for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avMpYBYKDwY "One Step Closer"]] in the stage adaptation, and "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZs9R0haI_s Tour Of the Kingdom]], elements of which are used in the musical's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9I8fpGo0xIM "Her Voice"]].

* Wilbur's theme from ''WesternAnimation/TheRescuersDownUnder'' was the guitar riff to "Wipe Out" when ever he was about to take off for flight.

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}'' there are three melodic themes that appear repeatedly throughout the movie. [[note]] The Zootopia soundtrack has "Suite from Zootopia" which is an contemporary orchestral arrangement of these three themes.[[/note]]

** One is a lighter more hopeful theme that plays when dreams or idealism is involved. One time it's heard is when when Judy graduates from the police academy and receives her ZPD badge.

** When the film franchise was [[ContinuityReboot rebooted]] for ''Film/BatmanBegins'', so was Batman's leitmotif. It features a sort of dark plucking of strings accompanied by strong percussion, reminescent of the 1989 Batman theme, but not identical to it. Hans Zimmer and Music/JamesNewtonHoward deliberately left the theme incomplete until [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdcnC-pv3CI the very last scene]] of the film and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYHigifFEfk the credits medley]] afterward (much like James Bond in ''Casino Royale'', mentioned above).

** Selina Kyle also gets [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaZdwJ6qTNs a slinky, piano based suite]] in Film/TheDarkKnightRises.
** Amusingly, the Nolan movies' Batman leitmotif sounds an awful lot like a minor key version of the Adam West series' "NUH-nuh NUH-nuh NUH-nuh NUH-nuh BAT-MAN!". This might be a bit of an in-joke by Hans Zimmer, given that the three films occasionally payed some InternalHomage to elements of previous live-action Batman adaptations.
* Various recurring themes are heard in the movie version of Film/BattleRoyale. Most recognisable are Kiriyama's theme (rising strings and a repeated blast of low choir humming) and the eerie choir music that plays whenever Noriko and Kitano are together.

** Wonder Woman in ''[=BvS=]'' has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCHGhNteXmU "Is She With You"]], which is meant to be elegant and regal, yet also powerful in fight. There's also a lighter version that's never been officially released. [[Film/WonderWoman2017 Her own solo film]] sees [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puEi1ZFPwFo "Amazons Of Themyscira"]]

* In the infamously horrible Film/TheGarbagePailKidsMovie, the Garbage Pail Kids had their own piece of theme music. Near the end of the movie, Captain Manzini even tries to get the Kids back into their garbage pail prison by playing their leitmotif backwards. [[spoiler: It doesn't work]].

** The main section of the "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bTpp8PQSog Raiders March]]" always plays when Indy pulls off an IndyPloy... enough so that sometimes other shows will play this theme when their hero pulls an IndyPloy. The bridge of the march sometimes plays when Indy is coming back from what looks like defeat. ''Indiana Jones'' movies also have a few leitmotives, such as the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLaFMmaIXbs&feature=related Ark's theme]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2lrlIbv2F8 Marion's theme]].

* ''Film/ Interstellar'': In the movie, a ticking clock is used as a Lietmotif to represent the passage of time, [[spoiler:since the astronauts have a literal RaceAgainstTheClock before humanity dies off.]]

** The main theme, when taken by itself or as accompaniment to the BondGunBarrel sequence, stands for the franchise as a whole, but within the movies it stands for "Bond being Bond." It plays in fragments and licks woven into the score when he's preparing to be awesome, and rocks out in brassy belligerence when it comes time to give him an awesome ThemeMusicPowerUp. Bond's theme was notable in ContinuityReboot ''Film/CasinoRoyale2006'' by its absence -- set up in several subtle moments across the duration of the film, it didn't play in full until the very last seconds, when he snipes a man and comes up to him looking dangerously dapper in a suit. Uncoincidentally, it's accompanied by another heretofore absent Bond staple, "TheNameIsBondJamesBond."

** Film/TheIncredibleHulk does something similar as "The Lonely Man" theme from the 70s TV show plays as Bruce makes his way back to America.
** ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'': Alan Silvestri's score contained a leitmotif not only for Cap and Hydra, but also for the [[spoiler: Tesseract]], which can be heard when Red Skull is preparing to leave the Evil Lair to bomb the world.

* The music of ''Franchise/TheMatrix'' (composed by Don Davis) uses a staggering series of horns as the primary series leitmotif. While it doesn't seem that Neo himself has a specific leitmotif, he shares a love leifmotif with Trinity in all three movies (you first hear it after Neo saves Trinity after jumping from the helicopter). Agent Smith shared the original foreboding agent leitmotif in movie # 1 with the other agents, but later gained not only one, but two pieces of musical flair for ''Film/TheMatrixReloaded'' and ''Film/TheMatrixRevolutions''. The first is a nasty chant (listen to it just as Neo begins wailing with the metal pole in ''Reloaded'''s 'burly brawl') and the second is a buzzing viral sound as he replicates relentlessly in the last films.

** Davy Jones goes so far as to play his own leitmotif on a gigantic OminousPipeOrgan, in the bowels of his cursed ship, during a thunderstorm, ''with his beard'', in case we'd forgotten he was a badass demon squid pirate who had the time and money to put a pipe organ in a ship that frequently ''went under water''. He also possesses a locket that plays a music box version of the same, though it's not one-of-a-kind. This inevitably forms a plot point of the [[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanAtWorldsEnd third film]].

** The character Cutler Beckett and the East India Trading Company (pure eeeeevil, in real life and in fiction) had a creepy single string melody that played every time a character affiliated with him/them, or even every time their logo appeared on screen. In the third movie, this melody evolved into a full fledged theme. It was based on the melody of Music/EnnioMorricone's "[[Film/OnceUponATimeInTheWest Man With a Harmonica]]", which gets a full, electric guitar-led homage in the third film.

* ''Film/{{Snatch}}'' uses Leitmoffs occasionally by sampling bits of songs from its soundtrack when it shifts focus to another group of characters. Perhaps most noticeable is the use of "Dreadlock Holiday" several times when focus switches to the pawn shop gang. Just as conspicuous is the Russian folk tune "Korobushka", which tends to follow Boris wherever he goes. [[MickeyMousing As in, he walks into a room, the song plays, he walks out, it stops, he walks back in,]] [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments it continues.]]

** Doctor Octopus has a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNb9Aqj-_Jg similarly villainous theme]] with a sense of sheer hopelessness, and often varies between intense and thrilling or bitter and melancholic depending on the scene.

* The ''Franchise/StarWars'' series has instantly recognizable leitmotifs for many of its characters, all of them [[AwesomeMusic/{{Film}} awesome]]. Particularly notable are the ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bzWSJG93P8 Imperial March]]'', which goes with both Darth Vader and shows of Imperial power, and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXcoM_AHuk8&feature=PlayList&p=EBD6497622AB3C3C&index=9 Luke's Theme]] (also the main theme of Star Wars). Music/JohnWilliams got to have some fun with his leitmotifs when scoring the prequel trilogy: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_rzI7Y_NUs&feature=related Anakin's Theme]] has weaving through it Luke's Theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ2P_-yO3h8 Leia's Theme]], and the Imperial March, thus telling us musically [[ForegoneConclusion what we already know]]; this little kid is going to do some very big things before he's through. Likewise, when at the end of ''Attack of the Clones'' we see the Clone Army mobilizing, the fanfare morphs into the Imperial March played in a triumphant major key, telling us that while this is a good development for now, it's going to lead to much, much worse things. The best, however, is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7hj6qP167k&feature=related Augie's Great Municipal Band]], at the end of Episode I; the melody of the song is the Emperor's Theme, switched from minor to major and sung at fast pace by an exuberant children's choir. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6W6Agqujpw&feature=related The Emperor's Theme]] is also used as the motif for Darth Sidious [[spoiler: who is the same person.]]

** Optimus [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frADyjHdiKE Prime]] also has his own theme that is different to what was used in the first film, although it could apply to the previous Primes. Moreover the theme first used for the government group, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4gngu-7fDY NEST]], also makes a number of reprisals in the film. Most notably the 'main' part of the theme plays when anything especially 'heroic' happens.

* ''Zeiram'' has an incredibly unsettling theme, being equal parts classical Japanese instruments, spacy sci-fi music and OminousLatinChanting.

* Every major character in ''Film/MaryPoppins'' is accompanied by a signature tune. This is most obvious with Mary Poppins herself (Spoonful of Sugar), Bert (Chim Chim Cher-ee), Mr. Banks (A British Bank), and Mrs. Banks (Votes For Women).

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkXbzffVl44 "Gollum's Theme"]], appears all the way through the second film whenever Gollum is around, but most notably as a song in the end credits sung by Emiliana Torrini.

** The Lothlórien theme (for Galadriel's Elves) is first heard as an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCVG9SeMqHA ethereal, dreamy piece]] with generous amounts of CherubicChoir and OneWomanWail. In the second movie, though, it gets transformed into a badass [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_mxSQcGTBw military march]] during the scene where [[TheCavalry the elven army comes to the rescue]] at Helm's Deep. For additional fun, in "Film/TheHobbitAnUnexpectedJourney", the battle version of the theme shows up just for a moment when the dwarven company is being rescued from the wargs by a then-unknown savior, hinting at the fact that the saviors are elves.

* ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'' is also based heavily on themes. Aladdin himself is represented by "One Jump Ahead," Jafar has a set of dark, descending notes, the Sultan has his own {{Fanfare}}, Jasmine has a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Rg2rp8e6ro&feature=related haunting little tune]], and there is a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJgo_fk0Lgw lovely]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3chWBldnKKA theme]] represnting freedom. Jasmine's theme and the freedom theme were later combined to create a new song called "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5_NLFNiq9A To Be Free]]."
* For the animated ''Disney/AliceInWonderland'', Alice is represented by the title song, the White Rabbit by "I'm Late", the Mad Hatter by "The Unbirthday Song", the Cheshire Cat by "'Twas Brillig" and the Queen of Hearts by "March of the Cards".
* ''Disney/{{Bambi}}'' has an repeating three-note theme for "Man" which gets more louder and ominous to symbolize that he's getting closer. It has garnered comparisons to the theme from ''Film/{{Jaws}}''.
* ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'' has the "Prologue" theme, the Beast's theme (which has a DarkReprise during his death scene), "Belle", Maurice's theme, "Gaston", and "Prince Charming" (the love theme). Some of these became the bases for new numbers in the ScreenToStageAdaptation.

* Disney/TheBlackCauldron is ''built'' on leitmotifs. Almost every character has their own theme.

* In Disney's ''Disney/TheGreatMouseDetective'', the three main protagonists had their own recurring leitmotif tunes. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDaHLkF0d0k&feature=related Basil's leitmotif]] was also the film's main title theme music, Dr. Dawson's leitmotif almost always prominently featured a bassoon, and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTSNwl_RON4 Olivia Flaversham's leitmotif]] was also used for the tune the musical dancing doll her father made would play. Professor Ratigan also had his own little leitmotif played on a clarinet.

* In ''Disney/FrozenII'', the spirit in the north is represented by its four-note call, which is worked into "Into the Unknown", which is about Elsa hearing and resisting the call. It also naturally reappears in "Show Yourself", which is about Elsa finding and addressing the spirit — and as she comes to understand the spirit's true nature and approaches union with it, she herself begins echoing the same four notes.
* Early in ''Disney/{{Hercules}}'', the titular character sings "Go the Distance." This becomes his leitmotif.

* Disney's ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' had the villain, Frollo, followed by an ominous Greek choir singing "Kyrie Eleison", which translates into "Lord have Mercy."

* ''Disney/TheJungleBook'' has Baloo represented by "The Bare Necessities" and Kaa represented by "Trust in Me". In addition, an instrumental of "My Own Home" is heard a number of times to represent the man-village before it actually appears, being heard during more emotional moments.

* Disney's ''Disney/TheLionKing''. The first time the theme "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlYMBzxEW4Q This Land]]" appears is during the rainstorm immediately following the confrontation between Mufasa, Scar, and Zazu, and it is as grand and choral as you could possibly imagine...that is, until it takes things a step higher during the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCyc5KPjS7I scene]] where Simba speaks to his father's ghost. There's also a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iq2ymgK6HPs heartbreaking rendition]] which occurs in the gorge after cub Simba finds Mufasa's body. By the time the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0oOHHi5z_E finale]] arrives, and Simba is ascending Pride Rock to the most powerful, stirring, and uplifting version yet, you know Hans Zimmer is truly a genius. What is most disappointing, however, is that one of the most awesome versions of this theme ever, that which plays during Simba and Scar's BattleAmongstTheFlames, does not appear on the official soundtrack and is in fact not available anywhere.

* ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'' has a theme for almost every character. Ariel is represented by "[[IWantSong Part of Your World]]," Ursula has "[[VillainSong Poor Unfortunate Souls]]", whose melody was also used in the intro of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eNnHxFqXqs "I Want the Good Times Back"]] from the Broadway version of the stage musical, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snusSDhCZsk Scuttle's theme]] was [[WithLyrics lyricized]] as "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEB4Tr1PNRk Beyond My Wildest Dreams]]" in the ScreenToStageAdaptation ; similarly, Flotsam and Jetsam's theme was written into "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWLuOAjbXRg&feature=related Sweet Child]]"; [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jVC4h0VWX0 Triton]] is given a royal {{Fanfare}}, which can also be heard in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcnWEJAa2rk "Human Stuff"]] from the Broadway production; Eric has a wistful, longing tune, heard at the beginnings of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UQsECA7RZU "Bedtime"]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC12EVZGSK4 "Eric To the Rescue"]]; and the human society is represented in a more upbeat manner, with variations appearing in "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9oyoosEzdc Jig]]", which in turn is the basis for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avMpYBYKDwY "One Step Closer"]] in the stage adaptation, and "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZs9R0haI_s Tour Of the Kingdom]], elements of which are used in the musical's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9I8fpGo0xIM "Her Voice"]].

* The Crocodile from ''Disney/PeterPan'' has a leitmotif based on the CutSong "Never Smile at a Crocodile."

* ''Disney/{{Pinocchio}}'' has his own theme based on the CutSong "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggzVoHXuEwo Turn on the Old Music Box]]," and there is a jaunty little ditty for Jiminy.

* Wilbur's theme from ''Disney/TheRescuersDownUnder'' was the guitar riff to "Wipe Out" when ever he was about to take off for flight.
* ''Disney/SleepingBeauty'' gives Maleficent a wonderfully [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAYR80fIXe0 ominous]] theme.
* ''Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs'' has a themes for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kC7NpEISWxU Dopey]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFc-vdwaGD8 the Magic Mirror]], and the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZIDJxMNRrU Queen/Witch]] called "Theme Sinister."

* If one were to listen to the soundtrack of ''Disney/TreasurePlanet'', there are several distinct leitmotifs throughout; there's a soft and tender melody for some of the more heartwarming scenes between [[IntergenerationalFriendship Jim and Silver]], an energizing and exciting one for Jim's [[SkySurfing solar surfing]], and a triumphant one for the [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome moments you want to cheer.]] All of which can be heard in the order mentioned [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uhwotthHLU here.]]

* In the original [[Disney/TheManyAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh Winnie-the-Pooh]] featurettes, composer Buddy Baker took some inspiration from Prokofiev's ''Peter and the Wolf'' and had different instruments represent each character: baritone horn for Pooh, a sad bass clarinet for Eeyore, flute for Kanga, piccolo for Roo, a fussy sounding clarinet for Rabbit, oboe for Piglet, French horn and ocarina for Owl, and staccato bass harmonica with electric bass for Gopher's walks.

* In ''Disney/{{Zootopia}}'' there are three melodic themes that appear repeatedly throughout the movie. [[note]] The Zootopia soundtrack has "Suite from Zootopia" which is an contemporary orchestral arrangement of these three themes.[[/note]]