History Leitmotif / Music

* The Beach Boys/ Brian Wilson's SMiLE features multiple, distinct variations of the Bycicle Rider theme and of the centerpiece Heroes and Villains; so many ,in fact, that most of the songs of the album could be thought as subsections of it. Its actual symbolism is up to discussion, due to the fragmented and unfinished character of the work, but it seems to represent the theme of travel throughout history and America from Plymouth to Hawaii.

** [[WeaponOfChoice Chainsaw]] noises in general, either SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud (''"vrinn-vrinn!!"'') or actual chainsaw effects. The beat in "My Darling" uses the sound of a rumbling, barely-starting chainsaw as a percussive element, building up to a constant whine as Slim [[SplitPersonalityTakeover wins and takes over Marshall]].

* Music/RichardWagner may be considered the KING of the Leitmotif; though he was ''not'' its inventor, he certainly made the most extensive, elaborate, and probably the most intelligent use of it throughout the canon of his works. His great ''[[Theatre/DerRingDesNibelungen Ring]]'' Cycle, for instance, consists almost entirely of a symphonic/dramatic development and interweaving of motives and themes and had a good 30 or 40 different ones in it!

** A specific disc-scratching sound, like "''chkka-chkka''", either an actual scratch or [[SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud vocalised]], is used to represent Shady, generally to signal that [[IncomingHam he's making an entrance]]. First appears on "My Name Is", then turns up on "Forgot About Dre", "I'm Back", "Square Dance", "I'm Having A Relapse", "Cold Wind Blows", "We Made You", "Old Times' Sake", "Rap God", "Homicide", serves as a MusicalSpoiler to foreshadow the appearance of Slim in "My Darling", and many, ''many'' others.

** A specific disc-scratching sound, like "''chkka-chkka''", either an actual scratch or [[SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud vocalised]], is used to represent Shady, generally to signal that [[IncomingHam he's making an entrance]]. First appears on "My Name Is", then turns up on "Forgot About Dre", "I'm Back", "Square Dance", "I'm Having A Relapse", "We Made You", "Old Times' Sake", "Rap God", "Homicide", serves as a MusicalSpoiler to foreshadow the appearance of Slim in "My Darling", and many, ''many'' others.

** While not used as often as the rest of these, a sung melody of "'''''daaaaahn''''', ''dan-dandan...'' '''''daaaaa'''''-''ihn, dan-dan''..." shows up in both "Just Lose It" and "We Made You".

** Just saying "Hi!" in a squeaky, cheerful voice is usually sufficient to represent Slim. This originates in "My Name Is", makes a couple of appearances in ''Music/TheMarshallMathersLP'', then continues throughout his later catalogue (most notably to introduce Slim in "Evil Twin" on ''The Marshall Mathers LP 2''). (Subverted in "Hello" on ''Relapse'', where Shady introduces himself in a low voice, using strangely polite language - to signal how sorry he is about [[CreatorBreakdown what happened since he was last on an Eminem record]]).

* Music/WeirdAlYankovic: "And of course, as always, the part of Bob the Janitor is played by the accordion." (He also tried to get Don Ameche to play the grandfather, but was stuck with a bassoon instead.)

* Creator/RichardWagner may be considered the KING of the Leitmotif; though he was ''not'' its inventor, he certainly made the most extensive, elaborate, and probably the most intelligent use of it throughout the canon of his works. His great ''[[Theatre/DerRingDesNibelungen Ring]]'' Cycle, for instance, consists almost entirely of a symphonic/dramatic development and interweaving of motives and themes and had a good 30 or 40 different ones in it!

* LesLuthiers' ''Teresa y el Oso'', which directly parodies ''Music/PeterAndTheWolf'', does this to the extreme. The characters also have [[ParodyNames silly rhyming names]] in Spanish: "El Pajarillo Amarillo" (The Yellow Birdie), "La Mariposa Golosa" (The Sweet-toothed Butterfly), "El Molusco Pardusco" (The Brownish Molusk) and, most notably, "El Oso Libidinoso" (The Libidinous Bear).

* Music/JimSteinman, best known as the songwriter for MeatLoaf's "Bat Out Of Hell" albums, interconnected many of his songs with stock phrases, imagery, and leitmotifs. Not surprisingly, he coined the term "Wagnerian rock" to describe his style.

* ''Music/TheWall'': All parts of "Another Brick In the Wall" have a similar arrangement, which reappears in "Hey You", "Waiting for the Worms", and "The Trial". Supposedly this represents vital moments involving Pink's metaphorical wal; in all parts of "Another Brick In the Wall", it represents The Wall's construction. In "Hey You", it represents Pink realizing he made a mistake isolating himself. In "Waiting for the Worms", it represents Pink's descent into fascism. In "The Trial", it reappears near the end when [[LargeHam The Judge]] orders him to tear down the wall for good.

* Prokofiev's ''PeterAndTheWolf'' is composed solely of {{leitmotif}}s and narration, and is frequently used to introduce the concept to children.
* LesLuthiers' ''Teresa y el Oso'', which directly parodies ''PeterAndTheWolf'', does this to the extreme. The characters also have [[ParodyNames silly rhyming names]] in Spanish: "El Pajarillo Amarillo" (The Yellow Birdie), "La Mariposa Golosa" (The Sweet-toothed Butterfly), "El Molusco Pardusco" (The Brownish Molusk) and, most notably, "El Oso Libidinoso" (The Libidinous Bear).

* As numerous references on this page make clear, Creator/RichardWagner may be considered the KING of the Leitmotif; though he was ''not'' its inventor, he certainly made the most extensive, elaborate, and probably the most intelligent use of it throughout the canon of his works. His great ''[[Theatre/DerRingDesNibelungen Ring]]'' Cycle, for instance, consists almost entirely of a symphonic/dramatic development and interweaving of motives and themes and had a good 30 or 40 different ones in it!

** The page quote is a reference to ''PeterAndTheWolf''. For the record, the oboe actually represented the duck.
** LesLuthiers' ''Teresa y el Oso'', which directly parodies ''PeterAndTheWolf'', does this to the extreme. The characters also have [[ParodyNames silly rhyming names]] in Spanish: "El Pajarillo Amarillo" (The Yellow Birdie), "La Mariposa Golosa" (The Sweet-toothed Butterfly), "El Molusco Pardusco" (The Brownish Molusk) and, most notably, "El Oso Libidinoso" (The Libidinous Bear).
** [[Music/WeirdAlYankovic And of course, as always, the part of Bob the Janitor is played by the accordion.]] (He also tried to get Don Ameche to play the grandfather, but was stuck with a bassoon instead.)

* Music/CoheedAndCambria have the "TimeSkip" leitmotif appearing on several tracks across multiple albums, denoting...well, guess.

* The Alien-like "Weeow Waoow Waooh" sounds in Jeff Wayne's ''TheWarOfTheWorlds'' Musical, That and the martian ULLA.

* CoheedAndCambria have the "TimeSkip" leitmotif appearing on several tracks across multiple albums, denoting...well, guess.

* JimSteinman, best known as the songwriter for MeatLoaf's "Bat Out Of Hell" albums, interconnected many of his songs with stock phrases, imagery, and leitmotifs. Not surprisingly, he coined the term "Wagnerian rock" to describe his style.

* As numerous references on this page make clear, Creator/RichardWagner may be considered the KING of the Leitmotif; though he was ''not'' its inventor, he certainly made the most extensive, elaborate, and probably the most intelligent use of it throughout the canon of his works. His great ''[[DerRingDesNibelungen Ring]]'' Cycle, for instance, consists almost entirely of a symphonic/dramatic development and interweaving of motives and themes and had a good 30 or 40 different ones in it!

** {{Les Luthiers}}' ''Teresa y el Oso'', which directly parodies ''PeterAndTheWolf'', does this to the extreme. The characters also have [[ParodyNames silly rhyming names]] in Spanish: "El Pajarillo Amarillo" (The Yellow Birdie), "La Mariposa Golosa" (The Sweet-toothed Butterfly), "El Molusco Pardusco" (The Brownish Molusk) and, most notably, "El Oso Libidinoso" (The Libidinous Bear).

* As numerous references on this page make clear, RichardWagner may be considered the KING of the Leitmotif; though he was ''not'' its inventor, he certainly made the most extensive, elaborate, and probably the most intelligent use of it throughout the canon of his works. His great ''[[DerRingDesNibelungen Ring]]'' Cycle, for instance, consists almost entirely of a symphonic/dramatic development and interweaving of motives and themes and had a good 30 or 40 different ones in it!

** [[WeirdAlYankovic And of course, as always, the part of Bob the Janitor is played by the accordion.]] (He also tried to get Don Ameche to play the grandfather, but was stuck with a bassoon instead.)
* As numerous references on this page make clear, RichardWagner may be considered the KING of the Leitmotif; though he was ''not'' its inventor, he certainly made the most extensive, elaborate, and probably the most intelligent use of it throughout the canon of his works. His great ''[[DerRingDesNibelungen Ring]]'' Cycle, for instance, consists almost entirely of a symphonic/dramatic development and interweaving of motives and themes and had a good 30 or 40 different ones in it!