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6	->''"Yep, that's me!"''
7	-->-- '''Raven''', ''Series/ThatsSoRaven''
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9	Essentially, this is when the theme tune of a particular show is written, sung or both by a member of the cast or someone else involved in the show in an otherwise non-musical context. Distinct from DiegeticSoundtrackUsage in that the theme may or may not actually appear in the show in an "in-universe" context, but in the real world it is written/sung by the real person.
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11	In the IdolGenre, that are all about showcasing {{Idol Singer}}s, it's expected that the voice actors will be performing the theme tune.
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13	See also ImageSong.
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16	!!Examples:
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18	[[index]]
19	* DoItYourselfThemeTune/{{Anime}}
20	* DoItYourselfThemeTune/LiveActionTV
21	* DoItYourselfThemeTune/WesternAnimation
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24	[[foldercontrol]]
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26	[[folder:Asian Animation]]
27	* Mostly played straight in ''Animation/SimpleSamosa'', whose theme song is split into four verses, each describing one of the four main characters. Each verse is sung by the respective character it describes, with the sole exception of Samosa in all versions of the theme song save for the Tamil-dubbed version.
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30	[[folder:Films -- Animation]]
31	* In ''WesternAnimation/IceAgeContinentalDrift'', Creator/KekePalmer's song "We Are" is played over the credits, with the main cast singing along (Keke Palmer voices Peaches, by the way).
32	* ''WesternAnimation/Home2015'' approaches a Do It Yourself ''album'' with its soundtrack. Music/{{Rihanna}}, who voices Tip in the film, also worked with director Tim Johnson to create a concept album for the film. Three of the eight songs there are by her, and one is by co-star Music/JenniferLopez. Which in a way means that some of the songs are tied more to Tip, and that one is tied to Lucy (as they're voiced by Rihanna and Jennifer, respectively).
33	* The end credits song of ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc1'', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRhnWA84qwc "If I Didn't Have You"]], is sung by Creator/JohnGoodman and Creator/BillyCrystal, who voice Sully and Mike respectively, further emphasizing their HeterosexualLifePartners relationship.
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36	[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
37	* Creator/TomHanks and Creator/DanAykroyd performed a ThemeTuneRap "City of Crime" for the 1987 TheFilmOfTheSeries of ''Franchise/{{Dragnet}}''. They also did a music video, which [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT_QRKfv8H4 must be seen to be believed]]. It's really HilariousInHindsight considering the saga of Chet Haze, Hanks' white rapper son.
38	* Creator/JohnCarradine, who played a brief role in ''Film/RedZoneCuba'', also sang the theme tune. His singing voice makes it absolutely clear that he should have perhaps cut back on the smoking.
39	* Also, his son David Carradine wrote and performed the theme tune to the film ''Sonny Boy''.
40	* Lead actress Creator/EmilyBrowning sings many of the songs used for the ''Film/SuckerPunch'' soundtrack, including the cover of "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)".
41	* Creator/RobertRodriguez composes the music for the films he directs, as well as editing them, hence his unusual replacement for the "Film By" credit: "Shot, Chopped, and Scored by Robert Rodriguez".
42	* Creator/JohnCarpenter composes the scores for many of his films (and also, as part of the Coupe de Villes, sang the end title song to ''Film/BigTroubleInLittleChina'').
43	* Anita Mui was not only a famous actress in Hong Kong, but also a pop star in the early 1980s. Because of this, she ended up performing the theme for ''Film/HeroicTrio''.
44	* Besides starring in, writing, directing and producing his movies, Creator/CharlieChaplin wrote their music.
45	* Director Mike Figgis often composes his own scores for his films.
46	* Creator/BryanSinger regular John Ottman not only directed ''Film/UrbanLegendsFinalCut'', but also did the composing and editing (by trade, he is in fact a composer but also edits Singer's films).
47	* Creator/SylvesterStallone sang the theme song ("Too Close to Paradise") for his quickly forgotten ''Rocky'' follow-up ''Paradise Alley'', the only movie ever to feature songs performed by Sly, Frank Stallone and ''Music/TomWaits''!
48	* Creator/ClintEastwood :
49	** This doesn't quite count since it wasn't actually included in the movie, but Eastwood recorded and released a version of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ui-7Rjc-N8 "Burning Bridges"]] from ''Kelly's Heroes''.
50	** Eastwood subsequently wrote themes for his films as a director (such as ''Film/{{Unforgiven}}'') and then graduated to scoring them -- apparently the likes of Music/LaloSchifrin, Music/JohnWilliams, Jerry Fielding and Music/MauriceJarre were just a warmup. He has written (and at times, sung) [[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000142/#soundtrack songs]] or [[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000142/#composer full-on scores]] for his movies.
51	* The title theme of ''Film/{{Spider Baby\|OrTheMaddestStoryEverTold}}'' is sung (well, [[LargeHam hammily]] recited) by its star, Lon Chaney Jr.
52	* Though it isn't listed in the credits, "Lullaby" from ''Film/RosemarysBaby'' (the music that plays over the opening credits) is sung by Mia Farrow herself.
53	* Clint Mansell's score for ''Abandon'' features vocals from the film's star Creator/KatieHolmes.
54	* Similarly, Sara Paxton's voice is worked into David Hirschfelder's score for ''Film/{{Aquamarine}}'' (Paxton and Creator/EmmaRoberts also have songs on the soundtrack).
55	* The Wrestling/HulkHogan film ''Mr. Nanny'' has a theme tune by musical artist Buster Poindexter, who plays the villain in the film. The song, however is called "Rough Stuff", since that was the WorkingTitle of the movie.
56	* Crispin Glover sings Music/MichaelJackson's "Ben" over the end credits in the 2003 version of ''Literature/{{Willard}}''. He's actually really good.
57	* The opening and ending themes from ''Film/MadMaxBeyondThunderdome'' were both sung by Tina Turner, who played the BigBad Aunty Entity.
58	* For the original film version of Film/{{MASH}}, director Creator/RobertAltman needed a deliberately stupid, overly emotional song to be sung at the funeral of a character. He got the music from Johnny Mandel, and he ''wanted'' to write the words himself, but found he couldn't write something "stupid enough." So he passed the job to his 14-year-old son, Mike Altman. The result, "Suicide Is Painless", went on [[SpringtimeForHitler to reach #1 on the UK music charts.]] It became the theme for [[Series/{{Mash}} the television series]] a few years later[[note]]Although, it was an instrumental version[[/note]]. Altman joked that because of music licensing, his son made far more money off the movie than he did!
59	* Creator/JackieChan sang the main themes for ''Film/PoliceStory'' and ''Film/WhoAmI1998''.
60	* ''Film/DownWithLove'', at the end of the film, throws in a music video of Creator/ReneeZellweger and Creator/EwanMcGregor performing "Here's to Love" (which is basically the LoveTheme WithLyrics) in character.
61	* Creator/WillSmith did this multiple times. ''Film/MenInBlack'', ''Film/WildWildWest'', and ''Film/{{Hitch}}'' come to mind as three whose theme songs got lots of radio play as well (the first two [[TitleThemeTune matching the film titles]], the last being called [[SubvertedTrope "Switch"]]).
62	* The theme song to ''Film/AGunfight'' (also titled "A Gunfight") was written and performed by Music/JohnnyCash, who also starred in the movie.
63	* ''Film/MarkedForDeath'': Creator/StevenSeagal wrote the song "John Crow". Though it is performed by Jimmy Cliff during the movie, it plays again during the end credits, and Seagal sings the first few lines.
64	* Creator/EmmanuelleSeigner learned to sing in order to perform the songs of her character (a famous fictional superstar singer) in Film/{{Backstage\|2005}}''. This ended up starting her own career as a singer.
65	* Eartha Kitt sings "A Knight for My Nights"; the theme song for ''Film/UpTheChastityBelt'', in which she appears as Scheherazade.
66	* Creator/TuesdayKnight, who played Kristen Parker in ''Film/ANightmareOnElmStreet4TheDreamMaster'', also sang the film's theme tune, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGSMSuI34Tk "Nightmare"]].
67	* ''Film/{{Shrooms}}'': The song "Curveball", featured in the ending credits, was performed by the Rig Brothers, but features vocals by Lindsey Haun (Tara). Additionally, she also co-wrote the song.
68	* ''Film/SpecialCorrespondents'': The song "Dollar for a Hero" was performed by Creator/VeraFarmiga (Eleanor).
69	* Creator/TonyLeungChiuWai and Creator/AndyLau duet the ending song to ''Film/InfernalAffairs''. Both are established and popular singers as well as actors.
70	* ''Film/{{Fame}}'''s TitleThemeTune was sung by lead actress Creator/IreneCara (Coco Hernandez).
71	* ''Film/TheYinYangMasterDreamOfEternity'': Deng Lun (Bo Ya) sings "痴情冢/Chī Qíng Zhǒng/Tomb of Infatuation".
72	* The end credits theme of ''Film/GhostbustersAfterlife'', "Haunted House", is sung by Creator/MckennaGrace, Phoebe's actress.
73	* In ''Film/StrictlyBallroom'', there's a cover of [[Music/CyndiLauper "Time After Time"]] accompanying Scott and Fran's TrainingMontage. The female vocals are done by Tara Morice, who plays Fran.
74	* "Back to Life", the end credits theme of ''Film/{{Bumblebee}}'', is sung by Creator/HaileeSteinfeld, who plays Charlie in the movie.
75	* ''Film/{{Pistolera}}'': Star Romina Di Lella wrote and performed the title song "Pistolera".
76	* Creator/AlexandreAstier composes the soundtracks of his films, most notably ''Film/KaamelottPremierVolet'' (he already did on [[Series/{{Kaamelott}} the series]]).
77	* Music/DeanMartin sings the title song of ''Film/FiveCardStud''; a film he also stars in.
78	* The eponymous theme song of ''Film/WaynesWorld'' is sung by Creator/MikeMyers and Creator/DanaCarvey who acted out their Wayne Campbell and Garth Algar personas while doing so. InUniverse, they perform the short theme song of [[ShowWithinAShow their cable-TV show]] on camera.
79	* ''Film/HobbsAndShaw'' has "Even If I Die", which is written by Creator/IdrisElba, who portrays [[BigBad Brixton Lore]], which also makes it a case of a VillainSong.
80	* ''Film/TheKnowledge'' theme tune is sung by Mick Ford, who plays Chris.
81	* The theme from ''Film/UpPompeii'' was sung by Creator/FrankieHowerd in character as Lurcio.
82	* In ''Film/{{Argylle}}'', Creator/ArianaDeBose (who plays Keira in the film) performed two songs of the soundtrack, a duet with [[Music/CultureClub Boy George]] in "Electric Energy" and solo in "Get Up And Start Again".
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85	[[folder:Pinballs]]
86	* "Every Little Thing", the song that plays during multiball in ''Pinball/RedAndTedsRoadShow'', is sung by Red's voice actress, Carlene Carter.
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89	[[folder:Pro Wrestling]]
90	* Wrestlers in TheEighties often sung their own songs such as The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers (Wrestling/{{Jacques\|Rougeau}} and Raymond), Wrestling/HillbillyJim, and [[Wrestling/HonkyTonkMan the Honky Tonk Man]].
91	* Manager Wrestling/JimmyHart was once the Trope Namer for SuspiciouslySimilarSong due to all the songs he's written when employed by various promotions.
92	* Michael Hayes wrote and sang The Freebirds' "Badstreet U.S.A."
93	* Wrestling/ShawnMichaels sang his own theme song after he broke off with the previous singer and his then-manager, [[Wrestling/SherriMartel Sensational Sherri]]. He used the same song for over a decade [[TheArtifact despite having dropped the "sexy boy" gimmick it was originally written for]], and kept it right until retirement.
94	* Borderline examples but there's a whole host of wrestlers whose catchphrases make it into their themes, usually at the beginning. Notable examples include [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]], New Age Outlaws, Wrestling/{{Carlito\|Colon}}, Finlay, Wrestling/TheMiz, Wrestling/ZackRyder, Wrestling/{{Ryback}}, Wrestling/BraunStrowman, Woken Wrestling/MattHardy, Wrestling/EC3 and Wrestling/MattRiddle.
95	* [[Wrestling/RonKillings R-Truth]] not only raps his own theme but puts on a live performance of the theme as part of his entrance. He's done this pretty much ever since he started wrestling, having done so in [[Wrestling/ImpactWrestling TNA]] as Ron Killings and in his first WWF stint as K-Kwik.
96	* JD dojo graduate and Pro Wrestling Wave ace Yumi Ohka has TheGimmick of an idol who not only sings her own entrance themes but will interrupt shows to put on performances.
97	* Wrestling/JohnCena, due to the rapper gimmick he used to have, made his last two themes, one of which is still being used (over a decade later!) despite, as with Michaels, having long since dropped the gimmick. The current one, "My Time Is Now", he performs with his cousin Marc 'The Trademarc' Predka.
98	* The WWE produced an album called ''WWE Originals'' released January 13, 2004 which were songs all sung by the wrestlers or divas on the roster. Some were used briefly as actual themes for the respective wrestlers; briefly because, despite the valiant efforts of [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic Jim Johnston]], the world learned that professional wrestlers do not make for great singers (except Wrestling/ChrisJericho, who was already a singer and Lillian Garcia, who's not a wrestler but a ring announcer) Well, despite "Put A Little Ass On It" being laughably terrible, Wrestling/{{Rikishi}} happened to be a '''surprisingly''' good singer, and John Cena's "Basic Thuganomics" did have some longevity (but that's rapping, not singing.)
99	* Wrestling/JeffHardy's theme songs in TNA are written & performed by him. They were performed with his band Peroxwhy?gen.
100	* Wrestling/JimmyJacobs recorded several songs in Wrestling/RingOfHonor, particularly during his contributions to the Lacey's Angel's angle where he was expressing his love to the not so Lovely Lacey.
101	* Wrestling/ShannonMoore's final WWE theme song was an instrumental of a song he'd written & recorded.
102	* Wrestling/JillianHall sings her theme music "Sliced Bread," which adds to [[HollywoodToneDeaf her gimmick of being an absolutely AWFUL singer.]]
103	* Wrestling/MickieJames did her own theme song after leaving WWE, and since she's at worst decent, it heightened her rivalry with the similarly released Jillian Hall.
104	* Wrestling/ChrisJericho's band, Music/{{Fozzy}}, has had their songs as themes for a few of WWE's pay-per-view events, most recently "Martyr No More" for the 2010 Royal Rumble. He never used a Fozzy song as his own theme in WWE, but has used "Judas" in Wrestling/AllEliteWrestling.
105	* Wrestling/MontelVontaviousPorter went out and recorded his second WWE entrance theme without input from the company. They, accordingly, [[ChorusOnlySong played nothing but the chorus of it]], though Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling not only played the whole thing but remixed the beat and even added Godzilla's roar to the track. He then used one of his already released themes for his Youtube sessions, did another for his New Japan run with [[Wrestling/TheWorldsGreatestTagTeam Shelton Benjamin]] and did a another two themes for his [[Wrestling/ImpactWrestling TNA]] run: one for himself, and one for his Beat Down Clan PowerStable.
106	* [[Wrestling/CarleneMoore Jazz]]'s SHINE Wrestling debut was also the debut of a theme she made for herself.
107	* Rocky Romero did the RPG Vice theme in New Japan in tribute to Alex Koslov.(Beretta helped)
108	* Caprice Coleman lent his voice for his own individual theme in Wrestling/RingOfHonor, though his C&C TagTeam theme is done by King Kelezy.
109	* Wrestling/MariaKanellis performs her own theme song on the independent circuits, the titular track of her album ''Sevin Sins'' which she released through Zombie Entertainment.
110	* Mark Andrews of TNA & Progress Wrestling co-wrote his own theme song, as it is a track by his band Junior (he is the bassist and co-lead vocalist). The band themselves recently fully acknowledged Mark's wrestling background by creating a music video which was entirely wrestling themed, including a cameo appearance from [[Wrestling/MattHardy Broken Matt Hardy]]!
111	* Wrestling/{{Cameron}} not only recorded "Girl Bye", her entrance theme, she recorded a music video of it!
112	* Wrestling/TheUsos, Starting August 1, 2017, The Usos rapped their own theme song using a variety of catchphrases during their post-split {{heel}} run, this would later be known as the Day One remix of "Done With That".
113	** After The Usos split Jimmy rapped his own theme song "Born A King" and Jey rapped his own theme song "Main Event Ish".
114	* Wrestling/TylerBreeze "Sings" the lyrics to "#Mmmgorgeous", which basically amounts to Tyler talking about how really really really ridiculously good looking he is.
115	* As for Wrestling/TheShield, the words "Sierra Hotel India Echo Lima Delta. Shield." from their opening theme? Recorded by the guys themselves.
116	* Wrestling/KeithLee rapped his own NXT theme song "Limitless" and his WWE main roster theme song "Born to Bring It".
117	* Wrestling/BrayWyatt, Parts of his new theme, Let Me In, were done by Wyatt himself — specifically, the "Yowie wowie!" and "Let me in!" spoken portions in the beginning. But the outro phrase, "I'm really sorry what I did. (Let Me In)", were done by both Wyatt and Music/CodeOrange.
118	* Wrestling/ScarlettBordeaux sings "Dead Silent", the theme she and Karrion Kross share.
119	* Wrestling/{{Elias}} sings and plays guitar on his theme song "Amen (I'm Going In)".
120	* Hit Row's entrance music is rapping by themselves.
121	* Swerve Strickland does the rapping on his Wrestling/AllEliteWrestling theme "Big Pressure".
122	* Nikkita Lyons sings her theme song "The Lyoness".
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125	[[folder:Puppet Shows]]
126	* Creator/JimHenson seemed to loved this trope, as it also happens in ''Series/TheMuppetShow'', ''The Ghost of Fafner Hall'', and others[[note]]But not ''Series/SesameStreet''.[[/note]].
127	** ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse'''s theme is sung by the main characters.
128	** ''Series/FraggleRock'''s theme is a CrowdSong sung by most if not all of the Muppet performers, including the main cast.
129	** Both theme songs of ''Series/TheWubbulousWorldOfDrSeuss'' are sung by the cast, including the Cat in the Hat.
130	* Two other CrowdSong examples are both the opening and [[MemeticMutation ending]] themes to ''Series/LambChopsPlayAlong'' which are sung by Shari Lewis (both as herself, and as her three characters Lamb Chop, Hush Puppy and Charlie Horse), and by various kids.
131	* The ''Series/ElmosWorld'' theme song is sung by Elmo himself.
132	* ''Series/TheNoddyShop'' opens with a song sung by the toys that live in the shop. This is actually justified, considering that their songs are a major part of the show, as they usually get the moral across.
133	* While a woman sings most of the song, the final part of the ''Series/DonkeyHodie'' theme song is sung by the entire cast.
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136	[[folder:Theatre]]
137	* The Theatre/{{Tsukiuta}} stage play series, which generally are not musicals, usually have a theme song titled after the play, sung by the cast.
138	** The Theatre/TsukihanaKagura and Theatre/{{Zanshin}} settings have theme songs released originally with the AGF events that they were first created for, sung by Yuki of Fluna and Haruto of Rock Down, respectively. Every play set in these words has the cast record a version of the same theme song.
139	** Similarly, though it is not an AlternateUniverse setting, every series that does a "School Revolution" episode has the cast record a version of the [[https://youtu.be/A0p-hwtAoTI original theme song]] from Six Gravity and Procellarum's 2017 productions.
140	** The SQS series did not have the cast sing theme songs until episode 4, ''Theatre/TsukinoEmpire 2: Beginning of the World''. Since then, they have recorded a theme song for every episode. This includes episode 6, Theatre/MachineElements, which was a sequel to the previous Machine Elements stage play, one of the few Tsukipro plays to feature a theme song not performed by the cast (it was performed by infinit0, who did not appear).
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143	[[folder:Video Games]]
144	* ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'':
145	** The ending theme to ''VideoGame/Portal1'' is sung by Creator/EllenMcLain in character as [=GLaDOS=], complete with the electronic voice distortion and unsettling inflections of the original. Keep in mind that [=McLain=] is a trained opera singer.
146	** Which gets shown much more [[spoiler:with the singing turrets (whom she also voices) and the ending theme of ''VideoGame/Portal2'']]. The author of both ending themes, Music/JonathanCoulton, didn't know who he was writing for the first time around. For the second game, he knew who [=McLain=] was and thus wrote much more vocally complex song, taking advantage of [=McLain=]'s considerable singing talents.
147	* ''Franchise/MegaMan'':
148	** The opening theme in the original Japanese release of ''VideoGame/MegaManX5'', "Monkey", is sung by Creator/ShowtaroMorikubo, who also voiced X. Morikubo would go on to provide vocals for the opening themes of ''VideoGame/MegaManX6'', "Moon Light" and "The Answer", and the ending theme of ''VideoGame/MegaManX7'', "Lazy Mind" (though the latter was replaced by an instrumental-only version for the international releases).
149	** "Freesia", a prominent theme heard throughout ''VideoGame/MegaManZero4'', is sung by Creator/RieTanaka, who also voices the female lead, Ciel.
150	* In ''Franchise/BlazBlue'', one of the fight themes ("Love So Blue") is a vocal version of Noel's theme song "Bullet Dance". It was written and performed by, naturally, her voice actress Creator/KanakoKondo.
151	* Creator/MegumiOgata, the voice actress of [[HopeBringer Makoto]] [[TheHeart Naegi]] and [[PsychoSupporter Nagito]] [[AxCrazy Komaeda]], sang the ending themes for all four ''Franchise/{{Danganronpa}}'' games and Side:Despair of the ''Anime/Danganronpa3TheEndOfHopesPeakHighSchool'' anime ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7DCPKm5w7k Rebirth -rebuild-]] for [[VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc the first game]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=od_TxAyeluk Setting Sail -departure-]] for ''VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair'', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BnZLuW92Hw Disconnect -break-]] for ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony'', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnYISxMvnUo Progressive -zenshin-]] (sung as a duet alongside Creator/AyaUchida, who voices Makoto's sister [[AscendedExtra Komaru]] [[BigLittleSister Naegi]]) for ''VideoGame/DanganronpaAnotherEpisodeUltraDespairGirls'', Absolute Hope Birthday for ''Anime/Danganronpa3TheEndOfHopesPeakHighSchool'').
152	** Aside from the endings, Ogata also sang [[ImageSong character songs]] for her two roles ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Snt4PGh-JKI Bullets of Hope]] for [[TinySchoolboy Makoto]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rITt4yTz-zo Poison -deadly drug-]] and Remaining Cherry Blossoms -zanka- for [[UnluckilyLucky Komaeda]]) and a ''Franchise/DanganRonpa''-themed song ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5u9_5UPAZk Next Stage]]) for one of her personal albums, ''Desire -hope-''.
153	* In ''VideoGame/CorpseParty'', the openings of ''Blood Covered... Repeated Fear'', ''Book of Shadows'' and the ''Tortured Souls'' OVA ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZNSuSyo6gk Shangri-La]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSTVrZFfJBM Where Flowers Bloom]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXVnap7Zb2o Ring of Stardust]]) and the 2nd opening of ''Blood Drive'' ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_VrGGnFx2U Incarnation]]) are sung by Creator/AsamiImai, who voices [[ClassRepresentative Ayumi]] [[UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom Shinozaki]]. On a particular note, she made duets with Creator/EriKitamura (who voices [[WomanChild Yuka]] [[OlderThanTheyLook Mochida]]) under the name ARTERY VEIN for the endings of the three main games ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcsPgyOp6a0 Prayer of Confutatis]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnOHbC29zTk Pandora Night]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSiKgnPYXAE Translucent Days]]) and an insert song for ''Blood Covered... Repeated Fear'' ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIAJ5jYG0ko Catastrophe Drenched in Darkness]]).
154	** The ending of the OVA ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TOwJG7JD0k Glow of Fireflies]]) and the 1st opening of ''Blood Drive'' ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fQPRuL_L3Q In The Rain]]) are not sung by Imai, but by Creator/YumiHara, who voices Yuka Mochida's friend, [[GenkiGirl Satsuki]] [[DirtyKid Mizuhara]].
155	* ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGeneration OG Saga:]] [[VideoGame/EndlessFrontier Endless Frontier EXCEED]]'' main heroine is voiced by Creator/NanaMizuki. And given her recent popularity, it wasn't a surprise that she sings the opening theme for the game.
156	* In the ''VisualNovel/TokimekiMemorial'' series, the openings and endings of all Hibikino Saga games (''Tokimeki Memorial 2'' and its spin-offs) save for ''Leaping School Festival'' (and ''Dancing Summer Vacation'' for the endings) are sung by Creator/JunkoNoda, the voice actress of the Hibikino Saga's main heroine Hikari Hinomoto.
157	** Similarly, most of the openings and endings of the games of the Classic Kirameki Saga (''Tokimeki Memorial''1 and its spin-offs) are sung by Creator/MamiKingetsu, the voice actress of this saga's main heroine Shiori Fujisaki. Exceptions are the Drama Series games, with the endings of ''Nijiiro no Seishun'' sung by Creator/SachikoSugawara, who voiced this game's heroine Saki Nijino, and ''Irodori no Love Song'', all three possible ending songs being sung by Masayo Kawaguchi, voice actress of this game's heroine Ayako Katagiri.
158	* In the ''VideoGame/MitsumeteKnight'' games, all the openings and endings (save for the Anne specific ending song, sung by her voice actress, Creator/MarikoKouda) are sung by Creator/HirokoKonishi, who voiced the series' main heroine Sophia Robelingue.
159	* The opening theme of both ''VideoGame/NamuAmidaButsuUtena'' and its anime adaptation, ''Sora Uta'' (Heaven's Poem) is performed by Masaaki Mizunaka, who plays Taishakuten.
160	* The opening theme of ''[[VideoGame/DonPachi DoDonPachi SaiDaiOuJou]]'', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWjT99lnHeE Hoshikuzu Garandou]], is sung by Creator/AyaHirano, who also plays the Platform/Xbox360 exclusive character Saya.
161	* The opening theme of ''[[VideoGame/{{Otomedius}} Otomedius Excellent]]'', titled "Fly", is sung by Aoba Anoa, Arnval, Strarf, Gesshi Hanafuuma, and Kokoro Belmont, while the ending theme, titled "Otometic", is sung by Erul Tron and Madoka.
162	* Mina Forte's voice actress from ''VideoGame/Macross30TheVoiceThatConnectsTheGalaxy'', Haruka Chisuga, sings the opening theme "Planet Cradle" and the ending theme "Wandering". The former is also sung as Mina's support skill.
163	* Creator/MamoruMiyano, who voices [[TheHero Killia]], sings the opening theme of ''VideoGame/Disgaea5'', "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GhvJK5Iurg Kill Real]]".
164	* ''VideoGame/FreedomPlanet'' has an example of a "Do it Yourself Level Theme". The {{Kiai}}ing heard in the theme to the Dragon Valley level is done by Dawn M. Bennett (the voice of Lilac).
165	* ''VideoGame/{{Shantae}}'' has "Dance Through the Danger", as well as the opening song for ''VideoGame/ShantaeAndTheSevenSirens'', performed by the titular character's voice actress [[Creator/CristinaValenzuela Cristina Vee]], who's presumably singing them in-character based on the lyrics.
166	* ''VideoGame/ToeJamAndEarl'' series creator Greg Johnson composed and sang the 1991 promo rap on cassette tape. Tonez the Prince and Greg Brown, who voice [=ToeJam=] and Earl respectively, did all of [=ToeJam=] and Earl's raps in ''Mission to Earth'' as well as singing the theme for ''Back in the Groove''.
167	* Ringo Andou's voice actress [[Creator/AsamiImai Asami Imai]] sings the vocal version of ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo7'''s main theme song.
168	* ''[[Franchise/TouhouProject Touhou Spell Bubble]]'' has several songs which are not only remixes of other songs from ''Touhou'', but some of these songs are vocalized versions sung by the voice actors.
169	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxTI-fwnueA "Kanata e no Tabiji"]], which is a remix of "Mystic Oriental Love Consoltation", is sung by Creator/AyakaSuwa, the voice of Reimu Hakurei.
170	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMJ0G1uKyd4 "Bubble no Jumon wa Shuu! Po! Passhu!"]] is a remix of "Love-Colored Master Spark", and is sung by Creator/NaomiOzora, the voice of Marisa Kirisame.
171	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkq2shH646Q "Kyoukai no Utage"]] is a vocalized version of "Necrofantasia" and is sung by Creator/ShizukaIto, the voice of Yukari Yakumo.
172	* There is a stage in ''VideoGame/Klonoa2LunateasVeil'' which has music sung in Phantomilian by Klonoa himself, called [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dY_6jipjKyY "Stepping Wind"]]. Meanwhile, ''VideoGame/KlonoaHeroesDensetsuNoStarMedal'' has its opening theme sung by Creator/KumikoWatanabe, the voice of Klonoa, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsbbnyAfcnY "Sign of a Hero"]], this time in Japanese.
173	* ''VideoGame/EverythingOrNothing'''s TitleThemeTune is sung by Music/{{Mya}}, the voice and InkSuitActor of [[TheDanza Mya Starling]].
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177	* ''VideoGame/{{Bravoman}}'':
178	** While the show doesn't have Bravoman himself sing the theme tune, one episode features him firing the show's sound department in order to defeat a cyborg ninja ([[ItMakesSenseInContext long story]]). Since there's nobody to play the ending theme, Bravoman sings it himself.
179	** The final episode of the web series also features a HostileShowTakeover from Anti-Bravoman, who sings about himself to the tune of the lyrics.
180	* Most of ''WebAnimation/CampCamp'''s soundtrack is sung by Creator/RoosterTeeth employees, including the rather...[[PatterSong difficult]] opening theme, which is sung in-character by creator Miles Luna, who voices the character David. To his despair, the song is often requested at his panels.
181	* ''WebAnimation/{{Hololive}}'': "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5y3xh8gs24c Excuse My Rudeness, But Could You Please RIP?]]" is definitively Mori Calliope's most known work as a musical artist, and a theme tune to an extent considering [[SpeedyTechnoRemix remixes of it]] appear at the beginning and end of her streams.
182	** To a lesser extent, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDfMDkgheQY HINOTORI]]" is Kiara's, performed by the phoenix herself.
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186	* WebVideo/ThreeDBotMaker: ''King of the Mountain'' videos often end with 2D (who is voiced by channel creator/host Adriel Johnson using a ring modulator) rapping or even singing about the series, sometimes in relation to what just occurred.
187	* The theme song for ''WebVideo/CriticalRole'' and its animated series ''The Legend of Vox Machina'', "Your Turn to Roll", was composed by Creator/SamRiegel, and sung by Riegel, Creator/LauraBailey, Creator/AshleyJohnson, and Creator/TravisWillingham. All four are members of the principal cast.
188	* ''"Do You Wanna Date My Avatar,"'' the single for the hit WebOriginal ''WebVideo/TheGuild'', was both written and performed by Creator/FeliciaDay, the creator (and star) of the show. Well, co-written. She wrote the lyrics, and Jed Whedon wrote the music. The music video is peopled with the main cast of the show.
189	* ''WebVideo/StopSkelatonsFromFighting'': During Derek's time as ''The Happy Video Game Nerd'' he covered the AVGN theme himself, playing the guitar and singing modified lyrics. Later, his band Starship Amazing remixed the song, and eventually they composed and performed an original instrumental piece.
190	* ''WebVideo/KamenRiderExAidTheAbridgedSeries'' has one for Nico Saiba, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTpjYffCnhY NICO NICO ★ RIDE FEVER]], a SongParody written and performed by Nico's voice actress.
191	* [[WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick Lindsay Ellis]] sings "Goodbye Internet's Rose" when Nella meets her fate at the hands of a ladder.
192	* ''Series/{{Noob}}'' has a few original songs, two of which are the opening and ending theme starting Season 2, all sung by a band called Mokotz. The lead singer of Mokotz is also the actor playing Master Zen.
193	* The creator of ''WebVideo/PrettyDudes'', Chance Calloway, also co-wrote and sings on the "Pretty Dudes Anthem" that kicks off each episode.
194	* All the music in ''WebAnimation/ReynaldoTheAssassin'' (theme tune and otherwise) is done by director/actor Oneclipleft.
195	* ''WebVideo/StarWarsUncut'': Several of the action scene clips feature people humming the portion of the soundtrack that occurs in that particular scene, even though the producer told them that the original soundtrack background music would be added.
196	* The theme for ''WebVideo/TryHards'' was composed and sung by Elliot Gough, one of the Try Hards.
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