->''"Films like ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan'', ''Film/{{Alien}}'' and ''Film/OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest'' -- what would any of them be without a romantic core running through the story and the gentle ballads, smooth soul sounds and roaring rock anthems that go with them? Exactly. It's hard to imagine what that would be like...\\
\\
Ok, so those three movies aren't great examples, but the point still stands. A large percentage of movies feature a love plot somewhere and at the same time a large percentage of songs are all about love and its many facets."''
-->-- '''The Muppet Mindset, [[https://muppetmindset.wordpress.com/2018/10/12/the-top-10-songs-of-love-movie-edition/ "The Top 10 Songs of: Love (Movie Edition)"]]'''

So your favorite couple is in the middle of a deeply romantic scene. The camera zooms, the lighting is perfect, and the music swells up. Chances are, the music playing is the couple's love theme. May also be designated as such in official soundtracks.

This music can take on several forms, depending on the characters involved, the setting, and the story moment when it is played. It may play over a deeply romantic scene like TheBigDamnKiss or a GrandRomanticGesture. However, it may also be played over a breakup, a LastKiss, or when one lover [[DiedInYourArmsTonight dies in the other's arms]]. Many themes end up as both a SugarWiki/CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming and a TearJerker at some point. In musical theater, such a theme is likely to show up as DuetBonding and then repeat instrumentally.

Compare LoveAtFirstNote, DanceOfRomance, DuetBonding, and FallingInLoveMontage.

Subtrope of {{Leitmotif}}.

Not to be confused with [[ThemePairing themed love.]]

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[[folder:Anime and Manga]]
* ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'': While usually a bittersweet-feeling tune, the 1997 Anime uses [[https://youtu.be/vZa0Yh6e7dw Guts' theme]] [[spoiler:for the scene when Guts and Casca finally resolve their BelligerentSexualTension in Episode 21.]]
** The third Golden Age movie uses [[https://youtu.be/fr_tyIorq2Y Trio F-Dur II]] for the above scene, a far more gentle tune.
* ''Anime/CrossAnge'' plays [[https://youtu.be/Yp7U6yvrSwo "Necessary" by Nana Mizuki]] whenever the romantic tension builds between Ange and Tusk. [[spoiler:It is most notable for playing during their FallingInLoveMontage, their FirstKiss, as well as TheirFirstTime.]]
* ''Anime/CyberpunkEdgerunners'' plays [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvMY1uzSC1E "I Really Want to Stay at Your House" by Rosa Walton]] as the theme for David and Lucy's relationship, with the official music video effectively being an AMV of the two.
* ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'' has the aptly titled "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STaK1M3ncX4 Confession]]", which is basically the series go-to theme for when something really romantic is happening between Kaguya and Shirogane.
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[[folder:Comic Books]]
* ''ComicBook/GiraffesOnHorsebackSalad'' has "What They Call Falling In Love", a duet between Jimmy and the Surrealist Woman.
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[[folder:Fairy Tales]]
* In "Literature/TheNixInTheMillPond", the heroine plays a tune on a magic flute that temporarily allows her to see her husband. When they have separated again, they don't recognize each other until he plays the same tune on his own flute.
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[[folder:Film -- Animated]]
* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanMaskOfThePhantasm'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AW1MiByRr9c&index=7&list=PL5D3839EE13F3367A First Love]] reflects Bruce's relationship with Andrea, and the happiness he finds in it, though inevitably he leaves it behind to become Batman.
* Creator/{{Disney}} [[Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon movies]] do this a lot, often with the song being played in full once and then in instrumental snippets over other romantic scenes.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQ0ODCMC6xs The titular song]] from ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast''
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kl4hJ4j48s "A Whole New World"]] from ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}''
** ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}'''s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ut1_0cRRYeE "I See the Light"]]
** ''WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}}'': "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xljo1om9uo So This is Love]]", sung while Cinderella and Charming are having their DanceOfRomance.
** ''WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs'' has Prince Charming sing "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-Fipde07q0 One Song]]" to Snow White.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aF4CWCXirZ8 "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?"]] from ''WesternAnimation/{{The Lion King|1994}}''.
** ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKingIISimbasPride'' had “[[https://youtu.be/IcB0KNcsGy8 Love Will Find A Way]]”
** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6nnoWgbdvg Love Is An Open Door]]" between Anna and Hans from ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'' is set up to be one, [[spoiler:but it's a subversion as Hans isn't really in love with her and is in fact the villain.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/Madagascar3EuropesMostWanted'' has "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mm6pYJLXAEA Love Always Comes As A Surprise]] for Alex and Gia.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek 2}}'': "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ELdGlYrMpM Accidentally in love]]", for Shrek and Fiona during their honeymoon.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSwanPrincess'' has "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otn4orGeH_c Far Longer Than Forever]]" in which Odette and Derek declare their determination to find their way to each other. An instrumental version is used later as Derek dances with her, [[spoiler: actually a fake Odette]]. They also have another love theme played only over the credits, called "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPLfOhQwMqc Eternity]]"
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[[folder:Film -- Live-Action]]
* ''Film/DoctorZhivago'' had the iconic "Somewhere My Love (Love Theme from ''Dr. Zhivago'')"
* ''Film/TheFinestHours'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8CsYcaPyNE&list=PLn6s-0hpkbj-z4CeJoh9tEJn74037DfuY&index=2 Meeting Miriam]] for when Bernie meets the girl he eventually marries.
* ''Film/FireWithFire1986'' has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Bvz6vEhLck I'm In It For Love]] by James House, an achingly romantic piece of AOR that was recorded only for the movie.
* ''Film/TheGodfather'' has "Speak Softly Love (Love Theme from ''The Godfather'')"
* The ''Franchise/JamesBond'' film ''Film/OnHerMajestysSecretService'' has the song "We Have All The Time In The World" by Louis Armstrong.
* "The Prime Minister's Love Theme" from ''Film/LoveActually'', shows up in a lot of trailers.
* ''Film/MissFisherAndTheCryptOfTears'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0ItQGygD74 Jack & Phryne Love Theme]] is a sweeping, poignant orchestral piece that perfectly captures Jack and Phryne's romance.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YsMvzgeSuI "Come What May"]] from ''Film/MoulinRouge'' serves as the LoveTheme on ''three'' distinct levels: as the "secret song" for the lovers of the ShowWithinAShow, as the song's true plot purpose as a real "secret song" for the leads Christian and Satine, and as the movie's most famous and most romantic song.
* The Music/BarbraStreisand remake of ''Film/{{A Star Is Born|1976}}'' had "Evergreen (Love Theme from ''A Star is Born'')", which also doubled as an AwardBaitSong (it won).
* ''Franchise/StarWars'':
** [[http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1Hg-sWWmIVY Han Solo and the Princess]] from ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack''.
** [[http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rVfUu29AQd8&feature=relmfu Across the Stars]] from ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'', for Anakin and Padme.
* The TropeCodifier is possibly [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EamIX5EICVcrt7SPm7N6D8 "Theme from A Summer Place"]] aka "Love Theme [''A Summer Place'']," which holds the record as the longest-lasting instrumental #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
* "Can You Read My Mind?" from ''Film/SupermanTheMovie''.
* ''Film/TheTerminator'' gives us its own [[https://youtu.be/CJaXT1mIobU Love Theme]] [[spoiler:when Kyle Reese confesses to Sarah Connor, the woman that he was sent back in time to protect, that he's in love with her. This is proceeded by a kiss from a reciprocating Sarah, followed by TheirFirstTime. The theme itself is a reprisal of the opening theme with a prominent piano.]]
* ''Film/{{Titanic 1997}}'' has the famous [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiy9YB1coMw "My Heart Will Go On"]] love theme.
* ''Film/TopGun'':
** ''Top Gun'' has Berlin's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjrN0TarajU "Take My Breath Away"]] for Maverick and Charlie.
** ''Film/TopGunMaverick'' has Music/LadyGaga's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2CIAKVTOrc "Hold My Hand"]] for Maverick and [[FirstGirlWins Penny]].
* Creator/AlfredHitchcock's ''{{Film/Vertigo}}'' has an iconic surging love theme as part of the orchestral score by Bernard Hermann.
* Whenever [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGRgKjxQCOM "There’s Too Much Love"]]starts playing in ''Film/TheWayHeLooks'' you know something adorable is about to happen between Leo and Gabriel.
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[[folder:Literature]]
* ''Literature/GrandmasterOfDemonicCultivationMoDaoZuShi'' has [[spoiler: "Wangxian", the song Lan Wangji composed during the time he and Wei Wuxian got trapped in Xuanwu Cave and named after their Courtesy names. It's also what allows Lan Wangji to recognize who "Mo Xuanyu" really is 13 years later after his death and resurrection because he had only played that song once only for Wei Wuxian.]]
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[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
* ''Series/BattlestarGalactica2003'' had "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HG-Js_rMEV4 Roslin and Adama]]", a Celtic-inspired waltz. Composer Music/BearMcCreary called it the only true love theme of the show. It comes back as both "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXcUc1J0a9A Roslin and Adama Reunited]]" (in heartwarming fashion) and "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqquVJVtYno So Much Life]]" (in utterly ''heartbreaking'' fashion).
* In ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7Q80e487SU Close Your Eyes]]" is Buffy and Angel's theme, and one of the themes that manages to be epically romantic and utterly heartbreaking at various points in the series. It makes a return appearance in the spinoff ''Series/{{Angel}}'' when Buffy makes her [[RequiredSpinoffCrossover inevitable appearance]].
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAyvQFCdNbQ This]] bit from part of the score "Chosen" can also be considered Spike and Buffy's theme, as many variations of this melody has been played whenever they shared a moment.
* ''Series/CallTheMidwife'' has the lovely instrumental piece "The Letter" for Dr. Turner and Sister Bernadette.
* In ''Series/CrazyExGirlfriend'', the instrumental to "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92538NJ0lbE West Covina]]" starts playing during romantic-type scenes between Rebecca and Josh. However, if it's between Rebecca and ''Greg'', the instrumental of "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmbLB4OIuao Settle for Me]]" starts playing.
* On ''Series/DoctorWho'', "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPWDUMzJ1i4 Rose's Theme]]" later doubles as the theme for Rose and the love theme for her and the Doctor.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIW5bMjz7VA Amy and Rory]] have their own eponymous track as well.
* Several of the couples on ''Series/DowntonAbbey'' have their own themes, most notably "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4U6dsEyVXu8 Such Good Luck]]" for Matthew and Mary and "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jzlkw3OMT4 Emancipation]]" for Tom and Sybil. Both take on [[DarkReprise Dark Reprises]] when used [[spoiler: after Matthew and Sybil's deaths.]]
* ''Series/TheFlash2014'' has two for Barry and Iris. An instrumental theme called "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DwqSirQihk I Will Wait For You]]", and later a vocal theme sung by Barry to Iris during his proposal, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4a1vf7l-jI Running Home To You]]", which Kara later sang during their wedding for Iris' trek down the aisle.
* ''Series/{{Fringe}}'''s Peter and Olivia have variation on "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM4n29JQ-A0 Love in the Time of Crossing Over]]". The central fragment also resurfaces in Season 4's "Together Again For the Very First Time."
* ''Series/GameOfThrones'' has "[[https://youtu.be/1adlEo05cMk I Am Hers, She Is Mine]]", first used in Season 2. It's primarily used as Robb Stark and Talisa Maegyr's love theme, but it's occasionally applied to other couples including Tyrion and Shae, Maester Aemon recalling the girl he loved, and in the final episode, it's played as [[spoiler:Brienne]] is writing down the deeds of [[spoiler:Jaime Lannister]]. The title comes from the traditional marriage vows of the Faith of the Seven.
** Jon Snow and Ygritte's theme from Season 3 is "[[https://youtu.be/8F7_IghxknY You Know Nothing]]".
** Seasons 7 and 8 feature "[[https://youtu.be/Q4_Psg5mV4c Truth]]" and variations of it as the love theme of both [[spoiler:Daenerys Targaryen and Jon Snow]] and [[spoiler:Lyanna Stark and Rhaegar Targaryen]].
* ''Series/HouseOfTheDragon'': "[[https://youtu.be/myCOLqsE9Xc Daemon and Rhaenyra]]".
* On ''Series/{{Glee}}'', Kurt and Blaine have their own [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h38l-B9VQXk piano theme]] that plays during many poignant moments in their relationship. A variation of it is playing when Blaine proposes to Kurt.
* ''Series/GoodOmens2019'':
** Both in the book and in the series, "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" is used as the theme for [[OppositesAttract Crowley and Aziraphale]]'s love for each other. [[note]]The song is about two people falling in love with lyrics like "There were angels dining at the Ritz", which is very fitting for our protagonists.[[/note]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxUlboN70GI This rendition]] by Music/ToriAmos appears at the [[HappyEnding end of season one]], after [[spoiler:averting the Apocalypse]] and [[OneTrueLove choosing each other]], Crowley and Aziraphale [[RomanticCandlelitDinner are dining at the Ritz]].
** Near the end of season 2, after Crowley's [[spoiler:AnguishedDeclarationOfLove]], Aziraphale still decides to [[spoiler:go back to Heaven to fix it]], so Crowley brings up this very song, confirming that [[HomoeroticSubtext they are both aware]] of its meaning for their love:
--->'''Crowley:''' Listen. Hear that?\\
'''Aziraphale:''' [[spoiler:I don't hear anything.]]\\
'''Crowley:''' That's the point. [[spoiler:No nightingales.]]
** After [[spoiler:[[TheBigDamnKiss Crowley kisses Aziraphale]]]] and is [[spoiler:rejected by the latter]], Crowley then goes back to his car and listens to this very song, which implies that, even when it seems [[spoiler:there's no hope]], [[HopeSpringsEternal of course there are]] [[spoiler:nightingales]], and of course there's [[spoiler:love between them]].
** According to the ''Literature/GoodOmens'' novel's [[RunningGag Running Gag]], all music in Crowley's car turns into a ''Best of Queen'' album, so the show uses various Queen songs to highlight the love between [[AngelDevilShipping Crowley and Aziraphale]]: "You're My Best Friend" [[note]]which is actually a love song, plays when Crowley is driving to Aziraphale[[/note]], and "Somebody to Love" [[note]]when he thinks Aziraphale was killed[[/note]]. [[FandomNod The fandom especially appreciated]] the use of [[spoiler:"Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy"]] in the first episode of season 2. [[note]]Long before the TV series, fans decided that this song fits them perfectly. Look at the lyrics: "Dining at the Ritz we'll meet at nine precisely / I will pay the bill, you taste the wine / Driving back in style in my saloon will do quite nicely / Just take me back to yours that will be fine". Dining at the Ritz is their thing, and Crowley's Bentley is a saloon car.[[/note]]
** Music/BuddyHolly's "Everyday" used to promote season 2 turned out to be [[CrackPairing a love theme for]] [[spoiler:archangel Gabriel and prince of Hell Beelzebub]].
* ''Series/{{Hannibal}}'' has [[Music/SiouxsieAndTheBanshees Siouxsie Sioux]]'s "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFLajhNkcog Love Crime]]" as the official love theme for [[spoiler:Dr. Hannibal Lecter and Will Graham]]; it's played in their final scene together. An instrumental tune that sounds like part of that song can also be heard at other crucial points in season three, for example at the end of "Antipasto" when [[spoiler:the heart sculpture for Will]] is first displayed in the church, or at the end of "The Great Red Dragon" when [[spoiler:Hannibal and Will meet again]] for the first time after three years.
* ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'': The score was composed by Daniel Hart.
** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oERP_ZSqSQ In Throes of Increasing Wonder]]" (a [[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8g49av?playlist=x7nyow shortened version]] plays over the end credits [[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E1InThroesOfIncreasingWonder of the]] [[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E2AfterThePhantomsOfYourFormerSelf first]] [[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E3IsMyVeryNatureThatOfADevil four]] [[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E4TheRuthlessPursuitOfBloodWithAllA episodes]] [[note]]and the televised broadcast of [[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E7TheThingLayStill the Season 1 finale]], which used this piece instead of Music/LudwigVanBeethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" like in the AMC+ streaming edition[[/note]]) is the main love theme of Louis de Pointe du Lac and Lestat de Lioncourt, and variations of it are heard in the [[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8g2w5z?playlist=x7nyow couple's]] [[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8kznlt?playlist=x7nyow romantic]] [[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8g3igw?playlist=x7nyow scenes,]] such as their first sexual encounter and when Lestat makes a LoveConfession to Louis. The track "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfG5ebF0Iao The Sun Gives Life to Everything But Us]]" is a playful, piano-only rendition of this theme, where Lestat brings Louis to the upper floor of his townhouse in a BridalCarry and leads his beloved to their "marital bed" (well, [[VampiresSleepInCoffins coffin]]), with Lestat being very keen to consummate their MetaphoricalMarriage.
** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9RXgANv6og The World Is a Savage Garden]]" is Louis and Lestat's dating theme. It's the BackgroundMusic when they go on a [[FrequentlyFullMoon moonlit]] walk just before Lestat's seduction of Louis, and an [[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8g24ny?playlist=x7nyow extended version]] is used for their date at the ''Don Pasquale'' opera.
** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PuWm9t5WY8 Come to Me]]", which features Creator/SamReid on vocals, is yet another love theme for Louis and Lestat; InUniverse, Lestat wrote it as a [[GiftOfSong Valentine's Day gift]] for Louis. It plays when they [[SlapSlapKiss passionately]] ([[InterplayOfSexAndViolence and violently]]) reunite after being separated for six years in "[[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E6LikeAngelsPutInHellByGod Like Angels Put in Hell by God]]" (plus it's the EndingTheme for that episode), and an [[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8g1z41?playlist=x7nyow instrumental brass version]] is heard during their dance at the Mardi Gras ball where [[HeldGaze they're both lost in each other's eyes]] and share a BigDamnKiss in "[[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E7TheThingLayStill The Thing Lay Still]]".
* ''Series/LawAndOrderOrganizedCrime'' has a [[https://youtu.be/YWnzTZkPCHk love theme]] for Benson and Stabler. It has been played a handful of times throughout the series so far during moments involving the two of them, starting with Elliot’s LoveConfession in season one.
* ''{{Series/Legion|2017}}'': "She's a Rainbow" by Music/{{The Rolling Stones|Band}} is used a love theme for two couples: David Haller & Sydney Barrett, and Charles Xavier & his girlfriend/wife Gabrielle.
* ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'':
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YSWxiQZAxw Halbrand]] is played during the implied LoveConfession between Halbrand and Galadriel.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GluPuuEjmwU Bronwyn and Arondir]].
* ''Series/{{Merlin|2008}}'' gives us "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQn97hB3XJ8 Gwen and Arthur]]" as a recurring motif for the future King and Queen's love story.
* ''{{Series/NCIS}}'' has an interesting variant. Tony and Ziva get two themes. One is a short [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ops5bkI71Bs leitmotif]], the other is a the second half of a bit of score entitled "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOoQ-zPioC0 Aliyah]]". The score was used in a season 6 episode of the same name, but oddly ''not'' during a Tony/Ziva moment. However, it was adopted and can be heard in the background of emotional Tiva scenes from seasons 7-11.
** In season 13's "Family First," both the leitmotif and "Aliyah" are used as the SimpleScoreOfSadness when they play over scenes of Tony being reminded of Ziva and Tony bonding with their daughter, both after [[spoiler:Ziva's supposed death]]. Cue the waterworks.
** In season 17, after it's revealed that [[spoiler:Ziva is alive, both can be heard when Ziva talks about Tali and Tony across multiple episodes. "Aliyah", it seems, is slowly becoming Tali's theme, as in both "Family First" and in "Out of the Darkness", it plays when her parents are discussing or interacting with her.]]
* ''Series/OnceUponATime'':
** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXZw6cfsFXw The Road to True Love]]" which covers parts of Snow White and Prince Charming's story.
** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71zok43rtPw Rumpelstiltskin in Love]]" is a more somber piece, reflecting his often troubled relationship with Belle.
** Although not part of the official released soundtrack, whenever Emma and Hook share a moment, there's a high chance [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWs1yEUh1V0 this theme]] will be playing.
* ''Series/OurFlagMeansDeath'' has "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqTe1-7JATA Gnossienne No. 5]]" for [[spoiler:Ed and Stede]], playing in several emotional or romantic scenes between them, including their BigDamnKiss.
* In ''{{Series/Poldark}}'', Demelza sings a love song called "Love Is Long" to Hugh. The instrumental version plays softly in the background for most of their romantic scenes.
* ''Series/RebeldeWay'' is littered with romantic songs everywhere, but the main ones used for the two main couples are "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lORPFtrOws Te Soñé]]", and "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtsc-YIsSuE Amor de Engaño]]" for Mia and Manuel, while "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDXVQ2zM1Eo Será de Dios]]", "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9EdmOFpBKg Dos Segundos]]" and "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WWKq9kvlng Dije Adiós]]" are for Pablo and Marizza. Sometimes the songs and couples could overlap, though.
* Although only heard once in its entirety, fragments of "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhT09ftI7uY Jack's Love Theme]]" from ''Series/{{Torchwood}}'' appear in other romantic scenes, notably Jack/Ianto ones.
** From the same series, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aO1o8ZOfB4 Gwen and Rhys]]".
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[[folder:Music]]
* Let's not forget Tchaikovsky's iconic love theme, [[Music/RomeoAndJuliet Romeo & Juliet]], used in many works as a StandardSnippet.
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[[folder:Theater]]
* The Disney version of ''Theatre/{{Aida|JohnRice}}'', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3n-ZXBWdFw "Elaborate Lives"]] serves as Radames and Aida's love theme. It recurs as a DarkReprise near the end when [[spoiler: they're dying in the tomb.]]
* Motifs from "Falling Into You" and "One Second and a Million Miles" underscore Robert and Francesca's affair in ''Theatre/TheBridgesOfMadisonCounty''.
* ''Theatre/TheCatAndTheFiddle'' has two themes heard in all of Victor and Shirley's important romantic scenes: a cadential theme based on descending fourths and octaves, and the slowly ascending melody of the song "One Moment Alone," which undergoes several transformations.
* ''Theatre/LesMiserables'' has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXiTPXh6Vlc "A Heart Full of Love"]], which is Marius and Cosette's big love duet. However it only re-appears once and different themes are used for their other scenes together, so there isn't as strong an association as there might be.
* ''Theatre/ThePhantomOfTheOpera'''s "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaPYPL7NmtQ All I Ask of You]]" between Raoul and Christine, with a reprise later by the Phantom.
* "Some Enchanted Evening" from ''Theatre/SouthPacific''.
* ''The Student Prince'' has "Deep In My Heart, Dear," reprised in all four acts.
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[[folder:Video Games]]
* ''Franchise/DragonAge'':
** ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'' has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYfMJQ_lfmo "Love Song"]] play upon completion of a RomanceSidequest and whenever you have an intimate moment with your love interest.
** Ditto ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'' with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVcfiul-0P4 "Love Scene"]], which itself is a remix of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBCcbdGvFa0 "Destiny of Love"]], one of the central pieces of the soundtrack.
** ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'' has [[https://youtu.be/JQ0fmSltQxY "Thedas Love Theme"]], which plays in snippets revealing more of the song as the romance storyline progresses.
* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'':
** The aptly-named "Theme of Love" from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV'' plays during scenes between Cecil and Rosa, the OfficialCouple.
** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'': "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qcW0oiLKHg Eyes on Me]]" and its variations play in scenes involving Squall and Rinoa.
** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'': "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZFZbjotYTA Suteki Da Ne]]" ("Isn't It Wonderful?") plays as Tidus and Yuna find comfort in each other after several world-shattering [[TheReveal revelations]].
* ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'': When two characters reach '''S''' level support (marriage) either "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaEu4kAWhQQ Id~Serenity]]" plays if the [[PlayerCharacter Avatar]] is one of them or "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNApU-qXXDg Ha, ha! Yes, it will take some getting used to]]" if between other characters.
** In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'', the game encourages Byleth to build support points through tea time dates. When they finally hook up with the object of their affection at the end of the game, [[https://youtu.be/kA3iU3NshKs the music accompanying the scene]] incorporates and expands upon the main musical ideas of [[https://youtu.be/FSP9bPRDGHw the music]] that plays during tea time.
* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword'' has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7egFhuObEo "Romance In The Air"]], when Link and Zelda first talk.
* ''Franchise/MassEffect'' has one for each game:
** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECcDavzJGzU Love Theme]] from ''VideoGame/MassEffect1''.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmd30F_rskE Reflections]] from ''VideoGame/MassEffect2''.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQeFvUuPNHc I Was Lost Without You]] from ''VideoGame/MassEffect3''.
*** "The Citadel" DLC adds [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwivcDhUJcA Lost in You]].
* Played with in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots'', which has a RecurringRiff called "Love Theme", but it is used to represent scenes of Snake's suffering.
* ''VideoGame/{{Mother 3}}''[='s=] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pSe2XhlsMw Love Theme]], although it's more a theme for love in general (platonic, motherly, romantic, etc.). Also a RecurringRiff.
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* In ''VisualNovel/DoubleHomework'', a slow trumpet tune plays over scenes of romantic and/or sexual bonding.
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* ''WesternAnimation/HaileysOnIt'': In the pilot episode, the song “Kiss Your Friend” plays as Hailey and her friend whom she has feelings for Scott ride the Tunnel of Love. The lyrics lay it on pretty thick, mainly since Hailey [[ItMakesSenseInContext has to achieve kissing him in order to help advance in a mission to save the world.]] The music for the song pops up in later episodes, usually in moments that ShipTease the two of them, such as when Hailey gains confidence after seeing an older couple that resembles her and Scott, and in a more sad sense, [[spoiler: when Scott’s girlfriend, Kristine breaks up with him.]]
* As per WordOfGod the music playing over the finale moments of ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' were specifically crafted to evoke this, in order to make the {{Relationship Upgrade}} between [[spoiler: [[HideYourLesbians Korra and Asami]]]] more obvious since they [[MoralGuardians couldn't show a kiss]].
* In ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'', there are three if them. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yD7tXEo19cM&t=767s ''In The Rain'']] plays during the two UmbrellaOfTogetherness scenes of Marinette and Adrien. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8IZvSWLOd0&t=35s&ab_channel=ChikaraChikara The second]] was first played ironically when Cat noir tried to kiss Ladybug in ''Prime Queen''. But later, it's played each time Marinette and Adrien share a DanceOfRomance (in "Despair Bear", in the New York special [[LoveFloats in front of the moon]], and in the AlternateTimeline of "Cat Blanc" where they are an OfficialCouple.)[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGAk-OgyE6o&list=PLt-ajpN_0WdbJZx_BRp_d3q7TOteW-D41&index=18&ab_channel=ShinGodzillaMonsterMusic The third]] tends to play in scenes that involve whether Ladybug/Cat noir or Marinette/Adrien.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'':
** After "[[Recap/TheOwlHouseS1E16EnchantingGromFright Enchanting Grom Fright]]", in which Amity is revealed to have a crush on Luz, a tender romantic tune can be heard during some moments between them, especially [[spoiler:once Luz develops her own feelings for Amity, and when Hooty tries to set them up and manages to initiate a RelationshipUpgrade between.]]
** Seeing as the latter is a bard, Eda and Raine have the in-universe "Eda's Requiem", which is significantly more melancholic due to their relationship having already fallen apart by the present day. We do however hear its more cheerful variant "Raine's Rhapsody" during flashbacks, including the first time they met.
* In ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgI4XZ7l1R0 Promise]] represents [[spoiler: Adora and Catra's]] relationship. It plays a total of four times and always signifies important changes in the relationship between the two either [[spoiler: the breaking or reconciliation of their friendship and mostly poignantly in their confession and kiss.]]
* Variations on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-i-Yqsnhngo "Stronger Than You"]] tend to play in poignant moments between [[spoiler: Ruby and Sapphire]] in ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse''. There's also the ending credits, "Love Like You".
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