Basic Trope: Someone or something has a piece of music associated to them.
- Straight: Terry has a theme song that plays every time he is present during a scene; It's something out of a family sitcom.
- Exaggerated:
- Every character has some sort of theme. For example, Flash has a growling guitar and an overall Rotten Rock & Roll leitmotif around him.
- Terry's theme music varies on what he's doing.
- Downplayed: Terry's just got a musical cue to indicate that he's entered, and that's about it.
- Justified: Terry is the President of the United States. Every time he enters a scene, it's a formal occasion, and the Marine Band plays "Hail to the Chief."
- Inverted: Every time Terry enters the scene, no music plays.
- Subverted: A theme appears to be Terry's, but then it turns into a generic theme that doesn't play only for him.
- Double Subverted: Terry gets a real theme somewhere down the line.
- Parodied: Bob complains that they can't hear Terry talking because his theme is too loud.
- Zig Zagged: Terry's theme plays in some episodes, but not all of them.
- Averted:
- There is no unique track for Terry.
- Terry's in a film with no budget for an orchestra.
- Enforced:
- The music is used to highlight Terry's uniqueness.
- Toys based on Terry are a big hit, so the producer wants Terry to stand out from the rest of the cast.
- Lampshaded: "Here comes Terry. I can tell because the music's changed."
- Invoked: Terry brings a boombox with him to play his theme everywhere he goes.
- Exploited: Bob is able to foil Terry's sneak attack by hearing his theme.
- Defied: No single track ever plays more than once for Terry.
- Discussed: The other characters take note of Terry's theme coming out of nowhere when he walks in the room."Watch, Terry's gonna walk in, and that song/piece is gonna play."
- Conversed: Characters are watching Terry on TV. They take note of his theme playing every time he walks on-screen."Shows like these always have a certain theme each time a certain character walks on."
Hear that theme music? It must be a Leitmotif!
