This index lists tropes about music that indicates heroism. It includes music genres that are typically portrayed as heroic, instruments that are usually used for enlightenment and harmony, and musical numbers about or sung by heroes and/or sidekicks.
Contrast Evil Music Index.
Tropes:
- Autobots, Rock Out!: Rock music that applies to the heroes fighting their enemies in an epic battle.
- BSoD Song: For certain heroes who undergo their Heroic BSoD, singing about how bad they feel.
- Battle Theme Music: In video games, battles are typically indicated by upbeat or tense music to signify the heroes' fights against bosses.
- Bragging Theme Tune: A show's opening theme song focuses on highlighting how powerful and/or brave the hero/protagonist is.
- Bravado Song: Heroes and/or sidekicks sing about how brave or fearless they are.
- "I Am Great!" Song: Heroes sing about how wonderful they are, with their accomplishments and skills.
- Cherubic Choir: The singing of children used to give an encouraging and/or positive feel to a scene, normally indicating that the good guys are in the middle of triumphing.
- Christmas Songs: When the heroes intend to save Christmas.
- Climactic Music: The music gets more dramatic during the most exciting part of the plot, as the heroes are facing their arch-enemies during their final battle.
- Fanfare: A type of Mood Motif that is meant to be stirring and uplifting for the heroes.
- "Gaining Confidence" Song: A good guy starts to gain confidence and loosens up through singing a song.
- Halloween Songs (when Dark Is Not Evil)
- Happy Circus Music: Upbeat circus music, often in a traditional style such as a waltz or a march, that creates an uplifting and fun mood for a circus or carnival setting.
- Hero vs. Villain Duet: The hero and the villain sing a song together, signifying their conflict.
- Holy Pipe Organ: A pipe organ means that something is sacred or religious, generally used for the Saintly Church.
- "I Am" Song: A song which establishes a hero's personality, role in the plot, and/or motivations.
- "I Am Becoming" Song: A hero or heroine sings about the changes s/he went through/is going through, usually after their Character Development and begins to show off their cool powers.
- "I Want" Song: Heroes express their ambitions or dreams through a musical number before their journey.
- Innocent Soprano: In musical theater, the innocent romantic heroine has a high singing voice.
- Tenor Boy: Gender-wise, the young and idealistic romantic lead in theater tends to sing in the tenor range.
- Last Episode Theme Reprise: The theme song plays in the background of a climatic scene in the finale, usually showcasing the final battle between the Hero Protagonist (and/or in some cases, the Big Good) and the Big Bad.
- Merry in Minor Key: Songs in minor keys that defy the "major keys are happy, minor keys are sad" stereotype. These tunes are associated with positive themes and/or heroic characters.
- Pep-Talk Song: A song is sung to encourage heroes to achieve their goals.
- The Power of Rock: A group of heroes defeats the villain via rock & roll music.
- Saved by the Church Bell: Salvation, triumph, or redemption are marked by the ringing of church bells.
- Sidekick Song: The good guys' sidekicks have their moments to shine with a song.
- Song of Courage: Whenever the hero or their allies are under great odds, one of the good guys gives a speech or word via song.
- Theme Music Power-Up: When any hero does something amazing, their theme plays loudly.
- Theremin, when used in superhero movies or for similar effect.
- Triumphant Reprise: A chipper (and possibly heroic) version of a previous song that was depressing in tone.
- Victorious Chorus: A chorus signifies triumph, usually signifying for the heroes' victories over the bad guys.
- "The Villain Sucks" Song: The hero(es) (or supporting characters) sing a song insulting/deriding the villain(s).
