Music theme is the most important musical idea in a piece (part) of music work (paragraph), that is, the core part of music.

It is the "seed" of musical thinking. It often appears in the form of a strong singing melody. It has the characteristics of distinctive personality, strong expressiveness, and a relatively complete summary of the meaning of the music. Excellent music themes contain very rich ideological connotations.

The theme exists in the form of a complete phrase in a movement. A movement often has multiple themes, or different variations of the same theme. A theme generally only exists in one movement, and there are fewer themes that span movements.

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Scene music——

Compared with theme music, scene music refers to playing different music in different scenes to enhance the The role of scene effects, such as tense, scary, soothing, sad and other effects. Scene music usually only meets the specific needs of a certain scene and may not be directly related to the theme of the movie.

Background music——

Generally refers to the music that appears at the same time as the pictures in all movies. It can generally be divided into two categories: theme music and scene music.