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* As per {{Word Of God}} the music playing over the finale moments of ''WesternAnimation/LegendOfKorra'' 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]].
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* As per {{Word Of God}} the music playing over the finale moments of ''WesternAnimation/LegendOfKorra'' 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]].
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* ''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.
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{{Leitmotif}}.
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** ''Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarves'' has Prince Charming sing "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-Fipde07q0 One Song]]" to Snow White.
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** ''Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarves'' ''Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs'' has Prince Charming sing "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-Fipde07q0 One Song]]" to Snow White.
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* ''Series/CallTheMidwife'' has the lovely instrumental piece "The Letter" for Dr Turner and Sister Bernadette.
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* ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}} Madagascar: Europe's Most Wanted'' has "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mm6pYJLXAEA Love Always Comes As A Surprise]] for Alex and Gia.
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* ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}} Madagascar: Europe's Most Wanted'' Wanted]]'' has "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mm6pYJLXAEA Love Always Comes As A Surprise]] for Alex and Gia.Gia.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSwanPrincess'' has "[[http://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 "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPLfOhQwMqc Eternity]]"
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSwanPrincess'' has "[[http://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 "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPLfOhQwMqc Eternity]]"
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSwanPrincess'' has "[[http://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 "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPLfOhQwMqc Eternity]]"
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSwanPrincess'' has "[[http://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 "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPLfOhQwMqc Eternity]]"
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* ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}} Madagascar: Europe's Most Wanted'' has "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mm6pYJLXAEA Love Always Comes As A Surprise]] for Alex and Gia.
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** On {{Glee}}, Kurt and Blaine have their own [[http://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.
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** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6nnoWgbdvg Love Is An Open Door]]" between Anna and Hans from ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'' 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 BigBad.]]
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** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6nnoWgbdvg Love Is An Open Door]]" between Anna and Hans from ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'' 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 BigBad.villain.]]
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* Played with in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid 4'', which has a RecurringRiff called "Love Theme", but it is used to represent scenes of Snake's suffering.
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** On {{Glee}}, Kurt and Blaine have their own [[http://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.
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** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6nnoWgbdvg Love Is An Open Door]]" between Anna and Hans from ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'' 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 BigBad.]]
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* SkywardSword has [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7egFhuObEo Romance In The Air]], when Link and Zelda first talk.
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* SkywardSword ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword'' has [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7egFhuObEo Romance "Romance In The Air]], Air"]], when Link and Zelda first talk.
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This music can take on several forms, depending on the characters involved, the setting, and the story moment when it is played. If it plays over a deeply romantic scene like a BigDamnKiss or a GrandRomanticGesture, it's likely to be an epic, sweeping CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming. However, it may also be a TearJerker if played over a breakup, a LastKiss, or when one lover [[DiedInYourArmsTonight dies in the other's arms]]. Many themes end up as both a [=CMoH=] and a TearJerker at some point. In musical theater, such a theme is likely to show up as DuetBonding and then repeat instrumentally.
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This music can take on several forms, depending on the characters involved, the setting, and the story moment when it is played. If it plays over a deeply romantic scene like a BigDamnKiss or a GrandRomanticGesture, it's likely to be an epic, sweeping CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming. However, it may also be a TearJerker if played over a breakup, a LastKiss, or when one lover [[DiedInYourArmsTonight dies in the other's arms]]. Many themes end up as both a [=CMoH=] and a TearJerker tear jerker at some point. In musical theater, such a theme is likely to show up as DuetBonding and then repeat instrumentally.
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** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aF4CWCXirZ8 "Can You Feel the Love Tonight"]] from ''Disney/TheLionKing''.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Mother 3}}''[='s=] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idULzIIF950 Love Theme]], although it's more a theme for love in general (platonic, motherly, romantic, etc.). Also a RecurringRiff.
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* ''Series/OnceUponATime'':
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXZw6cfsFXw The Road to True Love]] which covers parts of Snow White and Prince Charming's story.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71zok43rtPw Rumpelstiltskin in Love]] is a more somber piece, reflecting his often troubled relationship with Belle.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXZw6cfsFXw The Road to True Love]] which covers parts of Snow White and Prince Charming's story.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71zok43rtPw Rumpelstiltskin in Love]] is a more somber piece, reflecting his often troubled relationship with Belle.
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* "The Prime Minister's Love Theme" from ''Film/LoveActually'', shows up in a lot of trailers.
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* Several of the couples on ''Series/DowntonAbbey'' have their own themes, most notably [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4U6dsEyVXu8 "Such Good Luck"]] for Matthew and Mary and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jzlkw3OMT4 "Emancipation"]] for Tom and Sybil.
** "Emancipation" becomes an immense TearJerker, as it is later used [[spoiler: after Sybil's death to underscore scenes with their daughter.]]
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* Several of the couples on ''Series/DowntonAbbey'' have their own themes, most notably [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4U6dsEyVXu8 "Such Good Luck"]] for Matthew and Mary and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jzlkw3OMT4 "Emancipation"]] for Tom and Sybil.
** "Emancipation" becomes an immense TearJerker, as it is laterSybil. Both take on [[DarkReprise Dark Reprises]] when used [[spoiler: after Matthew and Sybil's death to underscore scenes with their daughter.deaths.]]
** "Emancipation" becomes an immense TearJerker, as it is later
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* ''Series/BattlestarGalacticaReimagined'' had [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HG-Js_rMEV4 "Roslin and Adama"]], a Celtic-inspired waltz. Composer Creator/BearMcCreary called it the only true love theme of the show. It comes back as both [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXcUc1J0a9A "Roslin and Adama Reunited"]] (in heartwarming fashion) and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqquVJVtYno "So Much Life"]] (in utterly ''heartbreaking'' fashion).
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* Creator/AlfredHitchcock's ''{{Film/Vertigo}}'' has an iconic surging love theme as part of the orchestral score by Bernard Hermann.
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* "Can You Read My Mind?" from ''Film/{{Superman}}''.
* "Can You Read My Mind?" from ''Film/{{Superman}}''.
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* ''ThePhantomOfTheOpera's'' "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaPYPL7NmtQ All I Ask of You]]" between Raoul and Christine, with a reprise later by the Phantom.
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* ''ThePhantomOfTheOpera's'' "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaPYPL7NmtQ All I Ask of You]]" between Raoul and Christine, with a reprise later by the Phantom. Phantom.
* ''The Student Prince'' has "Deep In My Heart, Dear," reprised in all four acts.
* "Some Enchanted Evening" from ''Theatre/SouthPacific''.
* ''The Student Prince'' has "Deep In My Heart, Dear," reprised in all four acts.
* "Some Enchanted Evening" from ''Theatre/SouthPacific''.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSwanPrincess'' has "[[http://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]].
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSwanPrincess'' has "[[http://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 "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPLfOhQwMqc Eternity]]"
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* ''Theatre/LesMiserables'' has [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXiTPXh6Vlc "A Heart Full of Love"]], which Marius and Cosette sing to each other upon meeting and which pops up sporadically in their later scenes.
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* ''Theatre/LesMiserables'' has [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXiTPXh6Vlc "A Heart Full of Love"]], which is Marius and Cosette sing to each Cosette's big love duet. However it only re-appears once and different themes are used for their other upon meeting and which pops up sporadically in their later scenes.scenes together, so there isn't as strong an association as there might be.
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** The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECcDavzJGzU Love Theme]] from ''VideoGame/MassEffect''.
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This music can take on several forms, depending on the characters involved, the setting, and the story moment when it is played. If it plays over a deeply romantic scene like a BigDamnKiss or a GrandRomanticGesture, it's likely to be an epic, sweeping CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming. However, it may also be a TearJerker if played over a breakup, a LastKiss, or when one lover [[DiedInYourArmsTonight dies in the other's arms]]. Many themes end up as both a CMoH and a TearJerker at some point. In musical theater, such a theme is likely to show up as DuetBonding and then repeat instrumentally.
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This music can take on several forms, depending on the characters involved, the setting, and the story moment when it is played. If it plays over a deeply romantic scene like a BigDamnKiss or a GrandRomanticGesture, it's likely to be an epic, sweeping CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming. However, it may also be a TearJerker if played over a breakup, a LastKiss, or when one lover [[DiedInYourArmsTonight dies in the other's arms]]. Many themes end up as both a CMoH [=CMoH=] and a TearJerker at some point. In musical theater, such a theme is likely to show up as DuetBonding and then repeat instrumentally.
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** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aF4CWCXirZ8 "Can You Feel the Love Tonight"]] from ''Disney/{{TheLionKing}}''.
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** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aF4CWCXirZ8 "Can You Feel the Love Tonight"]] from ''Disney/{{TheLionKing}}''.''Disney/TheLionKing''.
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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. If it plays over a deeply romantic scene like a BigDamnKiss or a GrandRomanticGesture, it's likely to be an epic, sweeping CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming. However, it may also be a TearJerker if played over a breakup, a LastKiss, or when one lover [[DiedInYourArmsTonight dies in the other's arms]]. Many themes end up as both a CMoH and a TearJerker at some point. In musical theater, such a theme is likely to show up as DuetBonding and then repeat instrumentally.
Compare DanceOfRomance and DuetBonding.
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*Disney movies do this a lot, often with the song being played in full once and then in instrumental snippets over other romantic scenes.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQ0ODCMC6xs The titular song]] from ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast''
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kl4hJ4j48s "A Whole New World"]] from ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}''
** ''Disney/{{Tangled}}'''s [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ut1_0cRRYeE "I See the Light"]]
** ''Disney/{{Cinderella}}'': "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xljo1om9uo So This is Love]]", sung while Cinderella and Charming are having their DanceOfRomance.
** ''Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarves'' has Prince Charming sing "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-Fipde07q0 One Song]]" to Snow White.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aF4CWCXirZ8 "Can You Feel the Love Tonight"]] from ''Disney/{{TheLionKing}}''.
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* ''Film/{{Titanic}}'' has the famous [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiy9YB1coMw "My Heart Will Go On"]] love theme.
* ''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.
*Film/TopGun has Berlin's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjrN0TarajU "Take My Breath Away"]].
*The TropeCodifier is possibly [[http://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.
* ''TheGodfather'' has "Speak Softly Love (Love Theme from ''The Godfather'')"
* The BarbraStreisand remake of ''AStarIsBorn'' had "Evergreen (Love Theme from ''A Star is Born'')", which also doubled as an AwardBaitSong (it won).
* ''Film/DoctorZhivago'' had the iconic "Somewhere My Love (Love Theme from ''Dr. Zhivago'')"
* Creator/AlfredHitchcock's ''{{Film/Vertigo}}'' has an iconic surging love theme as part of the orchestral score by Bernard Hermann.
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* In ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', [[http://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.
* Although only heard once in its entirety, fragments of [[http://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, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aO1o8ZOfB4 "Gwen and Rhys"]].
* ''Series/{{Fringe}}'''s Peter and Olivia have variation on [[http://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."
* Several of the couples on ''Series/DowntonAbbey'' have their own themes, most notably [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4U6dsEyVXu8 "Such Good Luck"]] for Matthew and Mary and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jzlkw3OMT4 "Emancipation"]] for Tom and Sybil.
** "Emancipation" becomes an immense TearJerker, as it is later used [[spoiler: after Sybil's death to underscore scenes with their daughter.]]
* On ''Series/{{Doctor Who}}'', [[http://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.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIW5bMjz7VA Amy and Rory]] have their own eponymous track as well.
* ''Series/{{Merlin}}'' gives us [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQn97hB3XJ8 "Gwen and Arthur"]] as a recurring motif for the future King and Queen's love story.
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*Let's not forget Tchaikovsky's iconic love theme, [[Music/RomeoAndJuliet Romeo & Juliet]], used in many works as a StandardSnippet.
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* The Disney version of ''Theatre/{{Aida}}'', [[http://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.]]
* ''Theatre/LesMiserables'' has [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXiTPXh6Vlc "A Heart Full of Love"]], which Marius and Cosette sing to each other upon meeting and which pops up sporadically in their later scenes.
* ''ThePhantomOfTheOpera's'' "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaPYPL7NmtQ All I Ask of You]]" between Raoul and Christine, with a reprise later by the Phantom.
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* ''Franchise/DragonAge'':
** ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'' has [[http://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 [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVcfiul-0P4 "Love Scene"]], which itself is a remix of [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBCcbdGvFa0 "Destiny of Love"]], one of the central pieces of the soundtrack.
* ''Franchise/MassEffect'' has one for each game:
** The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECcDavzJGzU Love Theme]] from ''VideoGame/MassEffect''.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmd30F_rskE Reflections]] from ''VideoGame/MassEffect2''.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQeFvUuPNHc I Was Lost Without You]] from ''VideoGame/MassEffect3''.
* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'': "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZFZbjotYTA Suteki Da Ne]]" plays as Tidus and Yuna find comfort in each other after several world-shattering [[TheReveal revelations]].
* The aptly-named "Theme of Love" from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV'' plays during scenes between Cecil and Rosa, the OfficialCouple.
*SkywardSword has [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7egFhuObEo Romance In The Air]], when Link and Zelda first talk.
* ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'': When two characters reach '''S''' level support (marriage) either "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaEu4kAWhQQ Id~Serenity]]" plays if the [[PlayerCharacter Avatar]] is one of them or "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNApU-qXXDg Ha, ha! Yes, it will take some getting used to]]" if between other characters.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSwanPrincess'' has "[[http://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]].
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This music can take on several forms, depending on the characters involved, the setting, and the story moment when it is played. If it plays over a deeply romantic scene like a BigDamnKiss or a GrandRomanticGesture, it's likely to be an epic, sweeping CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming. However, it may also be a TearJerker if played over a breakup, a LastKiss, or when one lover [[DiedInYourArmsTonight dies in the other's arms]]. Many themes end up as both a CMoH and a TearJerker at some point. In musical theater, such a theme is likely to show up as DuetBonding and then repeat instrumentally.
Compare DanceOfRomance and DuetBonding.
Subtrope of LeitMotif.
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*Disney movies do this a lot, often with the song being played in full once and then in instrumental snippets over other romantic scenes.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQ0ODCMC6xs The titular song]] from ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast''
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kl4hJ4j48s "A Whole New World"]] from ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}''
** ''Disney/{{Tangled}}'''s [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ut1_0cRRYeE "I See the Light"]]
** ''Disney/{{Cinderella}}'': "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xljo1om9uo So This is Love]]", sung while Cinderella and Charming are having their DanceOfRomance.
** ''Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarves'' has Prince Charming sing "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-Fipde07q0 One Song]]" to Snow White.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aF4CWCXirZ8 "Can You Feel the Love Tonight"]] from ''Disney/{{TheLionKing}}''.
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* ''Film/{{Titanic}}'' has the famous [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiy9YB1coMw "My Heart Will Go On"]] love theme.
* ''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.
*Film/TopGun has Berlin's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjrN0TarajU "Take My Breath Away"]].
*The TropeCodifier is possibly [[http://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.
* ''TheGodfather'' has "Speak Softly Love (Love Theme from ''The Godfather'')"
* The BarbraStreisand remake of ''AStarIsBorn'' had "Evergreen (Love Theme from ''A Star is Born'')", which also doubled as an AwardBaitSong (it won).
* ''Film/DoctorZhivago'' had the iconic "Somewhere My Love (Love Theme from ''Dr. Zhivago'')"
* Creator/AlfredHitchcock's ''{{Film/Vertigo}}'' has an iconic surging love theme as part of the orchestral score by Bernard Hermann.
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[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
* In ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', [[http://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.
* Although only heard once in its entirety, fragments of [[http://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, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aO1o8ZOfB4 "Gwen and Rhys"]].
* ''Series/{{Fringe}}'''s Peter and Olivia have variation on [[http://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."
* Several of the couples on ''Series/DowntonAbbey'' have their own themes, most notably [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4U6dsEyVXu8 "Such Good Luck"]] for Matthew and Mary and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jzlkw3OMT4 "Emancipation"]] for Tom and Sybil.
** "Emancipation" becomes an immense TearJerker, as it is later used [[spoiler: after Sybil's death to underscore scenes with their daughter.]]
* On ''Series/{{Doctor Who}}'', [[http://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.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIW5bMjz7VA Amy and Rory]] have their own eponymous track as well.
* ''Series/{{Merlin}}'' gives us [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQn97hB3XJ8 "Gwen and Arthur"]] as a recurring motif for the future King and Queen's love story.
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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}}'', [[http://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.]]
* ''Theatre/LesMiserables'' has [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXiTPXh6Vlc "A Heart Full of Love"]], which Marius and Cosette sing to each other upon meeting and which pops up sporadically in their later scenes.
* ''ThePhantomOfTheOpera's'' "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaPYPL7NmtQ All I Ask of You]]" between Raoul and Christine, with a reprise later by the Phantom.
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[[folder:Video Games]]
* ''Franchise/DragonAge'':
** ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'' has [[http://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 [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVcfiul-0P4 "Love Scene"]], which itself is a remix of [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBCcbdGvFa0 "Destiny of Love"]], one of the central pieces of the soundtrack.
* ''Franchise/MassEffect'' has one for each game:
** The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECcDavzJGzU Love Theme]] from ''VideoGame/MassEffect''.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmd30F_rskE Reflections]] from ''VideoGame/MassEffect2''.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQeFvUuPNHc I Was Lost Without You]] from ''VideoGame/MassEffect3''.
* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'': "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZFZbjotYTA Suteki Da Ne]]" plays as Tidus and Yuna find comfort in each other after several world-shattering [[TheReveal revelations]].
* The aptly-named "Theme of Love" from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV'' plays during scenes between Cecil and Rosa, the OfficialCouple.
*SkywardSword has [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7egFhuObEo Romance In The Air]], when Link and Zelda first talk.
* ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'': When two characters reach '''S''' level support (marriage) either "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaEu4kAWhQQ Id~Serenity]]" plays if the [[PlayerCharacter Avatar]] is one of them or "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNApU-qXXDg Ha, ha! Yes, it will take some getting used to]]" if between other characters.
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[[folder:Western Animation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSwanPrincess'' has "[[http://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]].
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