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* The King of the Leitmotif: ''[[Jaws (Film)|Jaws]]''. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvCI-gNK_y4 Here comes the shark]!

* The ''[[Star Wars]]'' series has instantly recognizable leitmotifs for many of its characters, all of them [[Film/Awesome Music|awesome]]. Particularly notable are the ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bzWSJG93P8 Imperial March]'', which goes with both Darth Vader and shows of Imperial power, and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXcoM_AHuk8&feature=PlayList&p=EBD6497622AB3C3C&index=9 Luke's Theme] (also the main theme of Star Wars). [[John Williams]] got to have some fun with his leitmotifs when scoring the prequel trilogy: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_rzI7Y_NUs&feature=related Anakin's Theme] has weaving through it Luke's Theme, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ2P_-yO3h8 Leia's Theme], and the Imperial March, thus telling us musically [[Foregone Conclusion|what we already know]]; this little kid is going to do some very big things before he's through. Likewise, when at the end of ''Attack of the Clones'' we see the Clone Army mobilizing, the fanfare morphs into the Imperial March played in a triumphant major key, telling us that while this is a good development for now, it's going to lead to much, much worse things. The best, however, is [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7hj6qP167k&feature=related Augie's Great Municipal Band], at the end of Episode I; the melody of the song is ''[[Nightmare Fuel|the Emperor's Theme, switched from minor to major and sung at fast pace by an exuberant children's choir.]]'' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6W6Agqujpw&feature=related The Emperor's Theme] is also used as the motif for Darth Sidious {{spoiler|who is the same person.}}