By the mid-80's Band was renowned for scoring horror films by employing strong, memorable and often very melodic themes.

These games typically take place in urban settings and feature crime-fighting and revenge-based plots, though some games may employ historical or fantasy themes.

Some employ hybrid themes that either merge or substitute fantasy elements with those of science fiction, sword and sorcery, or crime fiction.

The novel also employs several smaller themes that feature in one or two stories but support the overarching themes mentioned by Huntley.

He often employed themes of fantasy and of Eastern religion.

Some of them, especially Steen1, employ very political themes in their music, focusing on the problems of the Finnish capital's eastern suburbs.

Many early motion pictures also employ symbolist visual imagery and themes in their staging, set designs, and imagery.

The game also employed grittier themes than other titles and used a unique feature which rewarded the player for correctly reloading weapons.

In the 1940s Universal's serials employed urban and wartime themes, incorporating newsreel footage of actual disasters.

The Hobbit employs themes of animism.