Leitmotifs

**Leitmotifs** *Recurring theme: Continuity*
First Appearance: ""Josh Just Happens to Live Here!"" — Last Appearance: ""I'm In Love""

## Appearances

### Season One

* "Josh Just Happens to Live Here!":
	+ The melody of "The Sexy Getting Ready Song" is heard in a scene with Rebecca and Paula in the break room several minutes before Rebecca starts to get ready.
	+ The song "West Covina" is used as leitmotif and also as a reprise in the final scene with Rebecca and Paula.
* "I Hope Josh Comes to My Party!": At the start of the episode the song "Feelin' Kinda Naughty" is used as a leitmotif.
* "I'm Going on a Date with Josh's Friend!": The song can be heard in the background when Greg leaves Rebecca's apartment after having confronted her about ditching him on their date to sleep with another guy.
* "Josh and I Are Good People!": A leitmotif of "West Covina" is heard a the beginning of the episode.
* "My First Thanksgiving With Josh!": A leitmotif of "West Covina" is heard in the background when Rebecca suggests to Greg that he take night classes.
* "Josh Has No Idea Where I Am!": When Dream Ghost Akopian takes Rebecca to her apartment and shows her how concerned everyone is the leitmotif of "West Covina" plays.
* "Josh's Sister is Getting Married!": In the last scene a leitmotif of "Settle For Me" plays in the background.
* "Paula Needs to Get Over Josh!":
	+ At the jewelry store scene with Josh and Rebecca a few bars from "I Have Friends" can be heard.
	+ When Rebecca goes downstairs in her apartment and shows off her dress to Greg the song "Settle For Me" can be heard.

### Season Two

* "Where Is Josh's Friend?":
	+ West Covina is played briefly before Alex finds out that Josh slept in his office.
	+ I'm Just a Girl in Love is played near the end of the episode.
* "All Signs Point to Josh...Or is it Josh's Friend?":
	+ As Rebecca waits on the Heritage Bridge for Greg the leitmotif of "Settle For Me" plays.
	+ During a breakup scene, the leitmotif of "You Stupid Bitch" is played.
* When Will Josh and His Friend Leave Me Alone?: Leitmotif of "Face Your Fears" is played when Paula admits that she's not a judge.
* "Why Is Josh's Ex-Girlfriend Eating Carbs?": The song "Triceratops Ballet" contains leitmotifs of the songs "I'm The Villain In My Own Story", "Just a Girl in Love" and "I'm a Good Person", "One Indescribable Instant".
* "Who's the Cool Girl Josh Is Dating?":
	+ Leitmotif of Feelin' Kinda Naughty is played when Rebecca and Valencia approach Anna's beauty salon.
	+ Leitmotif of I'm So Good At Yoga is played when Rebecca and Valencia see a customer of Anna's beauty salon with a white powdery substance.
* "Who Is Josh's Soup Fairy?": Leitmotif of West Covina can be heard while Rebecca's babysitting.
* "When Do I Get to Spend Time With Josh?":
	+ Leitmotif of West Covina is played during a montage of Rebecca and Josh on a date.
	+ Leitmotif of Who's The New Guy? is played during Rebecca's fight with Nathaniel.
* "Will Scarsdale Like Josh's Shayna Punim?":
	+ Leitmotif of Where's the Bathroom? can be heard when Rebecca and Josh arrive at Naomi's house.
	+ Leitmotif of We Should Definitely Not Have Sex Right Now can be heard when Rebecca and Josh start kissing.
* Is Josh Free in Two Weeks?: The leitmotif of Santa Ana Winds is heard when Nathaniel is thinking about Rebecca.
* "Can Josh Take A Leap Of Faith?":
	+ The leitmotif of Thought Bubbles could be heard when Josh was getting ready for the wedding.
	+ The leitmotif of "One Indescribable Instant" could be heard as Rebecca and Paula reminisce about the night at Beans' party.
	+ The leitmotif of "I'm The Villain In My Own Story" is heard in the last scene when Rebecca tells Paula that Josh must be destroyed.

### Season Three

* "Josh's Ex-Girlfriend Wants Revenge.": The melody of "Let's Have Intercourse" is played during Rebecca and Nathaniel's conversation.
* "Josh Is a Liar.": The melody of "Oh My God I Think I Like You" is played when Nathaniel realized that he likes Rebecca.
* "I Never Want to See Josh Again.": The melody of "He's The New Guy" is played when Darryl and Maya are talking with Cornelia.
* "Josh is Irrelevant.":
	+ The melody of "I Have Friends" is played during Rebecca and Paula's scene at the hospital.
	+ The melody of "A Diagnosis" is played when Rebecca realizes she has all nine tendencies for Borderline Personality Disorder after going over the BPD tendencies checklist with Dr. Akopian.
* "Getting Over Jeff.":
	+ The melody of "West Covina" is played at the beginning of the episode.
	+ The melody of "Let's Have Intercourse" is played in the scene where Rebecca and Nathaniel are talking. Also played when they sleep together.
* "Oh Nathaniel, It's On!": The melody of West Covina is played at the beginning of the episode.
* "Nathaniel and I Are Just Friends!":
	+ The melody of "We Should Definitely Not Have Sex Right Now" plays in the scene with Rebecca and Nathaniel in the closet.
	+ The melody of "The Moment Is Me" plays as a time jump occurs; during the transition Home Base and Heather undergo noticeable physical changes .
* "Trent?!": The melody of "You Stupid Bitch" can be heard towards the end of the episode.
* "Nathaniel Is Irrelevant.:
	+ The melody of "Settle For Me" plays when Nathaniel arrives at the party. Another reprise was originally planned for this scene, but it was ultimately cut.
	+ The melody of "I'm a Good Person" is played during Rebecca's courtroom scene and over the credits.

### Season Four

* "I Want To Be Here": The melody of "I'm a Good Person" is played when Rebecca decided to help people.
* "I Am Ashamed": The melody of "He's The New Guy" is played before Nathaniel tells his father about Bert and later when Nathaniel reveals the truth about Bert.
* "I'm On My Own Path":
	+ The melody of "West Covina" is played when Rebecca sees the pretzel shop.
	+ The melody of "Don't Be A Lawyer" is played when Jim decides to return to being a lawyer.
	+ The melody of "The Moment Is Me" is played at Heather and Hector's wedding.
* "I'm So Happy For You": The melody of "I Have Friends" is played when in the scene with the girl group.
* "I Will Help You":
	+ The melody of "JAP Battle" is played when Naomi and Rebecca see the Levines.
	+ The melody of "West Covina" is played during Rebecca's flashbacks.
* "I'm So Happy For You": The melody of "I Have Friends" is played after Rebecca reconciles with Paula, Valencia, and Heather after kicking out the millennials from the party.
* I'm Not The Person I Used To Be: The melody of "West Covina" is played when Rebecca sees Josh and Nathaniel.
* I Need Some Balance:
	+ The melody of "We Should Definitely Not Have Sex Right Now" is played when Rebecca sees half naked Josh.
	+ The melody of "Sex with a Stranger" is played during a scene with Rebecca and Jason.
* "I Need A Break":
	+ In the scene with Rebecca and Greg at the Raging Waters, melody of "I Gave You a UTI" can be heard.
	+ In the scene with Rebecca and Greg at the Raging Waters, melody of "Cold Showers" can be heard.
* "I Have To Get Out":
	+ The melody of "West Covina" is played at the beginning.
	+ The melody of "I Have Friends" is played in the scene where Paula encourages Rebecca to chase her dream of being in a musical.
* "I'm Finding My Bliss":
	+ When Rebecca and Valencia enter the community theater, melody of "West Covina" can be heard.
	+ During the final Darryl/Paula scene, melody of "You’re My Best Friend (And I Know I’m Not Yours)" can be heard.

* "I Need to Find My Frenemy"
	+ During the last scene, when Rebecca is presented with the plan, The pizzicato strings from "The Math of Love Triangles" can be heard, foreshadowing "The Math of Love Quadrangles",
* "I Have a Date Tonight":
	+ On Josh's date, the chord progression of "West Covina" is heard.

* "I'm In Love":
	+ The melody of "West Covina" is played at the beginning.
	+ The melody of "The Moment Is Me" is played when Rebecca addresses about Heather.
	+ The melody of "Face Your Fears" is played when Rebecca addresses about Paula.
	+ The melody of "Maybe This Dream" is played when Paula is about to quit.