who wrote the theme song to law and order
Mike Post
title: Law & Order text: 62 at Chelsea Piers (where the series was mostly shot) was renamed "Law & Order Way" in tribute to the series. The music for "Law & Order" was composed by veteran composer Mike Post, and was deliberately designed to be minimal to match the abbreviated style of the series. Post wrote the theme song using electric piano, guitar, and clarinet. In addition, scene changes were accompanied by a tone generated by Post. He refers to the tone as "The Clang", while "Entertainment Weekly" critic Ken Tucker has referred to the sound as the "ominous "chung CHUNG"", actor Dann Florek (in title: Mike Post text: and video game composers. The following singles credited to Mike Post charted on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100 chart and/or on the Adult Contemporary chart: Mike Post Mike Post (born Leland Michael Postil, September 29, 1944) is an American multi Grammy and Emmy-winning composer, best known for his TV theme songs for such series as "Law & Order", "", "The A-Team", "NYPD Blue", "Renegade," "The Rockford Files", "L.A. Law", "Quantum Leap", "Magnum, P.I.", and "Hill Street Blues". Post's first credited work in music was cutting demos using two singing sisters, Terry and Carol Fischer. With Sally Gordon, they went on title: Mike Post text: Mike Post Mike Post (born Leland Michael Postil, September 29, 1944) is an American multi Grammy and Emmy-winning composer, best known for his TV theme songs for such series as "Law & Order", "", "The A-Team", "NYPD Blue", "Renegade," "The Rockford Files", "L.A. Law", "Quantum Leap", "Magnum, P.I.", and "Hill Street Blues". Post's first credited work in music was cutting demos using two singing sisters, Terry and Carol Fischer. With Sally Gordon, they went on to become The Murmaids. Their first single, "Popsicles and Icicles" (written by David Gates), was a #3 hit song in January 1964. Post also provided title: Law & Order: Criminal Intent text: in the opening credits (seasons 1–5). Another Rob Dougan track, "I'm Not Driving Anymore", is used as the theme for "Law & Order" and "". From season 6 the UK-aired version theme is "Urban Warfare" by Paul Dinletir. "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" was created in 2001 by René Balcer and Dick Wolf. Balcer served as the show's executive producer, showrunner, and head writer for its first five seasons. The show dominated its original time slot on Sundays at 9:00 p.m. for its first three seasons (routinely beating its competition, ABC's "Alias" and HBO's "The Sopranos", in households and in title: Theme music text: even has a title sequence. Notable is the "Law & Order" series, which started out with one theme song for "Law & Order", and remixed it for its four spinoffs ("", "", "" and ""). The related shows "Crime & Punishment", "New York Undercover". "Arrest & Trial" and "Stars Earn Stripes" also aired with a remix of the theme. "" uses the first strophe of "Baba O'Riley" for its opening sequence, but with a remixed version of the instrumental track. Radio programs with notable theme music include "Just a Minute", which uses a high-speed rendition of the "Minute Waltz" by