Mannix theme

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The "Mannix" theme is a jazz-influenced, rhythmically driving television theme composed by Lalo Schifrin for the detective series "Mannix," noted for its distinctive, brassy 1960s crime-show sound.

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Mannix (TV series) – music 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf instrumental composition
television theme song
associatedWithCharacter Joe Mannix NERFINISHED
associatedWithProductionCompany Desilu Productions NERFINISHED
Paramount Television NERFINISHED
basedOn original material by Lalo Schifrin NERFINISHED
composer Lalo Schifrin NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creditedTo Lalo Schifrin NERFINISHED
firstAiredInSeries 1967
genre crime jazz
jazz
television score
hasArrangement big band style arrangement
orchestral jazz arrangement
includedIn Mannix original television soundtrack releases
influencedBy contemporary jazz of the 1960s
inSeriesGenreContext detective fiction
instrumentationFeature bass
brass section
drum set
saxophones
language instrumental (no lyrics)
mediaType television music
notableFor brassy 1960s crime‑show sound
jazz‑influenced orchestration
rhythmically driving arrangement
originalNetwork CBS
partOf Mannix (TV series) NERFINISHED
stylePeriod 1960s television music
usedAs opening theme

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Lalo Schifrin notableWork Mannix theme
Richard Markowitz notableWork Mannix theme
this entity surface form: Mannix (TV series) – music