“Danger Ahead”

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“Danger Ahead” is the dramatic, brass-driven musical theme best known for introducing and underscoring the classic police procedural series Dragnet.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf instrumental composition
library music track
television theme song
associatedWith "Dragnet" NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
genre dramatic music
orchestral music
television score
hasAudiencePerception classic TV crime theme
hasCulturalAssociation American police procedural genre
instrumentation brass
orchestra
language instrumental (no lyrics)
linkedToCharacterType law enforcement officers
linkedToMood suspense
urgency
mediaType television music
narrativeRole opening theme
underscore
notableFor introducing the classic police procedural series "Dragnet"
underscoring scenes in "Dragnet"
partOf music package used in "Dragnet"
primaryUsePeriod 1950s television era
styleCharacteristic brass-driven
dramatic
tense
usedAs theme music for "Dragnet"
usedFor police procedural television series
usedIn television series "Dragnet" NERFINISHED
usedInContext crime investigation scenes in "Dragnet"

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Dragnet (radio series) themeMusic “Danger Ahead”