Theme from Hill Street Blues
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"Theme from Hill Street Blues" is the iconic, piano-led television theme song composed by Mike Post for the 1980s police drama *Hill Street Blues*, widely recognized as one of TV’s most memorable themes.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Theme from Hill Street Blues canonical | 2 |
| Hill Street Blues theme | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11343426 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Theme from Hill Street Blues Context triple: [Mike Post, notableAwardWork, Theme from Hill Street Blues]
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A.
Theme from "The Alcoa Hour"
Theme from "The Alcoa Hour" is a television program theme composed by Richard Rodgers for the 1950s anthology drama series "The Alcoa Hour."
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B.
Theme from Law & Order: SVU
"Theme from Law & Order: SVU" is the distinctive, suspenseful instrumental title music that opens the crime drama series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
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C.
Theme from The F.B.I.
"Theme from The F.B.I." is a dramatic, brass-driven instrumental piece composed by Bronisław Kaper, best known as the signature opening music for the 1960s American television crime drama "The F.B.I."
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D.
Theme from Shaft
"Theme from Shaft" is a 1971 funk and soul song by Isaac Hayes, best known as the Oscar-winning, wah-wah guitar–driven theme for the blaxploitation film "Shaft."
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E.
Theme from The Deer Hunter
Theme from The Deer Hunter is the popular name for "Cavatina," a lyrical classical guitar piece by Stanley Myers that became widely known as the main theme of the 1978 film *The Deer Hunter*.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Theme from Hill Street Blues Target entity description: "Theme from Hill Street Blues" is the iconic, piano-led television theme song composed by Mike Post for the 1980s police drama *Hill Street Blues*, widely recognized as one of TV’s most memorable themes.
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A.
Theme from "The Alcoa Hour"
Theme from "The Alcoa Hour" is a television program theme composed by Richard Rodgers for the 1950s anthology drama series "The Alcoa Hour."
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B.
Theme from Law & Order: SVU
"Theme from Law & Order: SVU" is the distinctive, suspenseful instrumental title music that opens the crime drama series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
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C.
Theme from The F.B.I.
"Theme from The F.B.I." is a dramatic, brass-driven instrumental piece composed by Bronisław Kaper, best known as the signature opening music for the 1960s American television crime drama "The F.B.I."
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D.
Theme from Shaft
"Theme from Shaft" is a 1971 funk and soul song by Isaac Hayes, best known as the Oscar-winning, wah-wah guitar–driven theme for the blaxploitation film "Shaft."
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E.
Theme from The Deer Hunter
Theme from The Deer Hunter is the popular name for "Cavatina," a lyrical classical guitar piece by Stanley Myers that became widely known as the main theme of the 1978 film *The Deer Hunter*.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
instrumental composition
ⓘ
television theme song ⓘ |
| associatedProductionCompany | MTM Enterprises NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithSeriesDebut | Hill Street Blues season 1 GENERATED ⓘ |
| award | Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedTo | Mike Post NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| basedOn | original composition ⓘ |
| chartPerformance |
Billboard Adult Contemporary top 10
ⓘ
Billboard Hot 100 top 40 ⓘ |
| coComposer | Larry Carlton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Mike Post NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalImpact | widely regarded as one of television’s most memorable themes ⓘ |
| decadeOfProminence | 1980s ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument |
guitar
ⓘ
synthesizer ⓘ |
| firstAirDate | 1981 ⓘ |
| genre |
adult contemporary
ⓘ
soft rock ⓘ television score ⓘ |
| hasISRC | US-based recording code (varies by release) ⓘ |
| hasKey | C major (commonly cited) ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
contemplative
ⓘ
melancholic ⓘ |
| hasTimeSignature | 4/4 ⓘ |
| includedOn | Mike Post compilation albums ⓘ |
| influenced | later television police drama themes ⓘ |
| language | instrumental (no lyrics) ⓘ |
| length | approximately 3 minutes ⓘ |
| mediaType | television music ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with 1980s police drama television
ⓘ
piano-led melody ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NBC ⓘ |
| partOf | Hill Street Blues soundtrack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer |
Larry Carlton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mike Post NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryInstrument | piano ⓘ |
| recognition | frequently listed among greatest TV themes ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Elektra Records ⓘ |
| releasedAsSingle | true ⓘ |
| singleReleaseYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| tempo | slow to moderate ⓘ |
| themeFor | Hill Street Blues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAsClosingTheme | Hill Street Blues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAsOpeningTheme | Hill Street Blues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | television broadcasts of Hill Street Blues worldwide ⓘ |
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Subject: Theme from Hill Street Blues Description of subject: "Theme from Hill Street Blues" is the iconic, piano-led television theme song composed by Mike Post for the 1980s police drama *Hill Street Blues*, widely recognized as one of TV’s most memorable themes.
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this entity surface form:
Hill Street Blues theme