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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hill Street Blues theme | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
instrumental composition
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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
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surface form:
United States
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| culturalImpact | widely regarded as one of television’s most memorable themes ⓘ |
| decadeOfProminence | 1980s ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument |
guitar
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synthesizer ⓘ |
| firstAirDate | 1981 ⓘ |
| genre |
adult contemporary
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soft rock ⓘ television score ⓘ |
| hasISRC | US-based recording code (varies by release) ⓘ |
| hasKey | C major (commonly cited) ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
contemplative
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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
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piano-led melody ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NBC ⓘ |
| partOf | Hill Street Blues soundtrack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer |
Larry Carlton
NERFINISHED
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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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Hill Street Blues theme