CHAPTER 4

Law and Order (1990)

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It has stood the test of time. The sonic logo and the show. It was created by a Grammy award winner and he has gladly accepted his life with parole. Meet Mike Post. “The music for Law & Order 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 Mike Post. He refers to the tone as ‘The Clang.’ The tone moves the viewer from scene to scene, jumping forward in time with all the importance and immediacy of a judge’s ...

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