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Encyclopedia > Dragnet (theme song)

"Dragnet," the instrumental theme song from the radio and television show of the same name, was composed by Miklós Rósa's score for the 1946 film version of The Killers, and was modified by Walter Schumann for the show, and was NE]] in 1953, and became a popular music chart hit (#2 on Billboard) that year. The song, also known as the "Dragnet March", was later covered by the band Art of Noise to become the theme song for the 1988 film based on the TV show. Its familiar four-note opening fanfare was also adopted as a jingle for Tums antacid medication. The theme music of a radio or television program is a melody closely associated with the show, and usually played during the title sequence and/or end credits. ... Dragnet opening frame from the 1967 version. ... The Killers, also known as Ernest Hemingways The Killers is a black and white film noir directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Burt Lancaster. ... See also: 1952 in music, other events of 1953, 1954 in music, 1950s in music and the list of years in music // Events Arthur Bliss replaces Arnold Bax as Master of the Queens Musick. ... Popular music is music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and mostly distributed commercially. ... An example of a Billboard Magazine. ... The Art of Noise was a pop group formed in 1983 by producer Trevor Horn, music journalist Paul Morley, and session musicians/studio hands Anne Dudley, J.J. Jeczalik, and Gary Langan. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A jingle is a memorable slogan, set to an engaging melody, mainly broadcast on radio and sometimes on television commercials. ... An antacid is any substance that counteracts stomach acidity. ... An antacid is any substance that counteracts stomach acidity. ...


The 2003 Dick Wolf produced version had a modifed version of the Danger Ahead theme composed by Mike Post. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Richard A. (Dick) Wolf, (born December 20, 1946, New York City), is one of television’s most respected drama series creators and is an Emmy-award-winning producer. ... Mike Post (born Leland Michael Postil on September 29, 1944) is a Grammy and Emmy award-winning composer of music and theme songs for many of the most popular TV dramas first shown in the United States. ...


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