Mike Post - L.A. Law Theme

Track Review
Released: 1986
Download It (3.7MB)

Mike Post is a freakin' legend. Check out the man's CV. This dude is responsible for the theme tunes from Captain America, Hill Street Blues, The A-Team, and NYPD Blue.

And that's just scratching the surface!

What's the deal with scratching surfaces, anyway? Why would anyone want to do that? Personally, I like my kitchen bench-tops smooth and schmick, otherwise I end up breaking shit and accidently glassing myself.

Speaking of smooth and schmick, I would not be surprised if these were the words used in NBC's creative brief to Mike:

"We've got a new show about upwardly mobile yuppie lawyers, Mike. This stuffs real big right now, haven't you seen Wall Street? Make it smooth and schmick, kinda smarmy, and with hint of "porno soundtrack saxophone" in it."

But there's more than just the familiar here - I've uploaded the full, unused, extended version of the theme so you can hear the Seinfeld-like crunchy-funk guitar-twanging mid-section.

Aren't you lucky.

7/10