Mike Post

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American composer, best known for his TV theme songs for such series as "Law & Order," "The A-Team," "NYPD Blue," "Renegade," "L.A. Law," "Blossom," "Magnum, P.I.," "Doogie Howser, M.D.," "Silk Stalkings," and "Hill Street Blues." He won his first Grammy at age 23 for Best Instrumental Arrangement on Mason Williams' "Classical Gas," a #2 hit song in 1968. He won Grammys for Best Instrumental Composition for the themes of the television shows "Hill Street Blues" in 1981 and "L.A. Law" in 1988 as well as another Grammy in 1981 for Best Instrumental Performance for the "Hill Street Blues" theme, which also reached number 10 in the U.S. Post won an Emmy for his "Murder One" theme music, and had previously been nominated for "NYPD Blue," among others. At the peak of his career, Post was the go-to composer for all of the series created by Donald P. Bellisario, Steven Bochco, Stephen J. Cannell, and Dick Wolf. Due to the considerable amount of music to be created, Post operated an office with multiple staff composers. Post also worked with Kenny Rogers and produced the first three albums he recorded with his country/rock group "the First Edition" (between 1967 and 1969). He also produced Dolly Parton's hit album "9 to 5 and Odd Jobs" in 1981. Much later, in 1997, he produced Van Halen's "Van Halen III" album. Link to Wikipedia biography