Dragnet (theme song)

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"Dragnet," the instrumental theme song from the radio and television show of the same name, was composed by Miklós Rózsa as part of his score for the 1946 film version of The Killers; it was modified by Walter Schumann for the show. A 1953 recording of the tune by Ray Anthony became a popular music chart hit (reaching #2 on Billboard). The song, also known as "Danger Ahead" and 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 version performed by the Frank Chesfield Orchestra was used by Radio Veronica as the opening theme to the Dutch Top 40 and Tipparade.