Music
The show's distinctive theme song became a hit for composer/performer Stewart Copeland, founder and drummer of rock band The Police. He was an appropriate choice, as both of his parents had intelligence connections. His father, Miles Copeland, Jr. was one of the founding members of the Office of Strategic Services, the World War II predecessor of the Central Intelligence Agency, while his mother, Lorraine Copeland, worked with British military intelligence during that war.
In 1988, I.R.S. Records released the Stewart Copeland album The Equalizer & Other Cliff Hangers, which featured some of Copeland's Equalizer score. The fourth track, "The Equalizer Busy Equalizing", is an extended version of the show's main theme.
The original theme can be found on Television's Greatest Hits Vol.7-Cable Ready CD.
Read more about this topic: The Equaliser
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