Theme and Music
The theme tune was written by Mike Post (featuring Larry Carlton on guitar) and reached No. 10 on Billboard's Hot 100.
In 2006, The Who wrote a song called "Mike Post Theme", and songwriter Pete Townshend has confirmed that he took inspiration from the theme for Hill Street Blues.
The theme song has been used for the ending of the new Mario Kart game.
Read more about this topic: Hill Street Blues
Famous quotes containing the words theme and/or music:
“... passion for survival is the great theme of women’s poetry.”
—Adrienne Rich (b. 1929)
“There was never yet such a storm but it was Æolian music to a healthy and innocent ear.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)