Mike Post
American composer and record producer
Who is Mike Post?
Mike Post (born Leland Michael Postil; September 29, 1944) is an American composer. Born and raised in Berkeley, California, Post's first credited work in music was cutting demos using two singing sisters, Terry and Carol Fischer. With Sally Gordon, they went on to become The Murmaids. Post also provided early guidance for the garage rock band The Outcasts while in recruit training in San Antonio, Texas.
Historical significance
He is best known for his television theme music for various shows, including Law & Order and its spin-offs Special Victims Unit and Criminal Intent, The White Shadow, The Rockford Files, The A-Team, Hill Street Blues, Magnum, P.I., NYPD Blue, Quantum Leap, L.A. Law and Mammoth. He is a Primetime Emmy Award and a five-time Grammy Award winner. Their first single, "Popsicles and Icicles" (written by David Gates), was a number 3 hit song in January 1964. He was the songwriter and producer for both songs on the band's first single, released in 1965, and also arranged a local concert where they served as the back-up band.