Theme from Law & Order: SVU

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instrumental composition television theme song title music

"Theme from Law & Order: SVU" is the distinctive, suspenseful instrumental title music that opens the crime drama series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Law & Order: SVU theme	1
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit theme	1
Theme from Law & Order: SVU canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9759911 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Theme from Law & Order: SVU
Context triple: [Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, hasOpeningTheme, Theme from Law & Order: SVU]

A. Theme from The F.B.I.
"Theme from The F.B.I." is a dramatic, brass-driven instrumental piece composed by Bronisław Kaper, best known as the signature opening music for the 1960s American television crime drama "The F.B.I."
B. Theme from New York, New York
"Theme from New York, New York" is a classic show tune, later popularized by Frank Sinatra, that has become an iconic musical anthem celebrating the city of New York.
C. Criminal Minds Theme
"Criminal Minds Theme" is the dark, suspenseful instrumental music piece that opens the American crime drama television series "Criminal Minds," setting its tense and psychological tone.
D. Theme from The Flash
"Theme from The Flash" is the dramatic orchestral main title music composed for the 2014 superhero television series "The Flash."
E. Theme from "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" (revised)
The revised "Theme from 'Slaughter on Tenth Avenue'" is a reworked orchestral piece by Richard Rodgers, originally composed for the 1936 ballet sequence in the musical *On Your Toes* and later adapted into a popular concert and recording staple.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Theme from Law & Order: SVU
Target entity description: "Theme from Law & Order: SVU" is the distinctive, suspenseful instrumental title music that opens the crime drama series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

A. Theme from The F.B.I.
"Theme from The F.B.I." is a dramatic, brass-driven instrumental piece composed by Bronisław Kaper, best known as the signature opening music for the 1960s American television crime drama "The F.B.I."
B. Theme from New York, New York
"Theme from New York, New York" is a classic show tune, later popularized by Frank Sinatra, that has become an iconic musical anthem celebrating the city of New York.
C. Criminal Minds Theme
"Criminal Minds Theme" is the dark, suspenseful instrumental music piece that opens the American crime drama television series "Criminal Minds," setting its tense and psychological tone.
D. Theme from The Flash
"Theme from The Flash" is the dramatic orchestral main title music composed for the 2014 superhero television series "The Flash."
E. Theme from "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" (revised)
The revised "Theme from 'Slaughter on Tenth Avenue'" is a reworked orchestral piece by Richard Rodgers, originally composed for the 1936 ballet sequence in the musical *On Your Toes* and later adapted into a popular concert and recording staple.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	instrumental composition ⓘ television theme song ⓘ title music ⓘ
associatedLocation	New York City ⓘ
associatedWith	Dick Wolf television productions ⓘ linked to: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit NBC ⓘ
associatedWithGenre	crime drama ⓘ police procedural ⓘ
basedOn	Law & Order main theme ⓘ linked to: Law & Order theme
composedFor	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
culturalRole	iconic TV theme ⓘ signature sound of the series ⓘ
distributionFormat	broadcast television ⓘ streaming platforms ⓘ syndicated reruns ⓘ
firstAppearanceInMedium	television ⓘ
genre	instrumental ⓘ television score ⓘ
hasLyrics	false ⓘ
hasVocalPerformance	false ⓘ
isInstrumental	true ⓘ
isRecognizableCueFor	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit brand ⓘ linked to: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
language	none (instrumental) ⓘ
linkedToFranchise	Law & Order ⓘ
medium	television audio ⓘ
notableFor	association with crime drama ⓘ distinctive rhythm ⓘ suspenseful sound ⓘ
openingSequenceFeature	New York City imagery ⓘ cast credits ⓘ series title card ⓘ
partOf	Law & Order franchise music ⓘ linked to: Law & Order theme
playsAt	beginning of each episode ⓘ
primaryFunction	set mood for series ⓘ signal start of episode ⓘ
relatedWork	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit score ⓘ linked to: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Theme from Law & Order ⓘ linked to: Law & Order theme
targetAudienceContext	primetime television viewers ⓘ
titleOf	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ⓘ
tonalQuality	dark ⓘ dramatic ⓘ suspenseful ⓘ
typicalDuration	short opening theme length ⓘ
usedAs	opening theme ⓘ
usedIn	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit opening credits ⓘ television series ⓘ
usedSince	series premiere of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit → hasOpeningTheme → Theme from Law & Order: SVU ⓘ

Mike Post → notableWork → Law & Order: SVU theme ⓘ

linked to: Theme from Law & Order: SVU

Law & Order: Criminal Intent theme → sharesMotifsWith → Law & Order: Special Victims Unit theme ⓘ