Mariska Hargitay, Kelli Giddish slay ‘Law & Order’ theme song viral trend

Choreographer Stephon Vann would never have thought that his dance moves to the iconic Law & Order: SUV theme song would become a viral sensation.

The series stars Mariska Hargitay and Kelli Giddish unexpectedly caught wind of Stephon Vann’s viral video trend and passionately mimicked his dance moves on the set of the show and posted their own video on Instagram.

Stephon Vann posted video on TikTok account that has so far garnered nearly 3 million views. With many Hollywood celebrities and fans of Choreographer Stephen Vann jumping to the viral trend, across social media, including Valentin Chmerkovskiy and Jenna Johnson adopted the ‘Law & Order: SUV’ theme song viral trend.

Who wrote the Law & Order theme song?

Officially titled The Theme of Law & Order, the familiar track was originally produced by TV composer Mike Post ahead of Law & Order’s premiere in September 1990.

Mike Post on Law & Order theme song in a rare interview

Post’s work on the Law & Order theme has been widely praised, and it’s considered one of the most recognizable TV themes of all time!

Mike Post, once revealed in an interview back 1993, “There’s very little music in Law & Order, and very little is needed. It’s odd, to be honest, when you’ve written a theme that you think is very musical and what everybody wants to talk about is The Clang.”

“The Clang” is the official name given to the unmistakable “dun-dun” sound effect in the Law & Order theme song.

While explaining the idea behind creating such a powerful track, that resonates even today, Post said, “I think of it as they stylized sound of a jail cell locking. I wanted to add something that’s very distinctive but not a literal sound. What I tried to do was jar a little bit.”