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[[Merv Griffin]], the creator of ''Jeopardy!'' (and sister show ''[[Wheel of Fortune]]''), composed the well-known "Think" music. He [[Self-Plagiarism|self-plagiarized]] it from "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZ14PFZNoF0 A Time for Tony]", which he wrote as a lullaby for his son; the original "A Time for Tony" later became a prize cue on ''Wheel'' in the 1980s.
Using the Jeopardy Thinking Music, or a [[Musical Pastiche]] of it, is common when stupid characters are stumped by a simple question. Briefly replaced by the ''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?]]'' [[
The version of "Think!" in Final Jeopardy! is played at 136 beats per minute and is 17 measures long, including the "bum-bum" at the end. This makes it exactly 30 seconds long. This is one reason it's used on ''Jeopardy!'': it's good for timing the round while sounding slightly more relaxing than a bare ticking clock.
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Older shows, or those who can't afford to license "Think!", may substitute [[Leroy Anderson]]'s "[[wikipedia:The Syncopated Clock|The Syncopated Clock]]". In the United Kingdom, the iconic theme from ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfa3MHLLSWI#t=0m38s Countdown]'' will usually be substituted. In Japan, the music from ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6V5whgQF-Y Time Shock]'' is a common choice for timing 60 seconds.
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* ''Jeopardy!'' itself capitalized on this by changing its own theme tune to an upbeat remix of "Think!" in 1984. Various other themes had been used during the Art Fleming-hosted versions of the show (the original 1964-75 theme was called "Take Ten" and was written by Merv Griffin's wife at the time, Julann).
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