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===Music=== ''CSI''<nowiki/>'s [[theme tune|theme song]] was "[[Who Are You (The Who song)|Who Are You]]", written by [[Pete Townshend]] with vocals by lead singer [[Roger Daltrey]] of [[The Who]]. Daltrey made a special appearance in the [[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation season 7|season-seven]] episode "Living Legend" as Mickey Dunn, which also contained many musical references such as the words "who's next" on a dry-erase board in the episode's opening sequence. In certain countries, a unique theme was used instead to avoid music licensing fees. Throughout the series, music played an important role; artists such as [[Ozzy Osbourne]], [[The Wallflowers]], [[John Mayer]], and [[Akon]] (with [[Obie Trice]]) performed onscreen in the episodes "Skin in the Game", "The Accused Is Entitled", "Built to Kill, Part 1", and "Poppin' Tags", respectively. [[Mogwai]] was often heard during scenes showing forensic tests in progress, as were [[Radiohead]] and [[Cocteau Twins]]. Other artists lent their music to ''CSI'', including [[Rammstein]] and [[Linkin Park]]—used heavily in Lady Heather ([[Melinda Clarke]])'s story arc. [[Sigur RΓ³s]] can be heard playing in the background in the episode "Slaves of Las Vegas", [[The Turtles]] in "[[Grave Danger]]", and [[Marilyn Manson]] in "Suckers". A cover of the [[Tears for Fears]] song "[[Mad World]]", arranged by [[Michael Andrews (musician)|Michael Andrews]] and featuring vocals by [[Gary Jules]], was used in the pilot episode and during three episodes of [[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation season 6|season six]] ("Room Service", "Killer", and "Way to Go"). [[Industrial rock]] band [[Nine Inch Nails]] was also featured multiple times throughout the various [[CSI (franchise)|''CSI'' franchise]] series. One episode started with [[The Velvet Underground]]'s excited rendition of "[[Sweet Jane]]" and ended with the downbeat version of [[Cowboy Junkies]]' revision of the song. Character David Hodges ([[Wallace Langham]])'s good luck has, on occasion, been accompanied by [[Electric Light Orchestra]]'s "[[Mr. Blue Sky]]". This song was first used in the season-seven episode "Lab Rats" and last used during [[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation season 10|season-ten]]'s "Field Mice". Several songs by band [[New Order (band)|New Order]] were used in separate seasons of the show. Their hit "[[Crystal (New Order song)|Crystal]]" even appears as the third track on the official ''CSI: The Soundtrack'', promoted in the special features DVD of season one. "[[Someone like You (New Order song)|Someone Like You]]", which appears on the same album, ''[[Get Ready (New Order album)|Get Ready]]'', as "Crystal", appears in a [[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation season 8|season-eight]] episode. Several songs from [[Home Video (band)|Home Video]] appeared in the show, as well. "Blimp Mason", "We", and "Melon" all appeared in various episodes.
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