The Knight Rider theme was composed by Stu Phillips for the American television series Knight Rider, which premiered in 1982 and starred David Hasselhoff as Michael Knight, a crime fighter helped by the talking car KITT. The driving synth theme became one of the most recognisable television themes of the decade and has since become a shorthand for 1980s action and futuristic cars. Bass-heavy edits like this one circulate online in car videos, memes and retro edits, keeping the melody familiar to new audiences who may never have watched the original show.