L.A. Noire is a 2011 detective game from Rockstar Games and Team Bondi, set in 1940s Los Angeles and following detective Cole Phelps as he investigates crimes across the city. The examine jingle is one of its short musical cues, used when the player inspects an object or clue for evidence. As clips from the game circulated online, editors began lifting its brief noir sting for their own mystery, true crime and reaction videos, where it instantly signals that something important has just been noticed.