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Seinfeld ran on NBC from 1989 to 1998, created by Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David, and its music was composed by Jonathan Wolff. Wolff built the show's signature sound around a funky slap bass, reshaping the riff for different episodes and using short versions to bridge scenes. Because the series stayed in syndication and streaming for decades, that bass cue became shorthand for a classic sitcom cutaway. Online editors later lifted the transition as a standalone meme sound for quick, ironic scene changes.
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The funky slap bass riff from Seinfeld used between scenes to mark a quick change in location or time, now reused as a comedic transition in edits.
This is the short, bouncy slap bass line that punctuates scene changes in Seinfeld, instantly signalling a jump to a new place or moment. Played with a percussive, popping funk feel, it lasts only a few seconds but carries the show's quirky, observational humour in musical form. The riff feels both casual and slightly absurd, which is why a single hit can make an ordinary cut feel like a punchline. Viewers who know the show recognise it immediately, while others still read it as a playful pause before something awkward, unexpected or revealing happens next.
