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: In the episode "Contempt," a montage features an arrangement of Schubert's "Ave Maria" (though the pianist is technically reading Gounod's setting on-screen).

In the real world, several major opinion pieces (or "think pieces") have been written about the show's impact and legacy: The Newsroom

: Composed by Thomas Newman , the opening theme is a brass-heavy, aspirational orchestral piece that sets the show's idealistic tone. : In the episode "Contempt," a montage features