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The music of the show has a distinguishable pop music sound, being described as "pop for kids" by Crawford in 2001 and Foley in 2004. [ 73 ] [ 74 ] Chris Harriott is the primary composer of the show, having written thousands of Hi-5 songs (including feature songs of the week and shorter songlets ) thus creating a sense of musical consistency.
The debut album of the group, Jump and Jive with Hi-5, corresponded with the first season of the show and was released in September 2004 by Koch Entertainment. [9] A special holiday album, It's a Hi-5 Christmas, was released in October 2005. [10] The cast also toured malls and theaters in the U.S., performing songs from the television series. [3]
Hi-5, and the related television series, blended educational aspects with music and movement, while regularly updating the music and costumes to remain "abreast of the times". [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 12 ] The members were presented as older siblings or friends to their young audience, rather than appearing as adults teaching them.
[7] [6] The name of the series was derived from the high five gesture. [8] Harris and Graeme-Evans pitched Hi-5 to the Nine Network through Kids Like Us, their joint independent production company. After auditions for the cast were held in June 1998, [5] a pilot was produced, [9] and shown to a test audience.
Hi-5 House is an Australian children's television series and a spin-off of the original Hi-5 series, which was created by Helena Harris and Posie Graeme-Evans.The series stars the children’s musical group Hi-5, with the spin-off being created to continue the series after the brand was sold by the Nine Network in 2012.
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[2] [4] Hi-5 received a gold certification for their fifth studio album, Celebrate (2002). The group's first greatest hits compilation, Hi-5 Hits (2003), reached number ten in July 2003. [5] [2] By 2004, the group had received five consecutive ARIA Music Awards in the same category, Best Children's Album, which was a record at the time. [6]