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"Hawaii Five-O Theme" is an instrumental composed by Morton Stevens as the theme music for the CBS television series Hawaii Five-O, [1] which aired from 1968 to 1980. It is considered by many to be one of the best television themes of all time. [2] [3] [4] The cover version by The Ventures was one of the band's biggest hits.
A remake pilot, called Hawaii Five-0 (the last character is a zero instead of the letter "O"; the original series used an "O" as zero was typed as a capital O), aired September 20, 2010, on CBS. It lasted for 10 seasons until the 240th and final episode was aired on April 3, 2020.
The musical theme to Brian's Song, "The Hands of Time", was a popular tune during the early 1970s and has become a standard. [1] The music for the film was by Michel Legrand , with lyrics to the song by Alan and Marilyn Bergman .
Hawaii Five-O is an instrumental album by the Ventures. It is named for the popular 1968 television series, and featured the theme song from the series composed by Morton Stevens as its title track. It was released in 1969 on Liberty Records LST-8061 and reached #11 on the Billboard Top LP chart, staying for 24 weeks. [2]
Morton Stevens (January 30, 1929 – November 11, 1991) was an American film score composer. In 1965, he became director of music for CBS West Coast operations. He is probably best known for composing the theme music for Hawaii Five-O, a CBS television series for which he won two Emmy Awards in 1970 and 1974, and was a gold record for The Ventures. [1]
The theme music of the television show Hawaii Five-O continues to be popular. [27] The tune was composed by Morton Stevens, who also composed numerous episode scores. The theme was recorded by the Ventures, whose version reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart. [28]
Joe DeVito, a 26-year-old songwriter from Yonkers, wrote a song about the killing of Brian Thompson. It has received hundreds of thousands of views. (Jack Ludkey (@highwaysnobbery) / The Independent)
Kauhi was an accomplished surfer; he was known in Hawaii by the honorific "Waikiki Beach Boy". In the late 1960s, Kauhi was a member of the band Sons of Hawaii and referred to it as his "schooling in Hawaiian music". [3] In 1968, Kauhi landed the role of the burly state police detective Kono on Hawaii Five-O. He was fired from the show after ...