The musical theme of the CBS police series that was on air from September 1968 to April 1980, had 12 seasons of the series, with 278 episodes, called Hawaii Five-O, composed by Morton Stevens, who won two Emmy for the series , in 1970 and 1974. With the audience's increase in the series, the theme became known.
The Ventures (Gerry McGee, Don Wilson and Bob Bogle on guitar, Mel Taylor on drums and John Durrill on keyboards) re-recorded the song in May 1969. Produced by Joe Sarraceno. And it became one of his biggest hits, reaching 4th place on the U.S. charts and the original in 11th place.
Recently the theme was used in several cartoons. He appears briefly in the film Shrek 2, when one of the king's trumpeters is thrilled with the performance fanfare. And in Madagascar, when Marty (zebra) is surfing over two dolphins. In The Simpsons, it's Marge Simpson's ringtone in the episode "The Father, the Son and the Holy Guest Star".
Music that also led The Ventures to enter the "Rock 'n Roll Hall Of Fame" in 2008. Coincidentally, in that same year the third season of the series was re-released on DVD.
Series Opening Theme (Pilot)
The Ventures "Hawaii Five-O"
