Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Hawaii Five-O turns 50

The original Hawaii Five-O premiered on September 20, 1968.  I have only occasionally seen episodes, but the theme is, of course, embedded in everyone's minds.
But what about the great musical score by Morton Stevens?  One piece of it, titled "Call to Danger," was skillfully edited to be the music for the "CBS Special" bumper used from the 1960s through about 1990.  The piece of music is at 1:18 within this suite...



And here's the CBS special bumper; judge for yourself...

As a bonus, here's a post on Sammy Davis, Jr. covering the theme song.

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