This isn’t the more recent series. MeTV is playing the original Hawaii Five-O at 11 a.m. EST on weekdays. Yesterday and today the network broadcast the two-part first story and I watched it. Think I’ll be tuning in whenever I find myself not doing anything else in particular on weekday mornings.
Hawaii Five-O is one of the very first television series that I clearly remember watching. Dad used to love this show so I have memories of seeing it in the mid to late Seventies. I especially recall the title sequence, particularly its theme music.
If you’ve never seen this before, prepare to be stunned. This is from a series that premiered in 1968 (Hawaii Five-O might be the only television show from the 1960s to survive as far as the Eighties) so many people might be expecting something a little more… shall we say, “primitive”? But this intro is a work of art in and of itself. This composition of imagery and music is more like something that could be expected of a modern editing software package like Premiere Pro or Final Cut Pro, not from the period around 1970. A lot of heart, soul, and hardcore precision went into making this sequence, and it definitely shows.
So here is the intro for the original Hawaii Five-O. Something as magnificent as it is timeless.
Book 'em Danno!
You knew that was coming didn't you? 🙂
Dear Grundy: I was kinda expecting it, yes 🙂
Earlier this evening a friend noted that today is Jack Lord's birthday. So posting this video is all the more appropriate.
The Hawaii Five O theme must be the most played music by high school and college bands. Every band in America has it in their repertoire. Seriously go watch a high school football game and see if they play it.