Post #535645 by molo on Fri, Jun 11, 2010 3:34 PM

On 2010-06-11 11:13, Donnabeach wrote:
The Ventures cover of the original Five-0 theme might have done alot for the Ventures, but it was moving the show to a later time slot that ultimately improved its ratings. Remember, it was a gritty cop show at that time and not necessarily family friendly viewing.

No doubt this helped instrumentally to boot, but it was the producer of the show, Leonard Freeman, who is on record as saying: "The value of a great one minute theme to any television series is inestimable." He had come to recognize this basic tenet when he did his prior show Route 66 with its memorable 'Get Your Kicks..' opening theme. Being that Freeman was aware of Morton Stevens' talent in this field, he contacted him to create a little musical magic, both to grab viewers' attention and set a fitting prelude for the show.

We know the end of the story - many call it THE most recognizable television theme ever produced.