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Another legacy of the show is the popularity of the Hawaii Five-O theme music.

The tune was composed by Morton Stevens, who also composed numerous episode scores.

The theme was recorded by The Ventures, whose version reached # 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart, and is particularly popular with college and high school marching bands, especially at the University of Hawaii where it has become the unofficial fight song.

The tune has also been heard at Robertson Stadium after Houston Dynamo goals scored by Brian Ching, a native of Hawaii.

Because of the tempo of the music, the theme gained popularity in the UK with followers of Northern soul and was popular on dance floors in the 1970s.