3 September 2010,
Hawaii Five-0 composer Brian Tyler decided to look back to his childhood for inspiration.

“I was a huge fan. I had seen reruns as a kid and loved the theme song. That was one that I loved playing,” Tyler said. “I mentioned that the show could really use the original theme song. I didn’t want to force an update that really didn’t need fixing.”

Tyler said it was important for him to keep the integrity of the original composition because viewers associate the theme with the show.

“The theme is so iconic. It's one of the few themes that cant be separated from the original show it came from. The others that come to mind are ‘Mission Impossible’ and ‘Twilight Zone,’ ” he said. “It was instrumental to stay close to the original and not go too out of the box, and into the computer and synthesize it. I didn’t want to go into it anyway that would make light if it.”

Labels: Brian Tyler, CBS, Hawaii Five-O, Season 1