Hawaii Five-O Episodes — Composer List

Episodes with the number in RED have music suites; click on the episode number to listen. Suites for episodes with an asterisk (*) were done in 2026 or later.

Based on this list, the composers with the greatest number of scores (total of 224) were Don B. Ray (87), Morton Stevens (57), Richard Shores (25), John Cacavas (24), Bruce Broughton (19) and Harry Geller (12).
37 episodes used Stock tracks.

This list is under construction.


PILOT EPISODE:

S01E00 Cocoon - Morton Stevens

FIRST SEASON (1968-1969):

S01E01 Full Fathom Five - Stevens
S01E02 Strangers In Our Own Land - Stevens
S01E03 Tiger By The Tail — Stevens
S01E04 Samurai — Stevens
S01E05 And They Painted Daisies On His Coffin — Stevens
S01E06 Twenty-four Karat Kill — Stevens
S01E07 The Ways Of Love — Stevens
S01E08 No Blue Skies — Stevens
S01E09 By The Numbers — Stevens
S01E10 Yesterday Died And Tomorrow Won't Be Born — Stevens
S01E11 Deathwatch — Stevens
S01E12 Pray Love Remember, Pray Love Remember — Stevens
S01E13 King Of The Hill — Harry Geller
S01E14 Up Tight — Stevens
S01E15 Face Of The Dragon — Richard Shores
S01E16 The Box — Stevens
S01E17 One For The Money — (Stock — Stevens, Music Supervisor)
S01E18 Along Came Joey — Stevens
S01E19 Once Upon A Time, Part I — Geller
S01E20 Once Upon A Time, Part II – Geller
S01E21 Not That Much Different — Stevens
S01E22 Six Kilos — Stevens
S01E23 The Big Kahuna — Stevens

SECOND SEASON (1969-1970):

S02E01 A Thousand Pardons, You're Dead — Stevens (composed and conducted, Emmy Award)
S02E02 To Hell With Babe Ruth — Geller
S02E03 Forty Feet High, And It Kills — Shores
S02E04 Just Lucky, I Guess — Shores
S02E05 Savage Sunday — Don B. Ray *
S02E06 A Bullet For McGarrett — Shores *
030 Sweet Terror — Shores
031 The King Kamehameha Blues — Mundell Lowe
S02E09 Singapore File — Stevens *
033 All The King's Horses — Shores
034 Leopard On The Rock — Stevens
035 The Devil And Mr. Frog — Stock
S02E13 The Joker's Wild, Man, Wild — Stock
037 Which Way Did They Go — Shores
038 Blind Tiger — Geller
039 Bored, She Hung Herself — Stock
040 Run, Johnny, Run — Stock
041 Killer Bee — Stock
042 The One With The Gun — Stock
043 Cry, Lie — Stock
044 Most Likely To Murder — Stock
045 Nightmare Road — Shores
046 Three Dead Cows At Makapuu, Part I — Shores
047 Three Dead Cows At Makapuu, Part II — Shores
048 Kiss The Queen Goodbye — Stock

THIRD SEASON (1970-1971):


S03E01 And A Time To Die... — Shores *
050 Trouble In Mind — Stevens
S03E03 The Second Shot — Shores *
052 Time And Memories — Geller
053 The Guarnerius Caper — Ray
054 The Ransom — Stock
055 Force Of Waves — Stock
056 The Reunion — George Romanis
S03E09 The Late John Louisiana — Ray *
058 The Last Eden — Stock
S03E11 Over Fifty? Steal — Stevens
060 Beautiful Screamer — Stock
061 The Payoff — Stock
062 The Double Wall — Stock
063 Paniolo — Ray
S03E16 Ten Thousand Diamonds And A Heart — Ray *
065 To Kill Or Be Killed — Ray
066 F.O.B. Honolulu, Part I — Ray
067 F.O.B. Honolulu, Part II — Ray
068 The Gunrunner — Stock
069 Dear Enemy — Shores
070 The Bomber And Mrs. Moroney — Stock
071 The Grandstand Play, Part I — Shores
072 The Grandstand Play, Part II — Shores

FOURTH SEASON (1971-1972):

S04E01 Highest Castle, Deepest Grave — Stevens
074 No Bottles ... No Cans ... No People — Stevens
075 Wednesday, Ladies Free — Shores
076 3,000 Crooked Miles To Honolulu — Shores
077 Two Doves And Mr. Heron — Ray
078 ...And I Want Some Candy And A Gun That Shoots — Stock
079 Air Cargo...dial For Murder — Shores
080 For A Million...why Not? — Stock
081 The Burning Ice — Ray
082 Rest In Peace, Somebody — Ray
083 A Matter Of Mutual Concern — Shores
084 Nine, Ten — You're Dead — Geller
085 Is This Any Way To Run A Paradise — Ray
086 Odd Man In — Stock
087 Bait Once, Bait Twice — Ray
088 The Ninety-second War, Part I — Stevens
089 The Ninety-second War, Part II — Stevens
090 Skinhead — Stock
091 While You're At It, Bring In The Moon — Stock
092 Cloth Of Gold — Ray
093 Good Night, Baby, Time To Die — Ray
S04E22 Didn't We Meet At A Murder? — Ray
095 Follow The White Brick Road — Ray
096 R&R — & R — Ray

FIFTH SEASON (1972-1973):

097 Death Is A Company Policy — Stevens
098 Death Wish On Tantalus Mountain — Pete Rugolo
099 You Don't Have To Kill To Get Rich, But It Helps — Ray
100 Pig In A Blanket — Ray
101 The Jinn Who Clears The Way — Ray
102 Fools Die Twice — Ray
103 Chain Of Events — Ray
104 Journey Out Of Limbo — Shores
105 "V" For Vashon: The Son — Ray
S05E10 "V" For Vashon: The Father — Ray *
106 "V" For Vashon: The Father — Ray
107 "V" For Vashon: The Patriarch — Ray
108 The Clock Struck Twelve — Ray
109 I'm A Family Crook — Don't Shoot — Stevens
110 The Child Stealers — Stock
111 Thanks For The Honeymoon — Ray
112 The Listener — Stevens
113 Here Today, Gone Tonight — Ray
114 The Odd Lot Caper — Ray
115 Will The Real Mr. Winkler Please Die — Ray
116 Little Girl Blue — Ray
117 Percentage — Ray
118 Engaged To Be Buried — Ray
119 The Diamond That Nobody Stole — Stock
120 Jury Of One — Ray

SIXTH SEASON (1973-1974):

S06E01 Hookman — Stevens (Emmy Award)
S06E02 Draw Me A Killer — Shores
S06E03 Charter For Death — Ray
S06E04 One Big Happy Family — Stevens
125 The Sunday Torch — Ray
126 Murder Is A Taxing Affair — Ray
127 Tricks Are Not Treats — George Romanis
128 Why Wait Until Uncle Kevin Dies? — Ray
129 Flash Of Color, Flash Of Death — Ray
130 A Bullet For El Diablo — Stevens
S06E11 The Finishing Touch — Bruce Broughton
132 Anybody Can Build A Bomb — Shores
133 Try To Die On Time — Ray
134 The $100,000 Nickel — Broughton
135 The Flip Side Is Death — Ray
136 Banzai Pipeline — Ray
137 One Born Every Minute — Ray
138 Secret Witness — Ray
139 Death With Father — Stevens
140 Murder With A Golden Touch — Ray
141 Nightmare In Blue — Ray
142 Mother's Deadly Helper — Ray
143 Killer At Sea — Geller
144 30,000 Rooms And I Have A Key — Stock

SEVENTH SEASON (1974-1975):

145 The Young Assassins — Stevens
146 A Hawaiian Nightmare — Stevens
S07E03 I'll Kill 'Em Again — Geller *
148 Steal Now—pay Later — Shores
149 Bomb, Bomb, Who's Got The Bomb? — Jerrold Immel
150 Right Grave, Wrong Body — Ray
151 We Hang Our Own — Shores
152 The Two-faced Corpse — Ray
S07E09 How To Steal A Masterpiece — Stevens
154 A Gun For McGarrett — Ray
155 Welcome To Our Branch Office — Broughton
156 Presenting...in The Center Ring...murder — Broughton
157 Hara-kiri: Murder — Ray
158 Bones Of Contention — Ray
159 Computer Killer — Ray
160 A Woman's Work Is With A Gun — Broughton
161 Small Witness, Large Crime — Geller
162 Ring Of Life — Romanis
163 A Study In Rage — Ray
164 And The Horse Jumped Over The Moon — Ray
165 Hit Gun For Sale — Ray
166 The Hostage — Ray
167 Diary Of A Gun — Ray
168 6,000 Deadly Tickets — Ray

EIGHTH SEASON (1975-1976):

169 Murder—eyes Only — Stevens
170 McGarrett Is Missing — Broughton
171 Termination With Extreme Prejudice — Ray
172 Target? The Lady — Ray
173 Death's Name Is Sam — Ray
174 The Case Against McGarrett — Ray
175 The Defector — Stock
176 Sing A Song Of Suspense — Stevens
177 Retire In Sunny Hawaii—forever — Stevens
178 How To Steal A Submarine — Ray
179 The Waterfront Steal — Stock
S08E12 Honor Is An Unmarked Grave — Stevens
181 A Touch Of Guilt — Broughton
182 Wooden Model Of A Rat — Geller
183 Deadly Persuasion — Ray
184 Legacy Of Terror — Ray
185 Loose Ends Get Hit — Stock
186 Anatomy Of A Bribe — Stock
187 Turkey Shoot At Makapuu — Stevens
188 A Killer Grows Wings — Immel
189 The Capsule Kidnapping — Broughton
190 Love Thy Neighbor—take His Wife — Ray
191 A Sentence To Steal — Ray

NINTH SEASON (1976-1977):

S09E01 Nine Dragons — Stevens
193 Assault On The Palace — Broughton
194 Oldest Profession — Latest Price — Stevens
195 Man On Fire — Ray
196 Tour De Force—Killer Aboard — Stock
197 The Last Of The Great Paperhangers — Broughton
198 Heads, You're Dead — Broughton
199 Let Death Do Us Part — Broughton
S09E09 Double Exposure — Broughton
201 Yes, My Deadly Daughter — Ray
202 Target—a Cop — Stock
S09E12 The Bells Toll At Noon — Stevens *
204 Man In A Steel Frame — Ray
205 Ready...Aim... — Bruce & William Broughton
206 Elegy In A Rain Forest — Broughton
207 Dealer's Choice—blackmail — Ray
208 A Capitol Crime — Ken Harrison
209 To Die In Paradise — Ray
210 Blood Money Is Hard To Wash — Ray
211 To Kill A Mind — Stock
212 Requiem For A Saddle Bronc Rider — Ray
213 See How She Runs — Ray
214 Practical Jokes Can Kill You — Ray

TENTH SEASON (1977-1978):

S10E01 Up The Rebels — Stevens
S10E02 Up You Don't See Many Pirates These Days — Broughton
217 The Cop On The Cover — Richard Markowitz
S10E04 The Friends Of Joey Kalima — Stevens
219 Descent Of The Torches — Ray
220 The Ninth Step — John Cacavas
221 Shake Hands With The Man In The Moon — Cacavas
222 Deadly Doubles — Stevens
223 Deep Cover — Ernest Gold
224 Tsunami — Cacavas
S10E10 Tsunami — Cacavas
225 East Wind—ill Wind — Ray
226 Tread The King's Shadow — Cacavas
227 The Big Aloha — Stock
228 A Short Walk On The Long Shore — Gold
229 The Silk Trap — Cacavas
230 Head To Head — Stock
231 Tall On A Wave — Stock
231 Angel In Blue — Stevens
233 When Does A War End? — Cacavas
234 Invitation To A Murder — Walter Scharf
S10E21 Frozen Assets — Cacavas
236 My Friend, The Enemy — Fred Steiner (composer and conductor)
237 A Stranger In His Grave — Stock
238 A Death In The Family — Scharf

ELEVENTH SEASON (1978-1979):

239 The Sleeper — Cacavas
240 Horoscope For Murder — Fred Steiner
241 Deadly Courier — Cacavas
242 The Case Against Philip Christie — Cacavas
243 Small Potatoes — Dana Kaproff
244 A Distant Thunder — Cacavas
245 Death Mask — Cacavas
246 The Pagoda Factor — Cacavas
247 A Long Time Ago — Dick DeBenedictis
248 Why Won't Linda Die? — Cacavas
249 The Miracle Man — Steiner
250 Number One With A Bullet, Part I — Cacavas
251 Number One With A Bullet, Part II — Cacavas
252 The Meighan Conspiracy — Cacavas
253 The Spirit Is Willie — Cacavas (& Mahler's 1st Symphony)
254 The Bark And The Bite — Steiner
255 Stringer — DeBenedictis
256 The Execution File — Cacavas
257 A Very Personal Matter — Cacavas
S11E20 The Skyline Killer — DeBenedictis *
259 The Year Of The Horse — Cacavas

TWELFTH SEASON (1979-1980):

260 A Lion In The Streets — Stevens
261 Who Says Cops Don't Cry — Stevens
262 Though The Heavens Fall — Broughton
263 Sign Of The Ram — Richard Clements
264 Good Help Is Hard To Find — Stevens
265 Image Of Fear — Ray
266 Use A Gun, Go To Hell — Broughton
267 Voice Of Terror — Michael Isaacson (composer and conductor)
268 A Shallow Grave — Ray
269 The Kahuna — Stevens
270 Labyrinth — Robert Drasnin
271 School For Assassins — Drasnin
272 For Old Time's Sake — Cacavas
273 The Golden Noose — Les Hooper
274 The Flight Of The Jewels — Drasnin
275 Clash Of Shadows — Duane L. Tatro
276 A Bird In Hand... — Ray
277 The Moroville Covenant — James Di Pasquale
278 Woe To Wo Fat — Stevens
This information is compiled by Mike Quigley and Karen Rhodes, based on the episode guide provided by The Iolani Palace Irregulars, the international appreciation society for Five-O.
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