Wearing an old UH logo baseball cap, which includes the four-color rainbow, he said although he wasn't specifically against Grammy award-winning composer Mike Post's tracks, it was just another tradition lost for the football program.

"I admire and respect what coach (June) Jones has done with the program on the field," said Moore, a season-ticket holder since Hawai'i has played at Aloha Stadium. "I don't feel the same way about what has been done with the traditions of the program."

Post donated his time for the six new tracks for Hawai'i, which included the "Warrior Strut" for the players' entrance to the field, "Starting Line-Up" during player introductions, "Call & Answer" and "Eo Eo" between plays and during timeouts, "Celebration" following touchdowns and field goals, and "Conch Shell" prior to kickoff.

He produced theme songs for television shows such as "NYPD Blue," "Law & Order," and "Magnum PI."

"All the people who came up to me liked it," said Post, who has been a part-time resident in Hawai'i for 30 years. "This is about Hawai'i and music that is specific to Hawai'i."

Kaiser High senior wide receiver Matt Ching said he liked the new music. While watching the player introductions, he said: "That was good, I liked it. It kind of shows how pumped up they are."

Ching, who said he would like to play for Hawai'i, added: "I want to see myself come out of that tunnel one day. It's a good thing, it just gets you hyped up. It's better than no music."

Season-ticket holder Jane Morisato disagreed.

"Oh, no, no, no," Morisato of Kapahulu said after listening to "Celebration" after UH's first touchdown in the first quarter. "That's awful, I'd rather hear the band.

"I thought they would play other music; I'd prefer something nice and strong by the band."

Morisato, 71, has been a season-ticket holder since 1977. She said she couldn't really hear the music, which blared from a four-stack of speakers placed on the field.

"It would sound better if it wasn't so muffled," she said. "It's just a lot of muted sounds in the distance."

Post agreed, saying one set of speakers in the south end zone were not loud enough.

"It's gotta be all around," said Post, who even offered to buy more speakers. "Everybody who could hear seemed to react well enough."

Brian Loughlin of Mililani said "you get really enthusiastic about the game," when listening to the music.

"It makes me want to play football again," said Loughlin, 28, who said he was a water boy at Mililani High. "I liked the rhythm and intensity of it."