zombie84 said:

Yub Nub suited the original trilogy as an ender. It feels out of place with the prequels. The Star Wars trilogy was essentially a feel-good story about overcoming impossible odds, defeating injustice and the power of friendship. Yub Nub is a bit silly, but considering you are watching a giant party where teddy bears are dancing with characters you have grown to love over the years as they celebrate their triumph, it somehow suited it. It fit with the plot and tone of ROTJ, and the trilogy itself.

Yub Nub never had much widespread hate against it, and had little to do with the reputation of Jedi. In fact, Victory Celebration got a lot of criticism in 1997, because instead of the feel-good ending song you had some melancholy Enya type thing that is even more out of place musically. It fits the additions of the SE and the expanded story of the prequels, but since a lot of people hate those things in the first place they care little for the accompanying track that replaced the original.

Absolutely. I think one would have to imagine knowing and loving that final triumphant moment with the original music to appreciate it. If that's what you expected and subsequently enjoyed, the change was jarring. Yub Nub felt smaller and more local to the Ewoks, but that was okay. That was where the story ended and that's where the heroes rejoiced. I see the merit of the flute music but it does feel more detached from the moment.