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Gerald Fried (February 13, 1928 – February 17, 2023) was an American composer, conductor, and oboist known for his film and television scores. He composed music for well-known television series of the 1960s and 1970s, including Mission: Impossible , Gilligan's Island , The Man from U.N.C.L.E. , Shotgun Slade , Roots , and Star Trek [ 1 ] .
Feb 18, 2023 · Composer Gerald Fried, who won an Emmy for the landmark miniseries “Roots” and whose 1960s scores, from “Star Trek” to “Gilligan’s Island,” left an indelible impression on a ...
- Jon Burlingame
Feb 18, 2023 · Gerald Fried, ‘Star Trek’ and ‘Roots’ Composer, Dies at 95. The Emmy winner and Oscar nominee befriended Stanley Kubrick on a Bronx baseball field, then scored his first four features.
- Chris Koseluk
Gerald Fried. Soundtrack: Star Trek Into Darkness. Composer, author and oboist, educated at Juilliard (BS). He was first oboist for the Dallas Symphony and the New York Little Orchestra between 1948 and 1956. Then he joined Revue Studios in California, lasting until 1960, thereafter working freelance. Joining ASCAP in 1956, his chief musical collaborators included Johnny Mercer and Jack Brooks.
- February 13, 1928
- February 17, 2023
In his two-hour interview, composer Gerald Fried (1928-2023) talks about his early work on Stanley Kubrick's first films, including his pulsating score for The Killing. Fried then discusses his work as a composer for television at Revue Studios. He describes composing for series Gilligan's Island (including one episode where he had musicians blow into bottles to simulate sea shell instruments ...
Feb 19, 2023 · The Oscar-nominated composer died of pneumonia on February 17th, 2023. He scored the original Star Trek series, Roots, and several Kubrick films.
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Feb 18, 2023 · After a decades-long career in television — and nearly a century on this planet — composer Gerald Fried has died at age 95. Fried died of pneumonia on Friday, February 17, at St. Vincent’s ...
