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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.
Gerald Fried. 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.
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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 generation of...
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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.
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- February 17, 2023
Feb 18, 2023 · Gerald Fried, the Oscar-nominated, oboe-playing composer who created iconic gladiatorial fight music for the original Star Trek series and collaborated with Quincy Jones to win an Emmy for...
Feb 18, 2023 · Gerald Fried, a composer for some of television’s biggest moments in the 1960s, died Friday at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Bridgeport, CT of pneumonia at age 95. Fried won an Emmy for the...
Feb 24, 2023 · Gerald Fried was an American film and television composer. He is best known for his work scoring “Roots” and composing Star Trek’s iconic fight-scene music. Died: February 17, 2023 (Who...
