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Alexander Mair Courage Jr. (December 10, 1919 – May 15, 2008) familiarly known as "Sandy" Courage, was an American orchestrator, arranger, and composer of music, primarily for television and film. He is best known as the composer of the theme music for the original Star Trek series .
The "Theme from Star Trek" (originally scored under the title "Where No Man Has Gone Before") is an instrumental musical piece composed by Alexander Courage for Star Trek, the science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry that originally aired between September 8, 1966, and June 3, 1969.
May 31, 2008 · Alexander Courage, an Emmy-winning Hollywood composer whose most famous work was the strange, soaring and instantly recognizable theme from “Star Trek,” died on May 15 in Pacific Palisades,...
Dec 10, 2021 · Composer, arranger, orchestrator and conductor of rare skill and incredible bravura, Alexander Courage (affectionately named “Sandy” by his family and closest friends) is considered one of the best and most revered musicians who ever worked in Hollywood at least since the 1940s.
Apr 19, 2023 · Fortunately for us, Alexander Courage’s music career didn’t end with Star Trek. He went on to work on such classics as Doctor Dolittle, Fiddler on the Roof, The Poseidon Adventure, Superman, and Jurassic Park. In 1988, Courage won an Emmy Award for his music direction on the television special Julie Andrews: The Sound of Christmas.
Star Trek. Alexander Courage (10 December 1919 – 15 May 2008; age 88) was an Academy Award-nominated, Emmy Award-winning composer, arranger, conductor, and orchestrator who wrote several scores for Star Trek: The Original Series, among them the main title theme. He even made the "whoosh" sound heard as the...
Alexander "Sandy" Mair Courage, Jr. (10 December 1919, Philadelphia, Pa. – 15 May 2008, Pacific Palisades, Calif.) was an American orchestrator, arranger, and composer of music, primarily for television and film. He is best known as the composer of the theme music for the original Star Trek TV series. Courage was born in Philadelphia ...