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Gerald Fried

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American composer, conductor, and oboist (1928–2023)
Not to be confused withGerald Ford.
Gerald Fried
Born(1928-02-13)February 13, 1928
New York City,New York, U.S.
DiedFebruary 17, 2023(2023-02-17) (aged 95)
Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.
GenresFilm score,contemporary classical
Occupations
  • Composer
  • conductor
  • musician
InstrumentOboe
Years active1951–2023
Musical artist

Gerald Fried (February 13, 1928 – February 17, 2023) was an American composer, conductor, andoboist known for his film and television scores. He composed music for well-known television series of the 1960s and 1970s, includingMission: Impossible,Gilligan's Island,The Man from U.N.C.L.E.,Shotgun Slade,Roots, andStar Trek.[1] Early in his career, he collaborated withStanley Kubrick, scoring several of his earliest films.

Fried was nominated for fivePrimetime Emmy Awards, winning once in 1977 forRoots, and was nominated for anAcademy Award for Best Original Score for the documentaryBirds Do It, Bees Do It (1974).

Life and career

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Born and raised inThe Bronx,New York City, Fried attended TheJuilliard School of Music. He attendedHigh School of Music & Art, graduating in 1945,[2] and entered the world of film soundtracks when he composed the scores for five ofStanley Kubrick's earliest films.

After moving toLos Angeles he began composing and arranging music for several films such asTerror in a Texas Town and television shows such asThe Man from U.N.C.L.E., working withRobert Drasnin, and also the originalStar Trek, for which he composed the famous musical underscore"The Ritual/Ancient Battle/2nd Kroykah" (now known as "Star Trek fight music") for the episode"Amok Time."[3][4] Among his television show themes is his jazz-inspired intro for the western seriesShotgun Slade.

Fried was known for his collaboration withQuincy Jones on theirEmmy Award-winning score for the 1977miniseriesRoots. Fried also arranged theexotica albumOrienta. He won Golden Pine Award (Lifetime Achievement) at the 2013International Samobor Film Music Festival, along withRyuichi Sakamoto andClint Eastwood.[5] His credits consist of nearly 300 films, television episodes, and specials.

Personal life and death

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In December 1987, Fried lost his 5-year-old son, Zachary, due toAIDS from tainted blood supplied by ablood bank.[6] His screenplay and stage playMorningtime Train was based on the experience.[7] Zachary's childhood drawings were used on T-shirts infundraisers forThe Pediatric AIDS Foundation.[8] Fried had four other children, with his first wife Judith Fried:Daniel, Deborah, Jonathan, and Joshua were all born in the 1950s.

Fried died of pneumonia inBridgeport, Connecticut, on February 17, 2023, four days after his 95th birthday.[9]

Filmography

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    • The Missing Train (1959)
    • The Salted Mine (1959)
    • The Deadly Key (1960)
    • Donna Juanita (1960)
    • The Golden Tunnel (1960)
    • A Flower for Jenny (1960)
    • The Fabulous Fiddle (1960)
    • Crossed Guns (1960)
    • Sudden Death (1960)
    • Backtrack (1960)
    • Killer's Brand (1960)
    • A Flower on Boot Hill (1960)
    • Charcoal Bullet (1960)
    • Lost Gold (1960)
    • Ring of Death (1960)
    • The Smell of Money (1960)
    • The Spanish Box (1960)
    • The Blowup (1960)
    • The Wichita Arrows (1960)
    • Fort Epitaph (1960)
    • End of a Dream (1960)
    • That Taylor Affair (1960)
    • The Two Faces of Grey Holden (1960)
    • River Champion (1960)
    • No Bridge on the River (1960)
    • Trunk Full of Dreams (1960)
    • The Water of Gorgeous Springs (1960)
    • Devil in Skirts (1960)
    • The Quota (1960)
    • Chicota Landing (1960)
    • Zigzag (1960)
    • Listen to the Nightingale (1961)
    • So Sorry, My Island Now (1965)
    • X Marks the Spot (1965)
    • Gilligan Meets Jungle Boy (1965)
    • How to Be a Hero (1965)
    • Forget Me Not (1965)
    • Diogenes, Won't You Please Go Home? (1965)
    • Physical Fatness (1965)
    • It's Magic (1965)
    • A Nose by Any Other Name (1965)
    • Gilligan's Mother-in-Law (1965)
    • Beauty Is as Beauty Does (1965)
    • The Little Dictator (1965)
    • Feed the Kitty (1966)
    • Operation: Steam Heat (1966)
    • Will the Real Mr. Howell Please Stand Up? (1966)
    • Ghost-a-Go-Go (1966)
    • Allergy Time (1966)
    • V for Vitamins (1966)
    • Mr. and Mrs. ??? (1966)
    • Meet the Meteor (1966)
    • Up at Bat (1966)
    • Gilligan vs. Gilligan (1966)
    • Pass the Vegetables, Please (1966)
    • Voodoo (1966)
    • Where There's a Will (1966)
    • Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow (1966)
    • Ring Around Gilligan (1966)
    • Topsy-Turvy (1966)
    • The Invasion (1966)
    • The Kidnapper (1966)
    • And Then There Were None (1966)
    • All About Eva (1966)
    • Gilligan Goes Gung-Ho (1966)
    • Take a Dare (1967)
    • The Second Ginger Grant (1967)
    • The Secret of Gilligan's Island (1967)
    • The Pigeon (1967)
    • Bang! Bang! Bang! (1967)
    • Gilligan, the Goddess (1967)
    • Alexander the Greater Affair: Part One (1965)
    • Alexander the Greater Affair: Part Two (1965)
    • The Discotheque Affair (1965)
    • The Arabian Affair (1965)
    • The Deadly Toys Affair (1965)
    • The Cherry Blossom Affair (1965)
    • The Children's Day Affair (1965)
    • The Adriatic Express Affair (1965)
    • The Yukon Affair (1965)
    • The Very Important Zombie Affair (1965)
    • The Deadly Goddess Affair (1966)
    • The Bridge of Lions Affair: Part 1 (1966)
    • The Bridge of Lions Affair: Part II (1966)
    • The Foreign Legion Affair (1966)
    • The Moonglow Affair (1966)
    • The Project Deephole Affair (1966)
    • The Bat Cave Affair (1966)
    • The Indian Affairs Affair (1966)
    • The Her Master's Voice Affair (1966)
    • The Sort of Do-It-Yourself Dreadful Affair (1966)
    • The Super-Colossal Affair (1966)
    • The Monks of St. Thomas Affair (1966)
    • The Thor Affair (1966)
    • The Candidate's Wife Affair (1966)
    • The Off-Broadway Affair (1966)
    • The Come with Me to the Casbah Affair (1966)
    • The Abominable Snowman Affair (1966)
    • The My Friend the Gorilla Affair (1966)
    • The Jingle Bells Affair (1966)
    • The Take Me to Your Leader Affair (1966)
    • The Suburbia Affair (1967)
    • The Deadly Smorgasbord Affair (1967)
    • The Yo-Ho-Ho and a Bottle of Rum Affair (1967)
    • The Napoleon's Tomb Affair (1967)
    • The It's All Greek to Me Affair (1967)
    • The Hula Doll Affair (1967)
    • The Pieces of Fate Affair (1967)
    • The Matterhorn Affair (1967)
    • The Hot Number Affair (1967)
    • The When in Roma Affair (1967)
    • The Apple a Day Affair (1967)
    • The Five Daughters Affair: Part I (1967)
    • The Five Daughters Affair: Part II (1967)
    • The Cap and Gown Affair (1967)
    • The Test Tube Killer Affair (1967)
    • All That Lia Ever Wanted (1966)
    • Escape (1966)
    • Death in Vienna (1966)
    • A Little Ignorance (1966)
    • Target: Eva (1966)
    • Big Fish (1966)
    • Pay Now, Pray Later (1966)
    • Game of Death (1966)
    • If This Be Treason (1966)
    • To Kill an Albatross (1966)
    • Things Dead and Done (1966)
    • The Perfect Crime (1966)
    • In Memory of Davos (1966)
    • Drop by Drop (1966)
    • And Then I Wrote Happy Birthday to You (1966)
    • The Copper Caper (1966)
    • The Initiation (1966)
    • Tailor Made Hero (1966)
    • The Rainmakers (1966)
    • He Caveman — You Woman (1966)
    • The Champ (1966)
    • Mark Your Ballots (1966)
    • Have I Got a Girl for You (1966)
    • Cave Movies (1966)
    • Androcles and Clon (1966)
    • Love Me, Love My Gnook (1966)
    • The Broken Idol (1966)
    • The Sacrifice (1966)
    • King Hec (1966)
    • The Mother-in-Law (1966)
    • Which Doctor's Witch? (1967)
    • To Catch a Thief (1967)
    • 20th Century Here We Come (1967)
    • To Sign or Not to Sign (1967)
    • Our Brothers' Keepers (1967)
    • The Stowaway (1967)

Other music credits

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Awards

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YearAwardCategory
1976Nominated — (Oscar)Best Music, Original Dramatic Score
"Birds Do It, Bees Do It"(1974)
1977Nominated — (Primetime Emmy)Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore)
"Roots" (Part VIII)(1977)
1977Won — (Primetime Emmy)Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore)
"Roots" (Part I)(1977)
(shared withQuincy Jones)
1980Nominated — (Primetime Emmy)Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
"The Silent Lovers"(1980)
1984Nominated — (Primetime Emmy)Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
"The Mystic Warrior" (Part I)(1984)
1988Nominated — (Primetime Emmy)Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
"Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story"(1987) (Part III)

"The Ritual" (music fromStar Trek, TOS)

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Fried's underscore "The Ritual/Ancient Battle/2nd Kroykah", from theStar Trek episode "Amok Time" (1967) was featured in the 1996 movieThe Cable Guy, starringJim Carrey. It was also featured in twoFuturama episodes, "Why Must I Be a Crustacean in Love?" (2000), as an alien anthem, in aStar Trek vs. Futurama fight scene "Where No Fan Has Gone Before" (2002), and in the dream sequence at the beginning of "Spock Amok", the fifth episode ofStar Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022). It has also appeared in an episode ofThe Simpsons "Deep Space Homer" (1994). The score was also specifically chosen in theSTS-133Space Shuttle Discovery mission on March 4, 2011, as the morning wake-up music for the crew on Day 9 of the mission.[12]

References

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  1. ^"Star Trek Composer Gerald Fried Dies at 95".www.dailystartreknews.com. 2023-02-20. Retrieved2024-10-10.
  2. ^Notable Alumni, Alumni & Friends of LaGuardia High School. Accessed Nov. 8, 2016.
  3. ^'Star Trek' boldly going symphonic[usurped],Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved 2010-08-23
  4. ^Music makes movies memorable[usurped],Canadian Online Explorer, June 11, 2000. Retrieved 2010-08-23
  5. ^"Clint Eastwood, Ryuichi Sakamoto and Gerald Fried to Receive Golden Pine Awards for Lifetime Achievement".ISFMF. Archived fromthe original on 2014-03-09. Retrieved2013-11-07.
  6. ^David Freed"Oak School Pays Homage to Young AIDS Victim",Los Angeles Times, November 15, 1988
  7. ^Gerald Fried Interview onYouTube
  8. ^"90's Family : The Gifts That Give Twice",Los Angeles Times, 22 November 1995
  9. ^Burlingame, Jon (18 February 2023)."Gerald Fried, Emmy Winner for 'Roots' and Composer for 'Star Trek,' 'Gilligan's Island,' Dies at 95".Variety. Retrieved18 February 2023.
  10. ^To the Moon and Beyond
  11. ^. Box 24, Gerald Fried papers, Collection #2883, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
  12. ^"Chronology of Wakeup Calls". NASA. 2 August 2005. Retrieved5 April 2010.

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