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Alexander Courage (1919–2008)

Music Department | Composer | Soundtrack

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Frequently worked as an orchestrator on scores composed by Jerry Goldsmith. See more trivia »

Born:

Alexander Mair Courage Jr.
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Died:

(age 88) in Pacific Palisades, California, USA
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Star Trek New Voyages: Phase II (TV series) (composer: theme music - 1 episode, 2012) (original theme - 1 episode, 2011) (theme music by - 1 episode)
– Going Boldly (2012) (composer: theme music)
– No Win Scenario (2011) (original theme)
– Mind-Sifter (theme music by)
 
2009 Star Trek (composer: theme)
 
2002 Star Trek: Nemesis (composer: theme "Star Trek")
 
2000 Hollow Man (orchestrator)
 
2000 Star Trek: Armada (Video Game) (composer: theme "Star Trek")
 
1999 The Haunting (orchestrator)
 
1999 The 13th Warrior (orchestrator)
 
1999 The Mummy (orchestrator)
 
1998 Star Trek: Insurrection (composer: additional music - from "Star Trek", orchestrator)
 
1998 Small Soldiers (orchestrator)
 
1998 Mulan (orchestrator: score)
 
1998 U.S. Marshals (orchestrator)
 
1998 Star Trek: Pinball (Video Game) (composer: theme "Star Trek")
 
1998 Deep Rising (orchestrator)
 
1997 The Edge (orchestrator)
 
1997 Air Force One (orchestrator)
 
1997 L.A. Confidential (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1996 Star Trek: First Contact (composer: additional music - from "Star Trek", orchestrator)
 
1996 The Ghost and the Darkness (orchestrator)
 
1996 Executive Decision (orchestrator)
 
1995 Powder (orchestrator)
 
1995 First Knight (orchestrator)
 
1995 Congo (orchestrator)
 
1994 I.Q. (orchestrator)
 
1994 Star Trek: Generations (composer: additional music - from "Star Trek")
 
1994 The River Wild (orchestrator)
 
1994 The Shadow (orchestrator)
 
1987-1994 Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV series) (composer: main title theme - 176 episodes)
– All Good Things... (1994) (composer: main title theme)
– Preemptive Strike (1994) (composer: main title theme)
– Emergence (1994) (composer: main title theme)
– Bloodlines (1994) (composer: main title theme)
– Firstborn (1994) (composer: main title theme)
See all 176 episodes »
 
1993 Malice (orchestrator)
 
1993 Rudy (orchestrator)
 
1993 Dennis the Menace (orchestrator)
 
1993 Jurassic Park (orchestrator)
 
1993 Matinee (orchestrator)
 
1993 Star Trek: Judgment Rites (Video Game) (composer: theme "Star Trek")
 
1992 Love Field (orchestrator)
 
1992 Mr. Baseball (orchestrator)
 
1992 Mom and Dad Save the World (orchestrator)
 
1992 Basic Instinct (orchestrator)
 
1991 Hook (orchestrator)
 
1991 Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (composer: additional music - from "Star Trek")
 
1991 Star Trek Logs: An MTV Big Picture Special Edition (TV special documentary) (composer: stock music)
 
1991 Sleeping with the Enemy (orchestrator)
 
1991 Star Trek (Video Game) (composer: theme "Star Trek")
 
1991 Poslední motýl (orchestrator for Alex North)
 
1990 Gremlins 2: The New Batch (orchestrator: source music)
 
1989 Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (composer: additional music - from "Star Trek")
 
1989 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1988 The Bear (orchestrator)
 
1987 Lionheart (orchestrator)
 
1987 Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (conductor)
 
1987 Extreme Prejudice (orchestrator)
 
1986 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (composer: theme "Star Trek")
 
1985 Legend (orchestrator)
 
1985 Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend (orchestrator)
 
1984 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1983 Heart Like a Wheel (orchestrator)
 
1982 Yes, Giorgio (music coordinator)
 
1982 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (composer: theme "Star Trek")
 
1979 Star Trek: The Motion Picture (composer: theme "Star Trek", orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1977 The Island of Dr. Moreau (orchestrator)
 
1975 Babe (TV movie) (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1974 QB VII (TV mini-series) (orchestrator - 2 episodes)
– Part Three (1974) (orchestrator - uncredited)
– Part One & Two (1974) (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1972 The Poseidon Adventure (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1971 Fiddler on the Roof (orchestrator)
 
1971 Bearcats! (TV series) (conductor - 1 episode)
– Hostages (1971) (conductor - as Sandy Courage)
 
1970 Tora! Tora! Tora! (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1969 Hello, Dolly! (orchestrator)
 
1966-1969 Star Trek (TV series) (composer: theme music - 54 episodes, 1966-1969) (conductor - 25 episodes, 1966-1969)
– Turnabout Intruder (1969) (composer: theme music)
– All Our Yesterdays (1969) (composer: theme music)
– The Savage Curtain (1969) (composer: theme music)
– The Cloud Minders (1969) (composer: theme music)
– The Way to Eden (1969) (composer: theme music)
See all 79 episodes »
 
1967 Custer (TV series) (composer: music theme - 1 episode)
– The Gauntlet (1967) (composer: music theme)
 
1967 Doctor Dolittle (conductor, orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1966 Lost in Space (TV series) (composer: stock music - 2 episodes)
– The Forbidden World (1966) (composer: stock music - uncredited)
– The Ghost Planet (1966) (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1966 Stagecoach (conductor - uncredited)
 
1965 Do Not Disturb (music associate, orchestrator)
 
1965 The Agony and the Ecstasy (orchestrator)
 
1964 The Pleasure Seekers (music associate)
 
1964 The Americanization of Emily (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1964 My Fair Lady (orchestrator)
 
1964 The Unsinkable Molly Brown (orchestrator)
 
1963 Irma la Douce (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1960-1961 The Brothers Brannagan (TV series) (composer: theme music - 39 episodes)
– The Hunter and the Hunted (1961) (composer: theme music)
– A Matter of a Million (1961) (composer: theme music)
– Bordertown (1961) (composer: theme music)
– The Annabelle Case (1961) (composer: theme music)
– A View of Murder (1961) (composer: theme music)
See all 39 episodes »
 
1961 Go Naked in the World (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1960 Pepe (composer: additional music - uncredited)
 
1960 Bells Are Ringing (orchestrator)
 
1960 Who Was That Lady? (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1959 The Blue Angel (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1959 Porgy and Bess (orchestrator)
 
1959 Woman Obsessed (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1958 The Big Country (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1958 The Gun Runners (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1958 Gigi (additional orchestrator - uncredited, composer: additional music - uncredited)
 
1958 The Left Handed Gun (composer: ballad)
 
1958 Seven Guns to Mesa (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1957 Raintree County (composer: additional music - uncredited, orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1957 M Squad (TV series) (musical cues - 1 episode)
– Neighborhood Killer (1957) (musical cues - uncredited)
 
1957 Les Girls (orchestrator)
 
1957 Undersea Girl (conductor)
 
1957 My Gun Is Quick (composer: additional music - uncredited)
 
1957 The Sun Also Rises (composer: Spanish music - uncredited)
 
1957 Hot Rod Rumble (musical director)
 
1957 The Vintage (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1957 Sierra Stranger (conductor)
 
1957 Funny Face (composer: additional music - uncredited, orchestrator)
 
1956 The Rack (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1956 Tea and Sympathy (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1956 Hot Rod Girl (conductor)
 
1956 Crime in the Streets (orchestrator)
 
1956 Meet Me in Las Vegas (composer: additional music - uncredited)
 
1955 Guys and Dolls (orchestrator)
 
1955 Oklahoma! (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1955 Kismet (composer: additional music - uncredited, orchestral arranger)
 
1955 Interrupted Melody (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1955 Jupiter's Darling (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1955 Many Rivers to Cross (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1955 Bad Day at Black Rock (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1955 The Battle of Gettysburg (documentary short) (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1954 Deep in My Heart (orchestrator)
 
1954 Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (orchestrator)
 
1953 The Long, Long Trailer (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1953 Torch Song (composer: additional music - uncredited, orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1953 Mister Scoutmaster (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1953 The Band Wagon (orchestrator)
 
1953 The Farmer Takes a Wife (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1953 Sombrero (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1952 Million Dollar Mermaid (composer: additional music - uncredited, orchestrator)
 
1952 The Sellout (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1952 Talk About a Stranger (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1952 Singin' in the Rain (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1952 The Belle of New York (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1952 Lone Star (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1951 Show Boat (additional orchestrator, composer: additional music - uncredited)
 
1951 Soldiers Three (composer: additional music - uncredited, orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1950 Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1950 Father of the Bride (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1950 The Big Hangover (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1950 Shadow on the Wall (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1950 Annie Get Your Gun (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1950 Stars in My Crown (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1949 Intruder in the Dust (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1949 The Stratton Story (composer: additional music - uncredited, orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1949 Little Women (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1948 Luxury Liner (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1948 Julia Misbehaves (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
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2004-2011 Star Trek New Voyages: Phase II (TV series)
– Enemy: Starfleet! (2011)
– Blood and Fire: Part Two (2009)
– Blood and Fire: Part One (2008) (original theme)
– In Harms Way (2004)
 
2005 Get Aboard! The Band Wagon (video documentary short)
 
1993 A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion (TV movie)
 
1987 Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
 
1966-1986 Star Trek (TV series)
– The Cage (1986) (uncredited)
– The Lights of Zetar (1969)
– Wink of an Eye (1968)
– Plato's Stepchildren (1968)
– The Enterprise Incident (1968)
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1982 A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain (TV movie)
 
1982 Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain (TV movie)
 
1982 A Wedding on Walton's Mountain (TV movie)
 
1981-1982 Falcon Crest (TV series)
– Kindred Spirits (1982)
– The Harvest (1981)
 
1972-1981 The Waltons (TV series)
– The Revel (1981)
– The Hostage (1981)
– The Lumberjack (1981)
– The Heartache (1981)
– The Indiscretion (1981)
See all 155 episodes »
 
1980 The Waltons: A Decade of the Waltons (TV movie)
 
1977 Eight Is Enough (TV series)
– Turnabout (1977)
– Women, Ducks and the Domino Theory (1977) (music by)
 
1974 Apple's Way (TV series)
 
1970-1972 Medical Center (TV series)
– Cycle of Peril (1972)
– Moment of Decision (1970) (music by)
 
1972 Lassie (TV series)
– Dream Seeker (1972)
– Round Up (1972)
 
1971 Bearcats! (TV series)
– Man in a Cage (1971) (as Sandy Courage)
– The Return of Estaban (1971) (as Sandy Courage)
– Tiger, Tiger (1971) (as Sandy Courage)
– Bitter Flats (1971) (as Sandy Courage)
– Assault on San Saba (1971) (as Sandy Courage)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1964-1970 Daniel Boone (TV series)
– Israel and Love (1970)
– Sunshine Patriots (1970)
– An Angel Cried (1970)
– The Terrible Tarbots (1969)
– The Printing Press (1969)
See all 22 episodes »
 
1969 Land of the Giants (TV series)
– Comeback (1969)
 
1969 Lancer (TV series)
– Child of Rock and Sunlight (1969)
– Death Bait (1969) (music by)
 
1964-1968 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series)
– Flaming Ice (1968)
– The Lost Bomb (1966)
– Leviathan (1965)
– The Cyborg (1965)
– The Price of Doom (1964)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1966-1968 Lost in Space (TV series)
– The Great Vegetable Rebellion (1968)
– A Day at the Zoo (1967)
– The Mechanical Men (1967)
– Cave of the Wizards (1967)
– The Space Vikings (1967)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1967 Judd for the Defense (TV series)
– Tempest in a Texas Town (1967)
 
1965-1966 The Loner (TV series)
– Mantrap (1966)
– Westward, the Shoemaker (1965)
– The Vespers (1965)
 
1965 Do Not Disturb (uncredited)
 
1964 The Pleasure Seekers (uncredited)
 
1964 The Unsinkable Molly Brown (uncredited)
 
1963 Arrest and Trial (TV series)
– Tears from a Silver Dipper (1963)
 
1963 Follow the Boys
 
1963 The Untouchables (TV series)
– The Snowball (1963)
 
1962 Billy Rose's Jumbo (uncredited)
 
1962 Father of the Bride (TV series)
– Quibbling (1962) (music score)
 
1961 Bus Stop (TV series)
– Cherie (1961)
 
1961 National Velvet (TV series)
– The Colt (1961) (music score)
 
1959-1960 Wagon Train (TV series)
– The Tom Tuckett Story (1960)
– The Vittorio Bottecelli Story (1959)
 
1960 Riverboat (TV series)
– The Fight at New Canal (1960)
– Salvage Pirates (1960)
 
1959 Laramie (TV series)
– General Delivery (1959) (music score)
 
1959 Day of the Outlaw
 
1959 Say One for Me (uncredited)
 
1959 Tokyo After Dark
 
1958 M Squad (TV series)
– The Missing Claimant (1958)
 
1958 The Left Handed Gun
 
1958 Handle with Care
 
1957 Undersea Girl
 
1957 Hot Rod Rumble
 
1957 Sierra Stranger
 
1956 Shake, Rattle & Rock!
 
1956 Hot Rod Girl
 
1955 Interrupted Melody (uncredited)
 
1954 Deep in My Heart (uncredited)
 
1953 The Band Wagon (uncredited)
 
1952 The Belle of New York (uncredited)
 
1950 Pagan Love Song (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (23 titles)
2013 Star Trek Into Darkness (writer: "Theme from Star Trek")
 
2010-2012 Atop the Fourth Wall (TV series)
– Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (2012) (writer: "Star Trek Theme")
– Star Trek/X-Men #1 (2010) ("To Boldly Go")
 
2012 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
– Episode #20.133 (2012) (writer: "Theme from 'Star Trek'" - uncredited)
 
2011 The Big Bang Theory (TV series)
– The Bus Pants Utilization (2011) (writer: "Theme from Star Trek" - uncredited)
 
2009 Star Trek (writer: "Theme from tt0060028")
 
2008 Tropic Thunder (writer: "Music from 'Star Trek' episode 'Arena'" 1966)
 
2006 Weltberühmt in Österreich - 50 Jahre Austropop (TV series documentary)
– Zwischen Kommerz und Anspruch - Die Zukunft des Austropop (2006) (writer: "Raumschiff Edelweiss")
 
2006 RV (writer: "Star Trek Theme")
 
2005 Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi (TV movie) (writer: "Theme from Star Trek" - uncredited)
 
1999 Muppets from Space (writer: "Theme from 'Star Trek' TV series")
 
1999 The Simpsons (TV series)
– They Saved Lisa's Brain (1999) ("Star Trek theme")
 
1998 Star Trek: Insurrection ("Theme from 'Star Trek' TV series")
 
1998 Projekt X (TV series)
– Warum dürfen immer nur die Dicken ins Weltall (1998) (writer: "Theme from Star Trek" - uncredited)
 
1996 Star Trek: First Contact (writer: "Star Trek: The Next Generation - Main Title" - uncredited)
 
1994 Star Trek: Generations (music: Theme from tt0060028)
 
1992 Wayne's World ("THEME FROM ''STAR TREK''")
 
1991 Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (music: "THEME FROM 'STAR TREK' TV SERIES")
 
1989 The Lemon Sisters ("THEME FROM STAR STREK")
 
1989 Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (music: "Fanfare from Star Trek Television Series")
 
1987 Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV series)
– The Naked Now (1987) (writer: "Star Trek: The Next Generation Main title" - uncredited, "Star Trek: The Next Generation End Credits" - uncredited)
– Encounter at Farpoint (1987) (writer: "Star Trek: The Next Generation Main Title" - uncredited, "Star Trek: The Next Generation End Credits" - uncredited)
 
1977 The Waltons (TV series)
– The Children's Carol (1977) (writer: "The Children's Carol")
 
1972 The Poseidon Adventure ("The Song From The Poseidon Adventure" 1972)
 
1966 Star Trek (TV series)
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
1982 Yes, Giorgio
Conductor, Turandot
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2008 SuperNews! (TV series) (special thanks - 1 episode)
– Hipsters in Space (2008) (special thanks)
 
1994 That's Entertainment! III (documentary) (grateful acknowledgment: to the music arrangers and orchestrators)
 
Show ShowSelf (4 titles)
2005 Get Aboard! The Band Wagon (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 The Masters Behind the Musicals (video documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Inside Star Trek: The Real Story (video documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Film Music Masters: Jerry Goldsmith (video documentary)
Himself
 

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Blackouts of 1949 (1949). Musical revue. Music by Charles Henderson and Royal Foster. Book by Ken Murray. Lyrics by Charles Henderson and Royal Foster. Musical Director: Bert Shefter. Special dialogue and comedy material by Royal Foster. Music arranged by Alexander Courage. Scenic Design by Ben Tipton. Gowns... See more »

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Alternate Names:

Sandy Courage
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I have to confess to the world that I am not a science fiction fan. Never have been. I think it's just marvelous malarkey.....So you write some, you hope, marvelous malarkey music that goes with it. (from a 2000 interview for the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences' "Archive of American Television") See more »

Trivia:

Frequently worked as an orchestrator on scores composed by Jerry Goldsmith. See more »

Nickname:

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Star Sign:

Sagittarius