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Gerald Fried

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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. See full bio »

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2012 20 Ways (short)
 
2004 Star Trek New Voyages: Phase II (TV series)
– In Harms Way (2004)
 
1988 Roots: The Gift (TV movie)
 
1988 Drop-Out Mother (TV movie)
 
1987 Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story (TV mini-series)
– Episode #1.3 (1987)
– Episode #1.2 (1987)
– Episode #1.1 (1987)
 
1985 Embassy (TV movie)
 
1984 The Mystic Warrior (TV movie)
 
1983-1984 Dynasty (TV series)
– The Voice: Part 1 (1984)
– The Accident (1984)
– The Proposal (1983)
 
1984 Australia's Animal Mysteries (TV documentary)
 
1983 A Killer in the Family (TV movie)
 
1983 Casablanca (TV series)
– Divorce Casablanca Style (1983)
– Jenny (1983)
 
1983 The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later Affair (TV movie)
 
1983 American Playhouse (TV series)
– For Us the Living: The Medgar Evers Story (1983)
 
1982 Murder Is Easy (TV movie)
 
1981 The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island (TV movie)
 
1980-1981 Flamingo Road (TV series)
– They Drive by Night (1981)
– Bad Girl (1981)
– The Fish Fry (1981)
– A Mother's Revenge (1981)
– The Titus Tapes (1981)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1980 The Wild and the Free (TV movie)
 
1980 Condominium (TV movie)
 
1980 The Silent Lovers (TV movie)
 
1980 Gauguin the Savage (TV movie)
 
1980 The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd (TV movie)
 
1979 The Seekers (TV movie)
 
1979 Disaster on the Coastliner (TV movie)
 
1979 Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (TV movie)
 
1978-1979 Emergency! (TV series)
– The Convention (1979)
– Greatest Rescues of Emergency (1978)
 
1979 Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love (TV movie)
 
1979 The Rebels (TV movie)
 
1979 The Castaways on Gilligan's Island (TV movie)
 
1979 The Chisholms (TV mini-series)
 
1979 The Bell Jar
 
1979 Roots: The Next Generations (TV mini-series)
– Episode #1.7 (1979)
– Episode #1.6 (1979)
– Episode #1.5 (1979)
– Episode #1.4 (1979)
– Episode #1.3 (1979)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1979 The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel (TV movie)
 
1978 The Immigrants (TV movie)
 
1978 Rescue from Gilligan's Island (TV movie)
 
1978 The Beasts Are on the Streets (TV movie)
 
1978 Maneaters Are Loose! (TV movie)
 
1978 Cruise Into Terror (TV movie)
 
1978 Roots: One Year Later (TV documentary)
 
1977 Sex and the Married Woman (TV movie)
 
1977 Testimony of Two Men (TV mini-series)
 
1977 The Spell (TV movie)
 
1977 Roots (TV mini-series)
– Episode #1.1 (1977)
 
1976 Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident (TV movie)
 
1976 Vigilante Force
 
1976 Survive!
 
1975 Police Woman (TV series)
– Pattern for Evil (1975)
 
1975 Police Story (TV series)
– Losing Game (1975)
 
1975 I Will Fight No More Forever (TV movie)
 
1974 Birds Do It, Bees Do It (documentary)
 
1973 The Baby
 
1972 The Sixth Sense (TV series)
– Once Upon a Chilling (1972)
 
1971 The Grissom Gang
 
1971 The Enchanted Years (documentary)
 
1970 Too Late the Hero
 
1969 Mannix (TV series)
– A Sleep in the Deep (1969)
 
1966-1969 Mission: Impossible (TV series)
– The Code (1969)
– The Diplomat (1968)
– Operation 'Heart' (1967)
– Trek (1967)
– The Widow (1967)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1969 What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?
 
1969 Image of the City (short)
 
1967-1968 Family Affair (TV series)
– Christmas Came a Little Early (1968)
– The Mother Tongue (1967)
 
1968 The Killing of Sister George
 
1968 Danger Has Two Faces (TV movie)
 
1968 California (TV documentary)
 
1967 Lost in Space (TV series)
– Castles in Space (1967)
– Collision of the Planets (1967)
 
1967 National Geographic Specials (TV series documentary)
– Winged World (1967)
 
1967 Iron Horse (TV series)
– T Is for Traitor (1967)
– Six Hours to Sky High (1967)
– The Return of Hode Avery (1967)
– Five Days to Washtiba (1967)
 
1966-1967 Star Trek (TV series)
– Friday's Child (1967)
– Catspaw (1967)
– Amok Time (1967)
– Shore Leave (1966)
 
1965-1967 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
– The Test Tube Killer Affair (1967)
– The Cap and Gown Affair (1967)
– The Five Daughters Affair: Part II (1967)
– The Five Daughters Affair: Part I (1967)
– The Apple a Day Affair (1967)
See all 45 episodes »
 
1967 The Flying Nun (TV series)
 
1965-1967 Gilligan's Island (TV series)
– Gilligan, the Goddess (1967)
– Bang! Bang! Bang! (1967)
– The Pigeon (1967)
– The Secret of Gilligan's Island (1967)
– The Second Ginger Grant (1967)
See all 39 episodes »
 
1967 The Karate Killers
 
1966-1967 It's About Time (TV series)
– The Stowaway (1967)
– Our Brothers' Keepers (1967)
– To Sign or Not to Sign (1967)
– 20th Century Here We Come (1967)
– To Catch a Thief (1967)
See all 22 episodes »
 
1967 Mr. Terrific (TV series)
– Harley and the Killer (1967)
– Stanley the Safecracker (1967)
– Matchless (1967)
 
1966-1967 T.H.E. Cat (TV series)
– A Slight Family Trait (1967)
– A Hot Place to Die (1967)
– To Bell T.H.E. Cat (1966)
 
1966 Jericho (TV series)
– Eric the Redhead (1966)
 
1966 The Man Who Never Was (TV series)
 
1966 One of Our Spies Is Missing
 
1966 Deathwatch
 
1966 One Spy Too Many
 
1965 Gunsmoke (TV series)
– Dry Road to Nowhere (1965)
 
1964 Specials for United Artists: Trial at Nuremberg (TV documentary)
 
1964 Specials for United Artists: The Battle of Britain (TV documentary)
 
1964 My Three Sons (TV series)
– A Serious Girl (1964)
 
1964 One Potato, Two Potato
 
1964 Specials for United Artists: Berlin - Kaiser to Khrushchev (TV documentary)
 
1964 Specials for United Artists: The Rise and Fall of American Communism (TV documentary)
 
1963 Specials for United Artists: The American Woman in the 20th Century (TV documentary)
 
1963 Specials for United Artists: Ten Seconds That Shook the World (TV documentary)
 
1963 Specials for United Artists: The Yanks Are Coming (TV documentary)
 
1963 Specials for United Artists: December 7th - The Day of Infamy (TV documentary)
 
1963 Breaking Point (TV series)
– Fire and Ice (1963)
 
1963 Story of a Rodeo Cowboy (documentary)
 
1962 The Cabinet of Caligari
 
1961 The Second Time Around
 
1961 Whispering Smith (TV series)
– The Interpreter (1961)
– Three for One (1961)
– Stake-Out (1961)
 
1961 Twenty Plus Two
 
1961 A Cold Wind in August
 
1960-1961 Riverboat (TV series)
– Listen to the Nightingale (1961)
– Zigzag (1960)
– Chicota Landing (1960)
– The Quota (1960)
– Devil in Skirts (1960)
See all 15 episodes »
 
1959-1960 Shotgun Slade (TV series)
– Lost Gold (1960)
– Charcoal Bullet (1960)
– A Flower on Boot Hill (1960)
– Killer's Brand (1960)
– Backtrack (1960)
See all 16 episodes »
 
1959 Cast a Long Shadow
 
1959 High School Big Shot
 
1959 Wagon Train (TV series)
– The Steve Campden Story (1959)
 
1959 Timbuktu
 
1959 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
– The Salted Mine (1959)
 
1958 The Lost Missile
 
1958 M Squad (TV series)
– Prescription for Murder (1958)
– The Big Kill (1958)
– Dead or Alive (1958)
 
1958 Terror in a Texas Town
 
1958 Curse of the Faceless Man
 
1958 The Cry Baby Killer
 
1958 I Bury the Living
 
1958 Machine-Gun Kelly
 
1958 The Return of Dracula
 
1958 The Flame Barrier
 
1958 I Mobster
 
1957 Paths of Glory
 
1957 Dino
 
1957 Trooper Hook
 
1957 The Vampire
 
1957 Bayou
 
1956 The Killing
 
1955 Killer's Kiss
 
1953 Fear and Desire
 
1951 Day of the Fight (documentary short)
 
Show ShowMusic Department (29 titles)
2004 Star Trek New Voyages: Phase II (TV series) (composer: stock music - 1 episode)
– In Harms Way (2004) (composer: stock music)
 
1991 Star Trek Logs: An MTV Big Picture Special Edition (TV special documentary) (composer: stock music)
 
1980-1982 Flamingo Road (TV series) (composer: theme music - 38 episodes)
– Murder, They Said (1982) (composer: theme music)
– The Harder They Fall (1982) (composer: theme music)
– An Eye for an Eye (1982) (composer: theme music)
– The Bad and the Beautiful (1982) (composer: theme music)
– The High and the Mighty (1982) (composer: theme music)
See all 38 episodes »
 
1973 Soylent Green (conductor: symphony music)
 
1973 The Baby (conductor)
 
1966-1969 Mission: Impossible (TV series) (conductor - 6 episodes)
– The Code (1969) (conductor)
– The Diplomat (1968) (conductor)
– Operation 'Heart' (1967) (conductor)
– Trek (1967) (conductor)
– The Widow (1967) (conductor)
See all 6 episodes »
 
Star Trek (TV series) (conductor - 7 episodes, 1966-1968) (composer: additional music - 5 episodes, 1967-1968)
– The Paradise Syndrome (1968) (composer: additional music, conductor)
– A Private Little War (1968) (composer: additional music)
– Wolf in the Fold (1967) (composer: additional music, conductor)
– Friday's Child (1967) (conductor)
– Journey to Babel (1967) (composer: additional music)
See all 9 episodes »
 
1967 Lost in Space (TV series) (composer: stock music - 1 episode)
– Two Weeks in Space (1967) (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1967 Iron Horse (TV series) (music by - 1 episode)
– The Return of Hode Avery (1967) (music by)
 
1967 Mr. Terrific (TV series) (composer: theme music - 17 episodes)
– The Sultan Has Five Wives (1967) (composer: theme music)
– Stanley Joins the Circus (1967) (composer: theme music)
– Try This on for Spies (1967) (composer: theme music)
– Stanley the Track Star (1967) (composer: theme music)
– Stanley Goes to the Dentist (1967) (composer: theme music)
See all 17 episodes »
 
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series) (music arranger: theme music - 30 episodes, 1966-1967) (composer: stock music - 1 episode, 1966)
– The Cap and Gown Affair (1967) (music arranger: theme music - uncredited)
– The Five Daughters Affair: Part II (1967) (music arranger: theme music - uncredited)
– The Five Daughters Affair: Part I (1967) (music arranger: theme music - uncredited)
– The Apple a Day Affair (1967) (music arranger: theme music - uncredited)
– The When in Roma Affair (1967) (music arranger: theme music - uncredited)
See all 30 episodes »
 
It's About Time (TV series) (composer: theme music / title song - 17 episodes, 1966-1967) (composer: theme music - 9 episodes, 1967)
– The Stowaway (1967) (composer: theme music)
– The Stone Age Diplomats (1967) (composer: theme music)
– Our Brothers' Keepers (1967) (composer: theme music)
– School Days, School Days (1967) (composer: theme music)
– To Sign or Not to Sign (1967) (composer: theme music)
See all 26 episodes »
 
1966 The Man Who Never Was (TV series) (music - 14 episodes)
– Drop by Drop (1966) (music)
– In Memory of Davos (1966) (music)
– The Perfect Crime (1966) (music)
– Things Dead and Done (1966) (music)
– To Kill an Albatross (1966) (music)
See all 14 episodes »
 
1966 Gilligan's Island (TV series) (conductor - 3 episodes)
– Pass the Vegetables, Please (1966) (conductor)
– Gilligan vs. Gilligan (1966) (conductor)
– Up at Bat (1966) (conductor)
 
1965 Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
Riverboat (TV series) (composer: theme music - 12 episodes, 1960-1961) (composer: theme song - 1 episode, 1960)
– Listen to the Nightingale (1961) (composer: theme music - uncredited)
– Zigzag (1960) (composer: theme music - uncredited)
– Duel on the River (1960) (composer: theme song)
– Chicota Landing (1960) (composer: theme music - uncredited)
– The Quota (1960) (composer: theme music - uncredited)
See all 13 episodes »
 
1959 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series) (music - 1 episode)
– The Salted Mine (1959) (music)
 
1958 The Lost Missile (conductor)
 
1958 The Flame Barrier (conductor)
 
1957 M Squad (TV series) (musical cues - 1 episode)
– Neighborhood Killer (1957) (musical cues - uncredited)
 
1957 Trooper Hook (conductor)
 
1957 The Vampire (conductor)
 
1957 Bayou (conductor)
 
1957 Hot Rod Rumble (musician: oboe)
 
1956 The Killing (conductor)
 
1955 Killer's Kiss (conductor)
 
1953 Fear and Desire (conductor)
 
1953 Lili (composer: additional music - uncredited)
 
1951 Day of the Fight (documentary short) (conductor)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (13 titles)
2011 Warehouse 13 (TV series)
– Don't Hate the Player (2011) (writer: "The Ritual / Ancient Battle / 2nd Kroykah")
 
2011 Transformers: Dark of the Moon (writer: "Vulcan Lyre")
 
2000 Lucky Numbers (writer: "The Killing" / performer: "The Killing")
 
2000 Futurama (TV series)
– Why Must I Be a Crustacean in Love? (2000) (writer: "The Ritual/Ancient Battle/2nd Kroykah")
 
1996 The Cable Guy (writer: "The Ancient Battle/2nd Kroykah")
 
1994 Drop Zone ("Slow Turn")
 
1991 Mystery Science Theater 3000 (TV series)
– Teenage Caveman (1991) (writer: "It's About Time")
 
1990 Get a Life (TV series)
– Dadicus (1990) (writer: "The Ritual/Ancient Battle/2nd Kroykah")
 
1976 Vigilante Force (music: "Take Me To Morning")
 
1967 The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
– The Drublegratz Affair (1967) (music: "My Bulgarian Baby")
 
1958 The Return of Dracula (arranger: "DIES IRAE" from Gregorian Chants)
 
1958 Man from God's Country (music: "New Day at Sundown")
 
1957 Trooper Hook (writer: "Trooper Hook")
 

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Film scoring is so much more exciting than being an oboe player. I was 21 years old when I did my first picture and the idea of going to Hollywood ... well! My eyes got awful big real quick. There's a lot of challenge in film composing. We're hired as part of a team, so you don't show off. If music can stand up in the concert hall... See more »

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Member of the SAC (Social Athletic Club) known as the Barracudas as a teenager growing up in The Bronx. Would later be introduced to director Stanley Kubrick by mutual friend Alexander Singer. See more »

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