Alexander Courage(1919-2008)

Music Department
Composer
Actor

Alexander Courage was born on 10 December 1919 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for Star Trek (1966), Jurassic Park (1993) and The Poseidon Adventure (1972). He was married to Shirley Pumpelly. He died on 15 May 2008 in Pacific Palisades, California, USA.

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Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 3 wins & 6 nominations total

Known for

Star Trek

8.4

TV Series

Music Department

Jurassic Park

8.2

Music Department

1993

Ernest Borgnine, Gene Hackman, Leslie Nielsen, Red Buttons, Roddy McDowall, Stella Stevens, Shelley Winters, Jack Albertson, Carol Lynley, Pamela Sue Martin, Arthur O'Connell, and Eric Shea in The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

The Poseidon Adventure

7.1

Music Department

1972

Star Trek

7.9

Music Department(theme, uncredited)

2009

Credits

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Inglorious Treksperts
8.4
Podcast Series
- theme music composer
- theme music
- title music (uncredited)
- 2018–2025
Star Trek: Section 31
3.8
- original 'Star Trek' theme by
- 2025
Star Trek: Lower Decks
7.8
TV Series
- composer: original Star Trek theme
- 2020–2024
Star Trek: Discovery
7.0
TV Series
- original 'Star Trek Theme' by
- composer: original Star Trek theme
- 2017–2024
Star Trek: Prodigy
7.6
TV Series
- composer: original Star Trek theme
- 2024
Star Trek Phase II
6.8
TV Series
- theme music composer
- theme music by
- composer: theme music ...
- 2011–2023
Spanish Noir
Podcast Series
- perfomer: Hot Rod Rumble
- 2023
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
8.3
TV Series
- original 'Star Trek' theme by
- theme music composer
- 2022–2023
Star Trek: Resurgence
8.3
Video Game
- theme music composer (uncredited)
- 2023
Star Trek: Picard
7.5
TV Series
- composer: theme music
- original 'star trek' theme
- original "Star Trek" theme
- 2020–2023
Tales from the Neutral Zone: Doomsday
Short
- theme music composer
- 2022
Operation Eos
TV Series
- Original Star Trek Themes by
- 2021
Young Sheldon
7.7
TV Series
- theme music by: Star Trek
- 2017–2020
Star Trek: Short Treks
7.1
TV Series
- original Star Trek theme by
- 2019
Starship Antyllus
7.4
TV Series
- music by
- additional music
- 2015–2019

Composer

Politics of Violence - A Star Trek Fan Production
Short
- Composer
- 2025
Starship Antyllus
7.4
TV Series
- Composer
- 2014–2018
Star Trek Phase II
6.8
TV Series
- Composer
- 2004–2011
Get Aboard! The Band Wagon
7.1
Video
- Composer
- 2005
Star Trek: The Final Darkness
6.0
- Composer
- 2004
Star Trek: Incident at Beta 9
6.3
- Composer
- 2002
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
7.1
TV Movie
- Composer
- 1993
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
3.7
- Composer (score adapted and conducted by)
- 1987
Boone
7.8
TV Series
- Composer
- 1983
A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain
7.2
TV Movie
- Composer
- 1982
Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain
6.9
TV Movie
- Composer
- 1982
A Wedding on Walton's Mountain
7.1
TV Movie
- Composer
- 1982
Falcon Crest
6.2
TV Series
- Composer
- 1981–1982
Flamingo Road
6.5
TV Series
- Composer
- 1981
The Waltons
7.6
TV Series
- Composer
- 1972–1981

Actor

Personal details

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Alternative name
- Sandy Courage
Born
- December 10, 1919
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died
- May 15, 2008
- Pacific Palisades, California, USA(undisclosed)
Spouse
- Shirley Pumpelly? - 2005 (her death)
Other works
Active on Broadway in the following productions:
Publicity listings
- 1 Interview
- 7 Articles

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Trivia
The eight-note brass fanfare that Courage wrote to herald the starship Enterprise became one of the most familiar musical signatures in television history.

Quotes
Little did I know, when I wrote that first A-flat for the flute, that it was going to go down in history, somehow. It's a very strange feeling. (on composing the theme for "Star Trek")