Gerald Fried
Composer
About This Interview
Composer Gerald Fried talked about his early work of Stanley Kubrick's first films, including his pulsating score for The Killing. Fried then discussed his work as a composer for television that began at Revue Studios. He described his continued composing for television in the 1960s, highlighted by such series as Gilligan's Island (including one episode where he had musicians blow into bottles to simulate sea shell instruments) and The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (including an episode entirely done with kazoos). He spoke in great detail about his work on the classic science fiction series Star Trek, for which he was one of the most significant contributors. He discussed his scores for such classic episodes as "Shore Leave" and "Amok Time." Additionally, he spoke about his later work for television movies and miniseries (including Roots).
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Highlights
Composer Gerald Fried on getting royalty checks from The Simpsons for quoting his music from Star Trek's"Amok Time" for Bart's anger scenes
Clip begins at: 18:51, Duration: 00m 29s
Composer Gerald Fried on working on the incidental music for Gilligan's Island
Clip begins at: 00:10, Duration: 04m 41s
Composer Gerald Fried on his work on Star Trek (including his work on the episodes "Shore Leave", "Cat's Paw", "Amok Time", "The Paradise Syndrome")
Clip begins at: 13:48, Duration: 13m 57s
Composer Gerald Fried on composing for a few episodes of Lost in Space
Clip begins at: 27:45, Duration: 00m 40s


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