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Gerald Fried(1928-2023)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Actor
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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.
BornFebruary 13, 1928
DiedFebruary 17, 2023(95)
BornFebruary 13, 1928
DiedFebruary 17, 2023(95)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 2 wins & 6 nominations total

Known for

Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
Star Trek Into Darkness
7.7
  • Soundtrack
  • 2013
Soylent Green (1973)
Soylent Green
7.0
  • Music Department
  • 1973
Sterling Hayden and Marie Windsor in The Killing (1956)
The Killing
7.9
  • Composer
  • 1956
Peter Cullen, Shia LaBeouf, and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley in Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
6.2
  • Soundtrack
  • 2011

Credits

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Composer



  • Lap of the gods... (2025)
    Lap of the gods...
    Short
    • Composer
    • 2025
  • 20 Ways - 2021 (2021)
    20 Ways - 2021
    Short
    • Composer
    • 2021
  • Snoop Dogg, Chase Masterson, Tim Russ, and Garrett Wang in Unbelievable!!!!! (2020)
    Unbelievable!!!!!
    3.1
    • Composer
    • 2020
  • Kelley Wyskiel, Michael L. King, Doneco Wellington Guy, Shirley Amauric, and April Chamberlain in Starship Valiant: Legacy (2014)
    Starship Valiant: Legacy
    6.0
    Video
    • Composer (credit only)
    • 2014
  • Psyche Ascending (2013)
    Psyche Ascending
    Short
    • Composer
    • 2013
  • Christopher Dempsey and Joe Feldman II in 20 Ways (2012)
    20 Ways
    6.2
    Short
    • Composer
    • 2012
  • Star Trek: The Final Darkness (2004)
    Star Trek: The Final Darkness
    • Composer
    • 2004
  • George Takei, James Cawley, and John M. Kelley in Star Trek Phase II (2004)
    Star Trek Phase II
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 2004
  • Star Trek: The Infinite Chain (1994)
    Star Trek: The Infinite Chain
    4.8
    • music composed by
    • 1994
  • Square One Television (1987)
    Square One Television
    8.4
    TV Series
    • composer: Mathnet segments
    • 1990–1992
  • World of Discovery (1990)
    World of Discovery
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1990
  • Roots: The Gift (1988)
    Roots: The Gift
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1988
  • Drop-Out Mother (1988)
    Drop-Out Mother
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1988
  • Jacqueline Bisset and Armand Assante in Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story (1987)
    Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story
    7.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Composer
    • 1987
  • Mimi Rogers, Nick Mancuso, Eli Wallach, and Sam Wanamaker in Embassy (1985)
    Embassy
    4.6
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1985

Music Department



  • Star Trek: Enterprise E (2011)
    Star Trek: Enterprise E
    6.6
    TV Series
    • music by
    • music composer
    • 2015–2018
  • Star Trek: The Paradise Makers (2017)
    Star Trek: The Paradise Makers
    6.5
    • composer: additional music
    • 2017
  • Chuck Huber, Grant Imahara, Vic Mignogna, Christopher Doohan, Michele Specht, Kipleigh Brown, Todd Haberkorn, Kim Stinger, Steven Dengler, Wyatt Lenhart, and Cat Roberts in Star Trek Continues (2013)
    Star Trek Continues
    8.1
    TV Series
    • composer: additional music
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 2013–2015
  • George Takei, James Cawley, and John M. Kelley in Star Trek Phase II (2004)
    Star Trek Phase II
    6.8
    TV Series
    • composer: additional music
    • composer: stock music
    • 2004–2014
  • Kelley Wyskiel, Michael L. King, Doneco Wellington Guy, Shirley Amauric, and April Chamberlain in Starship Valiant: Legacy (2014)
    Starship Valiant: Legacy
    6.0
    Video
    • composer: stock music
    • 2014
  • Star Trek: The Infinite Chain (1994)
    Star Trek: The Infinite Chain
    4.8
    • additional music
    • 1994
  • Star Trek Logs: An MTV Big Picture Special Edition (1991)
    Star Trek Logs: An MTV Big Picture Special Edition
    5.3
    TV Special
    • composer: stock music
    • 1991
  • Morgan Fairchild, Mark Harmon, and Cristina Raines in Flamingo Road (1980)
    Flamingo Road
    6.5
    TV Series
    • composer: theme music
    • 1980–1982
  • The Chisholms (1979)
    The Chisholms
    7.1
    TV Series
    • additional original music
    • music adapted by
    • 1980
  • The Bell Jar (1979)
    The Bell Jar
    5.2
    • conductor
    • 1979
  • Victoria Principal, Kris Kristofferson, Bernadette Peters, and Jan-Michael Vincent in Vigilante Force (1976)
    Vigilante Force
    5.3
    • conductor
    • 1976
  • Soylent Green (1973)
    Soylent Green
    7.0
    • conductor: symphony music
    • 1973
  • The Baby (1973)
    The Baby
    6.1
    • conductor
    • 1973
  • Michael Caine, Lance Percival, and Cliff Robertson in Too Late the Hero (1970)
    Too Late the Hero
    6.6
    • conductor
    • orchestrator (uncredited, uncredited)
    • 1970
  • Mannix (1967)
    Mannix
    7.4
    TV Series
    • conductor
    • 1969

Actor



  • The Fortune Teller (1997)
    The Fortune Teller
    • Tom Barker
    • 1997

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The Baby
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The Baby

Personal details

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  • Born
    • February 13, 1928
    • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • February 17, 2023
    • Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA(pneumonia)
  • Spouse
    • Anita? - February 17, 2023 (his death, 5 children)
  • Other works
    Works: "Omnia ad dei Gloriam" (Lest the Least Straightens the Lord) (jazz cantata)
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    • 1 Interview

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Taught a Master Class on film scoring at UCLA.
  • Quotes
    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, it's probably too complicated for film. My first task is to make it work within the film's context.

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