Gerald Fried(1928-2023)

Composer
Music Department
Actor

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The Baby (1973)

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.

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 2 wins & 6 nominations total

Known for

Soylent Green

7.0

Music Department(symphony music)

1973

Star Trek Into Darkness

7.7

Soundtrack("Ritual")

2013

The Killing

7.9

Composer

1956

Killer's Kiss

6.6

Composer

1955

Credits

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Composer

20 Ways - 2021
Short
- Composer
- 2021
Unbelievable!!!!!
3.1
- Composer
- 2020
Starship Valiant: Legacy
6.1
Video
- Composer (credit only)
- 2014
Psyche Ascending
Short
- Composer
- 2013
20 Ways
6.8
Short
- Composer
- 2012
Star Trek: The Final Darkness
6.0
- Composer
- 2004
Star Trek Phase II
6.8
TV Series
- Composer
- 2004
Star Trek: The Infinite Chain
6.3
- Composer (music composed by)
- 1994
Square One Television
8.4
TV Series
- composer: Mathnet segments
- 1990–1992
World of Discovery
8.8
TV Series
- Composer
- 1990
Roots: The Gift
6.6
TV Movie
- Composer
- 1988
Drop-Out Mother
5.7
TV Movie
- Composer
- 1988
Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story
7.1
TV Mini Series
- Composer
- 1987
Embassy
4.6
TV Movie
- Composer
- 1985
The Mystic Warrior
6.8
TV Movie
- Composer
- 1984

Music Department

Star Trek: Enterprise E
6.2
TV Series
- music by
- music composer
- 2015–2018
Star Trek: The Paradise Makers
6.8
- composer: additional music
- 2017
Star Trek Continues
8.1
TV Series
- composer: additional music
- composer: stock music
- 2013–2015
Star Trek Phase II
6.8
TV Series
- composer: additional music
- composer: stock music
- 2004–2014
Starship Valiant: Legacy
6.1
Video
- composer: stock music
- 2014
Star Trek: The Infinite Chain
6.3
- additional music
- 1994
Star Trek Logs: An MTV Big Picture Special Edition
5.4
TV Special
- composer: stock music
- 1991
Flamingo Road
6.5
TV Series
- composer: theme music
- 1980–1982
The Chisholms
7.2
TV Series
- additional original music
- music adapted by
- 1980
The Bell Jar
5.2
- conductor
- 1979
Vigilante Force
5.2
- conductor
- 1976
Soylent Green
7.0
- conductor: symphony music
- 1973
The Baby
6.1
- conductor
- 1973
Mission: Impossible
7.9
TV Series
- conductor
- 1966–1969
Star Trek
8.4
TV Series
- composer: additional music
- conductor
- 1966–1968

Actor

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The Baby

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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

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Trivia
Taught a Master Class on film scoring at UCLA.

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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, it's probably too complicated for film. My first task is to make it work within the film's context.