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Gerald Fried

Gerald Fried is a composer born on February 13, 1928. He died on February 17, 2023, aged 95. He is known for Paths of Glory, The Killing and Killer's Kiss. GloboWatch shows where to watch one of his movies and TV shows, country by country.

Known for
Sound
Born
February 13, 1928
Died
February 17, 2023

Biography

Gerald Fried (February 13, 1928 – February 17, 2023) was an American composer, conductor, and oboist known for his film and television scores. He composed music for well-known television series of the 1960s and 1970s, including Mission: Impossible, Gilligan's Island, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Shotgun Slade, Roots, and Star Trek. Early in his career, he collaborated with Stanley Kubrick, scoring several of his earliest films. Fried was nominated for five Primetime Emmy Awards, winning once in 1977 for Roots, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Score for the documentary Birds Do It, Bees Do It (1974).

Filmography

  1. 2020Unbelievable!!!!!Music
  2. 1988Roots: The GiftMusic
  3. 1984Australia's Animal MysteriesMusic
  4. 1983A Killer in the FamilyMusic
  5. 1983The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later AffairMusic
  6. 1982American PlayhouseMusic
  7. 1982Murder Is EasyMusic
  8. 1981The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's IslandMusic
  9. 1980The Wild and the FreeMusic
  10. 1980The Silent LoversMusic
  11. 1980CondominiumMusic
  12. 1979Disaster on the CoastlinerMusic
  13. 1979Son-Rise: A Miracle of LoveMusic
  14. 1979The Castaways on Gilligan's IslandMusic
  15. 1979The Bell JarMusic
  16. 1979Roots: The Next GenerationsMusic
  17. 1979The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg LaurelMusic
  18. 1978Rescue from Gilligan's IslandMusic
  19. 1978The Beasts Are on the StreetsMusic
  20. 1978Cruise Into TerrorMusic
  21. 1977Sex and the Married WomanMusic
  22. 1977Testimony of Two MenMusic
  23. 1977The SpellMusic
  24. 1977RootsMusic
  25. 1976Vigilante ForceMusic
  26. 1976Survive!Music
  27. 1975I Will Fight No More ForeverMusic
  28. 1973The BabyMusic
  29. 1971The Grissom GangMusic
  30. 1970Too Late the HeroMusic
  31. 1969What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?Music
  32. 1968The Killing of Sister GeorgeMusic
  33. 1967The Karate KillersMusic
  34. 1966One of Our Spies Is MissingMusic
  35. 1966One Spy Too ManyMusic
  36. 1966DeathwatchMusic
  37. 1964One Potato, Two PotatoMusic
  38. 1962The Cabinet of CaligariMusic
  39. 1961The Second Time AroundMusic
  40. 1961Twenty Plus TwoMusic
  41. 1961A Cold Wind in AugustMusic
  42. 1959High School Big ShotMusic
  43. 1959Cast a Long ShadowMusic
  44. 1958TimbuktuMusic
  45. 1958The Lost MissileMusic
  46. 1958Terror in a Texas TownMusic
  47. 1958Cry Baby KillerMusic
  48. 1958Curse of the Faceless ManMusic
  49. 1958I Bury the LivingMusic
  50. 1958The Return of DraculaMusic
  51. 1958Machine-Gun KellyMusic
  52. 1958The Flame BarrierMusic
  53. 1957Paths of GloryMusic
  54. 1957DinoMusic
  55. 1957Trooper HookMusic
  56. 1957The VampireMusic
  57. 1957BayouMusic
  58. 1956The KillingMusic
  59. 1955Killer's KissMusic
  60. 1953Fear and DesireMusic