ALEXANDER COURAGE

(1919 - 2008) 88

COMPOSER, ORCHESTRATOR

Wikipedia Profile

Alexander (Sandy) Courage, composer of the original "Star Trek" theme and an Emmy-winning, Oscar-nominated arranger for TV and movies, died May 15 in Pacific Palisades, Calif. He was 88 and had been in declining health since 2005. Full Article (Variety)

AWARDS

Academy Awards (2 nominations):

  • 1964: Adaptation or Treatment Scoring, The Pleasure Seekers (Nominee)
  • 1967: Adaptation or Treatment Scoring, Doctor Dolittle (Nominee)

Emmy Awards (1 win, 3 nominations):

  • 1972-73: Music Composition: Series, Medical Center "Cycle of Peril" (Nominee)
  • 1986-87: Music Direction, Liberty Weekend (Nominee)
  • 1987-88: Music Direction, Julie Andrews: The Sound of Christmas (Winner)

NOTED WORKS

For a full filmography, visit: Internet Movie Database Profile

Movies:

  • Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
  • Porgy and Bess (1959)
  • My Fair Lady (1964)
  • The Pleasure Seekers (1964)
  • The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964)
  • Doctor Dolittle (1967)
  • Hello, Dolly! (1969)
  • Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
  • The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
  • Legend (1985)
  • Basic Instinct (1992)
  • Jurassic Park (1993)
  • Mulan (1998)

Television Series:

  • Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964-66)
  • Lost in Space (1966-1968)
  • Star Trek (1966-1969)
  • The Waltons (1972-1981)