Gerald Fried
Composer
About This Interview
In his two-hour Archive interview, composer Gerald Fried talks about his early work on Stanley Kubrick's first films, including his pulsating score for "The Killing". Fried then discusses his work as a composer for television at Revue Studios. He describes composing for series 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 details his work on the classic science fiction series Star Trek, and discusses his scores for such classic episodes as "Shore Leave" and "Amok Time." He also recalls work for television movies and miniseries, including Roots, for which he composed the main theme and several character themes. Karen Herman conducted the interview on June 26, 2003 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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Composer Gerald Fried on using bottles to sound like seashells for the music for Gilligan's Island
Clip begins at: 01:22, Duration: 00m 18s- Gerald Fried on the kazoos for The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Clip begins at: 06:21, Duration: 00m 49s - Composer Gerald Fried on his work on Star Trek episode "Amok Time"
Clip begins at: 17:40, Duration: 01m 36s 
Gerald Fried on how he got the job composing for Roots
Clip begins at: 08:10, Duration: 01m 52s- Gerald Fried on taking chances when composing for Star Trek
Clip begins at: 13:39, Duration: 01m 31s
Interview
- Part 1
- On his childhood and early influences; on music in his family and playing the oboe; on his musical influences when he was growing up; on attending Juilliard
Clip begins at: 0:0 - On his first professional job - with the Dallas Symphony; on scoring for film - a Stanley Kubrick movie; on how he learned film scoring by watching movies; on his style
Clip begins at: 08:40 - On his early memories of television; on films that he scored - mostly monster movies; on how he got jobs; on composing for M Squa d, Shotgun Slad e, and Riverboat; on overcoming writer's block
Clip begins at: 15:04 - On conducting his scores for film and television; on working with musicians; on composing for TV shows Ben Casey, Slattery's People and Gilligan's Island
Clip begins at: 23:48 - Part 2
- On working on the music for Gilligan's Island and the show's reunion specials
Clip begins at: 0:0 - On the music and kazoos for The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; on taking chances when composing for Ben Casey; on blacklisted musicians
Clip begins at: 07:10 - On working on the music for various National Geographic specials; on the music and theme for It's About Time and Mr. Fantastic
Clip begins at: 09:47 - On his work on Star Trek (including his work on the episodes "Shore Leave", "Cat's Paw", "Amok Time", and "The Paradise Syndrome"); on getting royalty checks from The Simpsons for quoting his music from Star Trek's "Amok Time" for Bart's anger scenes; on "Spock's theme" for Star Trek; on interacting with the cast; on attending Star Trek conventions
Clip begins at: 13:39 - On working on the music for Lost in Space
Clip begins at: 27:42 - Part 3
- On composing for Lost in Space and feature films; on composing for Robert Aldrich movies; on composing for "The Bell Jar" and TV shows Police Woman, Medical Story, Emergency, and Executive Suite
Clip begins at: 0:0 - On composing the main theme and character themes for Roots; on the legacy of the miniseries
Clip begins at: 08:10 - On working on incidental music on Dynasty; on using videotapes to help compose; on being asked to imitate other composers
Clip begins at: 14:38 - On composing for made-for-TV movies, including "The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd" and "The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel"; on loving the Appalachian sound; on the "Gauguin" TV movies, "Murder is Easy", TV series Embassy , and other television movies
Clip begins at: 17:39 - On composing for "Mathnet" on children's series Square One TV; on music for the documentary "The Secret Life of 118 Green Street"
Clip begins at: 25:52 - Part 4
- On working on Roots: The Next Generations and scoring the theme to different decades; on composing for miniseries "The Rebels", "The Seekers"; on the Disney documentary "A Gift of Time"; on "Freedom", and miniseries "Mystic Warrior"
Clip begins at: 0:0 - On working with Stan Margulies and David Wolper; on censorship in his music; on then-current projects; on how film composing has changed over the years; on composing for the Stanley Kubrick film "Paths of Glory"; on the role of music in a TV score
Clip begins at: 05:13 - On the business side of television music; on the highlight of his career; on advice to aspiring composers; on his longevity in the music business
Clip begins at: 13:52 - B-roll photos from Roots, Flamingo Road, and other projects on which he's worked; on demonstrations of some of his compositions from Star Trek
Clip begins at: 19:30
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Thank you. Great interviews.
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