patgund | *CRASH*

I can think of very few movie and TV composers who have written something that inspires so many in so few notes.

Rest in Peace Mr. Courage

Alexander 'Sandy' Courage, 88; Composer wrote iconic 'Star Trek' theme

"Alexander "Sandy" Courage, who composed the soaring theme for the “Star Trek” TV series in the 1960s and was an Emmy Award-winning, Oscar-nominated arranger, has died. He was 88.

Courage, who had been in declining health since 2005, died May 15 at an assisted-living facility in Pacific Palisades, said his step-daughter, Renata Pompelli.

After launching his 54-year career as a composer for CBS Radio in 1946, Courage became an orchestrator and arranger at MGM in 1948.

Over the next dozen years, he worked on a string of classic musicals, including "Annie Get Your Gun," "Show Boat," "The Band Wagon," "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" and "Gigi." He later was an orchestrator for musicals such as "My Fair Lady," "Hello, Dolly!," "Doctor Dolittle" and "Fiddler on the Roof" -- as well as for films such as "The Poseidon Adventure," "Jurassic Park," "Basic Instinct," "Hook" and "The Mummy.""