The name of Alexander Courage will of course be instantly recognizable to you as the composer of one of the most well known theme tunes for an American television series. But on this side of the final frontier, what else is there to tell about the recently-retired Sandy Courage’s life and career? What stories does…
Can you think of one composition by Alexander Courage, apart from the original STAR TREK theme? This article sets out to show that Sandy Courage is under-rated as a composer. As you will be aware, he has worked exclusively as Jerry Goldsmith’s primary orchestrator for a number of years now that Arthur Morton is getting…
“The Idea of film music, mostly, is to lead the audience around emotionally and to enhance the scene emotionally. You can establish time and place sometimes and you can fill in the gaps.” Alexander Courage has been doing as he describes for nearly four decades in a career that spans radio, film and television. He…
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