Alexander Courage Pt 4 of 4

Part 4 looks at Courage's TV career including scores to Lost in Space, Judd for the Defense and Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea before focusing on his most known composition...the theme to Star Trek. After the awards presentation, stick around for the campy Ann Margaret singing Everything Makes Music from The Pleasure Seekers.

Best known as the composer of the Theme from Star Trek, Alexander Courage worked for over 5 decades in Hollywood as a composer, orchestrator, arranger and conductor for classic films from Some Like it Hot through The Mummy. He helped create the classic sound of the MGM Musical and contributed to the very best of the genre. The Malibu Celebration of Film awarded him their first annual award, named in his honor in 2005. John Williams hosts this tribute documentary which I had the great pleasure to put together... I hope you like it.

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[57Will]

Holy mackerel! I used to watch "Judd For The Defense", starring Carl Betz as Clinton Judd, and I loved that theme song. Matter of fact, it's one of my favorite TV theme shows, but I didn't know Alexander Courage composed it. In fact, I didn't know he composed the themes to "Star Trek" and "Voyage To The Bottom of The Sea". Great stuff! Thanks!

[GentleGim]

For the record: While he did score many many episodes, Mr. Courage did not write the theme songs to either Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (Paul Sawtell) or The Waltons (Jerry Goldsmith).

[ZombieWombatStudios]

Dunno if this gonna make me sound stupid and/or ill-informed, but why is Jeff Probst the one talking there?

[ericberner]

I'd always fantasized that Uhuru was singing it.

[orwelldickens]

Dear GentleGim, you are simply the best! Great video with a great musician. Thanks a lot and please keep up the good work.

[luigi19987]

alexander courage's music lives on in the latest film it was a wonderful remix too RIP mr courage

[shane1b]

ROFLMAO I certainly can *imagine* someone with the moniker "CubanCheGuevara" not liking much of ANYTHING American! ROFLMAO

P.S. Didn't YOU just "stop an analyze this fluff"??  If not how could have come to that deeply insightful conclusion? Oh I got it...you just amazingly wasted your time! Live Long and Prosper my Bloody Commie Terrorist friend! :)

[fatkinson1954]

That anyone would say what you just did shows a complete lack of vision.

[CubanCheGuevara]

Ugh! I never liked the Star Trek theme. Of course, it's nostalgic, but it's hardly great music. That anybody would stop an analyze this fluff is an amazing waste of time.

[Classic63]

I would love to see opening for Judd For The

Defense

[riverrattH20]

Malarky Music? He hit it on the head, and now that (Star Trek Theme)is his best legacy of his entire career.

[pap4456]

What a marvelous tribute to a great artist! And born in Philadelphia, too!