Alexander Courage - Archive Interview Part 1 of 5

Composer Alexander ("Sandy") Courage describes his work as a conductor, arranger, and composer in network radio on such series as: The Screen Guild Theater, The Adventures of Sam Spade, and Hedda Hopper's This Is Hollywood. He describes his entrance into feature filmmaking as an arranger at MGM, on such musical classics as Showboat, The Band Wagon, and Seven Brides For Seven Brothers. He talks about his entrance into composing for television at Revue Productions. He details his work on the MGM series National Velvet. Switching to 20th Century Fox, he describes his work on such feature films as The Pleasure Seekers and Doctor Doolittle. For television at 20th he composed on such series as...

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[pointreyes6]

Why didn't the interview ask more questions about Conrad Salinger?!! What a missed opportunity! :o/

[Kliffy77]

Love u RIP

[tearsinraine]

wonderful interview! great to watch! will the 5th part ever be posted? regardless, the first 4 parts were fantastic. thanks for posting this!

[MikeNichols50]

Can anyone out there answer a question over the similarity between the "Enterprise fanfare" [also referred to by writer Jeff Bond as the "Courage fanfare" - the 8-note theme used in "Star Trek"'s opening theme music] and one of Dominic Frontiere's themes used many times in '12 OClock High' [for example, in the episode "P.O.W."]???

I hope one of you can point me in the right direction...Thanks!

[ThePiano1991]

RIP Mr Courage!

[voicetube]

I was just listening to the Soundtrack for Dr. Dolittle (the original movie from the 1960s) and discovered that Alex Courage arranged this wonderful music for this classic Rex Harrison film.

[fromthesidelines]

The earliest I know about Alex Courage was that he was a "staff" composer/conductor for CBS Radio, and wrote and conducted the music for most episodes of "BROADWAY'S MY BEAT" (1949-'54), a great series- made even more greater by his talents!

[scorekeepn]

RIP My friend