|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Joseph Pevney, Star Trek Director, Dead at 96
He directed "The Trouble with Tribbles", "City on the Edge of
Forever", etc. Died May 18th, but his obit just showed up in the NY Times tonight. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/30/arts/television/30pevney.html Dale |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
Joseph Pevney, Star Trek Director, Dead at 96
Composer Alexander Courage also died this week. Bad week for vintage Star
Trek. "Dale Carlson" wrote in message ... He directed "The Trouble with Tribbles", "City on the Edge of Forever", etc. Died May 18th, but his obit just showed up in the NY Times tonight. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/30/arts/television/30pevney.html Dale |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
Joseph Pevney, Star Trek Director, Dead at 96
Ralph wrote: Composer Alexander Courage also died this week. Bad week for vintage Star Trek. I'll miss Ernst Stuhlinger...but I'll _really_ miss Alexander Courage - that was _great_ music for the sci-fi television series he wrote the theme music for. I'll bet that anyone who saw these shows as a kid could do an impeccable job of humming them from memory right now: "Star Trek". "Lost In Space". "Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea". Particularly that last one...incorporating the sonar pings into the theme music was pure genius. Okay, "Jurassic Park" didn't exactly suck either. :-) Anyone wants to take this thread into who your favorite science fiction/fantasy movie soundtrack writer is, and why...I'll pick Bernard Herrmann as mine, hands-down. He did some mighty great stuff in other movies, but no one succeeded in bettering the majesty and almost mystical aspects of the music he wrote for "Journey To The Center Of The Earth". That was perfect. That movie wouldn't have been 1/4 of what it was without his input. Imagine "The Day The Earth Stood Still" or "Jason And The Argonauts" without the Herrmann touch. They'd be minor at best....nowadays, they are all-time classics. Pat |
#4
|
|||
|
|||
Joseph Pevney, Star Trek Director, Dead at 96
"Pat Flannery" wrote in message elephone... Imagine "The Day The Earth Stood Still" or "Jason And The Argonauts" without the Herrmann touch. They'd be minor at best....nowadays, they are all-time classics. The use of the theramin makes "The Day the Earth Stood Still". It seems to be the one continuous element in the Dr Who themes as well. ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com ** |
#5
|
|||
|
|||
Joseph Pevney, Star Trek Director, Dead at 96
On Sat, 31 May 2008 07:09:58 -0500, Pat Flannery
wrote: I'll miss Ernst Stuhlinger...but I'll _really_ miss Alexander Courage - that was _great_ music for the sci-fi television series he wrote the theme music for. ....Sandy Courage had one other claim to immortality that very few people were aware of until recently. You know the sound the TOS "E" made when it zoomed by at warp speed? That "Swishing" sound? That was Sandy making "shhhhhhwooop!" sounds into a cassette tape recorder back in early 1965. OM -- ]=====================================[ ] OMBlog - http://www.io.com/~o_m/omworld [ ] Let's face it: Sometimes you *need* [ ] an obnoxious opinion in your day! [ ]=====================================[ |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Star Trek Cat fight | Marina | Amateur Astronomy | 0 | December 25th 07 09:27 PM |
Joseph Bartlo is dead. | Naughty Elf | Misc | 1 | January 10th 07 09:06 PM |
Star Trek to return in '08 | [email protected] | Policy | 6 | April 25th 06 02:22 AM |
Star Trek or Stargate | Southern Hospitality | Misc | 17 | January 7th 05 10:12 PM |