Just heard the sad news that Hollywood film and television composer Fred Steiner passed away a few days ago at the age of 88.Not only did he write much of the superb music for Star Trek (1966 - 1969), but he was highly regarded for his academic research.
One film score he admired, was Max Steiner's King Kong (1933). As a matter of fact, Fred (who was no relation to Max) recorded an adaptation of the score back in 1976 with the National Philharmonic Orchestra. I have the LP... it is a wonderful performance of dramatic film music, energetically conducted by Fred Steiner.
More thoughts on Mr. Steiner, soon....
Obituary in the L.A. Times...
http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-fred-steiner-20110625,0,7265403.story
And Variety...
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118039133?refCatId=14
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