Gerald Fried - Awards & Nominations

Date of Birth	13-February-1928
Place of Birth	The Bronx (United States of America, New York City, New York)
Nationality	United States of America
Profession	Musician, Composer, Film Score Composer
Gerald Fried is an American musician, well known for his compositions in film and television. Born and raised in the Bronx, New York City, Fried attended Juilliard School of Music. He went to high school with Stanley Kubrick and composed the scores for his first four films. After moving to Los Angeles he began composing and arranging music for several films such as Terror in a Texas Town and shows such as The Man from U.N.C.L.E., working with Robert Drasnin, and also the original Star Trek, for which he composed the famous musical underscore for the episode "Amok Time." Among his many television show themes is his jazz-inspired intro for the western series Shotgun Slade. Fried is perhaps best known for his collaboration with Quincy Jones on their Emmy Award-winning score for the 1977 miniseries Roots. Fried also arranged the exotica album Orienta. He won Golden Pine Award at the 2013 International Samobor Film Music Festival, along with Ryuichi Sakamoto and Clint Eastwood.

Awards by Gerald Fried

Check all the awards nominated and won by Gerald Fried.

1988

Nominations 1988 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special (Original Dramatic Score)	Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)

1984

Nominations 1984 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special (Original Dramatic Score)	The Mystic Warrior Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)

1980

Nominations 1980 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special (Original Dramatic Score)	Moviola Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)","The Silent Lovers

1977

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition - Series

Honored for : Roots

(Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition For a Series (Dramatic Underscore))

Nominations 1977 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition - Series	Roots Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition For a Series (Dramatic Underscore)

1975

Nominations 1975 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score	Birds Do It, Bees Do It

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