Alexander Courage(1919-2008)

Music Department
Composer
Actor

Alexander Courage was born on 10 December 1919 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for Star Trek (1966), Jurassic Park (1993) and Star Trek: Generations (1994). He was married to Shirley Pumpelly. He died on 15 May 2008 in Pacific Palisades, California, USA.

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Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 3 wins & 6 nominations total

Known for

Star Trek

8.4

TV Series

Music Department

Jurassic Park

8.2

Music Department

1993

Star Trek: Generations

6.6

Music Department(theme: from "Star Trek")

1994

Star Trek

7.9

Music Department(theme, uncredited)

2009

Credits

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Music Department

Star Trek: Lower Decks
7.7
TV Series
- composer: original Star Trek theme
- 2020–2024
Star Trek: Discovery
7.0
TV Series
- original 'Star Trek Theme' by
- composer: original Star Trek theme
- 2017–2024
Star Trek: Prodigy
7.6
TV Series
- composer: original Star Trek theme
- 2024
Inglorious Treksperts
8.5
Podcast Series
- theme music
- title music (uncredited)
- 2018–2024
Star Trek Phase II
6.8
TV Series
- theme music composer
- theme music by
- composer: theme music ...
- 2011–2023
Spanish Noir
Podcast Series
- perfomer: Hot Rod Rumble
- 2023
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
8.3
TV Series
- original 'Star Trek' theme by
- theme music composer
- 2022–2023
Star Trek: Picard
7.5
TV Series
- composer: theme music
- original 'star trek' theme
- original "Star Trek" theme
- 2020–2023
Tales from the Neutral Zone: Doomsday - A Star Trek Fan Production
Short
- theme music composer
- 2022
Operation Eos
TV Series
- Original Star Trek Themes by
- 2021
Young Sheldon
7.7
TV Series
- theme music by: Star Trek
- 2017–2020
Star Trek: Short Treks
7.1
TV Series
- original Star Trek theme by
- 2019
Starship Antyllus
7.4
TV Series
- music by
- additional music
- 2015–2019
Star Trek: Enterprise E
6.2
TV Series
- music by
- music composer
- theme by ...
- 2011–2018
Star Trek: The Paradise Makers
6.8
- composer: additional music
- 2017

Composer

Starship Antyllus
7.4
TV Series
- Composer
- 2014–2018
Star Trek Phase II
6.8
TV Series
- Composer
- 2004–2011
Get Aboard! The Band Wagon
7.1
Video
- Composer
- 2005
Star Trek: The Final Darkness
6.0
- Composer
- 2004
Star Trek: Incident at Beta 9
6.3
- Composer
- 2002
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
7.1
TV Movie
- Composer
- 1993
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
3.7
- Composer (score adapted and conducted by)
- 1987
Boone
8.0
TV Series
- Composer
- 1983
A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain
7.2
TV Movie
- Composer
- 1982
Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain
6.9
TV Movie
- Composer
- 1982
A Wedding on Walton's Mountain
7.1
TV Movie
- Composer
- 1982
Falcon Crest
6.2
TV Series
- Composer
- 1981–1982
Flamingo Road
6.5
TV Series
- Composer
- 1981
The Waltons
7.6
TV Series
- Composer
- 1972–1981
The Waltons: A Decade of the Waltons
8.2
TV Movie
- Composer
- 1980

Actor

Personal details

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Alternative name
- Sandy Courage
Born
- December 10, 1919
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died
- May 15, 2008
- Pacific Palisades, California, USA(undisclosed)
Spouse
- Shirley Pumpelly? - 2005 (her death)
Other works
Active on Broadway in the following productions:
Publicity listings
- 1 Interview
- 7 Articles

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Trivia
The eight-note brass fanfare that Courage wrote to herald the starship Enterprise became one of the most familiar musical signatures in television history.

Quotes
Little did I know, when I wrote that first A-flat for the flute, that it was going to go down in history, somehow. It's a very strange feeling. (on composing the theme for "Star Trek")