GERALD FRIED APPRECIATION MEGA THREAD

Gerry Fried, age 2

Gerry playing Oboe from podium for "Terror in a Texas Town" soundtrack.

‘Saxophone Squad’ for the "Flamingo Road" soundtrack.

Comparing Oboe reeds with Oboist Gordon Schoneberg at scoring session for "The Killing"
while Stanley Kubrick looks on.

Oboe soloist for his "Time Travel for Oboe and Orchestra."

Receiving an Emmy Awards for ROOTS

With the same Award today.

All credit for the soundtrack uploads of Gerry Fried, Paul Sawtell, Bert Shefter, Leonard Rosenman, and a few more composers belongs to my anonymous music source who has since passed away:
Thread 217428

Unless clean-up is indicated, the un-remastered tracks might not be split perfectly into cues, and volume levels or other glitches might be present.

PSYCHE ASCENDING 2013, 20 WAYS 2012
Thread 204576

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, WORLD DISCOVERY, Disney Educational Short 1980-90
Thread 207016

ROOTS: THE GIFT 1988
Thread 204745

DROP-OUT MOTHER 1988
Thread 207969

NAPOLEON AND JOSEPHINE 1987
Thread 207013

EMBASSY 1985
Thread 203577

MYSTIC WARRIOR 1984
Thread 204631

DYNASTY 1984 TVSERIES
Thread 217831

CASABLANCA 1983 TVSERIES
Thread 203653

FOR US THE LIVING AMERICAN PLAYHOUSE 1983
Thread 203972

BLIND TOM STORY OF THOMAS BETHUNE 1980s
Thread 217832

A KILLER IN THE FAMILY 1983
Thread 204577

MURDER IS EASY 1982
Thread 203557

FLAMINGO ROAD 1980 TV PILOT
Thread 203658

CONDOMINIUM 1980
Thread 203785

ORDEAL OF DR. MUDD 1980
Thread 203955

GAUGUIN THE SAVAGE 1980 TV DRAMA
Thread 206673

SILENT LOVERS AKA MOVIOLA 1980
Thread 203787

ROOTS NEXT GENERATIONS 1979
Thread 204748

THE REBELS 1979 TV MINISERIES
Thread 204705

SEEKERS 1979, TESTIMONY OF TWO MEN 1977
Thread 206952

BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO 1979
Thread 206973

INCREDIBLE JOURNEY OF DOCTOR MEG LAUREL 1979
Thread 216117

DISASTER ON THE COASTLINER 1979
Thread 203786

SON-RISE: A MIRACLE OF LOVE 1979
Thread 203556

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHICS 1970s:
HONG KONG A FAMILY PORTRAIT 1979 and LEGACY OF LSB LEAKEY 1977
Thread 204223

THE BELL JAR 1979
Thread 203953

HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS ON GILLIGAN’S ISLAND 1981
Thread 215567

CASTAWAYS ON GILLIGANS ISLAND 1979
Thread 203784

RESCUE FROM GILLIGANS ISLAND 1978
Thread 204646

THE IMMIGRANTS 1978
Thread 204728

BEASTS ARE ON THE STREETS 1978
Thread 207970

CRUISE INTO TERROR 1978
Thread 203956

SEX AND THE MARRIED WOMAN 1977
Thread 203542

SURVIVE! 1976
Thread 203957

VIGILANTE FORCE 1976
Thread 203578

POLICE WOMAN, POLICE STORY 1975, MEDICAL STORY
Thread 206861

I WILL FIGHT NO MORE, FOREVER 1975
Thread 203560

BIRDS DO IT BEES DO IT 1974
Thread 204221

THE BABY 1973
Thread 205175

GETTING THERE FIRST 1972
Thread 204225

CHILDHOOD THE ENCHANTED YEARS 1971
Thread 204222

GRISSOM GANG 1971
Thread 203655

GERALD FRIED 1950-60s TV SERIES, UNSOLD PILOTS
Thread 205270

WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO AUNT ALICE? 1969
Thread 203954

KILLING OF SISTER GEORGE 1968
Thread 203495

DEAR MR. GABLE 1968
Thread 206504

GAUGUIN IN TAHITI 1967
Thread 205913

OMNIA AD DEI GLORIAM, THE EGG, STAGE & THEATER MUSIC
Thread 206980

DEATHWATCH 1966
Thread 204544

MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. UNCLE 1965-1967, 1983
Thread 205156

ONE POTATO, TWO POTATO 1964
Thread 204645

BREAKING POINT 1963 (TV SERIES)
Thread 207006

SECOND TIME AROUND 1961
Thread 235805

A COLD WIND IN AUGUST 1961
Thread 206981

TWENTY PLUS TWO 1961
Thread 204543

GERALD FRIED 1960s SHORT FILMS
Thread 204224

BEN CASEY 1960s
Thread 203978

WAGON TRAIN TV 1959
Thread 203979

MACHINE GUN KELLY 1958
Thread 204493

I MOBSTER 1958
Thread 204486

CRY BABY KILLER 1958, with Dick Kallman
Thread 205160

TIMBUKTU 1958
Thread 203952

LOST MISSILE 1958
Thread 215452

TERROR IN A TEXAS TOWN 1958
Thread 215621

TROOPER HOOK 1957
Thread 215625

BAYOU (aka Poor White Trash) 1957
Thread 216864

THE KILLING 1956
Thread 203651

KILLER’S KISS 1955
Thread 203652

FEAR AND DESIRE 1953
Thread 203650

DAY OF THE FIGHT 1951
Thread 203649

Unless clean-up is indicated, the un-remastered tracks might not be split perfectly into cues, and volume levels or other glitches might be present.

All credit for the soundtrack uploads of Gerry Fried, Paul Sawtell, Bert Shefter, Leonard Rosenman, and a few more composers belongs to my anonymous music source who has since passed away:
Thread 217428

Great! And there’s also ROOTS: THE ORIGINAL SERIES (Thread 175010).

yeah, but it’s not THE original copy…;) I would have added it eventually.

Was wondering when you’d get around to this. Might I suggest either alphabetical or chronological order?

Was wondering when you’d get around to this. Might I suggest either alphabetical or chronological order? I thought I did put them in good’nuff chronological order. I moved Ben Casey up for you.

Okay, I’ll settle for chronological order. 😉

yeah, but it’s not THE original copy…;) I would have added it eventually.

That would be cool. I believe there might be one extra track on your source’s?

Thanks for putting these all together and for the photos especially.

Love the oboe, one of my favorite instruments. Though I understand it’s nearly impossible to play.

Thank you so much Sadsack!

With so much wonderful Fried music suddenly thrust under our hungry noses, it’s possible to overlook some. I hadn’t played I WILL FIGHT NO MORE FOREVER since it was first posted, and just the other day I realised there were big differences in the volume levels – most of the action music is extremely quiet while other tracks are at max vol.

I spent a little time fixing the volume levels, and I also trimmed the long silences at the start of tracks. If anyone wants to download it all over again, it’s available here:

I WILL FIGHT NO MORE FOREVER – VOLUME FIXED (https://mega.nz/#!tdkghYzb!uj4XULXTDxg7N_9NohQDNMLuJMUrrFeTONmt8ha_YwM)

Here i have the Gerald Fried Score ”Too Late The Hero” but only MP3 320

Gerald Fried – Too Late The Hero (OST) 1970 (https://mega.nz/#!Gl5XBQyY!z9z63iwRv5-GtbLCk_qJSR_PTcCclKxH6MzQfJMdD80)

Awesome! 😀

I had not heard a lot of Gerald Fried scores until you posted all of these, and I must admit that Fried is one heck of a composer. His melodies are amazing. I think my favorites are "The Silent Lovers" and "Survive!"

I see that he worked on an album called: Orienta …

An album by The Markko Polo Adventurers released in 1959 on RCA Records. The album was produced by Simon Rady, arranged and conducted by Gerald Fried and recorded in stereo in Hollywood, California. The album uses a combination of sound effects and Asian-inspired music to tell humorous vignettes.

Thanks for all your hard work providing these gems, sadsack!

Thanks for all your hard work…
You have no idea…;)

Really appreciate, all your shares, thank you very much Sadsack!

thanks a lot!!!

Thank you once again, sadsack, for acting as a conduit for, and host of, this incredible collection of Fried’s work!

As we slip further into the Fall and rapidly approach Halloween, is there any chance that more of Fried’s work will be posted? In particular, I am wondering about his scores for "Curse of the Faceless Man" (1958), "The Flame Barrier" (1958), "The Spell" (1977), and "Maneaters Are Loose!" (1978). I only know of these films/scores through IMDB’s listing of Fried’s film work, thus I recognize that they may either be unavailable or possibly of lesser interest. Then again, much to my surprise, you have posted an immense body of work that I never thought I’d see or want! You’ve hooked me on Fried 🙂

First, let me say THANK YOU immensely to sadsack for your love of the man and his music to keep posting this treasure trove of material that we may never have been able to have access to if not for your determined work here.

I’d like to offer all of you who admire Mr. Fried some links I just happened onto today which just absolutely made my day (year?) —– and hopefully yours as well.

2 FULL HOURS !!!!!!!!!!!! of Mr. Fried talking intimately about his work, inspiration, compositional & orchestration techniques, life story + him actually playing 3 of his Star Trek cues (from Amok Time & Shore Leave) solo on his oboe at his home in New Mexico and even showing the score sheets he’s playing from.
He talks at length about many of the scores listed in this thread.

The videos are hosted on Youtue – BUT are NOT indexed in Youtube’s main search results (what they call restricted links) – only accessible if you get there from the originating website.
In this case The ARCHIVE of AMERICAN TELEVISION.

Gerald Fried page on AofATv – http://www.emmytvlegends.org/interviews/people/gerald-fried#

Gerald Fried Interview Part 1 of 4 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xFclwtDm3w
Gerald Fried Interview Part 2 of 4 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2WkF0p-G2U
Gerald Fried Interview Part 3 of 4 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxiSFMNHlpg
Gerald Fried Interview Part 4 of 4 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izDek3cku_Q

If you enjoy Mr. Fried’s work, you really owe it to yourself to watch this – and if you are a student of orchestration & composition, this is a gold-mine of knowledge.

Please also check out the massive amount of AWESOME interviews of the same caliber & quality with Lalo Schifrin, Jerry Goldsmith, Alexander Courage, Bill Conti, Mike Post and many others, just relating to the musical aspect of television’s history –
as well as the 100’s of other interviews with the great producers, directors, cameramen, writers, etc.

Full List of Interviewees on AofATv – http://www.emmytvlegends.org/interviews/all-interviewees

Take some time for yourself, feed your mind on this stuff & enjoy !!!!!!

Excellent work here, nice one

I would love to hear some of Mr. Frieds music posted here, but i simply don�t see a button for writing a pm to sadsack… Can anybody explain me how to use this function? (The FAQ says it�s available to registered users?)

Edit: nevermind, i saw in another thread you need 5 posts to get this pm thing working…hope this will do…

Links received, thank you so much, sadsack!

That would be cool. I believe there might be one extra track on your source’s?

Is there? 🙂

saw this odd Guardian article and thought of you

They were childhood friends (https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/oct/20/stanley-kubrick-refused-to-pay-composer-friend-gerald-fried)

what a touching and great thread… I’ll ask for specific links later! everything is so tempting!!!
thanks! Bravo!

Amazing Thread! The stuff that you posted here is GOLD! Thank you, Thank you, Thank YOU!

Very well received thanks again!!

Thanks so much for the Fried!

Thank you so much! Rescue From Gilligan’s Island was a want of mine for a long time

Bravo, sadsack!