Fred Steiner
| Frederick "Fred" Steiner | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 24, 1923 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | June 23, 2011 (aged 88) Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, conductor, orchestrator, film historian |
Frederick "Fred" Steiner (February 24, 1923 – June 23, 2011) was an American composer, conductor, orchestrator, film historian and arranger for television, radio and film. Steiner wrote the theme music for The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show and Perry Mason. While Alexander Courage composed the theme music for the original "Star Trek" TV series (TOS), Steiner’s significant contributions to the franchise included scoring or conducting 29 episodes for TOS between 1966 – 1969 and composing and orchestrating additional music for Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979). Additionally, Steiner was also one of the team of composers for the 1985 film, The Color Purple, which received an Oscar nomination and was an uncredited composer for Return of the Jedi.
Steiner was most active in television series during the 1950s and 1960s. His numerous composition credits included music for Hogan's Heroes, Have Gun–Will Travel, The Twilight Zone, Gunsmoke, and Rawhide.
Steiner was born on February 24, 1923 in New York City, the son of Hungarian-born film composer George Steiner. He began playing the piano at age six, and at age 13 had expanded his music studies to include the cello and music theory. Steiner was considered a child prodigy and from a very early age had a desire to do the same work his father did- composing film and radio scores. After graduating from Townsend Harris High School he accepted a scholarship to the Oberlin Conservatory of Music where he studied with composer Normand Lockwood. He received his degree in music composition from Oberlin in 1943.
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