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BSX DIGITAL presents a premiere release of music from the original score to A KILLER IN THE FAMILY composed by the great Gerald Fried (THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E., STAR TREK, ROOTS) for the 1983 drama directed by Richard T. Heffron, written by Sue Grafton, Steve Humphrey and Robert Aller, starring Robert Mitchum, James Spader, Lance Kerwin, Eric Stoltz, Salome Jens, Lynn Carlin, Stuart Margolin, Arliss Howard, Amanda Wyss, Susan Swift and Catherine Mary Stewart.
Airing on ABC Television in 1983, A KILLER IN THE FAMILY was a true crime dramatization based on the 1978 ‘Tison v Arizona’ case. The film finds Gary Tison (Mitchum) serving two life sentences for murder. Of his three sons, Donny (Spader) is trying to improve his life as a pre-law student and is still involved with Carol (Stewart), his high school sweetheart. His younger brothers, Ray (Kerwin) and Ricky (Stoltz) spend their days working on the farm or doing nothing at all. Ray and Ricky believe Gary is in grave danger and they cook up a plan to break him out of prison. Donny reluctantly agrees to help them. The brothers succeed in breaking Gary and his cellmate, Randy (Margolin) out but things take a deadly turn when Gary hijacks a second car with a family inside... The boys are horrified to discover Gary’s true nature when he kills all of the hostages, including their baby.
Despite a desire to run, the brothers fear Gary won’t allow them to leave alive. When a gas station attendant recognizes them and calls the police, they are forced to make a run for it. After a chase and eventual ambush, Donny is killed and Gary is found dead days later. Ray and Ricky, under the age of 20, are arrested, convicted and their death sentences are reduced to life imprisonment...
The music for A KILLER IN THE FAMILY was composed by Hollywood veteran Gerald Fried. In many ways, the film was a throwback to the Roger Corman crime dramas he began his career scoring in the 1950s. Fried was brought onto the project by longtime collaborator and executive producer Stan Margulies. Fried’s orchestra primarily consists of percussion, brass, strings, woodwinds, electric guitar, and drum set to give a rural flavor that fits the story's locale.
Born February, 1928 in the Bronx, Gerald Fried’s interest in music found its first fruition at the High School of Music & Art in New York City. He attended The Juilliard School of Music as an oboe major, graduating in 1945. Among his earliest friends was a bright kid named Stanley Kubrick. The two of them used to hang around Greenwich Village and talk about their budding interests, Fried’s in classical music and Kubrick’s in filmmaking. Their interests merged when Kubrick began filming DAY OF THE FIGHT, an 18-minute short about boxing. Knowing Fried was a music major, Kubrick asked him if he could write the score for his boxing picture. Fried agreed, then spent months going to the movies to learn how film scores worked, there being no schools or courses on film music in those days. Fried wrote an effective score, and Kubrick sold the film to RKO Pathé. Fried rejoined Kubrick to score four more of his films, including THE KILLING and PATHS TO GLORY, where the young filmmaker first gained his reputation.
After the success of THE KILLING in 1956, Kubrick moved to Los Angeles, shortly followed by Fried, who was immediately hired to compose and arrange music for several films, including THE VAMPIRE, THE RETURN OF DRACULA, MACHINE GUN KELLY and I, MOBSTER, I BURY THE LIVING, and TIMBUKTU (1959). By the 1960s, Fried moved into television, scoring episodes of such seminal shows of the decade as GILLIGAN’S ISLAND, THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E., MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE and STAR TREK. By the 1970s Fried was composing music for numerous made-for-TV movies. His best-known score of the decade was for the 1977 miniseries ROOTS, which he took over scoring when Quincy Jones fell behind and was unable to meet the broadcast deadline for the eight-hour miniseries. Both Jones and Fried won Emmy Awards for their musical efforts on the series. During the ‘80s, Fried continued to compose music for television series, movies, and documentaries, and an occasional feature film. These are just two of the many magnificent scores Fried wrote throughout his career. The composer passed away on February 17, 2023 at the age of 95. His work remains a testament to his talent and dedication to the art of composition and he is remembered as a key figure in the evolution of music for film and television.
BSX Digital presents the premiere release of A KILLER IN THE FAMILY, featuring music composed and conducted by Gerald Fried. The music has been remastered by James Nelson at Digital Outland and includes liner notes by G.B. Kemner and Scott Davis.
A KILLER IN THE FAMILY: Music From The Original Score
Gerald Fried
$8.95
Downloads include choice of MP3, WAV, or FLAC
BSXDG0184
Includes Digital Booklet
BSX DIGITAL presents a premiere release of music from the original score to A KILLER IN THE FAMILY composed by the great Gerald Fried (THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E., STAR TREK, ROOTS) for the 1983 drama directed by Richard T. Heffron, written by Sue Grafton, Steve Humphrey and Robert Aller, starring Robert Mitchum, James Spader, Lance Kerwin, Eric Stoltz, Salome Jens, Lynn Carlin, Stuart Margolin, Arliss Howard, Amanda Wyss, Susan Swift and Catherine Mary Stewart.
Airing on ABC Television in 1983, A KILLER IN THE FAMILY was a true crime dramatization based on the 1978 ‘Tison v Arizona’ case. The film finds Gary Tison (Mitchum) serving two life sentences for murder. Of his three sons, Donny (Spader) is trying to improve his life as a pre-law student and is still involved with Carol (Stewart), his high school sweetheart. His younger brothers, Ray (Kerwin) and Ricky (Stoltz) spend their days working on the farm or doing nothing at all. Ray and Ricky believe Gary is in grave danger and they cook up a plan to break him out of prison. Donny reluctantly agrees to help them. The brothers succeed in breaking Gary and his cellmate, Randy (Margolin) out but things take a deadly turn when Gary hijacks a second car with a family inside... The boys are horrified to discover Gary’s true nature when he kills all of the hostages, including their baby.
Despite a desire to run, the brothers fear Gary won’t allow them to leave alive. When a gas station attendant recognizes them and calls the police, they are forced to make a run for it. After a chase and eventual ambush, Donny is killed and Gary is found dead days later. Ray and Ricky, under the age of 20, are arrested, convicted and their death sentences are reduced to life imprisonment...
The music for A KILLER IN THE FAMILY was composed by Hollywood veteran Gerald Fried. In many ways, the film was a throwback to the Roger Corman crime dramas he began his career scoring in the 1950s. Fried was brought onto the project by longtime collaborator and executive producer Stan Margulies. Fried’s orchestra primarily consists of percussion, brass, strings, woodwinds, electric guitar, and drum set to give a rural flavor that fits the story's locale.
Born February, 1928 in the Bronx, Gerald Fried’s interest in music found its first fruition at the High School of Music & Art in New York City. He attended The Juilliard School of Music as an oboe major, graduating in 1945. Among his earliest friends was a bright kid named Stanley Kubrick. The two of them used to hang around Greenwich Village and talk about their budding interests, Fried’s in classical music and Kubrick’s in filmmaking. Their interests merged when Kubrick began filming DAY OF THE FIGHT, an 18-minute short about boxing. Knowing Fried was a music major, Kubrick asked him if he could write the score for his boxing picture. Fried agreed, then spent months going to the movies to learn how film scores worked, there being no schools or courses on film music in those days. Fried wrote an effective score, and Kubrick sold the film to RKO Pathé. Fried rejoined Kubrick to score four more of his films, including THE KILLING and PATHS TO GLORY, where the young filmmaker first gained his reputation.
After the success of THE KILLING in 1956, Kubrick moved to Los Angeles, shortly followed by Fried, who was immediately hired to compose and arrange music for several films, including THE VAMPIRE, THE RETURN OF DRACULA, MACHINE GUN KELLY and I, MOBSTER, I BURY THE LIVING, and TIMBUKTU (1959). By the 1960s, Fried moved into television, scoring episodes of such seminal shows of the decade as GILLIGAN’S ISLAND, THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E., MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE and STAR TREK. By the 1970s Fried was composing music for numerous made-for-TV movies. His best-known score of the decade was for the 1977 miniseries ROOTS, which he took over scoring when Quincy Jones fell behind and was unable to meet the broadcast deadline for the eight-hour miniseries. Both Jones and Fried won Emmy Awards for their musical efforts on the series. During the ‘80s, Fried continued to compose music for television series, movies, and documentaries, and an occasional feature film. These are just two of the many magnificent scores Fried wrote throughout his career. The composer passed away on February 17, 2023 at the age of 95. His work remains a testament to his talent and dedication to the art of composition and he is remembered as a key figure in the evolution of music for film and television.
BSX Digital presents the premiere release of A KILLER IN THE FAMILY, featuring music composed and conducted by Gerald Fried. The music has been remastered by James Nelson at Digital Outland and includes liner notes by G.B. Kemner and Scott Davis.
