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Dragon’s Domain Records presents GERALD FRIED: DISASTERS!, featuring the world premiere release of music composed by Gerald Fried (THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E., STAR TREK, ROOTS) for two films from his extensive filmography, DISASTER ON THE COASTLINER and CONDOMINIUM. The two movies featured in this collection were produced during the tail end of the Hollywood disaster movie craze, which was very popular in the 1970s and early 1980s. The trend pretty much ended with the release of AIRPLANE! in 1980, which immediately deflated the genre. Both films featured a star-studded cast of classic television stars.
Airing in 1979, DISASTER ON THE COASTLINER was a made-for-television action drama film directed by Richard C. Sarafian (VANISHING POINT). It starred Lloyd Bridges, Raymond Burr, Robert Fuller, Pat Hingle, E. G. Marshall, Yvette Mimieux, William Shatner and Paul L. Smith.
DISASTER ON THE COASTLINER follows disgruntled railroad employee Jim Waterman (Smith) as he attempts to cause a collision between two passenger trains. Waterman modifies the computer controlling the railroad signals, switches, and alarms between San Francisco and Los Angeles so that the two trains end up heading towards each other on the same track. Waterman seeks to force the railroad company to admit to their negligence in a previous accident that caused the deaths of his wife and children...
Airing in 1980, CONDOMINIUM was a two-part, four-hour made-for-television disaster film starring Barbara Eden, Dan Haggerty, and Steve Forrest. CONDOMINIUM featured an ensemble cast of well-known television actors including Ana Alicia, Richard Anderson, Ralph Bellamy, Larry Bishop, Macdonald Carey, Dane Clark, Linda Cristal, Elinor Donahue, Don Galloway, Pamela Hensley, Arte Johnson, Jack Jones, Dorothy Malone, Mimi Maynard, Lee Paul, Nehemiah Persoff, Nedra Volz, Carlene Watkins, and Stuart Whitman.
Directed by Sidney Hayers (THE AVENGERS, ARTHUR OF THE BRITONS, KNIGHT RIDER) and adapted from a novel by John D. MacDonald, CONDOMINIUM depicts the lives of the residents at the Silver Sands Condominium, a Florida complex built by a greedy and irresponsible corporation. The story unfolds as an impending hurricane threatens to destroy Silver Sands...
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.
Dragon’s Domain Records presents GERALD FRIED: DISASTERS!, featuring music composed by Gerald Fried for DISASTER ON THE COASTLINER and CONDOMINIUM on two CDs, for the first time on Digital. The music has been mastered by James Nelson at Digital Outland and the liner notes have been written by G.B. Kemner and Scott Davis.
GERALD FRIED: DISASTERS!
Gerald Fried
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Downloads include choice of MP3, WAV, or FLAC
DDRDG852
Includes Digital Booklet
Click Here For CD Release
Dragon’s Domain Records presents GERALD FRIED: DISASTERS!, featuring the world premiere release of music composed by Gerald Fried (THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E., STAR TREK, ROOTS) for two films from his extensive filmography, DISASTER ON THE COASTLINER and CONDOMINIUM. The two movies featured in this collection were produced during the tail end of the Hollywood disaster movie craze, which was very popular in the 1970s and early 1980s. The trend pretty much ended with the release of AIRPLANE! in 1980, which immediately deflated the genre. Both films featured a star-studded cast of classic television stars.
Airing in 1979, DISASTER ON THE COASTLINER was a made-for-television action drama film directed by Richard C. Sarafian (VANISHING POINT). It starred Lloyd Bridges, Raymond Burr, Robert Fuller, Pat Hingle, E. G. Marshall, Yvette Mimieux, William Shatner and Paul L. Smith.
DISASTER ON THE COASTLINER follows disgruntled railroad employee Jim Waterman (Smith) as he attempts to cause a collision between two passenger trains. Waterman modifies the computer controlling the railroad signals, switches, and alarms between San Francisco and Los Angeles so that the two trains end up heading towards each other on the same track. Waterman seeks to force the railroad company to admit to their negligence in a previous accident that caused the deaths of his wife and children...
Airing in 1980, CONDOMINIUM was a two-part, four-hour made-for-television disaster film starring Barbara Eden, Dan Haggerty, and Steve Forrest. CONDOMINIUM featured an ensemble cast of well-known television actors including Ana Alicia, Richard Anderson, Ralph Bellamy, Larry Bishop, Macdonald Carey, Dane Clark, Linda Cristal, Elinor Donahue, Don Galloway, Pamela Hensley, Arte Johnson, Jack Jones, Dorothy Malone, Mimi Maynard, Lee Paul, Nehemiah Persoff, Nedra Volz, Carlene Watkins, and Stuart Whitman.
Directed by Sidney Hayers (THE AVENGERS, ARTHUR OF THE BRITONS, KNIGHT RIDER) and adapted from a novel by John D. MacDonald, CONDOMINIUM depicts the lives of the residents at the Silver Sands Condominium, a Florida complex built by a greedy and irresponsible corporation. The story unfolds as an impending hurricane threatens to destroy Silver Sands...
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.
Dragon’s Domain Records presents GERALD FRIED: DISASTERS!, featuring music composed by Gerald Fried for DISASTER ON THE COASTLINER and CONDOMINIUM on two CDs, for the first time on Digital. The music has been mastered by James Nelson at Digital Outland and the liner notes have been written by G.B. Kemner and Scott Davis.
