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Alexander Courage
Philadelphia, United States · 1919-12-10 – 2008-05-15
Alexander Courage is credited on 964 releases across 313 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1956–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
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Albums
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Decades active
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Biography
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Alexander Courage (born December 19, 1919, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - died May 15, 2008, Pacific Palisades, California, USA) was an American orchestrator, arranger, and composer of music, primarily for television and film. He was the composer of the original Star Trek theme music.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
964 releases · 313 albums · active 1956–2025
- Performance · 997
- Other credits · 211
- Production · 1
Studios: Music Hall, Cincinnati · Regent Sound Studios, New York City · Todd-AO Scoring Stage · Symphony Hall, Boston
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Jurassic Park (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1993

Home Alone (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1990

The Broadway Album
1985

Conquistador
1977

Star Trek: The Motion Picture
1979

Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1982

My Fair Lady (The Original Sound Track Recording)
1964

Television's Greatest Hits (65 TV Themes! From The 50's And 60's)
1985

Hook (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1991

Very Together
1976

Fiddler On The Roof (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1971

Star Trek III: The Search For Spock (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1984

Star Wars And Other Space Themes
1978

Empire Of The Sun (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1987

Star Trek, From The Original Pilots: The Cage & Where No Man Has Gone Before (Original Television Soundtrack)
1985

Legend
1985

Themes From E.T. The Extra Terrestrial And More
1982

Hot
1979

BBC Space Themes
1978

Inside Star Trek
1976

Presents Mr. Spock's Music From Outer Space
1967

Doctor Dolittle Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
1967

Gremlins (Original Motion Picture Score)
1998

Star Trek: First Contact (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1996
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Jerry Goldsmith
- John Williams (4)
- Maynard Ferguson
- Erich Kunzel
- The Boston Pops Orchestra
- Edelweiss
- Leonard Nimoy
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