R.I.P. Perry Steiner, TV Music Composer

STAR TREK, PERRY MASON, GUNSMOKE Composer Fred Steiner Dies (1923-2011)

Published at: Jun 27, 2011 4:31:12 PM CDT

(From Ain't It Cool News)

ScoreKeeper here with news of the passing of Fred Steiner. There are different degrees of celebrity. Most film and television composers, while not known personally or perhaps even by name, are very well known by their work. This can be said of the prolific and talented Fred Steiner. If you read Ain't It Cool News chances are high that his music has touched your life in some way.

As one of the most prolific television composers in the business, Steiner is most regarded for his theme for PERRY MASON (1962-1966) as well as his episodic scores for hit TV series' including GUNSMOKE (1960-1965), RAWHIDE (1961-1964), ROCKY AND BULLWINKLE (1961-1964), and HOGAN'S HEROES (1965-1966),

As many shows as Steiner was attached to, the twenty-five episodes of STAR TREK (1966-1967) he composed and conducted music for, earn him his star on the Geek Walk of Fame.

On behalf of Ain't It Cool News I'd like to extend condelences to the Steiner family. May his music live forever!

If you'd like to read more about this great composer please check out this wonderfully written obituary by Jeff Bond.

Fred Steiner

Old-School Animator Draws on Tradition

Nifty article about ERIC GOLDBERG, animator of "Rabbit" on the new "Winnie the Pooh" movie:

Old-school animator draws on tradition

Doggone It! LLOYD PITTS Is On "The Tonight Show With JAY LENO"!!

Spanish Fort's own LLOYD PITTS, my brother-in-law, appeared last night on JAY LENO and won a FREE MEAL for baying like a hound dog!

Accompanied by his lovely wife Gwen, their equally lovely daughter Hannah, and the beautiful and charming Clarissa Povenmire (wife of the famous DAN of "Phineas & Ferb" fame), Lloyd barked his way across America and into millions of homes!

Jonah, LLP's son, was sequestered in "The Green Room", probably due to leash laws...

I couldn't be more proud!

"Phineas & Ferb Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension" Debuts in August!

Disney's Phineas and Ferb will be featured in a full length movie this August on The Disney Channel and Disney XD. "The Phineas and Ferb Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension" will premiere on The Disney Channel on Friday, August 5th.

Read the press release and see the trailers HERE .

WALLY BOAG, Voice of "Jose" in Disney's 'Enchanted Tiki Room', Passes

Read the full article over on D23 HERE .