Composer
Dennis McCarthy
American composer of television and film scores
b. 1945
3 works in the index
- Born
- 1945
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Dennis McCarthy (born July 3, 1945) is an American composer of television and film scores. His soundtrack credits include several entries in the Star Trek franchise, including underscores for The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, Enterprise, and the 1994 feature film Star Trek Generations. His other television credits include Dynasty, V, MacGyver, Sliders, Dawson's Creek, and Project Greenlight. He also produced the album Ol' Yellow Eyes Is Back by Brent Spiner also from Star Trek, and composed music for stage productions.
McCarthy has won 18 ASCAP awards and a Primetime Emmy Award for his theme on Deep Space Nine, in addition to nine Emmy nominations for his various Star Trek-related work. He also shares one Emmy for his music direction for the 63rd Academy Awards.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer; film score composer; music arranger; conductor; pianist; musician; bandleader
- Career institutions / employers
- Glen Campbell
- Recorded memberships
- American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers; American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
- Instruments played
- piano
- VIAF ID
- 32191687
- ISNI
- 0000000110516551
- GND ID
- 13483092X
- Library of Congress ID
- n2008001008
- MusicBrainz ID
- ded640b3-6c60-42c9-9588-7e59bbbf51a5
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 3
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theme from Star Trek | — | — | — | — | — | 24 |
| Star Trek(R) Generations | — | — | — | Piano | — | 11 |
| Star Trek - Deep Space Nine(R) | — | — | — | Piano | — | 9 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 32191687.