I am very excited to announce that composer Gerald Fried will be our guest this weekend on Roy’s Tie-Dye Sci-Fi Corner.

Fried began his career as an oboist with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Later, he followed his childhood friend, Stanley Kubrick, to Hollywood, where he composed scores for films like “The Killing” and “Paths of Glory.” He also worked extensively in television, writing music for “Riverboat,” “Shotgun Slade,” “Gilligan’s Island,” “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.,” and “Mission: Impossible.” His music for the documentary “Birds Do It, Bees Do It” earned him an Academy Award nomination in 1975. He was recognized with an Emmy for his work on the landmark miniseries “Roots” in 1977.

Fried will join us on Sunday night to talk about his illustrious and prolific career. First, to whet the appetite for what’s bound to be a memorable conversation, Roy and I will chat about some of the music he composed for “Star Trek,” the original series, including that for “Shore Leave.” That’s the episode set on a planet where fantasies become reality, and Captain Kirk winds up grappling with his old nemesis Finnegan (resulting in a predictably tattered shirt). Our palavering preamble will take place on Friday.

And I can’t imagine we’ll get through the weekend without some discussion of the immortal fight music from “Amok Time,” in which a crazed Spock engages Kirk in a “kun-ut kal-if-fee” battle to the death.

Gerald Fried will set us free! Join us for Roy’s Tie-Dye Sci-Fi Corner – Fried’s “Star Trek” on Friday, and a conversation with the composer on Sunday – livestreamed on Facebook, both days, at 7:00 pm EST.

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Fried performs music from three of his classic “Star Trek” scores – including the iconic fight music from “Amok Time”:

Finnegan:

Spock vs. Kirk: