Kirk scraps with an old Starfleet rival, McCoy picks up a couple of chorus girls, and Spock turns on the sass, in “Shore Leave,” a lighthearted episode from the first season of “Star Trek.”
The music is by Academy Award-nominated, Emmy Award-winning composer Gerald Fried. Fried will be our special guest this Sunday evening.
For tonight, forget your troubles on a planet where every desire is made reality. Of course, I’m stuck on Earth, so I’ll have to do the show anyway. Sound off in the comments section, during Roy’s Tie-Dye Sci-Fi Corner, as we live-stream on Facebook, this Friday evening at 7:00 EST.
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.
Have a happy New Year; then join Roy and me for a program of super feats and a gravity-defying discussion of “Superman: The Movie” (1978).
Richard Donner’s dark horse blockbuster succeeded in spite of itself, with abundant behind-the-scenes drama and near-miss bad decisions by producers Alexander and Ilya Salkind, rescued from disaster by a dazzling, big red cape of an epic comic book adventure – really the first of its kind. So much questionable judgment could have derailed it faster than a California earthquake. Instead, “Superman” soared.
Needless to say, the film sports a definitive, star-making performance by Christopher Reeve as the Man of Steel, groundbreaking special effects by a team of Academy Award winning technicians, stunning cinematography by Geoffrey Unsworth, and the quintessential super-score by John Williams. The opening credits alone are worth the price of admission!
Get 2021 started right, with a special New Year’s Day edition of Roy’s Tie-Dye Sci-Fi Corner. Hang on to your Kryptonite, but leave your comments as we live-stream on Facebook. It’s up, up, and away, this Friday evening at 7:00 EST!
Have a sinking feeling? Maybe it’s just Roy and my end-of-the-year discussion about “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.” Hang in there. We’ll attempt to raise your spirits with an idealistic start to 2021 and a New Year’s Day chinwag about “Superman: The Movie” (1978).
Roy’s Tie-Dye Sci-Fi Corner live-streams on Facebook most Friday and Sunday evenings at 7:00 EST.
