Biography
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Jerry Fielding (born June 17, 1922, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - died February 17, 1980, Toronto, Ontario) was an American radio, film and television composer, conductor, and musical director. His name at birth was "Joshua Feldman."
Awards
Recipient of 3 Academy Award nominations: The Wild Bunch (1969) for "Best Original Score for a Motion Picture (not a Musical)"; Straw Dogs (1971) for "Best Original Dramatic Score"; and The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) for "Best Original Score". Recipient of 1 Emmy Award: High Midnight (1980) for "Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)" (awarded posthumously).
Television and Radio Work
Fielding served as musical director in both radio and television, including both the TV and radio versions of You Bet Your Life starring Groucho Marx. He is also well known for scoring two episodes of the first Star Trek television series: The Trouble with Tribbles and Spectre of the Gun.
Films
While well-known for his scores for such filmmakers as Clint Eastwood, Michael Winner, and Sam Peckinpah, most of which were collaborations in traditionally masculine-themed genres like westerns and action films, Fielding's background in jazz gave him the versatility to produce such diverse works as The Nightcomers (1972), a neo-romantic musical score for acoustic orchestra (reputed to be the work of which he was most proud), to Demon Seed (1977), a startling musical work that included electronic instruments and non-tonal passages.
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