Dennis McCarthy
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.
Also recorded as Dennis Mc Carthy
Dennis McCarthy
- Name
- Dennis McCarthy
- Born
- 3 July 1945
- Birthplace
- United States
- Occupation
- Composer, arranger
- Nationality
- United States.
- Honours
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music.
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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.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Dennis McCarthy • Born — 3 July 1945 • Birthplace — United States • Genre — Film score, television score • Occupation — Composer, arranger
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Notes • 1969–71 — The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour — Musical director; 5 episodes • 1980 — Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters — Musical director; 3 episodes • 1980–81 — Enos — 17 episodes • 1982 — Private Benjamin — 2 episodes • 1983 — Gun Shy — 6 episodes • Small & Frye • The Fall Guy — Episode: "To The Finish" • Cutter to Houston — 3 episodes • 1983–84 — Goodnight, Beantown — 2 episodes • 1984 — V: The Final Battle — 2 parts • Glitter — Episode: "Illusions" • 1984–85 — V — 19 episodes • 1985 — Stir Crazy — 2 episodes • Cover Up — Episode: "Black Widow" • 1985–87 — The Colbys — 13 episodes • Hotel — 2 episodes • 1985-89 — Dynasty — 29 episodes • 1985–91 — MacGyver — 69 episodes • 1986 — The Twilight Zone — 3 episodes • The New Mike Hammer — Episode: "Murder in the Cards" • The Love Boat — Episode: "The Shipshape Cruise" • Trapper John, M.D. — 4 episodes • 1987–88 — Houston Knights — 20 episodes • 1987–94 — Star Trek: The Next Generation — 88 episodes Nominated–Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (5) • 1989 — Island Son — Episode: "Everyday People" • Falcon Crest — Episode: "Enquiring Minds" • 1990 — Tiny Toon Adventures — 2 episodes • 1990–93 — Parker Lewis Can't Lose — 73 episodes • 1991 — Eddie Dodd — 6 episodes • 63rd Academy Awards — Television special • 1992 — Beverly Hills, 90210 — Episode: "Baby Makes Five" • 1994 — Burke's Law — 4 episodes • Birdland — 7 episodes • 1995 — Sliders — 2 episodes • 1993–99 — Star Trek: Deep Space Nine — 77 episodes Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music • 1995–96 — Deadly Games — 7 episodes • 1995–2001 — Star Trek: Voyager — 65 episodes Nominated–Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (2) • 1997–98 — Stargate SG-1 — 4 episodes • 1998 — Players — Episode: "Mint Condition" • 1999 — Dawson's Creek — 9 episodes • 1999-2000 — Get Real — 22 episodes • 2001–02 — Project Greenlight — 12 episodes • 2001–05 — Star Trek: Enterprise — 30 episodes Nominated–Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series
Other media
Other media
• Year — Title — Notes • 1996 — The Utilizer — Short film • Star Trek: Borg — Video game • 1997 — Still Kicking — Short film • 2001 — Hal Buckley • 2004 — Star Trek: The Experience — Theme attraction • 2007 — Bench — Short film • 2009 — Boba and Melon Gum • 2010 — Stew • Walking with the Devil Inside • Infernum • 2010–17 — Star Trek: The Romulan Wars — Web series • 2011 — A Better Place — Short film • 2012 — The Fisherman • 2014–15 — Starship Antyllus — Web series • 2017 — The Derelict: A Star Trek Fan Production — Short film • Star Trek: Renegades — Web series
Life and career
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Life and career
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1945
Dennis McCarthy born at Los Angeles.
Feature films
• Year — Title — Director — Notes • 1982 — Pray TV — Robert Markowitz • 1983 — Off the Wall — Rick Friedberg • The Kid with the 200 I.Q. — Leslie H. Martinson • Last Plane Out — David Nelson • 1986 — Gone to Texas — Peter Levin • 1990 — Kaleidoscope — Jud Taylor • 1991 — Daddy — Michael Miller • 1992 — Aladdin — Ron Clements John Musker — Additional music Score composed by Alan Menken • 1994 — Tonya and Nancy: The Inside Story — Larry Shaw • Star Trek Generations — David Carson • 1995 — The Colony — Rob Hedden • 1996 — Lying Eyes — Marina Sargenti • 1997 — Love's Deadly Triangle — Richard A. Colla • McHale's Navy — Bryan Spicer • When Innocence Is Lost — Bethany Rooney • Breast Men — Lawrence O'Neil • 1998 — Letters from a Killer — David Carson • 1999 — Ultimate Deception — Richard A. Colla • Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years — Lynne Littman • 2000 — In His Life: The John Lennon Story — David Carson • 2001 — Conspiracy — Frank Pierson • 2002 — The Scorpion King — Chuck Russell — Additional music Score composed by John Debney • 2003 — Die, Mommie, Die! — Mark Rucker • 2004 — Landers — Sean Findley • 2007 — A Modern Twain Story: The Prince and the Pauper — James Quattrochi • 2018 — Death of a Nation — Dinesh D'Souza Bruce Schooley — Documentary film
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