<Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> June 23, 2011 (2011 - 06 - 23) (aged 88) Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Occupation (s) </Th> <Td> Composer, conductor, orchestrator, film historian </Td> </Tr> <P> Frederick "Fred" Steiner (February 24, 1923--June 23, 2011) was an American composer, conductor, orchestrator, film historian and arranger for television, radio and film . Steiner wrote the theme music for The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show and Perry Mason . While Alexander Courage composed the theme music for the original Star Trek TV series (TOS), Steiner's significant contributions to the franchise included scoring or conducting 29 episodes for TOS between 1966--1969 and composing and orchestrating additional music for Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979). Additionally, Steiner was also one of the team of composers for the 1985 film, The Color Purple, which received an Oscar nomination and was an uncredited composer for Return of the Jedi . </P> <P> Steiner was most active in television series during the 1950s and 1960s . His numerous composition credits included music for Hogan's Heroes, Have Gun--Will Travel, The Twilight Zone, Gunsmoke, and Rawhide . </P>

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