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RIP Alexander Courage

Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 6:11 am
by earendel
Best known as the composer of the original Star Trek theme, at age 88.

Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 7:04 am
by Jeemie
Because of these lyrics penned by Gene Roddenberry, for the sole purpose of pretty much legally stealing half of Courage's royalties, Courage never composed anything else for Star Trek again.

Beyond the rim of the starlight,
my love is wandring in star flight.
I know he'll find
In star clustered reaches
Love, strange love
A starwoman teaches.

I konw his journey ends never.
His Star Trek will go on forever.
But tell him while
He wanders his starry sea,
Remember,
Remember me.

Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 7:26 am
by earendel
Jeemie wrote:Because of these lyrics penned by Gene Roddenberry, for the sole purpose of pretty much legally stealing half of Courage's royalties, Courage never composed anything else for Star Trek again.

Beyond the rim of the starlight,
my love is wandring in star flight.
I know he'll find
In star clustered reaches
Love, strange love
A starwoman teaches.

I konw his journey ends never.
His Star Trek will go on forever.
But tell him while
He wanders his starry sea,
Remember,
Remember me.
He did, however, compose music for other TV shows such as Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. What Roddenberry did to Courage was wrong.

Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 11:19 am
by Ritterskoop
Always loved his name.

Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 5:11 pm
by SportsFan68
That's one of those that I can tell you what it is from the first note I hear.

He did a superb job.

I dint know about Roddenberry's skulduggery. That's crummy.