Composer, arranger and orchestrator Alexander Courage, composer of the theme from the original Star Trek, dies at the age of 88. Courage was responsible for writing the iconic main theme as well as the scores for the show’s two pilot episodes. When Star Trek went to series, however, Roddenberry – ahead of the curve on almost every imaginable marketing angle – wrote and published lyrics to Courage’s theme, thereby earning 50% of the profit from any future use of that music, a move which alienated the composer. Due to Star Trek using a library approach to its music, however, Courage’s music resurfaced in almost every episode in some capacity. Courage began orchestrating and arranging for other composers, including John Williams (The Poseidon Adventure, Jurassic Park) and Jerry Goldsmith, who asked Courage to write a few pieces for 1979’s Star Trek: The Motion Picture which utilized the original TV theme.
Director and former actor Joseph Pevney, the man behind the camera for many of the original 
Robert Justman, who along with Gene Roddenberry shepherded the original 
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Director Jud Taylor, best known to genre fans for helming several third season episodes of the original Star Trek, dies at the age of 76. In addition to his directing duties, he served as vice president of the Directors’ Guild of America from 1977 to 1981, and then served a term as the body’s president until 1983; the years he spent advocating the cause of film and television directors are considered among the most influential in the DGA’s history, during which he helped open doors for both female and minority directors, and had a tremendous effect on directors’ creative rights, pensions, and pay. He was active behind the camera as recently as the 2000s, during which he directed several episodes of Law & Order: SVU.
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The internet-based fan film Star Trek: Phase II releases its fifth full-length episode, 
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Paramount Pictures releases J.J. Abrams’ film Star Trek, starring Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, and Karl Urban. A reboot of the classic TV era of Star Trek, this movie is explicitly stated to be the beginning of an alternate timeline (referred to later as the “Kelvin Universe”) separate from the “prime timeline” seen in all prior movie and TV iterations of the franchise. With a marketing blitz clearing the way for its premiere, this turns out to be the most financially successful film in the Star Trek franchise. 
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Film Score Monthly releases an expanded CD edition of James Horner’s soundtrack from 
The internet-based fan film Star Trek: Phase II releases its sixth full-length episode, 
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Film Score Monthly releases an expanded 2-CD edition of James Horner’s soundtrack from 
Varese Sarabande releases an expanded 2-CD edition of Michael Giacchino’s soundtrack from the 
Film Score Monthly releases 
Soundtrack specialty label La-La Land Records releases a limited edition 2-CD set featuring – for the first time – the entirety of Jerry Goldsmith’s soundtrack from 
The internet-based fan film Star Trek: Phase II releases its seventh full-length episode, 
Soundtrack specialty label La-La Land Records releases a limited edition 3-CD set featuring selections from various 
The internet-based fan film Star Trek: Phase II releases a short vignette episode, 
Soundtrack specialty label Intrada Records releases a CD featuring Leonard Rosenman’s soundtrack from 
Intrada Records releases an expanded limited edition of 
A complete expanded edition of Jerry and Joel Goldsmith’s 
The internet-based fan film Star Trek: Phase II releases its eighth full-length episode,