“In TV, you see it once, go home, and next Friday you’re conducting the music,” Fried once recalled of his prolific career.
Born in the Bronx on Feb. 13, 1928, Fried attended New York’s High School of Music and the Juilliard School of Music.
He began busying himself in Hollywood in the late 1950s by composing for blockbusters, TV series and more.His most remarkable career accomplishment is his Emmy win for his work for “Roots.”he got that gig amid producer fears the production wouldn’t finish on time with the original composer, Quincy Jones, reportedly missing deadlines.
Perhaps most notably, the composer scored several films helmed by his childhood friend, Stanley Kubrick, including “The Killing” and “Paths of Glory” .with the Television Academy, Fried recalled his prolific career and the pressures that accompanied it.
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