Farewell to a Maestro!

            The amazingly talented TV-film composer Gerald Fried passed on February 17, 2023. He composed music for early films of Stanley Kubrick, as well as lesser horror flicks like The Return of Dracula and I Bury the Living. He scored hundreds of TV episodes, including Gilligan’s Island, It's About Time, Mission: Impossible, and Star Trek TOS.

            His contribution to 45 episodes of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. is our focus for this month!

            Gerald Fried—SALUTE!

More Music from The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

01. Gerald Fried - Sandals Only (2:34)
02. Robert Drasnin - Solo Busanova (2:08)
03. Gerald Fried - Boo-Bam-Boo, Baby (1:49)
04. Gerald Fried - Slink (2:09)
05. Gerald Fried - Lament For A Trapped Spy (2:20)
06. Robert Drasnin - Off and Running (2:27)
07. Gerald Fried - Run Spy Run (2:11)
08. Gerald Fried - Jungle Heat (1:58)
09. Gerald Fried - The Wiggely Pig Walk (2:06)
10. Robert Drasnin - There They Go (2:06)
11. Robert Drasnin - Jo Jo's Torch Song (2:11)
12. Gerald Fried - Dance of the Flaming Swords (2:33)

This is a 1966 album.  Thanks for stopping by.  See you on Monday, April 3, to begin a month of Spock Fun!

  

The Quest and the Return

            The amazingly talented TV-film composer Gerald Fried passed on February 17, 2023. He composed music for early films of Stanley Kubrick, as well as lesser horror flicks like The Return of Dracula and I Bury the Living. He scored hundreds of TV episodes, including Gilligan’s Island, It's About Time, Mission: Impossible, and Star Trek TOS.

            His contribution to 45 episodes of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. is our focus for this month!

            Gerald Fried—SALUTE!

This disc contains music recorded but unused, and the reunion movie.  See insert for details.

The Deadly Quest Affair (unused)

(recorded July 28, 1967)

Tracks 1-33 –28:44

 Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.

(April 5, 1983)

Tracks 34-61 – 31:38 

TOTAL TIME:  60:22

Thanks for helping honor Gerald Fried, musical genius-to-order. Just like Hemingway and Mozart, some of his stuff was hack work. But some was truly inspired.

And here is El Linko.

See you on Thursday with another album containing Fried's U.N.C.L.E. oeuvre.
  

Apples and Alternates

            The amazingly talented TV-film composer Gerald Fried passed on February 17, 2023. He composed music for early films of Stanley Kubrick, as well as lesser horror flicks like The Return of Dracula and I Bury the Living. He scored hundreds of TV episodes, including Gilligan’s Island, It's About Time, Mission: Impossible, and Star Trek TOS.

            His contribution to 45 episodes of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. is our focus for this month!

            Gerald Fried—SALUTE!

The Apple-a-Day Affair

(March 24, 1967)

Tracks 1-5 ­– 24:19

 

4th Season Alternate Titles

(recorded July 28, 1967)

Tracks 6-11 – 03:25

 

The Test Tube Killer Affair

(September 18, 1967)

Tracks 12-15 – 20:08

 

TOTAL TIME:  48:25

The third-season "Apple-a-Day" has some fine slinky-cum-insouciant exposition-chase music.

Tracks 6-11 are various takes of various Fried arrangements for Season Four's theme.  All were rejected.  For the life of me, I can't figure out if the wailing solo instrument is a filtered guitar, or an electrified clarinet, or ...?

To my mind, they would have signaled a break from the Third Season and its silliness.

FRIED: The Man from U.N.C.L.E. -- Disc 7

Enjoy this musical trip around the world, campers! See you on Monday.
  

The Fried Beat Goes On!

            The amazingly talented TV-film composer Gerald Fried passed on February 17, 2023. He composed music for early films of Stanley Kubrick, as well as lesser horror flicks like The Return of Dracula and I Bury the Living. He scored hundreds of TV episodes, including Gilligan’s Island, It's About Time, Mission: Impossible, and Star Trek TOS.

            His contribution to 45 episodes of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. is our focus for this month!

            Gerald Fried—SALUTE!
Once again, a blend of the divine and the goofy.  In "Napoleon's Tomb," some fine light suspense riffs or moody "European" music is suddenly curb-stomped by "Alouette."

No one does imitation Greek better than Fried, though!

The Napoleon’s Tomb Affair

(January 27, 1967)

Tracks 1-3 – 17:45

 

The It’s All Greek to Me Affair

(February 3, 1967)

 Tracks 4-7 – 22:58

 

The Hot Number Affair

(March 10, 1967)

Tracks 8-11 – 21:14

TOTAL TIME:  62:21

 When we get to "Hot Number," infamous for including the totally zombielike Sonny and Cher, you tell me if the kazoos are inspired or just a sign of derision for the whole setup.  But also in "Hot Number" is a lilting flute lullaby, complete with those tricky Fried time-signature changes.  Speaking of kazoos, we have a full rendering of the Goldsmith theme on kazoo in here somewhere!  I dare you to find it!

FRIED:  The Man from U.N.C.L.E. -- Disc 6

 See you Thursday, fellow Fried Freaks!
  

Glory and Gorillas ...

           The amazingly talented TV-film composer Gerald Fried passed on February 17, 2023. He composed music for early films of Stanley Kubrick, as well as lesser horror flicks like The Return of Dracula and I Bury the Living. He scored hundreds of TV episodes, including Gilligan’s Island, It's About Time, Mission: Impossible, and Star Trek TOS.

            His contribution to 45 episodes of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. is our focus for this month!

            Gerald Fried—SALUTE!

Yes, I understand that the opening seconds of "Off Broadway" are draggy, that's how I done got 'em.

This disc combines the glories and goofiness required by the subject matter of these third-season episodes.  "Off Broadway" is lots of hep-cat and semi-cool fun.  The vocal excerpts with Shari Lewis et. al. are pretty true to the gimmickry of Sixties "musical theatre."  "A Man Is a Song," perhaps, but our Dear David won't make the Top 40 in this one.  Stick with Shari marching for justice!

While "Gorilla" is just ... embarrassing.

The Off Broadway Affair

(November 18, 1966)

Tracks 1-6 – 29:23

 

The My Friend the Gorilla Affair

(December 16, 1966)

Tracks 7-10 – 19:27

 

The Take Me to Your Leader Affair

(December 30, 1966)

Track 11 – 00:23

 

The Yo-Ho-Ho and a Bottle of Rum Affair

(January 20, 1967)

Track 12 – 5:12

 

TOTAL TIME:  54:52

We got a nice twenty-second duet between David and Nancy Sinatra to represent "Leader," and a Thrush girl singing "Tender Trap" in "Yo-Ho-Ho."

FRIED:  The Man from U.N.C.L.E. -- Disc 5

Avast and have fun, me maties! See you Monday!
 

Yes, Master! The Casbah!

     The amazingly talented TV-film composer Gerald Fried passed on February 17, 2023. He composed music for early films of Stanley Kubrick, as well as lesser horror flicks like The Return of Dracula and I Bury the Living. He scored hundreds of TV episodes, including Gilligan’s Island, It's About Time, Mission: Impossible, and Star Trek TOS.

            His contribution to 45 episodes of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. is our focus for this month!

            Gerald Fried—SALUTE!

The Her Master’s Voice Affair

(September 16, 1966)

Tracks 1-5 – 25:12

 

The Super-Colossal Affair

(October 7, 1966)

Tracks 6-7 – 9:21

 

The Monks of St Thomas Affair

(October 14, 1966)

Tracks 8-11 – 22:53

The Come with Me to the Casbah Affair

(November 21, 1966)

Tracks 12-13 – 13:04 

TOTAL TIME:  70:59

 You'll be weary of Brahms's "Lullaby" by the end of "Her Master's Voice." But the breezy opening segment of the episode is the epitome of the GOOD PARTS of U.N.C.L.E. Season Three (yes, there are some).

I love how, in "Casbah," one of the themes is in 4/4 ... then, later on, it's in some other time signature -- 5/4, maybe? One of you smart folks let me know!

The Man from U.N.C.L.E., disc 4

See you Thursday, U.N.C.L.E.-ettes.  (And thanks for reminding me to put the dang link in there last week)!
  

Glories and Cringes

            The amazingly talented TV-film composer Gerald Fried passed on February 17, 2023. He composed music for early films of Stanley Kubrick, as well as lesser horror flicks like The Return of Dracula and I Bury the Living. He scored hundreds of TV episodes, including Gilligan’s Island, It's About Time, Mission: Impossible, and Star Trek TOS.

            His contribution to 45 episodes of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. is our focus for this month!

            Gerald Fried—SALUTE!

In today's post of Gerald Fried's Man from U.N.C.L.E. music you'll encounter some of the heppest, and some of his most stereotypical.

The Moonglow Affair

(February 25, 1966)

Tracks 1-6 – 27:50

 

The Bat Cave Affair

(April 1, 1966)

Tracks 7-10 – 20:27

 

The Indian Affairs Affair

(April 15, 1966)

Tracks 11-14 – 23:59

 

TOTAL TIME:  72:16

And now ... the link!

As always, these pieces are presented in aired order. See you Monday!

  

Blossoms and Zombies and Legions ...

             The amazingly talented TV-film composer Gerald Fried passed on February 17, 2023. He composed music for early films of Stanley Kubrick, as well as lesser horror flicks like The Return of Dracula and I Bury the Living. He scored hundreds of TV episodes, including Gilligan’s Island, It's About Time, Mission: Impossible, and Star Trek TOS.

            His contribution to 45 episodes of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. is our focus for this month!

            Gerald Fried—SALUTE!

The Cherry Blossom Affair

(November 19, 1965)

Tracks 1-2 – 13:00

 

The Very Important Zombie Affair

(December 31, 1965)

Tracks 3-6 – 20:26

 

The Foreign Legion Affair

(February 18, 1966)

 

TOTAL TIME:  61:17

 FRIED:  The Man from U.N.C.L.E. -- Disc 2

 See you Thursday, fellow agents!
  

Welcome to Spock's U.N.C.L.E. Month

            The amazingly talented TV-film composer Gerald Fried passed on February 17, 2023. He composed music for early films of Stanley Kubrick, as well as lesser horror flicks like The Return of Dracula and I Bury the Living. He scored hundreds of TV episodes, including Gilligan’s Island, It's About Time, Mission: Impossible, and Star Trek TOS.

            His contribution to 45 episodes of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. is our focus for this month!

            Gerald Fried—SALUTE!

 The Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Gerald Fried Collection, Disc 1

The Alexander the Greater Affair, Part 1

Tracks 1-39 –  25:24

The Alexander the Greater Affair, Part 2

Tracks 40-76 – 20:45

The Discotheque Affair

Tracks 77-81 – 26:10

= 75:03

See you on Monday, fellow agents!