Frontiere, Dominic

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Dominic Frontiere (b.1931) was born in New Haven, Connecticut and became a composer, arranger, and jazz accordionist. After a stint with a big band in the 1940s and 1950s, Frontiere moved to Los Angeles where he enrolled at UCLA. He became the musical director of 20th Century Fox where he scored several films, including the innovative blend of music and sound effects he created for the theme to "The Outer Limits". He also scored "The Rat Patrol" and "The Invaders". He composed the music for the Clint Eastwood film "Hang 'Em High". In the early 1970s, Frontiere became the head of Paramount's music department, where he worked on a combination of television and film scores, while concurrently orchestrating popular music albums for, among others, Chicago. In 1980, he won a Golden Globe for the score for "The Stunt Man."

From the description of Dominic Frontiere papers, 1952-1975. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 173844190

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creatorOf Mancini, Henry, 1924-1994. Les meilleurs génériques des séries TV américaines [Multimédia multisupport]. 01, 60's / H. Mancini, D. Frontiere, Marius Constant... [et al.], comp. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
creatorOf Rush, Richard, 1930-.... Color of night [Multimédia multisupport] : cinq suspects, deux amants, un tueur / Richard Rush, réal. ; Billy Ray, id. orig. ; Matthew Chapman, Billy Ray, scenario ; Dominic Frontiere, comp ; Bruce Willis, Jane March, Ruben Blades... [et al.], act. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
creatorOf Frontiere, Dominic, 1931-.... les meilleures séries TV du cable et du satellite [Multimédia multisupport] / Dominic Frontière, Jonathan Wolff, Mike Post... [et al.], comp. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
creatorOf Frontiere, Dominic, 1931-.... les meilleures séries TV du cable et du satellite [Multimédia multisupport] / Dominic Frontière, Jonathan Wolff, Mike Post... [et al.], comp. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
creatorOf Rush, Richard, 1930-.... Color of night [Multimédia multisupport] : cinq suspects, deux amants, un tueur / Richard Rush, réal. ; Billy Ray, id. orig. ; Matthew Chapman, Billy Ray, scenario ; Dominic Frontiere, comp ; Bruce Willis, Jane March, Ruben Blades... [et al.], act. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
creatorOf Mancini, Henry, 1924-1994. Les meilleurs génériques des séries TV américaines [Multimédia multisupport]. 01, 60's / H. Mancini, D. Frontiere, Marius Constant... [et al.], comp. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
creatorOf Frontiere, Dominic. Dominic Frontiere papers, 1952-1975. Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
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Birth 1931-06-17

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