Dennis McCarthy (composer)

Dennis McCarthy
Born (1945-07-03) July 3, 1945 (age 79)
United States
GenresFilm score, television score
Occupation(s)Composer, arranger

Dennis McCarthy (born July 3, 1945) is an American composer of television and film scores.[1][2] His soundtrack credits include several entries in the Star Trek franchise, including underscores for The Next Generation,[1] Deep Space Nine,[1] Voyager, Enterprise, and the 1994 feature film Star Trek Generations.[3] His other television credits include Dynasty, V, MacGyver, Sliders, Dawson's Creek, and Project Greenlight.[1] He also produced the album Ol' Yellow Eyes Is Back by Brent Spiner also from Star Trek, and composed music for stage productions.[4]

McCarthy has won 18 ASCAP awards and a Primetime Emmy Award for his theme on Deep Space Nine, in addition to nine Emmy nominations for his various Star Trek-related work. He also shares one Emmy for his music direction for the 63rd Academy Awards.

  1. ^ a b c d Leo Weekly
  2. ^ "Longtime Star Trek composer Dennis McCarthy on his scores for DS9 and Generations | SYFY WIRE". Archived from the original on 2018-07-24. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  3. ^ "Exclusive Interview: Star Trek Composer Dennis McCarthy". www.startrek.com. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
  4. ^ "Dennis McCarthy". Broadway Play Publishing Inc. Retrieved 2019-02-14.