Dennis McCarthy (composer)

Dennis McCarthy (* 1945 ) is a composer of film music and theme songs for television series who has won two Emmy awards and has been nominated for him several times.

His works include the theme tune and other pieces of music for the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as well as music for Starship Enterprise: The Next Century , Star Trek: Raumschiff Voyager , Star Trek: Enterprise , V - The extraterrestrial visitors are coming , The Twilight Zone ( 1985 reissue), Parker Lewis , MacGyver , Sliders, and Dawson's Creek .

He has provided music for the films Night of the Demon , Off the Wall , McHale's Navy (1997 remake), Dying to Live , Letters from a Killer and Star Trek: Gathering of Generations .

McCarthy also produced Ol 'Yellow Eyes Is Back with Star Trek colleague Brent Spiner .

McCarthy won a total of 18 ASCAP Awards, an Emmy and nine other nominations for his various Star Trek work and an Emmy for music at the 63rd Academy Awards .

Filmography (selection)

Movies

• 1980: The Devil Dances On ( Night of the Demon )
• 1982: Pray TV - The Broadcast of God ( Pray TV )
• 1983: Das kleine Superhirn ( The Kid with the 200 IQ )
• 1983: Flight from Hell ( Last Plane Out )
• 1988: The Cop Killer ( Police Story: Cop Killer )
• 1990: The Dollar Queen ( Leona Helmsley: The Queen of Mean )
• 1992: On the Death Line ( Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story )
• 1994: Star Trek Generations ( Star Trek Generations )
• 1996: An almost successful affair ( The Care and Handling of Roses )
• 1997: McHale's Navy
• 1998: Letters from a Killer
• 1999: Dying to Live
• 1999: Stolen Luck ( Ultimate Deception )
• 2018: Death of a Nation: Can We Save America a Second Time?

Series

• 1983–1985: V - The extraterrestrial visitors are coming ( V )
• 1985–1987: The Empire - The Colbys ( Dynasty II - The Colbys )
• 1985–1989: The Denver Clan
• 1985-1991: MacGyver
• 1986-1987: The Twilight Zone
• 1987–1994: Starship Enterprise: The Next Century
• 1990–1993: Parker Lewis - The Cool One from School ( Parker Lewis Can't Lose )
• 1992–1999: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
• 1995–2000: Sliders - The gateway to a foreign dimension
• 1995–2001: Star Trek: Spaceship Voyager
• 1999: Six under one roof ( Get Real )
• 2001-2005: Star Trek: Enterprise

Web links

• Dennis McCarthy in the Internet Movie Database (English)