Dominic Frontiere (born June 17, 1931) is an American composer, arranger, and jazz accordionist. He is known for composing the theme and much of the music for the first season of the television series The Outer Limits.
Born in New Haven, Connecticut, the son of a musical family, at age 7 Frontiere was already playing several instruments before deciding to concentrate on the accordion. At 12, he played solo at Carnegie Hall.
After a stint with a b...
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Dominic Frontiere (born June 17, 1931) is an American composer, arranger, and jazz accordionist. He is known for composing the theme and much of the music for the first season of the television series The Outer Limits.
Born in New Haven, Connecticut, the son of a musical family, at age 7 Frontiere was already playing several instruments before deciding to concentrate on the accordion. At 12, he played solo at Carnegie Hall.
After a stint with a big band in the late 1940's and early 1950's, Frontiere moved to Los Angeles, where he enrolled at UCLA. He eventually became musical director of 20th Century Fox. He scored several films under the tutelage of Alfred and Lionel Newman, while also recording Jazz music.
An association with director and producer Leslie Stevens lead to several projects, most notably his avant-garde music for The Outer Limits, an innovative blend of music and sound effects. He also scored for The Rat Patrol, The Invaders and Twelve O'Clock High, the last two Quinn...
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