McCarthy, Dennis 1945- (Dennis McCarthy, Sr.)

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McCarthy, Dennis 1945- (Dennis McCarthy, Sr.)

PERSONAL

Born in 1945; married Patti; children: three.

Addresses:

Agent—Soundtrack Music Associates, 2229 Cloverfield Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90405.

Career:

Composer, orchestrator, conductor, and music producer. Pianist and music arranger for television variety shows, including work with Glen Campbell; worked as assistant to composer Alex North.

Awards, Honors:

American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) Awards, most performed underscore, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996; Emmy Award nominations, outstanding music composition of a dramatic underscore for a series, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, ASCAP Awards, top television series, 1995, all for Star Trek: The Next Generation; Emmy Award nomination (with others), outstanding achievement in music direction, 1991, for The 63rd Annual Academy Awards; Emmy Award, outstanding individual achievement in main title theme music, 1993, ASCAP Award, top television series, 1996, 1997, 1998, all for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine; ASCAP Award, top box office film, 1995, for Star Trek: Generations; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding individual achievement in music composition of a dramatic underscore for a series, 1995, 2001, ASCAP Award, top television series, 1999, 2000, 2001, all for Star Trek: Voyager; ASCAP Award (with others), top television series, 2002, Emmy Award nomination, outstanding musical composition for a series—dramatic underscore, 2003, both for Enterprise.

CREDITS

Film Work:

Assistant to Alex North, Wise Blood (also known as John Huston's "Wise Blood", Der Ketzer, and Die Weisheit des blutes), 1979.

Conductor, Night of the Demon, 1980.

Orchestrator, conductor, and music producer, Star Trek: Generations (also known as Star Trek 7), Paramount, 1994.

Orchestral conductor, McHale's Navy, MCA/Universal, 1997.

Conductor, Letters from a Killer, 1998.

Conductor, In Your Face (also known as Splat!), Mirus Entertainment, 2002.

Conductor, Die, Mommie, Die!, Sundance Film Series, 2003.

Conductor, Star Trek: The Experience—Borg Invasion 4D (short), Paramount, 2004.

Conductor, Landers (also known as Crimson Highway), 2004.

Orchestrator, The World's Fastest Indian, Magnolia Pictures, 2005.

Orchestrator, The Bank Job, Lionsgate, 2008.

Television Work; Series:

Music director, The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour, 1969.

Conductor, Enos, 1980.

Musical director and music performer, Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters, 1980.

Conductor, Dynasty, 1981.

Conductor, Stargate SG-1 (also known as La porte des etoiles), 1997.

Conductor, Players, CBS, 1997.

Conductor, Dawson's Creek, 1998.

Conductor, Get Real, 1999.

Conductor, Project Greenlight, HBO, 2001.

Conductor, Related, The WB, 2005.

Conductor, The Dresden Files, Sci-Fi Channel, 2007.

Television Conductor; Movies:

Houston: The Legend of Texas (also known as Gone to Texas), 1986.

Love's Deadly Triangle: The Texas Cadet Murder, 1997.

When Innocence Is Lost, 1997.

Ultimate Deception (also known as Ultimate Betrayal), 1999.

Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years (also known as Having Our Say), 1999.

Dying to Live, 1999.

Alien Fury: Countdown to Invasion (also known as Alien Fury and Countdown to Invasion), 2000.

In His Life: The John Lennon Story, 2000.

Television Music Director; Specials:

Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary, 1980.

Barbara Mandrell: Something Special, CBS, 1985.

From Hawaii With Love, syndicated, 1986.

Barbara Mandrell's Christmas: A Family Reunion, CBS, 1986.

Super Night at the Super Bowl, CBS, 1987.

All-Star Tribute to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, NBC, 1989.

The 18th Annual American Film Institute Life Achievement Award: A Salute to Sir David Lean, ABC, 1990.

Happy Birthday, Bugs: 50 Looney Years, CBS, 1990.

The Movie Awards, CBS, 1991.

The 19th Annual American Film Institute Life Achievement Award: A Salute to Kirk Douglas, CBS, 1991.

Funny Women of Television: A Museum of Television & Radio Tribute, NBC, 1991.

The 18th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1992.

AFI Salute to Sidney Poitier, NBC, 1992.

The American Film Institute Salute to Elizabeth Taylor, ABC, 1993.

The Miss America Pageant, NBC, 1994.

The American Film Institute Salute to Jack Nicholson, CBS, 1994.

The American Film Institute Salute to Steven Spielberg, NBC, 1995.

The American Film Institute Salute to Clint Eastwood, ABC, 1996.

Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond, 1996.

The American Film Institute Salute to Martin Scorsese, CBS, 1997.

The 77th Annual Miss America Pageant, ABC, 1997.

The 23rd Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1997.

The American Film Institute Salute to Robert Wise, CBS, 1998.

The 25th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1999.

The 26th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 2000.

The 27th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 2001.

The 28th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 2002.

The 29th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 2003.

The 30th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 2004.

Other Television Work; Specials:

Principal music arranger and orchestrator, The 63rd Annual Academy Awards, 1991.

Orchestrator and musical arranger, The Miss America Pageant, NBC, 1994.

Orchestrator, The 68th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1996.

Conductor, The American Film Institute Salute to Martin Scorsese, 1997.

Orchestrator and music arranger, The 77th Annual Miss America Pageant, ABC, 1997.

Arranger, The 77th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2005.

Television Work; Pilots:

Anson and Lorrie, NBC, 1981.

Television Work; Episodic:

Music conductor and music arranger, "Walt Disney World's 15th Anniversary Celebration," Disneyland (also known as Disney's Wonderful World, The Magical World of Disney, The Wonderful World of Disney, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Presents, and Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color), ABC, 1986.

Conductor, "Broken Bow: Part 1," Enterprise (also known as Star Trek: Enterprise), 2001.

Stage Work:

Music arranger and sound designer, Dumb Show, Julianne Argyos Stage, South Coast Repertory, Costa Mesa, CA 2005.

RECORDINGS

Albums:

Producer (with Ford A. Thaxton), V—The Final Battle, 1984.

Conductor, Encounter at Farpoint, Volume 1, GNP Crescendo, 1988.

Producer, arranger, and conductor, Star Trek: The Next Generation, GNP Crescendo, 1988, Volume 2, 1991.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, GNP Crescendo, 1992.

Arranger and conductor, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Volume III, GNP Crescendo, 1993.

Conductor and producer, Star Trek: Generations (original soundtrack recording), GNP Crescendo, 1994.

Fight for Thirteen, 1995.

Gone to Texas, Prometheus, 1996.

Orchestrator, producer, and conductor, The Utilizer, Intrada, 1996.

Stargate SG-1, GNP Crescendo, 1997.

VA—Fantastic Television, GNP Crescendo, 1997.

Alien Invasion: Space & Beyond 2, Silva America, 1998.

Producer, The Best of Stargate, GNP Crescendo, 2001.

Other albums include Gone to Texas/Hidden in Silence, PCD; Super Scary Monster Party, GNP; and V: The Series, DMCD.

WRITINGS

Film Scores:

Nights of the Demon, 1980.

Last Plane Out, 1983.

Off the Wall, Jensen Farley Pictures, 1983.

Star Trek: Generations (also known as Star Trek 7), Paramount, 1994.

The Utilizer, 1996.

McHale's Navy, MCA/Universal, 1997.

Letters from a Killer, J&M Entertainment, 1998.

Love Bites, 1999.

Alien Fury: Countdown to Invasion (also known as Alien Fury and Countdown to Invasion), Paramount/Viacom, 2000.

Hal Buckley, 2001.

In Your Face (also known as Splat!), Mirus Entertainment, 2002.

Die, Mommie, Die!, Sundance Film Series, 2003.

Star Trek: The Experience—Borg Invasion 4D (short), Paramount, 2004.

Landers (also known as Crimson Highway), 2004.

A Modern Twain Story: The Prince and the Pauper, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2007.

Bench (short), 2007.

Film Additional Music:

(Uncredited) Aladdin, 1992.

(Uncredited) The Scorpion King, Universal, 2002.

Television Music; Series:

Star Trek, NBC, 1966-68.

Hi, I'm Glen Campbell, NBC, 1976.

Enos, CBS, 1980.

The Monte Carlo Show, 1980.

Television Inside and Out, NBC, 1981.

Private Benjamin, CBS, 1981.

Dynasty, ABC, 1981.

The Mississippi, CBS, 1983.

Small and Frye, CBS, 1983.

Hotel, ABC, 1983.

Gun Shy, CBS, 1983.

Goodnight, Beantown, CBS, 1983.

Cutter to Houston, CBS, 1983.

V, NBC, 1984.

On Stage America, syndicated, 1984.

The Colbys, ABC, 1985.

Stir Crazy, CBS, 1985.

MacGruder and Loud, ABC, 1985.

MacGyver, 1985-91.

Houston Knights, CBS, 1987.

Star Trek: The Next Generation (also known as Star Trek: TNG), syndicated, 1987-94.

Mancuso FBI, NBC, 1989.

Island Son, CBS, 1989.

Eddie Dodd, ABC, 1991.

Beverly Hills 90210, Fox, 1991-92.

The Round Table, NBC, 1992.

Birdland, ABC, 1993-94.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (also known as DS9, Deep Space Nine, and Star Trek: DS9), 1993-99.

Burke's Law, CBS, 1994.

Weird Science, USA Network and Sci-Fi Channel, 1994.

Deadly Games, UPN, 1995.

Star Trek: Voyager (also known as Voyager), UPN, 1995-98, 2000-2001.

Players, NBC, 1997.

Dawson's Creek, The WB, 1998-99.

Get Real, Fox, 1999.

Enterprise, UPN, 2001.

Project Greenlight, HBO, 2001-2002.

Enterprise (also known as Star Trek: Enterprise), 2001-2005.

Related, The WB, 2005.

Television Theme Music; Series:

Gun Shy, 1983.

Houston Knights, CBS, 1987.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (also known as DS9, Deep Space Nine, and Star Trek: DS9), 1993-98.

Television Effect Music; Series:

MacGyver, ABC, 1985.

Television Closing Credits Music; Series:

Wrote closing credits music for Dawson's Creek.

Television Music; Miniseries:

(Parts 2 & 3) V: The Final Battle, NBC, 1984.

Television Music; Movies:

Pray TV (also known as Mixed Blessings), ABC, 1982.

The Kid with the 200 I.Q., NBC, 1983.

Playing with Fire, NBC, 1985.

Houston: The Legend of Texas (also known as Gone to Texas), CBS, 1986.

Sworn to Silence, ABC, 1987.

Police Story: Cop Killer (also known as Cop Killer), ABC, 1988.

The Love Boat: A Valentine Voyage (also known as The Love Boat: A Summer Cruise), CBS, 1990.

Kaleidoscope (also known as Danielle Steel's "Kaleidoscope"), NBC, 1990.

Leona Helmsley: The Queen of Mean (also known as Queen of Mean), CBS, 1990.

Daddy (also known as Danielle Steel's "Daddy"), NBC, 1991.

Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story (also known as Overkill), CBS, 1992.

Staying Afloat, NBC, 1993.

Tonya and Nancy: The Inside Story, NBC, 1994.

Armed and Innocent, CBS, 1994.

Inflammable, CBS, 1995.

The Colony, USA Network, 1995.

The Utilizer, Sci-Fi Channel, 1995.

In the Name of Love: A Texas Tragedy, Fox, 1995.

The Care and Handling of Roses, CBS, 1996.

Hidden in Silence, Lifetime, 1996.

Lying Eyes, NBC, 1996.

When Innocence Is Lost, Lifetime, 1997.

Love's Deadly Triangle: The Texas Cadet Murder (also known as Swearing Allegiance), NBC, 1997.

Get to the Heart: The Barbara Mandrell Story, CBS, 1997.

Breast Men, HBO, 1997.

In My Sister's Shadow, CBS, 1997.

Any Place But Home, USA Network, 1997.

Hit and Run, Lifetime, 1999.

Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years (also known as Having Our Say), CBS, 1999.

Dying to Live, UPN, 1999.

Ultimate Deception (also known as Ultimate Betrayal), USA Network, 1999.

Letters from a Killer, HBO, 1999.

The Deadly Look of Love (also known as Mine Forever and True Romance), Lifetime, 2000.

Alien Fury: Countdown to Invasion (also known as Alien Fury and Countdown to Invasion), UPN, 2000.

In His Life: The John Lennon Story, NBC, 2000.

Television Songs; Movies:

Pray TV (also known as Mixed Blessings), ABC, 1982.

Television Music; Specials:

John Wayne and Glen Campbell & the Musical West, 1974.

Glen Campbell Down Home—Down Under, CBS, 1976.

Olivia, ABC, 1978.

The Eddie Rabbitt Special, NBC, 1980.

The Hoyt Axton Show, NBC, 1981.

Show Business, ABC, 1981.

Legends of the West: Truth and Tall Tales, ABC, 1981.

Barbara Mandrell: The Lady Is a Champ, HBO, 1983.

Barbara Mandrell: Something Special, CBS, 1985.

From Hawaii With Love, syndicated, 1986.

Barbara Mandrell's Christmas: A Family Reunion, CBS, 1986.

Return to the Titanic—Live!, 1987.

Las Vegas: An All Star 75th Anniversary, ABC, 1987.

Darryl Tevis, NBC, 1991.

Conquer Fort Boyard, ABC, 1993.

A Tribute to Sam Kinison, Fox, 1993.

A Musical Christmas at Walt Disney World, ABC, 1993.

A Salute to Martin Scorsese (also known as The 25th American Film Institute Life Achievement Award: A Salute to Martin Scorsese), CBS, 1997.

In His Life: The John Lennon Story, NBC, 2000.

Television Additional Music; Specials:

M & W Men and Women, ABC, 1988.

Television Theme Music; Specials:

The American Film Institute Salute to Martin Scorsese, CBS, 1997.

The American Film Institute Salute to Robert Wise, CBS, 1998.

Television Music; Pilots:

On Our Way, CBS, 1985.

Star Trek: The Next Generation—Encounter at Farpoint (also known as Encounter at Farpoint), 1987.

Parker Lewis Can't Lose (also known as Parker Lewis), Fox, 1990.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine—Emissary, syndicated, 1992.

Star Trek: The Next Generation—All Good Things (also known as All Good Things …), syndicated, 1994.

Sliders, Fox, 1995.

Time Well Spent, ABC, 1995.

Television Music; Episodic:

Gun Shy, 1983.

"Liberation Day," V (also known as V: The Series), 1984.

"Enquiring Minds," Falcon Crest, 1989.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (also known as Deep Space Nine, DS9, and Star Trek: DS9), syndicated, 1993-99.

"Luck of the Draw," Sliders, Fox, 1995.

"The Enemy Within," Stargate SG-1 (also known as La porte des etoiles), Showtime, 1997.

Also wrote music for Tiny Toon Adventures (animated; also known as Steven Spielberg Presents … Tiny Toon Adventures), Fox; The Twilight Zone, CBS.