Born in Philadelphia, PA. Familiarly known and referred to as Sandy Courage. Perhaps best remembered as the composer of the theme music for the TV series "Star Trek," he composed additional music for all the STAR TREK motion picutres and spin-off TV series. Also composed music for many other TV series ("National Velvet," 1960; "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea," 1964; "Daniel Boone," 1964; "Lost in Space," 1965; "The Loner," 1965; "Judd for the Defense," 1967; "Land of the Giants," 1968; "The Waltons," 1972; "Apple's Way," 1974; and "Eight Is Enough," 1977). He composed original film scores for SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROCK, 1956; THE LEFT HANDED GUN and TOKYO AFTER DARK, both 1959; FOLLOW THE BOYS, 1963; THE PLEASURE SEEKERS, 1964; DOCTOR DOLITTLE, 1967. Orchestrated scores for ANNIE GET YOUR GUN, 1950; SHOW BOAT, 1951; BELLE OF NEW YORK and MILLION DOLLAR MERMAID, both 1952; THE BAND WAGON, 1953; SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS and DEEP IN MY HEART, both 1954; KISMET, OKLAHOMA! and GUYS AND DOLLS, all 1955; FUNNY FACE, THE SUN ALSO RISES and LES GIRLS, all 1957; GIGI, THE LEFT HANDED GUN and THE BIG COUNTRY, all 1958; PORGY AND BESS, 1959; BELLS ARE RINGING, 1960; MY FAIR LADY, 1964; THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY, 1965; STAGECOACH, 1966; DOCTOR DOLITTLE, 1967; HELLO, DOLLY!, 1969; FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, 1971; THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE, 1977; THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU, 1977; LIONHEART, 1987; SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY and HOOK, both 1991; LOVE FIELD, 1992; JURASSIC PARK, 1994; THE SHADOW, THE RIVER WILD and I.Q., all 1994; FIRST NIGHT, 1995; THE GHOST AND THE DARKNESS, 1996; AIR FORCE ONE and THE EDGE, both 1997; DEEP RISING, U.S. MARSHALS, MULAN and SMALL SOLDIERS, all 1998; THE MUMMY and THE HAUNTING, both 1999; and HOLLOW MAN, 2000.  Nominated for Music Scoring Awards (Scoring of Music Adaptation or Treatment) 1965: THE PLEASURE SEEKERS (w. Lionel Newman)  Nominated for Music Scoring Awards (Scoring of Music Adaptation or Treatment) 1967: DOCTOR DOLITTLE (w. Lionel Newman) 2 nominations