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Dominic Frontiere (b.1931) was born in New Haven, Connecticut and became a composer, arranger, and jazz accordionist. After a stint with a big band in the 1940s and 1950s, Frontiere moved to Los Angeles where he enrolled at UCLA. In 1958 he released an album titled, “Pagan Festival”. He became the musical director of 20th Century Fox where he scored several films such as “The Marriage Go Around”. In the 1960s, mainly in association with producer and director Leslie Stevens, Frontiere began composing for several television shows, including the innovative blend of music and sound effects he created for the theme to "The Outer Limits". Other television shows included “Stoney Burke”, “The Name of the Game”, “Search”, "The Rat Patrol", “That Girl” and "The Invaders". He composed the music for films including "Hang 'Em High" and the motorcycle racing documentary, “On Any Sunday”. In the early 1970s, Frontiere became the head of Paramount's music department, where he worked on a combination of television and film scores, while concurrently orchestrating popular music albums for, among others, Chicago. In 1971 he won an Emmy for the television special, “Sing Out Sweet Land.” In 1980, he won a Golden Globe for the score for "The Stunt Man."