Los Angeles Times
December 23, 2017
December 21, 2017 Dominic Carmen Frontiere, 86, Emmy and Golden Globe winning film and television composer, former head of music at Paramount Pictures, has passed away in Tesuque, New Mexico on December 21, 2017. He is survived by his wife Robin and their children Emily, Joseph, Nicholas and Sofia, as well as daughter Victoria. Memorial donations may be made in Dominic's name to The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation or Little Kids Rock.
FRONTIERE, Dominic (Dominic Carmen Frontiere)
Born: 6/17/1931, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.A.
Died: 12/21/2017, Tesuque, New Mexico, U.S.A.
Dominic Frontiere’s westerns – producer, composer, conductor, producer, musician:
River of No Return – 1954 [musician]
Many Rivers to Cross – 1955 [musician]
The Last Hunt – 1956 [musician]
The Last Wagon – 1956 [musician]
The Proud Ones – 1956 [musician]
One Foot in Hell – 1960 [composer]
Rawhide (TV) – 1961 [composer]
Stoney Burke (TV) – 1962-1963 [producer, musical director, musician]
Branded (TV) – 1965-1966 [composer]
The Iron Horse (TV) – 1966-1968 [composer]
Hang ‘Em High – 1968 [composer]
Barquero – 1970 [composer]
Chisum – 1970 [composer]
John Wayne and Chisum – 1970 [composer]
The Train Robbers – 1973 [composer]
The Mark of Zorro (TV) – 1974 [conductor]
The Young Pioneers – 1978n [composer]