American composer (1923–2011) who wrote more original music for the first Star Trek series than any other composer, and who later returned to score an early episode of The Next Generation.
Fred Steiner (1923–2011) was an American composer for radio, film and television, also remembered for the theme to Perry Mason. On the original Star Trek he composed more scores than anyone else, and his cues were reused throughout the run.
His original scores include The Corbomite Maneuver, Charlie X, Mudd's Women, Balance of Terror, Who Mourns for Adonais?, By Any Other Name and Spock's Brain. His brooding Romulan and Enterprise themes helped define the sound of the series.
Steiner contributed additional music to Star Trek: The Motion Picture and scored the Next Generation episode Code of Honor, making him one of the few original-series composers to work on the later show.