Alexander Courage
Alexander Mair" Sandy" Courage Jr.( December 10, 1919
May 15, 2008) was an American orchestrator, arranger, and composer of music, primarily for television and film.
He is best known as the composer of the theme music for the original" Star Trek" series.
I Fall in Love Too Easily
" I Fall in Love Too Easily" is a 1944 song composed by Jule Styne with lyrics by Sammy Cahn.
It was introduced by Frank Sinatra in the 1945 film" Anchors Aweigh".
The film won an Academy Award for its music;" I Fall in Love Too Easily" was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song, which it lost to Rodgers and Hammerstein's" It Might As Well Be Spring".
Sammy Cahn has said of the conception of the sixteen- bar song:" This song was written one night in Palm Springs.
When I sang the last line, Jule Styne looked over at me and said,' So.
That's it .'
I knew he felt we could have written on, but I felt I had said all there was to say, and if I had it to do over, I would stop right there again."
The Best Is Yet to Come
" The Best Is Yet to Come" is a 1959 song composed by Cy Coleman, with lyrics written by Carolyn Leigh.
It is generally associated with Frank Sinatra, who recorded it on his 1964 album" It Might as Well Be Swing" accompanied by Count Basie under the direction of Quincy Jones.
It was the last song Sinatra sang in public, on February 25, 1995, and the words" The Best is Yet to Come" are etched on Sinatra's tombstone.
Although Sinatra made it popular, the song was written for and introduced by Tony Bennett.
Freddie Roach (organist)
Freddie Roach (May 11, 1931 - October 3, 1980) was a soul jazz Hammond B3 organist born in the Bronx, New York.
He was one of a handful of legendary jazz organists that made history in the 1960s, the golden era of the Hammond organ.
Roach made his record debut in 1960 with saxophonist Ike Quebec on the albums "Heavy Soul" and "It Might as Well Be Spring" and played with Willis Jackson.
From 1962-64 he recorded 5 albums as a leader for the Blue Note Records label and also recorded with Donald Byrd on the album "I'm Tryin' to Get Home".
Roach's original writing, steady basslines, and highly musical fleet-fingered right hand set him apart.
From 1966-67 he recorded three more albums as a leader for Prestige Records, which are in a more commercial vein than his Blue Note dates.
He left the music business in 1970 and became involved in theater, playwriting and film.
Reportedly, he moved to California to the film industry, where he suffered a heart attack and died in 1980.
Roach was a soulful organist, certainly influenced by Jimmy Smith, but with a distinct sound and a quite original concept, which was perhaps best heard on "Good Move" for Blue Note.
His Blue Note albums are critically acclaimed.
Some Sunday Morning
"Some Sunday Morning" is the title of two well-known American songs.
The first has music written by Richard A. Whiting with lyrics by Gus Kahn and Raymond B. Egan, and was recorded by Ada Jones and Billy Murray in 1917.
The second has music by M.K. Jerome and Ray Heindorf, with lyrics by Ted Koehler, and was introduced in the 1945 film "San Antonio" by Alexis Smith.
The song was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1945 but lost out to “It Might as Well Be Spring”.
It was also recorded that year by Helen Forrest and Dick Haymes, peaking at No. 9 on the Billboard chart.
Alonso Mudarra
Alonso Mudarra( c. 1510 – April 1, 1580) was a Spanish composer of the Renaissance, and also played the vihuela, a guitar- shaped string instrument.
He was an innovative composer of instrumental music as well as songs, and was the composer of the earliest surviving music for the guitar.
Richard Rodgers
Richard Charles Rodgers (June 28, 1902 – December 30, 1979) was an American composer, known largely for his work in musical theater.
With 43 Broadway musicals and over 900 songs to his credit, Rodgers was one of the most significant American composers of the 20th century, and his compositions had a significant impact on popular music.
He is best known for his songwriting partnerships with the lyricists Lorenz Hart, with whom he wrote several musicals throughout the 1920s and 1930s, including "Pal JoeyA Connecticut YankeeOn
Your Toes" and "Babes in Arms," and Oscar Hammerstein II, with whom he wrote musicals through the 1940s and 1950s such as "Oklahoma!CarouselSouth PacificThe King and I", and "The Sound of Music".
His collaborations with Hammerstein, in particular, are celebrated for bringing the Broadway musical to a new maturity by telling stories that were focused around characters and drama rather than the light-hearted entertainment that the genre was known for beforehand.
Rodgers was the first person to win what are considered the top American entertainment awards in television, recording, movies and Broadway – an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony Award — now known collectively as an EGOT.
In addition, he was awarded a Pulitzer Prize, making him one of only two people to receive all five awards
(Marvin Hamlisch is the other).
It Might as Well Be Spring
"It Might as Well Be Spring" is a song from the 1945 film "State Fair".
With music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, it won the Academy Award for Best Original Song that year.
"State Fair" was the only original film score by Rodgers and Hammerstein.
In the film the song was mimed by Jeanne Crain, who played Margy Frake, but was dubbed by Louanne Hogan.
Dick Haymes, the original Wayne Frake, made the first hit recording of the song, released by Decca Records as catalog number 18706.
It first reached the "Billboard" magazine Best Seller chart on November 8, 1945 and lasted 12 weeks on the chart, peaking at #5.
It was the flip side of "That's for Me," another top-10 best seller.
Aren't You Glad You're You?
" Are n’t You Glad You ’re You?" is a 1945 popular standard composed by Jimmy Van Heusen, with lyrics by Johnny Burke.
Van Heusen and Burke wrote the song for the film" The Bells of St. Mary's", directed by Leo McCarey, and starring Bing Crosby and Ingrid Bergman in the main roles.
Bing Crosby presents the song in the film.
< br>" Are n't You Glad You Are You?" received an Academy Award nomination in the Best Song category in 1946 but lost out to" It Might As Well Be Spring".
Bing Crosby's recording of the song on September 10, 1945 for Decca Records reached No.8 in the Billboard charts.
The song was quickly covered by The Pied Pipers( Capitol 225), Les Brown( with the band vocalist Doris Day, Columbia 36875) and Tommy Dorsey( RCA Victor 20- 1728).
who all reached the Billboard charts with their versions.
< br> It was subsequently covered by George Olsen( Majestic), Peggy Lee, Gerry Mulligan and Chet Baker( on" Gerry Mulligan Quartet Volume 1"), Barbara Lea( 1957), June Christy( 1960), Rosemary Clooney( 1961), Joe Williams( 1961), Mel Tormé and George Shearing( Concord Jazz CCD- 4471), Michael Feinstein( for his album" Pure Imagination" 1992), Rebecca Kilgore(" The Music of Jimmy Van Heusen"- 2005), and John McNeil& Bill McHenry Quartet( for their album" Chill Morn He Climb Jenny" 2010).
Walter Robinson (composer)
Walter Robinson is an African American composer of the late 20th century.
He is most notable for his 1977 song" Harriet Tubman", which has been recorded by folk musicians such as Holly Near, John McCutcheon, and others.
He is also the composer of several operas.

Question: What nationality is the composer of song It Might As Well Be Spring?
Answer: American