Dominic Frontiere where he enrolled at UCLA. He eventually became musical director at 20th Century Fox. He scored several films under the tutelage of Alfred and Lionel Newman, while also recording jazz music. An association with director and producer Leslie Stevens led to several projects, such as his innovative blend of music and sound effects for "The Outer Limits". He scored several iconic themes of the '60's such as "The Rat Patrol", "Branded", "The Flying Nun", and for producer Quinn Martin "The Invaders", "The Fugitive", and "Twelve O'Clock High". After scoring for TV shows, he went on to compose the music for
The Untouchables (1959 TV series) and "Most Wanted", "The Hat Squad", and the 1993 "The Untouchables" syndicated TV series. It also inspired the big-budget motion pictures "Al Capone" starring Rod Steiger, "The Untouchables" (with Kevin Costner), "Gangster Squad", "Mulholland Falls", and others. "The Untouchables" is one of two series from 1959, the other being "The Detectives", together credited with the concept of depicting a "group" of crime fighters. Previously, most TV crime dramas had followed one of two formats: either a duo composed of a stalwart police officer or detective and his trusty sidekick/partner ("Dragnet", "The Lineup"), or a lone-wolf private eye or police detective