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 Invaders heavy vegetation of a jungle. The full-scale saucer used in ground scenes, however, was physically different on the outside and inside than "The Invaders" one. The series proved to be enormously popular in France (first aired in 1969 as "Les Envahisseurs"), and it is still a local favorite, inspiring books, comics, songs, comedy skits ("Les envahisseurs" by "Les Inconnus"), and even TV advertising commercials. In Italy, it became a popular "filler" for syndicated TV stations (like other 1960s series such as "Hawaii Five-O" and "") in the 1980s. The series also met with success in South America and Germany. It