Editing Dennis McCarthy (composer) (section)

{{Short description|American composer of television and film scores}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Dennis McCarthy
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| birth_date      = {{birth date and age|1945|07|03}}
| birth_place     = United States
| death_date      =
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| genre           = [[Film score]], [[television score]]
| occupation      = [[Composer]], [[arranger]]
| associated_acts = 
}}

'''Dennis McCarthy''' (born July 3, 1945) is an American [[composer]] of [[television]] and [[film score]]s.<ref name=L>[https://www.leoweekly.com/2016/03/a-conversation-with-longtime-star-trek-composer-dennis-mccarthy/ Leo Weekly]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/longtime-star-trek-composer-dennis-mccarthy-on-his-scores-for-ds9-and-generations |title=Longtime Star Trek composer Dennis McCarthy on his scores for DS9 and Generations &#124; SYFY WIRE |access-date=2018-07-24 |archive-date=2018-07-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180724093237/http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/longtime-star-trek-composer-dennis-mccarthy-on-his-scores-for-ds9-and-generations |url-status=dead }}</ref> His soundtrack credits include several entries in the ''[[Star Trek]]'' franchise, including underscores for ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation|The Next Generation]],''<ref name="L" /> ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Deep Space Nine]]'',<ref name="L" /> [[Star Trek: Voyager|''Voyager'']], [[Star Trek: Enterprise|''Enterprise'']], and the 1994 feature film ''[[Star Trek Generations]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.startrek.com/article/exclusive-interview-star-trek-composer-dennis-mccarthy|title=Exclusive Interview: Star Trek Composer Dennis McCarthy|website=www.startrek.com|date=27 July 2015 |language=en|access-date=2019-02-14}}</ref> His other television credits include [[Dynasty (1981 TV series)|''Dynasty'']], [[V (1984 TV series)|''V'']], ''[[MacGyver (1985 TV series)|MacGyver]]'', ''[[Sliders (TV series)|Sliders]]'', ''[[Dawson's Creek]],'' and ''[[Project Greenlight]].''<ref name="L" /> He also produced the [[album]] ''[[Ol' Yellow Eyes Is Back]]'' by [[Brent Spiner]] also from ''[[Star Trek]]'', and composed music for [[stage productions]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayplaypub.com/play-authors/dennis-mccarthy/|title=Dennis McCarthy |work=Broadway Play Publishing Inc |access-date=2019-02-14}}</ref>

McCarthy has won 18 [[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|ASCAP]] awards and a [[Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy Award]] for his theme on ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Deep Space Nine]]'', in addition to nine Emmy nominations for his various ''Star Trek''-related work. He also shares one Emmy for his music direction for the [[63rd Academy Awards]].