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- For the costumer with the same name, see Dennis McCarthy.
Dennis McCarthy (born 1945) is a composer who has written many Star Trek-related musical scores, including the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine main title theme, and the Star Trek: Enterprise end credits theme. He also composed the music in Star Trek Generations. He has also been the composer of many episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager and Star Trek: Enterprise. He scored the pilots and finales of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Enterprise.
He was nominated for nine Emmy Awards for his work, winning in the "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Main Title Theme Music" category for his Deep Space Nine title theme. He also won (or shared) nine ASCAP Awards, all for "Top TV Series" except for his award for Star Trek Generations, which won in the "Top Box Office Films" category.
McCarthy also wrote and conducted the music for the Star Trek: The Experience movie Borg Invasion 4D.
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Credits 
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- TNG:
- "Encounter at Farpoint" (Season 1)
- "Haven"
- "The Last Outpost"
- "Justice"
- "Hide and Q"
- "The Big Goodbye"
- "Angel One"
- "Home Soil"
- "Coming of Age"
- "The Arsenal of Freedom"
- "Symbiosis"
- "Conspiracy"
- "The Child" (Season 2)
- "Elementary, Dear Data"
- "The Schizoid Man"
- "Unnatural Selection"
- "The Measure Of A Man"
- "The Dauphin"
- "Contagion"
- "Time Squared"
- "Pen Pals"
- "Samaritan Snare"
- "Manhunt"
- "Peak Performance"
- "The Ensigns of Command" (Season 3)
- "The Survivors"
- "The Bonding"
- "The Enemy"
- "The Vengeance Factor"
- "The Hunted"
- "Deja Q"
- "Yesterday's Enterprise"
- "Sins of the Father"
- "Captain's Holiday"
- "Hollow Pursuits"
- "The Most Toys"
- "Sarek"
- "Transfigurations"
- "Suddenly Human" (Season 4)
- "Family"
- "Legacy"
- "Future Imperfect"
- "The Loss"
- "The Wounded"
- "Clues"
- "Galaxy's Child"
- "Identity Crisis"
- "Qpid"
- "Half a Life"
- "The Mind's Eye"
- "Redemption"
- "Redemption II" (Season 5)
- "Ensign Ro"
- "Disaster"
- "Unification I"
- "Unification II"
- "New Ground"
- "Violations"
- "Conundrum"
- "Ethics"
- "Cause and Effect"
- "Cost of Living"
- "Imaginary Friend"
- "The Next Phase"
- "Time's Arrow"
- "Time's Arrow, Part II" (Season 6)
- "Man of the People"
- "Schisms"
- "Rascals"
- "The Quality of Life"
- "Ship in a Bottle"
- "Tapestry"
- "Lessons"
- "Suspicions"
- "Second Chances"
- "Timescape"
- "Liaisons" (Season 7)
- "Phantasms"
- "Attached"
- "Force of Nature"
- "Parallels"
- "Homeward"
- "Thine Own Self"
- "Masks"
- "Genesis"
- "Firstborn"
- "Bloodlines"
- "All Good Things..."
- DS9:
- Main Title Theme (seasons 1-3)file info
- Main Title Theme (seasons 4-7)file info
- "Emissary" (Season 1)
- "Babel"
- "Captive Pursuit"
- "Q-Less"
- "The Passenger"
- "Move Along Home"
- "The Nagus"
- "Vortex"
- "Battle Lines"
- "The Storyteller"
- "The Forsaken"
- "Duet"
- "In the Hands of the Prophets"
- "The Homecoming" (Season 2)
- "The Circle"
- "The Siege"
- "Invasive Procedures"
- "Melora"
- "Rules of Acquisition"
- "Second Sight"
- "Sanctuary"
- "The Alternate"
- "Whispers"
- "Paradise"
- "Playing God"
- "Blood Oath"
- "The Maquis, Part II"
- "The Wire"
- "Crossover"
- "The Jem'Hadar"
- "Meridian" (Season 3)
- "Fascination"
- "Past Tense, Part I"
- "Life Support"
- "Prophet Motive"
- "Distant Voices"
- "The Die is Cast"
- "Destiny"
- "Explorers"
- "Facets"
- "The Way of the Warrior" (Season 4)
- "The Visitor"
- "Indiscretion"
- "Homefront"
- "Crossfire"
- "Accession"
- "Hard Time"
- "Shattered Mirror"
- "Body Parts"
- "Apocalypse Rising" (Season 5)
- "Nor the Battle to the Strong"
- "Trials and Tribble-ations"
- "Rapture"
- "For the Uniform"
- "In Purgatory's Shadow"
- "Doctor Bashir, I Presume"
- "A Simple Investigation"
- "Ferengi Love Songs"
- "Blaze of Glory"
- "A Time to Stand" (Season 6)
- "Behind the Lines"
- "You Are Cordially Invited"
- "The Magnificent Ferengi"
- "Far Beyond the Stars"
- "Change of Heart"
- "Inquisition"
- "The Reckoning"
- "The Sound of Her Voice"
- "Image in the Sand" (Season 7)
- "Shadows and Symbols"
- "Once More Unto the Breach"
- "Prodigal Daughter"
- "Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges"
- "Penumbra"
- "Extreme Measures"
- "What You Leave Behind"
- VOY:
- "Parallax" (Season 1)
- "Phage"
- "Eye of the Needle"
- "Ex Post Facto"
- "State of Flux"
- "Heroes and Demons"
- "Jetrel"
- "Elogium"
- "The 37's"
- "Initiations" (Season 2)
- "Parturition"
- "Tattoo"
- "Cold Fire"
- "Resistance"
- "Alliances"
- "Dreadnought"
- "Deadlock"
- "Resolutions"
- "Basics, Part I"
- "False Profits" (Season 3)
- "Basics, Part II"
- "The Swarm"
- "The Q and the Grey"
- "Macrocosm"
- "Coda"
- "Favorite Son"
- "Real Life"
- "Worst Case Scenario"
- "The Gift" (Season 4)
- "Day of Honor"
- "The Raven"
- "Year of Hell"
- "Year of Hell, Part II"
- "Concerning Flight"
- "Prey"
- "Vis à Vis"
- "Living Witness"
- "Hope and Fear"
- "Drone" (Season 5)
- "Nothing Human"
- "Timeless"
- "Infinite Regress"
- "Gravity"
- "Bliss"
- "The Disease"
- "Juggernaut"
- "Someone to Watch Over Me"
- "Relativity"
- "Survival Instinct" (Season 6)
- "Tinker Tenor Doctor Spy"
- "The Voyager Conspiracy"
- "Tsunkatse"
- "Virtuoso"
- "Ashes to Ashes"
- "Life Line"
- "Unimatrix Zero"
- "Unimatrix Zero, Part II" (Season 7)
- "Critical Care"
- "Body and Soul"
- "Lineage"
- "Workforce"
- "Workforce, Part II"
- "Natural Law"
- "Renaissance Man"
- ENT:
- "Broken Bow" (Season 1)
- "Strange New World"
- "Breaking the Ice"
- "Fortunate Son"
- "Sleeping Dogs"
- "Oasis"
- "Shockwave"
- "Shockwave, Part II" (Season 2)
- "Dead Stop"
- "The Communicator"
- "Stigma"
- "Future Tense"
- "Cogenitor"
- "The Expanse"
- "The Xindi" (Season 3)
- "Impulse"
- "Twilight"
- "Carpenter Street"
- "Doctor's Orders" (with Kevin Kiner)
- "Damage" (with Kevin Kiner)
- "Countdown" (with Kevin Kiner)
- "Storm Front, Part II" (Season 4) (with Kevin Kiner)
- "Borderland" (with Kevin Kiner)
- "Kir'Shara"(with Kevin Kiner)
- "Observer Effect" (with Kevin Kiner)
- "The Aenar" (with Kevin Kiner)
- "In a Mirror, Darkly" (with Kevin Kiner)
- "In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II" (with Kevin Kiner)
- "These Are the Voyages..." (with Kevin Kiner)
- Star Trek Generations
Emmy Award nominations for Star Trek Edit
Outstanding Music Composition for a Series Edit
- Star Trek: The Next Generation:
- "The Child"
- "Yesterday's Enterprise"
- "Half a Life"
- "Unification I"
- "All Good Things..."
- Star Trek: Voyager:
- "Heroes & Demons"
- "Workforce, Part I"
- Star Trek: Enterprise:
- "The Expanse"
Outstanding Main Title Theme Music Edit
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (won)
Star Trek interviews Edit
- TNG Season 2 DVD special feature "Departmental Briefing Year Two: Production" ("Music"), interviewed on 5 October 2001
