Sol Kaplan

Sol Kaplan (April 19, 1919 – November 14, 1990) was an American film and television music composer. Life and career Kaplan was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and he graduated from the Curtis School of Music there. He worked as a successful concert pianist, including performing at Carnegie Hall in 1940 and 1941. In 1941 he composed his first film score. During World War II, Kaplan composed music for the film units of the U.S. Army Signal Corps and the Office of Strategic Services, the predecessor to the CIA. He went on to write music for dozens of films including the 1953 films Titanic and Niagara. His film career was disrupted during the 1950s when he landed on the Hollywood Blacklist after being uncooperative in testimony before the House Committee on Un-American Activities. For Star Trek, Kaplan scored two episodes, “The Enemy Within” and “The Doomsday Machine”. Jeff Bond noted: “Although he wrote only two scores for the series, New York composer Sol Kaplan’s music was tracked frequently throughout the show’s first two seasons”. Appearance before HUAC Sol Kaplan had scored more than 30 Hollywood films between 1940 and 1953. He was subpoenaed by House Committee on Un-American