History Music / JerryGoldsmith

* ''Series/Room222''

Goldsmith was perhaps the most eclectic composer in cinema, [[AwesomeMusic/JerryGoldsmith providing tailor-made scores for many different genres,]] including war films (''Film/TheBlueMax''), film noir (''Film/LAConfidential''), action movies (''Film/FirstBlood''), erotic thrillers (''BasicInstinct''), sports pictures (''{{Rudy}}''), westerns (''Breakheart Pass''), comic book adaptations (''Film/{{Supergirl}}''), and science fiction (the original ''Film/TotalRecall1990'' and five ''Franchise/StarTrek'' films). His ability to write visceral, terrifying music won him his only AcademyAward for his violent choral/orchestral score for ''Film/TheOmen''. He also was awarded with Emmys for television scores like the Holocaust drama ''QB VII'', and the epic ''Masada'', as well as the theme from ''Series/StarTrekVoyager''.

* ''Film/{{Gremlins}}''

* ''The Swarm''

* ''The First Great Train Robbery''

* ''King Solomon's Mines''

* ''TheWaltons''

Goldsmith went on to collaborate with many great filmmakers throughout his career, including Creator/RobertWise (''TheSandPebbles'', ''Film/StarTrekTheMotionPicture''), Howard Hawks (''Rio Lobo''), Otto Preminger (''In Harm's Way''), Creator/RomanPolanski (''Film/{{Chinatown}}''), Creator/StevenSpielberg / Creator/TobeHooper (''Film/{{Poltergeist}}''), and RidleyScott (''Film/{{Alien}}''). But his most fruitful collaboration was arguably that with Franklin Schaffner (for whom Goldsmith scored ''PlanetOfTheApes'', ''Film/{{Patton}}'' and ''{{Papillon}}'').

Goldsmith was perhaps the most eclectic composer in cinema, [[AwesomeMusic/JerryGoldsmith providing tailor-made scores for many different genres,]] including war films (''The Blue Max''), film noir (''LAConfidential''), action movies (''Film/FirstBlood''), erotic thrillers (''BasicInstinct''), sports pictures (''{{Rudy}}''), westerns (''Breakheart Pass''), comic book adaptations (''Film/{{Supergirl}}''), and science fiction (the original ''Film/TotalRecall1990'' and five ''Franchise/StarTrek'' films). His ability to write visceral, terrifying music won him his only AcademyAward for his violent choral/orchestral score for ''Film/TheOmen''. He also was awarded with Emmys for television scores like the Holocaust drama ''QB VII'', and the epic ''Masada'', as well as the theme from ''Series/StarTrekVoyager''.

'''Jerrald King "Jerry" Goldsmith''' (February 10, 1929 – July 21, 2004) was a famous and prolific American film score composer from Los Angeles, California. Goldsmith was nominated for eighteen [[AcademyAward Academy Awards]] (winning one, for ''Film/TheOmen''), and also won five Emmy Awards.

* ''Series/PerryMason'' (the original CBS show)

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->''"If I were a producer or director and I was looking for someone to score a film, my first choice would be Jerry Goldsmith. Jerry is uncompromising in his drive for excellence, uncompromising in his bravery to experiment with other media. He is the kind of composer that makes a film."''
-->-- '''ElmerBernstein'''

Goldsmith went on to collaborate with many great filmmakers throughout his career, including RobertWise (''TheSandPebbles'', ''Film/StarTrekTheMotionPicture''), Howard Hawks (''Rio Lobo''), Otto Preminger (''In Harm's Way''), RomanPolanski (''Film/{{Chinatown}}''), Creator/StevenSpielberg / Creator/TobeHooper (''Film/{{Poltergeist}}''), and RidleyScott (''Film/{{Alien}}''). But his most fruitful collaboration was arguably that with Franklin Schaffner (for whom Goldsmith scored ''PlanetOfTheApes'', ''Film/{{Patton}}'' and ''{{Papillon}}'').

* ''TheRussiaHouse''

* ''BasicInstinct'' (Of all the scores he wrote, Goldsmith has said that Basic Instinct was the hardest and most complex, according to a mini-documentary on the special edition DVD.)

* ''CapricornOne''

* ''{{Chinatown}}''

* ''ExecutiveDecision''

* ''FirstKnight''

* ''HollowMan''

* ''LAConfidential''
* ''TheLastCastle''

* ''MedicineMan''
* ''MomAndDadSaveTheWorld''

* ''OurManFlint'' and its sequel

* ''{{Papillon}}''

* ''{{Rudy}}''

* ''TheSandPebbles''

* ''SmallSoldiers''

* ''TheSumOfAllFears''

* ClimacticMusic - ''{{Rudy}}''

* OrchestralVersion - Of the folk song ''"The Water Is Wide"'' in the film, ''TheRiverWild''.

* ''{{Rawhide}}''

** ''Film/StarTrekFirstContact'' with his son Joel (who [[{{Tearjerker}} also passed away from cancer at just 54]])

-->--'''ElmerBernstein'''

In addition to his countless television and film works, Goldsmith composed the [[{{Universal}} Universal Studios]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gr2DAGkQdjU&feature=related Logo]] Theme that's been in use since ''TheLostWorldJurassicPark'' (and rather than be replaced for its 100th anniversary was rearranged by Brian Tyler), along with the themes that went with the Carolco, Cinergi, and C2 Pictures logos. He also wrote music for [[DisneyThemeParks Disney World and Disneyland rides]].

Goldsmith died on July 21, 2004 - shortly before the death of another legendary composer, ElmerBernstein[[hottip:*:quite a few noteworthy composers for film - Fred Karlin, David Raksin, Gil Melle, Piero Piccioni and Michel Colombier - also went to their maker that year]].

Goldsmith went on to collaborate with many great filmmakers throughout his career, including RobertWise (''TheSandPebbles'', ''Film/StarTrekTheMotionPicture''), Howard Hawks (''Rio Lobo''), Otto Preminger (''In Harm's Way''), RomanPolanski (''{{Chinatown}}''), Creator/StevenSpielberg / TobeHooper (''Film/{{Poltergeist}}''), and RidleyScott (''Film/{{Alien}}''). But his most fruitful collaboration was arguably that with Franklin Schaffner (for whom Goldsmith scored ''PlanetOfTheApes'', ''Film/{{Patton}}'' and ''{{Papillon}}'').

* ''PerryMason'' (the original CBS show)

* BunnyEarsLawyer: He wore a gorilla mask while composing ''Planet Of The Apes''. Its one of his best scores which is [[TheShadow saying]] [[TheOmen a]] [[Franchise/StarTrek lot]].

* BadassLongHair - His iconic ponytail he sported during the late whole 90's. Creator/SeanConnery liked it so much he wanted to sport it in ''MedicineMan''.

* ''SleepingWithTheEnemy''

* ''Film/SevenDaysInMay''

* ''The13thWarrior''

* ''TheAgonyAndTheEcstasy''

* ''BabySecretOfTheLostLegend''

Jerrald King "Jerry" Goldsmith (February 10, 1929 – July 21, 2004) was a famous and prolific American film score composer from Los Angeles, California. Goldsmith was nominated for eighteen [[AcademyAward Academy Awards]] (winning one, for ''Film/TheOmen''), and also won five Emmy Awards.

->''"The happiest phase of picture making comes with the blending of the music and dramatic content. In my opinion, Jerry has no peer in the understanding and pursuance of both. He is an artist who meets all the demands upon the composer in film. His music stands by itself as a musical entity."''
-->--'''Franklin J. Schaffner''', director, ''Film/{{Patton}}''

->''"His chameleon adaptability was a prerequisite to longevity and success in Hollywood. We used to call him Gorgeous. He was the golden boy, a beautiful presence. His music had a freshness, and he had a freshness."''
-->--'''JohnWilliams'''

* ''{{Coma}}''

* ''{{Stagecoach}}''

* BunnyEarsLawyer: He wore a gorilla mask while composing ''Planet Of The Apes''. Its one of his best scores which is [[TheShadow saying]] [[TheOmen a]] [[StarTrek lot]].

* BunnyEarsLawyer: He wore a gorilla mask while composing ''Planet Of The Apes''. Its one of his best scores which is [[TheShadow saying]] [[TheOmen a]] [[Star Trek lot]].

* ''Literature/TheBoysFromBrazil''

** ''Film/StarTrekFirstContact'' with his son Joel[[hottip:*: who [[{{Tearjerker}} also passed away from cancer]], aged just 54]]

** ''Film/StarTrekFirstContact'' with his son Joel