History AwesomeMusic / JerryGoldsmith

** Also the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6IpjBCVYo8 Emmy Award-winning music]] from ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'' TV series.

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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pw3uXRvQhHA Suite]] from ''Film/TheBoysFromBrazil''; the highlight of this score is the grand, Straussian waltz suggested by Franklin Schaffner to Goldsmith, instantly memorable and beautiful, but with a tinge of darkness too. The director requested that Johann Strauss' Viennese waltz constructs be employed throughout the Jewish presence, while the Nazi presence was inspired by the anti-Semitic Creator/RichardWagner, whose music was often associated with Hitler's Germany. The obvious differences in weight and melodrama inherent in the styles of Strauss and Wagner is precisely the balancing act that Schaffner requested of Goldsmith, and the composer enthusiastically emulated those sounds in battle, once declaring that the score owes more to the classic composers than his own sensibilities.

* When RandyNewman's score for ''Film/AirForceOne'' was deemed too parodic and not serious enough, Goldsmith was called in and gave us [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPnssWLEipw this epic, rousing, chest-thumpingly patriotic theme.]]

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MdD2ItOjFk Main Title]] from ''Film/{{Supergirl}}'' -- easily the best aspect of that film, along with casting Helen Slater.

* "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNU760ZQCqs Bloody Christmas]]" and "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbZwAsIO39M The Victor]]" from ''LAConfidential'', considered to be the SpiritualSuccessor to ''Film/{{Chinatown}}''.

** ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Y2ZYWHHgzY Lonely are the Brave]]''. Recommended for the assignment by Alfred Newman (the veteran never even met Goldsmith in person), Jerry turned in a score that ranks with the best of the best in the western genre. BernardHerrmann, who attended one of the recording sessions of ''Lonely Are the Brave'', described the Goldsmith music as being too good for the film.

* ''TheSandPebbles'' offers proof that Jerry Goldsmith wasn't just good for thrilling, suspenseful and action-packed music.

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* Especially the score from ''Film/{{Patton}}'':

* The score to ''Film/FirstKnight'' is chock full of epicness from the maestro.
** "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0osYcipTKo Never Surrender]]".
** "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRi374hzSYU Arthur's Fanfare]]".
** "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeXfulJnIQk Raid On Leonesse]]".
** "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_Zcqm8XIEc Camelot]]".
** "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xG4voeo-fo Promise Me]]".
** "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21nbQ2I2MZU Camelot Lives]]".

* Two of the maestro's efforts at scoring animated films (and actually his only two, since ''Film/LooneyTunesBackInAction'' mixed live action and animation):
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s19k9gigvc0 Suite]] from ''Disney/{{Mulan}}'':
*** "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWgqsFCvhA8 The Huns Attack]]".
*** "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MilR3Z1sASY Short Hair]]".
*** "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TMR82a9c5M Blossoms]]".
*** "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7kWRRS--YM Avalanche]]".
** ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretOfNimh'' - [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7k8o8yNb6aM Main]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdV0OGoMhB8 End]] titles.
*** "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkCoQt3h1vY Moving Day]]".
*** "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44AfKRmVCks Escape from N.I.M.H.]]"

* Epic music for a television miniseries, ''Series/{{Masada}}''.
** "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6U3S9AwbTI Main Titles.]]
** "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQJwqE6tclg The Road To Masada]]".
** "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZcFjHyj9uI The Slaves/End Title]]".

* "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_9G22Ipj-U Gremlin Rag]]" from ''Film/{{Gremlins}}'', Goldsmith's memorable theme that's jaunty and entertaining.
** The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KQ1IwB3jNU Gremlins orchestral suite]] is even more grand.

** "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03-DiBX9n5Y Let's Go]]".
** "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36JoumCm0VA Neighborhood Watch]]".
** "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NARkfk1xCM Something Is Moving]]".
** "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mG0xIaGdAU Devil Worship]]".

** "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ww_yki_-Rik Main Title]]".
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pw2GiRmuE_0 Tryouts, To Notre Dame, Take Us Out]].
** "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FUEvtYg0uc The Final Game]]".

* ''Film/TheSumOfAllFears'':
** "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgPfGTi9lp4 Clear the Stadium]]".
** "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stwJTgJitIk The Mission]]".

** "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cDbYNbq2fc Imhotep]]".
** "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzcFDc7rS-8 Camel Race]]".
** "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jccTtwoxEEw The Sand Volcano]]".

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHKwg1uVOCk Overture]].
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNSg3fu5RQQ Main Title]].

** "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoGLYa6E-lc Main Title]]".
** "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTEKPlGRL3c The Hospital]]".
** "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycmWUV47nCA Attack]]".
** "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsU6difHB9Q The Battleground]]".
** "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBSsBahTcvA Payoff]]".

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgYNF1N2zKk "The Implant".]]
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5YPK3SphQA "For Old Time's Sake".]]
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEvLynWqmsA "Clever Girl".]]
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsyplmQATko "The Big Jump".]]
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-J3ZlLcchg "The Massacre".]]
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_kFuydgQ5g "The Treatment".]]

* The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHM9zVa8vs4 score]] for ''Film/TheChallenge'' starring ToshiroMifune as a modern samurai is both beautiful and exciting.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08HDVFpwiUw The opening theme]] for ''Film/PsychoII''.

** ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AT6o62iy20 Take A Hard Ride]]''. Arguably the most attractive Western theme of Goldsmith's career; a symphonic representation of Americana as close to ElmerBernstein's styles as he would get and mixed with Music/EnnioMorricone's experimental new sounds.

* JerryGoldsmith also made his indelible mark in the {{Western}} genre (he's probably the only American composer ever to have successfully captured the spirit of SpaghettiWestern):

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mfcA9E0vcA End Credits]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T-6QKkMDPY Valhalla / Viking Victory]] from ''The13thWarrior''. Has some of the heaviest Goldsmith orchestration you could ever wish for.
* ''TheSumOfAllFears'':

* Two of the maestro's efforts at scoring animated films (and actually his only two, since ''LooneyTunesBackInAction'' mixed live action and animation):

* ''Film/{{Legend}}'' marks one of the finest examples of Goldsmith's integration of electronics and large orchestra (sadly, it would also prove to be one of his most horrifying experiences ever).

* "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKWgepGEZU8 Main Title]]" as well as "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30xk2Q1SuKA End Title]]" from ''Film/{{Alien}}''. If the terror of the unknown has a theme music, this should be it. Unfortunately Goldsmith's music fell victim to ExecutiveMeddling (the latter, among other cues, isn't heard in the film and tracks from his score to ''Freud'' and works by Howard Hanson were put in instead), and sadly it wouldn't be the last time that happened when he worked with Creator/RidleyScott (''Film/{{Legend}}'').

** Jerry Goldsmith's score for ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRindJ2p4OA Rio Lobo]]'' is surprisingly diverse. While featuring some of the main staples of music composed for Westerns of the 1960's, Goldsmith seems to refuse to allow ''Rio Lobo'' to be lumped into the same group as a Jerome Moross, AlfredNewman, or ElmerBernstein Western score. For a JohnWayne movie!

** ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Y2ZYWHHgzY Lonely are the Brave]]''. Recommended for the assignment by AlfredNewman (the veteran never even met Goldsmith in person), Jerry turned in a score that ranks with the best of the best in the western genre. BernardHerrmann, who attended one of the recording sessions of ''Lonely Are the Brave'', described the Goldsmith music as being too good for the film.

** ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPJA0oSv22s Rio Conchos]]''. Through his explorations of folk rhythms and Latin flavor, and a mixing of these sounds into the soundscape of a fully orchestral ensemble (pioneering a distinct identity in Westerns that BasilPoledouris and many other later composers would adapt as well), Goldsmith successfully seized the opportunity and produced a strong, memorable score for the film and previewed many of his own trademark action music still to come.

** ''TheSecretOfNIMH'' - [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7k8o8yNb6aM Main]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdV0OGoMhB8 End]] titles.

* Goldsmith's score for ''Film/DennisTheMenace'' is a workout marathon of comedic proportions. Among the highlights of ''Dennis the Menace'' are the great [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzsGYzKCXok main theme]], the most boisterous to come from the composer since ''TheSecretOfNIMH'' a decade earlier; the victorious fanfare for brass at the outset of "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjjhTCCqX8I Hung Up]]"; the lovely cue "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36hF8Scsw-A He's Back]]" and the finale cue, "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGCc9BZDrmY Toasted Marshmallow]]".

* ''{{Rudy}}'' -- Beautiful, inspirational, deeply moving and remains one of the more remarkable sports-related scores ever written.

* ''MedicineMan'':

** The best, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bp11aC__eXA "End of A Dream"]], is saved for last. Simply sensational, the single finest piece of action music Goldsmith's ever written - and that's saying something. For comparison, listen to ''[[Franchise/{{Rambo}} First Blood Part II]]'' and ''Film/BabySecretOfTheLostLegend''.

* "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xreXeugQjdw Main Title]]" from ''BasicInstinct''; the steamiest, sexiest, most erotic score ever made for film. Alluring, sensual but with a sense of foreboding and danger, Goldsmith captured the atmosphere effectively.

* Goldsmith returns in the sequel, ''Poltergeist II: The Other Side'', and he set out to combine the best of ''The Omen'', ''Poltergeist'', and his concurrent electronics-heavy scores into one gargantuan effort.

* "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdvdMrSMp3I Gremlins Credits]]" from ''Gremlins 2: The New Batch'' is simply wonderful, combining the new theme, the classic Gremlins Rag and Gizmo's Theme in a piece as funky as Goldsmith's ever written.