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Jerrald King Goldsmith (February 10, 1929 – July 21, 2004) was an American composer known for his work in film and television scoring. He composed scores for five films in the Star Trek franchise and three in the Rambo franchise, as well as for films including Logan's Run, Planet of the Apes, Tora! Tora!
- Jerrald King Goldsmith
- 1951–2004
- February 10, 1929, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Jerry Goldsmith. Music Department: L.A. Confidential. Born on February 10, 1929, Jerry Goldsmith studied piano with Jakob Gimpel and composition, theory, and counterpoint with Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco.
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
- January 1, 1
- Beverly Hills, California, USA
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- The Omen (1976) The greatest horror score ever composed, bar none, this is a textbook example of what a soundtrack can do for its respective movie, elevating it from schlock into grippingly portentous Satanic art.
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) Despite the many glorious highs of the Star Trek movie franchise, its inception came with this somewhat muddled and slow-moving, though visually majestic, debut feature, one that fails to yield the warm responses afforded to later entries in the series.
- Chinatown (1974) Amazingly, Goldsmith had only 10 days to compose his score (replacing a rejected work by Philip Lambro) for Roman Polanski’s classic neo-noir starring Jack Nicholson.
- Planet Of The Apes (1968) Although Goldsmith had been scoring movies since the late 1950s, it was this revolutionary, avant-garde work (bearing the influence of his great mentor, Alex North) that truly established him as a force to be reckoned with.
Learn about the life and career of Jerry Goldsmith, a prolific and versatile film composer who won an Oscar for The Omen (1976) and created the Star Trek theme. Find out his birth and death dates, family, awards, trivia, quotes, and more.
- February 10, 1929
- July 21, 2004
May 9, 2017 · Composer Jerry Goldsmith was honored Tuesday with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He was a force at the movies for more than 50 years, until his death in 2004 at the age of 75.
Jul 22, 2004 · Academy Award-winning composer Jerry Goldsmith, who created the memorable music for scores of classic movies and television shows ranging from the “Star Trek” and “Planet of the Apes”...
May 8, 2018 · Learn about the life and career of Jerry Goldsmith, a versatile and acclaimed film and TV composer who composed scores for hundreds of films and shows. Find out his awards, discography, influences, and personal details from this comprehensive biography.
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