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[trs007]

Happened yesterday. His contributions to film scores will be missed.


Goldsmith Obit

[Brian Flagg]

I miss him already. He was my favorite film score composer and his body of work is simply staggering. R.I.P. Jerry.

http://www.cnn.com/2...h.ap/index.html

[DLibrasnow]

This is a huge loss to the movie industry...He was also my favorite film score composer.

[trs007]

John Barry will always remain my favorite. But Goldsmith is right up there.

[Dunph]

Truly one of the greats, and within a year of Kamen's death, two great composers move on in a year.

RIP Jerry.

[Icarus]

Damn. Like Dunphy said, he was one of the greats (in particular, I thought his scores for Star Trek: First Contact and Star Trek: Insurrection were great).

Farewell and rest in peace, Mr. Goldsmith.

[Turn]

Another great one gone.

At least we will always have the work to remember him by. Think in tribute I'll play my Planet of the Apes cassette on the way home tonight.

[TonicBH]

Unfortunately, I haven't heard much of his work (since the majority of his work is with Star Trek and I'm not a big fan of that). Any suggestions for anyone who would love to hear this guy's work?

[JackChase007]

I went on the computer this morning before going to work, and I found this out. Just wasn't what I needed to hear, on top of other sad things happening in my life right now. He was my favorite composer, along with many other users here, it seems. It was his music that made me the Rambo fan I am today.

Tonic: some scores of Goldsmith's that I highly recommend are First Blood, Rambo: First Blood Part II Extended Edition Score, Rambo III Complete Score (although hard to find), Hoosiers (although you can only find this one under a British label, titled Best Shot), Rudy, Total Recall Extended Edition, The Omen Extended Edition, and Patton. There are probably a whole lot more, but those are the best ones that I can think of off the top of my head right now.

[Qwerty]

Best regards to a brilliant composer.

[Turn]

Unfortunately, I haven't heard much of his work (since the majority of his work is with Star Trek and I'm not a big fan of that). Any suggestions for anyone who would love to hear this guy's work?

The Star Trek TMP theme (later used on the Next Generation) may be his most recognizable work, but the man was incredibly prolific. The IMDB lists 310 credits as composer (although some are listed as part of documentaries on DVDs and appearances at the Oscars and such).

He did work on TV and movies and was one of the most versatile composers ever. He did TV work on shoes like Perry Mason, The Fugitive, Gunsmoke, The Man From UNCLE, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Twilight Zone, The Waltons and others.

He was nominated for 17 Oscars and strangely only won once, for The Omen. Most recently he did Loony Toons Back in Action and Timeline and the IMDB listed he did scores to films not yet released.

His most recognizable work was for Planet of the Apes, Patton, Chinatown, Basic Instinct, LA Confidential, Logan's Run and others. He did a lot of genre scores for sci-fi and action films.

Some of his stranger scores include those for Dennis the Menace, Mom and Dad Save the World and Rent a Cop. If anything, the man was versatile. I would have liked to have seen what he could have done with a Bond score.

[J J]

One of the great ones. I'll miss him for all the new scores he won't be able to do anymore

[Methos]

I found out about this while laying in bed this morning listening to the radio, shortly after waking. Goldsmith has long been one of my favorite composers, his work on the Star Trek films having spurred my interest in his work long ago. I've currently got all of his Trek contributions playing on the CD changer and the local radio station has played his work throughout the afternoon, in memorium. I checked CNN's website and found their credentials list to have one glaring omission. I say glaring because it's one of my favorite soundtracks of all time, which I was lucky enough to find on CD, back when I managed a music and video store. That rare gem being the soundtrack to the made for television mini-series 'Masada'. I'm not certain whether or not it's still available, but it's a must have for any Goldsmith fan. It was released, initially on CD, through Varese Sarabande. Here's a bit of spy genre trivia for ya guys as well; did ya know that he composed the score for 'The Man From U.N.C.L.E.'?? Truly, the world of cinematic music lost a giant yesterday.

[License To Kill]

Don't forget The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Theme

[J J]

if we're talking 60s Spy, let's not forget 'Our Man Flint'!

[Ry]

The Omen is an amazing score. The movie is twice as scary because of it. For people that haven't seen it it is worth a look see!

[trs007]

Folks: Jerry Goldsmith is soo much more than Star Trek. Many of these can be found and certainly worth a listen. He will be missed.


Goldsmith Filmography

[JackChase007]

A friend of mine just sent me a link to a website, which plays film scores in streaming audio. Anyways, they're playing Goldsmith music all day, it seems. They've been playing quite a diverse range of his music, so I do recommend checking it out.

Streaming Soundtracks

[PrinceKamalKhan]

R.I.P. Mr Goldsmith. It's too bad he never had the opportunity to do a Bond score while Eric Serra did. At least we have his awesome Our Man Flint and In Like Flint scores to have an idea of how a Goldsmith 007 film score might have sounded like. He also provided brilliant scores to Sean Connery films The Wind and The Lion and First Knight. I also like his work for The Prize, Logan's Run, The Sand Pebbles, and Chinatown. A true screen legend.

[SPECTRE ASSASSIN]

I was always intruiged by him, and I loved his work on Total Recall, which was one of his best. He did Star Trek, too I see.

Ok, I'm not a Trekkie, but did he do the score for the infamous battle scene between Kirk and Spock during the early 60's series?(Am I right?)

[Methos]

Thank you very much for the heads up on this streaming soundtrack site JackChase007!!! I've been listening to it for a a bit now and it's been brilliant! Just a few minutes ago, while listening, I was reminded of the fact that Goldsmith scored Sean Connery's 'The Russia House'. This soundtrack has great sentimental value for me and I play it often. I've played it so often that I had completely taken for granted that Goldsmith had scored it, as his collaboration with Branford Marsalis was so seamless. I once played it, whilst working as a Senior Bookseller at Cambridgeside Galleria's B. Dalton, in Boston. Every time I played 'The Russia House', at least three persons would inquire as to what was playing. It's a brilliantly sensuous, jazzy score. Amazing mood music, if ya get my meaning!! There are motifs in Goldsmith's work and I must say that 'The Russia House' is as an amazing departure for the man as his score for 'Gremlins'. I highly recommend the soundtrack to 'The Russia House' to anyone who's not heard it!!

Edited by Methos, 23 July 2004 - 01:36 AM.

[Triton]

I was always intruiged by him, and I loved his work on Total Recall, which was one of his best. He did Star Trek, too I see.

Ok, I'm not a Trekkie, but did he do the score for the infamous battle scene between Kirk and Spock during the early 60's series?(Am I right?)

Jerry Goldsmith composed the music for Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Insurrection, Star Trek: Nemesis, and the title theme to Star Trek:Voyager.

He was also originally going to compose the main theme for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, but this fell through.

Jerry Goldsmith did not compose music for the original series. The music for the episode "Amok Time" with the famous battle between Spock and Kirk was composed by Gerald Fried.

[SPECTRE ASSASSIN]

Alright, thank you for the information, Triton. Your a big help, Trekkie.

Just kidding.

[Triton]

A very sad day indeed for film goers. Jerry Goldsmith wrote many great and memorable motion picture scores.

I especially like his title theme from Basic Instinct.

I also enjoyed his scores for the previously unmentioned Patton, Tora, Tora, Tora!, the original Planet of the Apes, The Blue Max, and Gremlins.

And don't forget Poltergeist!

I believe that he will be best remembered for "Ave Satani" the theme from The Omen.

[agent007jb]

He was an amazing composer and his music has touched the world. It is time for his scores to get released in their complete form to show off what a master he was.

Ill Miss You Jerry.

[Tarl_Cabot]

That really sucks.

RIP Mr. Goldsmith. Thanks for your many contributions to cinema.

[JackChase007]

Jerry Goldsmith composed the music for Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Insurrection, Star Trek: Nemesis, and the title theme to Star Trek:Voyager.

Don't forget that he also did the score to Star Trek V: The Final Frontier!

[Kingdom Come]

Perhaps like Barry his real talent lay in his main themes and love themes. I can recommend; Medicine Man / Basic Instinct.