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Jerry Goldsmith (1929-2004) was an American composer of film and television scores, known for his innovation and influence. He won an Oscar for The Omen and composed for Star Trek, Alien, Chinatown, and many other films.
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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- 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.
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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. Explore his awards, trivia, quotes, and filmography on IMDb.
- February 10, 1929
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Jun 9, 2024 · Learn about the life and work of Jerry Goldsmith, one of the most revered composers in Hollywood history. Discover his musical innovations, versatility, and emotional power in films like Planet of the Apes, Alien, Chinatown, and more.
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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.
