Jerry Goldsmith
Musician and Actor
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Alex Remington: The Secret of NIMH: It's Just Not Quite as Good As You Remembered...animal pal, but as voiced by Dom DeLuise, he's so annoying that he would have been better left on the cutting floor. The score, by Jerry Goldsmith, is by turns overly bombastic and strangely absent. The whole movie seems just a half-step... In this article: Disney, Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, Anastasia, Don Bluth, Dom DeLuise, An American Tail, The Secret of NIMH, and Shannen Doherty |
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The Wrap | January 29, 2010
Michael Giacchino Leads Film Score Nominations
...age 81, received a nomination for his score to the Italian film "Baaria. " The complete list of nominations: INNERSPACE, music by Jerry Goldsmith; M.V. Gerhard and Mike Matessino, producers (La-La Land) THE JOURNEY OF NATTY GANN, music...
In this article: James Horner, International Film Music Critics Association, Up, Alexandre Desplat, Film Score Monthly, Star Trek, and Christopher Young
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Drowned in Sound - News | January 25, 2010
Chicago Underground Duo - Boca Negra
...pretty that it's one heartbeat away from being put on a life support machine, and they skirt close to the desolate beauty of Jerry Goldsmith's incidental music from the soundtrack to Planet of the Apes on 'Quantum Eye'. Boca Negra isn't an...
In this article: Chicago Underground Duo, Chad Taylor, Thrill Jockey, TNT, Planet of the Apes, Left Hand of Darkness, Ornette Coleman, and Dave Brubeck
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PopMatters | January 18, 2010
Unfulfilled Desires, Fulfilled Nightmares (Column)
...characterized by its grim and lavish orchestral music. Not an easy feat, the uncanny choral chants in Needful Things rival those from Jerry Goldsmith's score for The Omen (1976). As many other popular cultural products, Needful Things, in...
In this article: Needful Things, Stephen King, Fraser Heston, Castle Rock, Alan Pangborn, and Dog
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Ain't It Cool News: The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news. | January 12, 2010
ScoreKeeper's Top Ten Best Film Scores of 2009!!!!
...of evil vs. good with an impartial ear (although, is it just me or do you get the tiny suspicion he's rooting for evil?). Not since Jerry Goldsmith's score for THE OMEN (1976) has the landscape of Hades been painted with such vivid realism...
In this article: Douglas Pipes, Itunes, Trick 'r Treat, Joe Hisaishi, Marvin Hamlisch, Amazon.com, and Drag Me to Hell
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ENI News | December 27, 2009
JayC's Pick For Best Movie Of 2009
...at times where truly breathtaking, and the movie score by Michael Giacchino was fantastic (when you look at legendary composers like Jerry Goldsmith for previous Trek movies, this is very important). In a decade that has become known for...
In this article: J.J. Abrams, Star Trek, Enterprise, Spock, Michael Giacchino, Zachary Quinto, Star Trek, and Chris Pine
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Blogcritics: News | November 17, 2009
MIGS 09: Dead Space: A Musical Post Mortem
...an orchestra as a composer and trained with TV and film industry veterans. He worked with greats in the industry, including Jerry Goldsmith who worked on many classic films such as Alien, Poltergeist and Chinatown. Graves recognized early...
In this article: Alien, Poltergeist, and Chinatown
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New Kerala | October 28, 2009
Hitchcock's Psycho shower music named scariest movie theme tune
...a crescendo when Norman Bates kills Marion (Janet Leigh) to death, which leaves her blood to pour down the plughole. It pipped Jerry Goldsmith''s Ave Satani song, which featured in The Omen, to land the honour. Hans Zimmer''s ''Samara''s...
In this article: Psycho, Alfred Hitchcock, The Ring, Norman Bates, Hans Zimmer, Mike Oldfield, Bernard Hermann, Janet Leigh, and Andrew Lloyd Webber
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Telegraph.co.uk - UK news | October 28, 2009
Psycho shower music voted scariest movie theme tune
...crescendo as Norman Bates stabs Marion (played by Janet Leigh) to death, leaving her blood to pour down the plughole. It beat Jerry Goldsmith's eerie Ave Satani song, which featured in The Omen, to claim first place. Hans Zimmer's...
In this article: Psycho, Janet Leigh, Alfred Hitchcock, The Ring, Norman Bates, Hans Zimmer, Mike Oldfield, and Bernard Hermann
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L.A. Times - Entertainment News | October 18, 2009
Music review: John Williams conducts the LA Phil at Disney Hall
..."Scene d'amour" from "Vertigo" fared somewhat better. Of the noir threesome - music from Franz Waxman's "Sunset Boulevard," Jerry Goldsmith's "Chinatown" and Miklos Rozsa's "Double Indemnity" - it was Goldsmith's score that held...
In this article: John Williams, Gustavo Dudamel, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex, Milestone, Vertigo, and Los Angeles Philharmonic
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San Francisco Chronicle | October 18, 2009
CD: 'In Harm's Way' soundtrack
...and place with swing-era music in "Liz," Goldstein then set the military theme with "The Rock." "Battle Theme" and "Attack" are among Goldsmith's finest moments. "First Victory" is the closing title music that was visually supported in part...
In this article: In Harm's Way, Otto Preminger, Pearl Harbor attack, Oscars, Saul Bass, John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, Star Trek, and Patton
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Description from Wikipedia:
Jerrald King "Jerry" Goldsmith (February 10, 1929 – July 21, 2004) was an American film score composer from Los Angeles, California. Goldsmith was nominated for eighteen Academy Awards (winning one, for The Omen), and also won four Emmy Awards. He worked in a wide variety of film and television genres, but is most prominently associated with action, suspense, and sci-fi/horror films.
- Name At Birth:
- Jerrald King Goldsmith
- Birth Date:
- February 10, 1929
- Birthplace:
- Los Angeles, California
- Death Date:
- July 21, 2004
- Place of Death:
- Beverly Hills, California
- Spouse:
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- Sharon Hennagin (1950-1970)
- Carol Heather (1972-2004)
- Years Active:
- 1951 - 2004
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