Composer
Jerry Goldsmith
Born 10 February 1929 · Pasadena, California, USA — died 21 July 2004
Jerry Goldsmith (1929–2004) was an American composer and conductor who scored film and television for five decades. He was admired for versatile, inventive music across sci-fi, horror, thrillers and family films. He is regarded as one of the most influential film composers of his era.
Key films
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Avant-garde, percussive score that showed his experimental range and became one of his most celebrated works.
Chinatown (1974)
Haunting trumpet-led noir score written in a short time, widely praised and Oscar-nominated.
The Omen (1976)
Choral, ominous horror score that earned him his only Academy Award.
Alien (1979)
Atmospheric, unsettling score that helped define the tone of science-fiction horror.
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
Grand score with a main theme later reused for Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Key awards
- 1977 Academy Award for Best Original Score (The Omen)
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 211
- 1954Casino RoyaleComposer
- 1957Black PatchComposer
- 1958Days of Wine and RosesComposer
- 1959City of FearComposer
- 1959Face of a FugitiveComposer
- 1960Studs LoniganComposer
- 1961The CrimebustersComposer
- 1961The Grim ReaperComposer
- 1961Man on the BeachComposer
- 1962Lonely are the BraveComposer
- 1962Freud: The Secret PassionComposer
- 1962The Spiral RoadComposer
- 1963Lilies of the FieldComposer
- 1963The PrizeComposer
- 1963The List of Adrian MessengerComposer
- 1963A Gathering of EaglesComposer
- 1963The StripperComposer
- 1963Take Her, She's MineComposer
- 1964Seven Days in MayComposer
- 1964Rio ConchosComposer
- 1964Fate Is the HunterComposer
- 1964Shock TreatmentComposer
- 1965Von Ryan's ExpressComposer
- 1965In Harm's WayComposer
- 1965In Harm's Way · as Piano Player (uncredited)Actor
- 1965A Patch of BlueComposer
- 1965MorituriComposer
- 1965The Satan BugComposer
- 1965To Trap a SpyComposer
- 1966SecondsComposer
- 1966The Sand PebblesComposer
- 1966Our Man FlintComposer
- 1966The Blue MaxComposer
- 1966The Trouble with AngelsComposer
- 1966StagecoachComposer
- 1967Hour of the GunComposer
- 1967In Like FlintComposer
- 1967Warning ShotComposer
- 1967The Flim-Flam ManComposer
- 1968Planet of the ApesComposer
- 1968Bandolero!Composer
- 1968The DetectiveComposer
- 1968SebastianComposer
- 1968Nick QuarryComposer
- 1969100 RiflesComposer
- 1969The Illustrated ManComposer
- 1969The ChairmanComposer
- 1969JustineComposer
- 1970PattonComposer
- 1970Tora! Tora! Tora!Composer
- 1970Rio LoboComposer
- 1970The Ballad of Cable HogueComposer
- 1970The Traveling ExecutionerComposer
- 1970The Brotherhood of the BellComposer
- 1970Prudence and the ChiefComposer
- 1971Escape from the Planet of the ApesComposer
- 1971The Mephisto WaltzComposer
- 1971Wild RoversComposer
- 1971The Last RunComposer
- 1971The Homecoming: A Christmas StoryComposer
- 1971Do Not Fold, Spindle, or MutilateComposer
- 1971A Step Out of LineComposer
- 1971CrosscurrentComposer
- 1972The OtherComposer
- 1972The Culpepper Cattle Co.Composer
- 1972PursuitComposer
- 1972CrawlspaceComposer
- 1972The ManComposer
- 1972Lights OutComposer
- 1973PapillonComposer
- 1973The Don Is DeadComposer
- 1973ShamusComposer
- 1973One Little IndianComposer
- 1973Ace Eli and Rodger of the SkiesComposer
- 1973The Red PonyComposer
- 1973The Going Up of David LevComposer
- 1973Big John MorrisonComposer
- 1974ChinatownComposer
- 1974RansomComposer
- 1974S*P*Y*SComposer
- 1974Winter KillComposer
- 1974Indict and ConvictComposer
- 1974A Tree Grows in BrooklynComposer
- 1975Breakheart PassComposer
- 1975The Wind and the LionComposer
- 1975BreakoutComposer
- 1975The Reincarnation of Peter ProudComposer
- 1975Take a Hard RideComposer
- 1975A Girl Named SoonerComposer
- 1975Medical StoryComposer
- 1976The OmenComposer
- 1976Logan's RunComposer
- 1976The Cassandra CrossingComposer
- 1976The Last Hard MenComposer
- 1976High VelocityComposer
- 1977Capricorn OneComposer
- 1977Damnation AlleyComposer
- 1977MacArthurComposer
- 1977Twilight's Last GleamingComposer
- 1977Islands in the StreamComposer
- 1977BabeComposer
- 1977Contract on Cherry StreetComposer
- 1978Damien - Omen IIComposer
- 1978ComaComposer
- 1978The Boys from BrazilComposer
- 1978The First Great Train RobberyComposer
- 1978MagicComposer
- 1978The SwarmComposer
- 1979AlienComposer
- 1979Star Trek: The Motion PictureComposer
- 1979PlayersComposer
- 1980CaboblancoComposer
- 1981OutlandComposer
- 1981The Final ConflictComposer
- 1981Raggedy ManComposer
- 1981The SalamanderComposer
- 1981InchonComposer
- 1982First BloodComposer
- 1982PoltergeistComposer
- 1982The Secret of NIMHComposer
- 1982The ChallengeComposer
- 1982Night CrossingComposer
- 1983Twilight Zone: The MovieComposer
- 1983Psycho IIComposer
- 1983Under FireComposer
- 1984GremlinsComposer
- 1984Gremlins · as Pay-Phone Patron (uncredited)Actor
- 1984SupergirlComposer
- 1984RunawayComposer
- 1984The Lonely GuyComposer
- 1985Rambo: First Blood Part IIComposer
- 1985LegendComposer
- 1985ExplorersComposer
- 1985King Solomon's MinesComposer
- 1985Baby: Secret of the Lost LegendComposer
- 1986Poltergeist II: The Other SideComposer
- 1986HoosiersComposer
- 1986LinkComposer
- 1987InnerspaceComposer
- 1987Extreme PrejudiceComposer
- 1987Rent-a-CopComposer
- 1987LionheartComposer
- 1988Rambo IIIComposer
- 1989The 'BurbsComposer
- 1989Star Trek V: The Final FrontierComposer
- 1989LeviathanComposer
- 1989WarlockComposer
- 1989Criminal LawComposer
- 1990Total RecallComposer
- 1990Gremlins 2: The New BatchComposer
- 1990Gremlins 2: The New Batch · as Yogurt CustomerActor
- 1990The Russia HouseComposer
- 1991Sleeping with the EnemyComposer
- 1991Not Without My DaughterComposer
- 1992Basic InstinctComposer
- 1992Forever YoungComposer
- 1992Medicine ManComposer
- 1992Mr. BaseballComposer
- 1992Mom and Dad Save the WorldComposer
- 1992Love FieldComposer
- 1992King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast." · as SelfActor
- 1993Dennis the MenaceComposer
- 1993RudyComposer
- 1993The VanishingComposer
- 1993MaliceComposer
- 1993Six Degrees of SeparationComposer
- 1993MatineeComposer
- 1994The River WildComposer
- 1994The ShadowComposer
- 1994I.Q.Composer
- 1994Bad GirlsComposer
- 1994AngieComposer
- 1995First KnightComposer
- 1995CongoComposer
- 1995PowderComposer
- 1995Film Music Masters: Jerry GoldsmithActor
- 1995The Hollywood Soundtrack Story · as SelfActor
- 1996Star Trek: First ContactComposer
- 1996Chain ReactionComposer
- 1996The Ghost and the DarknessComposer
- 1996Executive DecisionComposer
- 1996City HallComposer
- 1997L.A. ConfidentialComposer
- 1997Air Force OneComposer
- 1997The EdgeComposer
- 1997Fierce CreaturesComposer
- 1997Patton: A Tribute to Franklin J. Schaffner · as SelfActor
- 1998MulanComposer
- 1998Small SoldiersComposer
- 1998U.S. MarshalsComposer
- 1998Star Trek: InsurrectionComposer
- 1998Deep RisingComposer
- 1999The MummyComposer
- 1999The 13th WarriorComposer
- 1999The HauntingComposer
- 2000Hollow ManComposer
- 2000666: The Omen RevealedActor
- 2001Along Came a SpiderComposer
- 2001The Last CastleComposer
- 2001Blonde Poison: The Making of 'Basic Instinct' · as SelfActor
- 2001Imagining 'Total Recall' · as SelfActor
- 2002The Sum of All FearsComposer
- 2002Star Trek: NemesisComposer
- 2002Drawing First Blood: 20 Years LaterComposer
- 2003Looney Tunes: Back in ActionComposer
- 2003The Beast Within: Making Alien · as SelfActor
- 2006North and the Music of the South · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2014Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins · as (archive footage)Actor
- 2014Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making GremlinsComposer
- 2019The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary CelebrationComposer
- 2023Survival Scars: Franklin J. Schaffner as Auteur · as HimselfActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.