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Jerry Goldsmith
Born 1929-02-10Pasadena, California, USA
Jerry Goldsmith was an American music composer and conductor for film and television productions, best known for his scores of movies like "Planet of the Apes", "Papillon", "Alien", "Total Recall", "Basic Instinct", and also three "Rambo" films and five "Star Trek" films. He was nominated for six Grammy Awards, five Primetime Emmy Awards, nine Golden Globe Awards, four British Academy Film Awards, and eighteen Academy Awards (he won only one, in 1976, for the feature film "The Omen").
Screen work
Movies & roles
Survival Scars: Franklin J. Schaffner as AuteurHimselfCute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins(archive footage)North and the Music of the SouthSelf (archive footage)The Beast Within: Making AlienSelfBlonde Poison: The Making of 'Basic Instinct'SelfImagining 'Total Recall'Self666: The Omen RevealedRolePatton: A Tribute to Franklin J. SchaffnerSelfFilm Music Masters: Jerry GoldsmithRoleThe Hollywood Soundtrack StorySelfKing Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."SelfGremlins 2: The New BatchYogurt CustomerGremlinsPay-Phone Patron (uncredited)In Harm's WayPiano Player (uncredited)Monty and the MoviesSelf (archive footage)All About AlfredSelf