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Jerry Goldsmith

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Jerry Goldsmith

Known For

Sound

Gender

Male

Birthday

Feb 10, 1929 (97 years old)

Place of Birth

Pasadena, California, USA

Biography

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").

Known For

Acting
2023Survival Scars: Franklin J. Schaffner as AuteurHimself
2014Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins(archive footage)
2006North and the Music of the SouthSelf (archive footage)
2003The Beast Within: Making AlienSelf
2000666: The Omen Revealed
1997Patton: A Tribute to Franklin J. SchaffnerSelf
1995Film Music Masters: Jerry Goldsmith
1995The Hollywood Soundtrack StorySelf
1992King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."Self
1990Gremlins 2: The New BatchYogurt Customer
1984GremlinsPay-Phone Patron (uncredited)
1965In Harm's WayPiano Player (uncredited)
1953The OscarsSelf
-Film Tribute Video Vol.2Desafio Total
Crew
1968Planet of the ApesCompositor