Born on February 10, 1929, Jerry Goldsmith studied piano with Jakob Gimpel and composition, theory, and counterpoint with Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco. He also attended classes in film composition given by Miklós Rózsa at the Univeristy of Southern California. In 1950, he was employed as a clerk typist in the music department at CBS...See full bio »
1996Star Trek: First Contact
(writer: "Main Title / Locutus", "Main Title Star Trek: The Motion Picture" - uncredited, "Star Trek: The Next Generation - Main Title" - uncredited / performer: "Main Title / Locutus", "Main Title Star Trek: The Motion Picture" - uncredited)
1996The Ghost and the Darkness
(writer: "The Bridge" - uncredited, "Prepare for Battle" - uncredited / performer: "The Bridge" - uncredited, "Prepare for Battle" - uncredited)
1995Congo
(music: "Spirit Of Africa" / producer: "Spirit Of Africa")
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The Naked Now
(1987)
(writer: "Star Trek: The Next Generation Main title" - uncredited, "Star Trek: The Next Generation End Credits" - uncredited)
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Encounter at Farpoint
(1987)
(writer: "Star Trek: The Next Generation Main Title" - uncredited, "Star Trek: The Next Generation End Credits" - uncredited)
1985Legend
(writer: "My True Love's Kiss" - uncredited, "Forgive Me", "Faeries Dance", "The Armour", "Oona/The Jewels", "Dress Waltz")
1971Wild Rovers
(writer: "Ballad of the Wild Rovers" - uncredited / music: "Wild Rover")
1970The Ballad of Cable Hogue
(music: "Tomorrow is the Song I Sing Main Title", "Waiting" / arranger: "Wait for Me, Sunrise", "Butterfly Mornin's", "Wait for Me, Sunrise End Title")
[lecturing film school students about writing music for a scene] "If you are scoring a scene for a man on a horse galloping away - you don't score the gallop but you score the fear of the rider."
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Composed the 1976 Paramount TV jingle used from the fall of 1976 to the fall of 1978.
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