Jerry Goldsmith

Jerry Goldsmith

Born: February 10, 1929
Died: July 21, 2004
in Pasadena, 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").

Movies for Jerry Goldsmith...

Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins
Title: Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins
Character: (archive footage)
Released: September 30, 2014
Type: Movie
This new retrospective features new interviews with director Joe Dante, star Zach Galligan, writer Chris Columbus, executive producers Steven Spielberg and Frank Marshall and producer Michael Finnell.
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North and the Music of the South
Title: North and the Music of the South
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: May 2, 2006
Type: Movie
The score of Alex North for A Streetcar Named Desire is analyzed.
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The Beast Within: Making Alien
Title: The Beast Within: Making Alien
Character: Self
Released: December 2, 2003
Type: Movie
A behind-the-scenes look at the making of “Alien,” the terrifying classic about a spaceship crew trapped with a hideous monster that's hunting them one by one.
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666: The Omen Revealed
Title: 666: The Omen Revealed
Released: September 5, 2000
Type: Movie
Documentary about the making of The Omen, featuring interviews with Richard Donner, Harvey Bernhard, David Seltzer and others.
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Patton: A Tribute to Franklin J. Schaffner
Title: Patton: A Tribute to Franklin J. Schaffner
Character: Self
Released: May 20, 1997
Type: Movie
Almost everyone who worked with director Franklin J. Schaeffer on the film is interviewed here, including George C. Scott (this piece was done before he died in 1999) and they all seem to unanimously agree that he was a complete and total gentleman to work with. Oliver Stone shows up here to give us his thoughts on the film and accuse it for being in some part responsible for the bombing of Cambodia, which is an interesting theory if perhaps a little misguided (he claims that Nixon was so influenced by Patton that it resulted in his decision to launch that first attack which in turn resulted in the bombing). Other interviewees in this piece include Richard Zanuck, Jerry Goldsmith, Fred Koenekamp, Franklin J. Schaeffer himself, and the film's producer, Frank McCarthy. The interviews are nicely complimented by some behind the scenes clips as well as a small assortment of camera tests.
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Film Music Masters: Jerry Goldsmith
Title: Film Music Masters: Jerry Goldsmith
Released: October 20, 1995
Type: Movie
A limited DVD (1500 copies) of "Film Music Masters: Jerry Goldsmith" was released in June 2005. Bonus features included extended interviews and 60 minutes of scoring session footage of Mr. Goldsmith working on The River Wild.
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King Kong 60th Anniversary Special:
Title: King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."
Released: September 16, 1992
Type: Movie
Documentary on the making of the 1933 RKO film King Kong. Contains interviews with George Turner, Linwood Dunn, Rudy Behlmer.
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Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Title: Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Character: Yogurt Customer
Released: June 15, 1990
Type: Movie
Young sweethearts Billy and Kate move to the Big Apple, land jobs in a high-tech office park and soon reunite with the friendly and lovable Gizmo. But a series of accidents creates a whole new generation of Gremlins. The situation worsens when the devilish green creatures invade a top-secret laboratory and develop genetically altered powers, making them even harder to destroy!
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Gremlins
Title: Gremlins
Character: Pay-Phone Patron (uncredited)
Released: June 8, 1984
Type: Movie
When Billy Peltzer is given a strange but adorable pet named Gizmo for Christmas, he inadvertently breaks the three important rules of caring for a Mogwai, unleashing a horde of mischievous gremlins on a small town.
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Title: The Oscars
Character: Self
Released: March 19, 1953
Type: TV
An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.