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Jerry Goldsmith

Jerry Goldsmith

Sound • Pasadena, California, USA • Born February 10, 1929 • † July 21, 2004

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").

108
Films
6.9
Avg Score

Filmography (108)

Looney Tunes: Back in Action

Looney Tunes: Back in Action

2003 • Comedy, Animation • 1h 32m
58
Original Music Composer
Star Trek: Nemesis

Star Trek: Nemesis

2002 • Science Fiction, Action • 1h 56m
64
Original Music Composer
The Sum of All Fears

The Sum of All Fears

2002 • Action, Thriller • 2h 4m
65
Original Music Composer
Conductor
Along Came a Spider

Along Came a Spider

2001 • Mystery, Action • 1h 44m
64
Original Music Composer
Conductor
The Last Castle

The Last Castle

2001 • Action, Thriller • 2h 11m
69
Original Music Composer
Hollow Man

Hollow Man

2000 • Science Fiction, Action • 1h 52m
59
Original Music Composer
Conductor
The Haunting

The Haunting

1999 • Horror, Mystery • 1h 53m
50
Original Music Composer
Conductor
The Mummy

The Mummy

1999 • Action, Adventure • 2h 4m
71
Original Music Composer
Conductor
The 13th Warrior

The 13th Warrior

1999 • Action, Adventure • 1h 42m
66
Original Music Composer
Mulan

Mulan

1998 • Adventure, Animation • 1h 28m
77
Original Music Composer
Star Trek: Insurrection

Star Trek: Insurrection

1998 • Science Fiction, Action • 1h 42m
64
Original Music Composer
Small Soldiers

Small Soldiers

1998 • Science Fiction, Action • 1h 50m
63
Original Music Composer
Deep Rising

Deep Rising

1998 • Horror, Science Fiction • 1h 46m
61
Original Music Composer
Conductor
U.S. Marshals

U.S. Marshals

1998 • Action, Thriller • 2h 11m
66
Original Music Composer
Conductor
L.A. Confidential

L.A. Confidential

1997 • Mystery, Thriller • 2h 18m
82
Original Music Composer
Conductor
Air Force One

Air Force One

1997 • Action, Thriller • 2h 4m
65
Original Music Composer
Conductor
The Edge

The Edge

1997 • Action, Adventure • 1h 57m
69
Original Music Composer
Fierce Creatures

Fierce Creatures

1997 • Comedy, Romance • 1h 33m
64
Original Music Composer
Conductor
Star Trek: First Contact

Star Trek: First Contact

1996 • Science Fiction, Action • 1h 51m
76
Original Music Composer
Executive Decision

Executive Decision

1996 • Action, Adventure • 2h 12m
65
Original Music Composer
Chain Reaction

Chain Reaction

1996 • Science Fiction, Action • 1h 47m
57
Original Music Composer
Conductor
The Ghost and the Darkness

The Ghost and the Darkness

1996 • Adventure, Thriller • 1h 49m
68
Original Music Composer
City Hall

City Hall

1996 • Thriller, Drama • 1h 51m
62
Original Music Composer
Powder

Powder

1995 • Drama, Fantasy • 1h 52m
66
Original Music Composer
Congo

Congo

1995 • Science Fiction, Action • 1h 49m
53
Original Music Composer
Conductor
First Knight

First Knight

1995 • Action, Adventure • 2h 14m
60
Original Music Composer
The Shadow

The Shadow

1994 • Action, Crime • 1h 48m
61
Original Music Composer
The River Wild

The River Wild

1994 • Adventure, Thriller • 1h 51m
65
Original Music Composer
Bad Girls

Bad Girls

1994 • Romance, Western • 1h 39m
52
Original Music Composer
I.Q.

I.Q.

1994 • Comedy, Drama • 1h 40m
62
Original Music Composer
Rudy

Rudy

1993 • Drama, History • 1h 54m
75
Original Music Composer
Dennis the Menace

Dennis the Menace

1993 • Comedy, Family • 1h 34m
57
Original Music Composer
The Vanishing

The Vanishing

1993 • Horror, Mystery • 1h 49m
63
Conductor
Original Music Composer
Malice

Malice

1993 • Thriller • 1h 47m
65
Original Music Composer
Six Degrees of Separation

Six Degrees of Separation

1993 • Mystery, Comedy • 1h 52m
68
Original Music Composer
Matinee

Matinee

1993 • Comedy, Drama • 1h 39m
69
Original Music Composer
Basic Instinct

Basic Instinct

1992 • Mystery, Thriller • 2h 8m
71
Original Music Composer
Forever Young

Forever Young

1992 • Science Fiction, Adventure • 1h 42m
64
Original Music Composer
Medicine Man

Medicine Man

1992 • Adventure, Drama • 1h 46m
60
Original Music Composer
Conductor
Love Field

Love Field

1992 • Drama, Romance • 1h 42m
65
Original Music Composer
Sleeping with the Enemy

Sleeping with the Enemy

1991 • Thriller, Drama • 1h 39m
63
Original Music Composer
Conductor
Not Without My Daughter

Not Without My Daughter

1991 • Thriller, Drama • 1h 56m
65
Original Music Composer
Gremlins 2: The New Batch

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

1990 • Horror, Comedy • 1h 46m
65
as Yogurt Customer
Original Music Composer
Total Recall

Total Recall

1990 • Science Fiction, Action • 1h 53m
75
Original Music Composer
Music Producer
Orchestrator
Conductor
The Russia House

The Russia House

1990 • Thriller, Drama • 1h 58m
61
Original Music Composer
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

1989 • Science Fiction, Action • 1h 46m
55
Original Music Composer
Warlock

Warlock

1989 • Horror, Action • 1h 43m
62
Original Music Composer
The 'Burbs

The 'Burbs

1989 • Horror, Thriller • 1h 42m
68
Original Music Composer
Leviathan

Leviathan

1989 • Horror, Science Fiction • 1h 38m
58
Original Music Composer
Conductor
Rambo III

Rambo III

1988 • Action, Adventure • 1h 42m
58
Original Music Composer
Innerspace

Innerspace

1987 • Science Fiction, Action • 2h
68
Original Music Composer
Extreme Prejudice

Extreme Prejudice

1987 • Action, Thriller • 1h 45m
66
Original Music Composer
Conductor
Poltergeist II: The Other Side

Poltergeist II: The Other Side

1986 • Horror, Thriller • 1h 31m
57
Original Music Composer
Hoosiers

Hoosiers

1986 • Drama, Family • 1h 54m
74
Original Music Composer
Link

Link

1986 • Horror, Thriller • 1h 43m
59
Original Music Composer
Conductor
Rambo: First Blood Part II

Rambo: First Blood Part II

1985 • Action, Adventure • 1h 36m
65
Original Music Composer
King Solomon's Mines

King Solomon's Mines

1985 • Action, Adventure • 1h 40m
52
Original Music Composer
Legend

Legend

1985 • Adventure, Fantasy • 1h 34m
63
Original Music Composer
Explorers

Explorers

1985 • Science Fiction, Adventure • 1h 49m
64
Original Music Composer
Gremlins

Gremlins

1984 • Horror, Comedy • 1h 46m
73
as Pay-Phone Patron (uncredited)
Original Music Composer
Supergirl

Supergirl

1984 • Science Fiction, Action • 2h 4m
44
Original Music Composer
Runaway

Runaway

1984 • Science Fiction, Thriller • 1h 40m
59
Original Music Composer
The Lonely Guy

The Lonely Guy

1984 • Comedy, Romance • 1h 30m
62
Original Music Composer
Psycho II

Psycho II

1983 • Horror, Mystery • 1h 53m
66
Original Music Composer
Twilight Zone: The Movie

Twilight Zone: The Movie

1983 • Horror, Science Fiction • 1h 41m
64
Original Music Composer
Under Fire

Under Fire

1983 • Drama, War • 2h 8m
70
Original Music Composer
First Blood

First Blood

1982 • Action, Adventure • 1h 33m
77
Original Music Composer
Poltergeist

Poltergeist

1982 • Horror • 1h 54m
73
Original Music Composer
The Secret of NIMH

The Secret of NIMH

1982 • Mystery, Adventure • 1h 23m
75
Original Music Composer
Songs
The Challenge

The Challenge

1982 • Action, Drama • 1h 49m
62
Original Music Composer
Night Crossing

Night Crossing

1982 • Action, Adventure • 1h 47m
65
Original Music Composer
The Final Conflict

The Final Conflict

1981 • Horror, Mystery • 1h 48m
55
Original Music Composer
Outland

Outland

1981 • Science Fiction, Action • 1h 50m
66
Original Music Composer
Alien

Alien

1979 • Horror, Science Fiction • 1h 57m
85
Original Music Composer
Star Trek: The Motion Picture

Star Trek: The Motion Picture

1979 • Mystery, Science Fiction • 2h 11m
64
Original Music Composer
Damien - Omen II

Damien - Omen II

1978 • Horror, Thriller • 1h 47m
62
Original Music Composer
Magic

Magic

1978 • Horror, Drama • 1h 47m
68
Original Music Composer
The Swarm

The Swarm

1978 • Horror, Science Fiction • 1h 56m
45
Original Music Composer
The Boys from Brazil

The Boys from Brazil

1978 • Mystery, Science Fiction • 2h 5m
70
Original Music Composer
Conductor
The First Great Train Robbery

The First Great Train Robbery

1978 • Adventure, Thriller • 1h 50m
69
Original Music Composer
Coma

Coma

1978 • Horror, Mystery • 1h 53m
69
Original Music Composer
Capricorn One

Capricorn One

1977 • Science Fiction, Action • 2h 3m
68
Original Music Composer
Damnation Alley

Damnation Alley

1977 • Science Fiction, Adventure • 1h 31m
53
Original Music Composer
MacArthur

MacArthur

1977 • Drama, War • 2h 10m
65
Original Music Composer
Conductor
The Omen

The Omen

1976 • Horror, Thriller • 1h 51m
75
Original Music Composer
Logan's Run

Logan's Run

1976 • Science Fiction, Action • 1h 59m
68
Original Music Composer
The Cassandra Crossing

The Cassandra Crossing

1976 • Action, Thriller • 2h 9m
63
Original Music Composer
The Last Hard Men

The Last Hard Men

1976 • Western • 1h 38m
62
Original Music Composer
Breakout

Breakout

1975 • Action, Adventure • 1h 36m
61
Original Music Composer
Breakheart Pass

Breakheart Pass

1975 • Mystery, Thriller • 1h 35m
67
Original Music Composer
Chinatown

Chinatown

1974 • Mystery, Thriller • 2h 10m
81
Original Music Composer
Papillon

Papillon

1973 • Crime, Drama • 2h 31m
80
Original Music Composer
Shamus

Shamus

1973 • Mystery, Action • 1h 46m
60
Original Music Composer
Escape from the Planet of the Apes

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

1971 • Science Fiction, Action • 1h 38m
63
Original Music Composer
The Last Run

The Last Run

1971 • Thriller, Crime • 1h 35m
66
Original Music Composer
Patton

Patton

1970 • Drama, War • 2h 52m
79
Original Music Composer
Conductor
Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970 • Drama, War • 2h 24m
75
Original Music Composer
Conductor
Music Arranger
Orchestrator
Rio Lobo

Rio Lobo

1970 • Western • 1h 56m
67
Original Music Composer
Conductor
100 Rifles

100 Rifles

1969 • Adventure, Drama • 1h 50m
60
Original Music Composer
Planet of the Apes

Planet of the Apes

1968 • Science Fiction, Action • 1h 52m
80
Original Music Composer
Compositor
Bandolero!

Bandolero!

1968 • Western • 1h 46m
65
Original Music Composer
Our Man Flint

Our Man Flint

1966 • Science Fiction, Action • 1h 48m
64
Original Music Composer
The Blue Max

The Blue Max

1966 • Action, Adventure • 2h 36m
71
Original Music Composer
The Trouble with Angels

The Trouble with Angels

1966 • Comedy • 1h 52m
73
Original Music Composer
In Harm's Way

In Harm's Way

1965 • Drama, War • 2h 45m
73
Original Music Composer
Von Ryan's Express

Von Ryan's Express

1965 • Action, Adventure • 1h 57m
71
Original Music Composer
Seven Days in May

Seven Days in May

1964 • Thriller, Drama • 1h 58m
78
Original Music Composer
Conductor
Lilies of the Field

Lilies of the Field

1963 • Comedy, Drama • 1h 34m
75
Original Music Composer

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