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    • Jerrald King Goldsmith (February 10, 1929 – July 21, 2004) was an American composer, conductor and orchestrator with a career in film and television scoring that spanned nearly 50 years and over 200 productions, between 1954 and 2003. He was considered one of film music's most innovative and influential composers. He was nominated for eighteen Aca… See more

    BornFebruary 10, 1929 · Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    DiedJuly 21, 2004 (aged 75) · Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
    GenresFilm score, contemporary classical music
    Occupation(s)Composer, conductor, orchestrator
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    Early life and education

    Goldsmith was born on February 10, 1929, in Los Angeles, California. His family was mostly from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, with his father being half-Austrian and Hungarian (grandmother Schwartz), and half … See more

    Film and television scoring

    In 1950, Goldsmith found work at CBS as a clerk typist in the network's music department under director Lud Gluskin. There he began writing scores for such radio shows as CBS Radio Workshop, Frontier Ge… See more

    Concert works

    • Toccata for Solo Guitar
    • The Thunder of Imperial Names
    • Christus Apollo
    • Music for Orchestra … See more

    Personal life and death

    Goldsmith was married twice. He was first married to Sharon Hennagin in 1950; they divorced in 1970. He married Carol Heather Sheinkopf in 1972, and the couple remained together until his death in 2004. His oldest s… See more

    Style and influences

    Goldsmith was greatly influenced by movements of early 20th-century classical music, notably modernism, Americana, impressionism, dodecaphonism, and early film scores. He has cited Igor Stravinsky, Aaron Copl… See more

    Legacy

    Jerry Goldsmith has been considered one of film music history's most innovative and influential composers. While presenting Goldsmith with a Career Achievement Award from the Society for the Preservation of Film Mus… See more

    Awards and nominations

    Over the course of his career, Goldsmith received 18 total Academy Award nominations, making him one of the most nominated composers in the history of the Awards. Despite this, Goldsmith won only one Oscar, … See more

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