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jerry goldsmith

passion for running category: running on Wednesday, August 25 2004

After hearing some of the answers to my question yesterday I decided to share something completely non-running related I found out just yesterday. Lucky you! You get/have to learn something about me that you might not have guessed or expected.

Today’s personal tidbit is dedicated to someone who is a big part of why I absolutely love movie score music. I’m talking about the symphonic and jazz scores typically composed for today’s better quality films. Some of my favorite composer’s are James Horner (he did Braveheart & Titanic), Danny Elfman (does a lot of Tim Burton movies e.g. Batman), John Williams (most famous for Star Wars), Bernard Hermann (the original Psycho), Alan Silvestri (Forest Gump) and…

Jerry Goldsmith 1929 – 2004

Jerry Goldsmith was an amazing amazing composer. When you check out his website, take a look at the very long list of movies he scored. It is truly astounding.

I will miss looking forward to, and discovering his creations but I guess what is special about his art is that the wonderful stuff he composed will endure long after his passing.




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Comment by Annalisa

Thursday August 26, 2004 @

I am a Carter Burwell fan myself (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001980/), but Jerry Goldsmith has scored a crapload of movies. He was amazing.

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Comment by Dianna (RCOH)

Thursday August 26, 2004 @

We love movie scores/compositions. Braveheart gives me chills every time.

And then I get in my car and listen to music by Shinedown, Nickelback and other angry-sounding people. Go figure.

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Comment by Mark

Thursday August 26, 2004 @

I dunno if I want to be your friend any more. You are definitely messed up Dianna. ;)

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Comment by Karen

Thursday August 26, 2004 @

Oh movie scores are awesome. Sometimes I look for the music composer more than the director when going to see a movie. I know I’m a band dork but hey…we’re not all perfect. My favorite would have to be Hans Zimmer (Gladiator) or Klaus Bandt (Pirates of the Carribean).

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Comment by Karen

Friday August 27, 2004 @

Ok…so I got the guy’s name wrong and wanted to be sure you knew the correct composer. It’s Klaus Badelt. :-)

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