Michael Crichton
John McTiernan
GoldSmith

JERRY GOLDSMITH (Music Composed and Conducted by), one of the most respected and prolific composers working in the entertainment field, has more than 175 motion picture scores to his credit. During the course of his distinguished career, he has received 18 Academy Award� nominations (winning in 1977 for "The Omen"), five Emmy Awards as well as major honors from every conceivable organization. He continues to be a seminal force in the world of music and one of the most sought-after composers of the day. Studying during most of the 1940s with Jakob Gimpel and Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Goldsmith steadily worked his way into motion picture scores by composing and conducting for radio and television. Weekly television programs such as "Climax," "Playhouse 90," "Hallmark Hall of Fame," "Studio One," "The Twilight Zone," "General Electric Theater," "Gunsmoke" and "Dr. Kildare" were productions whose successes were aided by Goldsmith�s musical touch. It wasn�t until the late fifties that Goldsmith was afforded his first major feature film scoring opportunity. The Goldsmith touch turned to popular success with the remarkably gentle and discreet score for "Lonely Are the Brave" in 1960, followed soon after with the critically acclaimed score for "Freud" (1962). Film classics such as "Lilies of the Field" (1963), "Seven Days in May" (1964), "A Patch of Blue" (1965) and his celebrated musical composition for "The Sand Pebbles" added to his reputation for excellence. At this stage of Goldsmith�s career he was making musical history composing score after score of increasingly original and perceptive dramatic music. "Planet of the Apes" (1968) required the ultra-modern orchestral techniques of the avant-garde, while his "Patton" (1970) score demanded authoritative martial music with impressionistic mysticism. In the �70s, Goldsmith�s seemingly endless talents were freshly reflected in the diverse musical demands of "Papillon" (1973), "Chinatown" (1974), "The Wind and the Lion" (1976), "Islands in the Stream" (1976) and on into the eighties with "Poltergeist" (1982) and "Under Fire" (1984). Goldsmith�s efforts in the nineties produced three richly diverse scores�all in the first year of the decade�"Total Recall," "The Russia House" and "Sleeping With the Enemy," followed in 1992 by the haunting and much-acclaimed score for "Basic Instinct." Motion picture scores are only part of Goldsmith�s musical output. Prestigious television assignments such as the Bell System Family Theatre�s "The Red Pony" won Goldsmith his first Emmy Award, having been previously nominated for "Thriller" (1960/61) and "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." (1965/66). His first long-form television scoring was the six-hour movie "QB VII," for which he received his second Emmy Award. "Babe" (1975/76) resulted in the third. Then came the monumental score for "Masada" (1981), Goldsmith�s fourth Emmy Award. His fifth Emmy was awarded him in 1995 for his majestic theme for the latest in the Star Trek series, "Star Trek: Voyager." Recordings of Mr. Goldsmith�s music (over 200 have been released) were nominated for Grammy Awards: The Man From U.N.C.L.E., QB VII, The Wind and the Lion, Alien, The Omen and two nominations for Masada. Chinatown, The Wind and the Lion, Alien and more recently, L.A. Confidential were nominated for awards by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. In 1990 Goldsmith was the recipient of the prestigious Golden Score Award from the American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers. In 1992, the University of Southern California presented Goldsmith with their annual Alumni Merit Award in recognition of his outstanding achievement in music. In March of 1993, the Society for the Preservation of Film Music honored Goldsmith with their Annual Career Achievement Award. In January of 1994, Goldsmith received the Governor�s Award from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Most recently in September of 1995, Goldsmith received the first-ever American Music Legend Award from Daily Variety. For the theater, Goldsmith�s music has graced three ballets. "Othello" premiered in 1971 and is now in the permanent repertoire of the National Ballet of Australia; "A Patch of Blue" was choreographed for the San Francisco Ballet in 1970; and in the spring of 1989 his score for "Capricorn One" was adapted and presented by BalletMet in Columbus, Ohio. In 1969 Goldsmith made his debut as a concert conductor with the Southern California Chamber Symphony conducting his own "Christus Apollo," a cantata for contralto, narrator, chorus and orchestra with text by author Ray Bradbury. Since then he has guest-conducted in concerts of his own music and the music of others, with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of London, the London Symphony Orchestra and the London Philharmonia Orchestra. He has also conducted symphony orchestras all over the United States as well as in Canada, Finland, England and Spain. Goldsmith�s recent motion picture credits include "The Haunting," "The Mummy," "Mulan" (for which he received his 18th Academy Award� nomination), "Small Soldiers," "L.A. Confidential," "The Edge," "Air Force One," "Star Trek: Insurrection" and "Deep Rising." His music will also be heard in "Reindeer Games" to be released later this year, and "The Hollow Man," scheduled for release in 2000. In addition to his film and concert work, Goldsmith is currently a Regents� Professor in the Department of Music at UCLA. In 1998 the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences became the recipient of the body of Goldsmith�s written works which he donated to their Margaret Herrick Library for use by scholars and music researchers. He resides in Beverly Hills with his wife Carol ad their son, Aaron.