Legendary Film Composer dies at 75 in LA

[malatesta1137]

Terrible loss, Jerry Goldsmith, created the scores to so many memorable films, Planet of The Apes, Chinatown, Star Trek, Poltergeist, so many others! I collect his soundtracks, 1 have about 105.

Thank you Jerry!!

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/arts/AP-Obit-Goldsmith.html

July 22, 2004
Award - Winning Composer Goldsmith Dies
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Filed at 7:15 a.m. ET

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Academy Award-winning composer Jerry Goldsmith, who created the memorable music for scores of classic movies and television shows ranging from the ``Star Trek'' and ``Planet of the Apes'' series to ``The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'' and ``Dr. Kildare,'' has died. He was 75.

Goldsmith died in his sleep Wednesday night at his Beverly Hills home after a long battle with cancer, said Lois Carruth, his personal assistant.

[Sequoia]

1. I have the "Star Wars" soundtrack

and yes the music for "Planet of the Apes" was very good too. At least his music was real, and not that fill in junk.

[malatesta1137]

5. Star Wars is by John Williams

another giant of film muisc who's also in his 70s. Williams just released his TWENTIETH!! Spielberg score: The Terminal.

Goldsmith's last score was the Looney Toones movie.

[Lautremont]

2. For Planet of the Apes alone he's in the pantheon

and I just listened to Explorers the other day and had a flashback to my youth. Chinatown is fantastic too. The guy was great.

[shadu]

3. Oh No!

[No2W2004]

4. he did the "fighting to the death theme" from Star Trek

da da dah dah dah dah da da dah
(da duh duhduh da duh duhduh)