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Jerry Goldsmith

Career

Active from 1954 to 2019, with a break from 2004 to 2013, busiest in 1973 with 9 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Chinatown
Chinatown
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 175 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jerry Goldsmith Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.2, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.9, average 3.0
  • Cringe Humor
    1.3, average 2.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.9, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Political Intrigue 17
  • Character-Driven 15
  • Character Study 12
  • Suspenseful 10
  • Historical Drama 9
  • Moral Ambiguity 8
  • Psychological Thriller 8
  • High Stakes 8
  • Historical Setting 7
  • Social Commentary 7
  • Political Thriller 7
  • Tense Atmosphere 7

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

212
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles · average score 59
Arttack
Arttack (2026)

Songs

Mulan
Mulan (2020)
GoodWatch score 59

Theme Song Performance

2010s

3 titles
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration (2019)

Original Music Composer

Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins
Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins (2014)

as (archive footage)

From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures
From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures (2014)

Music

2000s

8 titles · average score 56
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)
GoodWatch score 60

Original Music Composer

The Beast Within: Making Alien
The Beast Within: Making Alien (2003)
GoodWatch score 82

Music

Star Trek: Nemesis
Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)
GoodWatch score 50

Original Music Composer

The Sum of All Fears
The Sum of All Fears (2002)
GoodWatch score 55

Conductor, Original Music Composer

Drawing First Blood: 20 Years Later
Drawing First Blood: 20 Years Later (2002)

Original Music Composer

Along Came a Spider
Along Came a Spider (2001)
GoodWatch score 49

Original Music Composer, Conductor

The Last Castle
The Last Castle (2001)
GoodWatch score 58

Original Music Composer

Hollow Man
Hollow Man (2000)
GoodWatch score 38

Original Music Composer, Conductor

1990s

43 titles · average score 57
The Mummy
The Mummy (1999)
GoodWatch score 64

Original Music Composer, Conductor

The 13th Warrior
The 13th Warrior (1999)
GoodWatch score 52

Original Music Composer

Mulan
Mulan (1998)
GoodWatch score 81

Original Music Composer

Small Soldiers
Small Soldiers (1998)
GoodWatch score 55

Original Music Composer

L.A. Confidential
L.A. Confidential (1997)
GoodWatch score 89

Original Music Composer, Conductor

Air Force One
Air Force One (1997)
GoodWatch score 68

Conductor, Original Music Composer

Star Trek: First Contact
Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
GoodWatch score 80

Original Music Composer

First Knight
First Knight (1995)
GoodWatch score 54

Original Music Composer

Basic Instinct
Basic Instinct (1992)
GoodWatch score 59

Original Music Composer

Sleeping with the Enemy
Sleeping with the Enemy (1991)
GoodWatch score 49

Conductor, Original Music Composer

Total Recall
Total Recall (1990)
GoodWatch score 73

Conductor, Music Producer

Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
GoodWatch score 67

as Yogurt Customer

1980s

41 titles · average score 53
The 'Burbs
The 'Burbs (1989)
GoodWatch score 60

Original Music Composer

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
GoodWatch score 40

Original Music Composer

Rambo III
Rambo III (1988)
GoodWatch score 46

Original Music Composer

Innerspace
Innerspace (1987)
GoodWatch score 71

Original Music Composer

Rambo: First Blood Part II
Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
GoodWatch score 52

Original Music Composer

Legend
Legend (1985)
GoodWatch score 49

Original Music Composer

Gremlins
Gremlins (1984)
GoodWatch score 75

as Pay-Phone Patron (uncredited)

Twilight Zone: The Movie
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
GoodWatch score 56

Original Music Composer

First Blood
First Blood (1982)
GoodWatch score 76

Original Music Composer

Poltergeist
Poltergeist (1982)
GoodWatch score 78

Original Music Composer

The Secret of NIMH
The Secret of NIMH (1982)
GoodWatch score 81

Songs, Original Music Composer

The Final Conflict
The Final Conflict (1981)
GoodWatch score 41

Original Music Composer

1970s

64 titles · average score 60
Alien
Alien (1979)
GoodWatch score 88

Original Music Composer

Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
GoodWatch score 55

Original Music Composer

Damien - Omen II
Damien - Omen II (1978)
GoodWatch score 53

Original Music Composer

The First Great Train Robbery
The First Great Train Robbery (1978)
GoodWatch score 70

Original Music Composer

Capricorn One
Capricorn One (1977)
GoodWatch score 59

Original Music Composer

The Omen
The Omen (1976)
GoodWatch score 72

Original Music Composer

Logan's Run
Logan's Run (1976)
GoodWatch score 60

Original Music Composer

Chinatown
Chinatown (1974)
GoodWatch score 90

Original Music Composer, Conductor

Papillon
Papillon (1973)
GoodWatch score 73

Original Music Composer

Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
GoodWatch score 67

Original Music Composer

Patton
Patton (1970)
GoodWatch score 85

Original Music Composer, Conductor

Tora! Tora! Tora!
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
GoodWatch score 64

Conductor, Orchestrator

1960s

45 titles · average score 63
100 Rifles
100 Rifles (1969)
GoodWatch score 44

Original Music Composer

Planet of the Apes
Planet of the Apes (1968)
GoodWatch score 82

Original Music Composer, Compositor

Bandolero!
Bandolero! (1968)
GoodWatch score 40

Original Music Composer

Seconds
Seconds (1966)
GoodWatch score 77

Original Music Composer

The Sand Pebbles
The Sand Pebbles (1966)
GoodWatch score 81

Original Music Composer

Von Ryan's Express
Von Ryan's Express (1965)
GoodWatch score 81

Conductor, Original Music Composer

A Patch of Blue
A Patch of Blue (1965)
GoodWatch score 73

Original Music Composer

In Harm's Way
In Harm's Way (1965)
GoodWatch score 54

as Piano Player (uncredited)

Seven Days in May
Seven Days in May (1964)
GoodWatch score 81

Original Music Composer, Conductor

Lilies of the Field
Lilies of the Field (1963)
GoodWatch score 76

Original Music Composer

The Prize
The Prize (1963)
GoodWatch score 55

Original Music Composer

Lonely are the Brave
Lonely are the Brave (1962)
GoodWatch score 85

Orchestrator, Original Music Composer

1950s

6 titles · average score 62
Face of a Fugitive
Face of a Fugitive (1959)
GoodWatch score 53

Original Music Composer

City of Fear
City of Fear (1959)
GoodWatch score 63

Original Music Composer

Days of Wine and Roses
Days of Wine and Roses (1958)
GoodWatch score 75

Original Music Composer

Black Patch
Black Patch (1957)
GoodWatch score 59

Original Music Composer

Casino Royale
Casino Royale (1954)
GoodWatch score 54

Original Music Composer

Don't Bother to Knock
Don't Bother to Knock (1952)
GoodWatch score 72

Music Consultant