Jerry Goldsmith
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"Jerrald King "Jerry" Goldsmith" was an American composer and conducting/conductor most known for his work in film and television scoring.

He composed scores for such noteworthy films as The Sand Pebbles (film)/The Sand Pebbles, Logan's Run (film)/Logan's Run, Planet of the Apes (1968 film)/Planet of the Apes, Patton (film)/Patton, Chinatown (1974 film)/Chinatown, The Wind and the Lion, The Omen (1976 film)/The Omen, The Boys from Brazil (film)/The Boys from Brazil, Night Crossing, Alien (film)/Alien, Poltergeist (1982 film)/Poltergeist, The Secret of NIMH, Gremlins, Hoosiers, Total Recall (1990 film)/Total Recall, Basic Instinct, Rudy (film)/Rudy, Air Force One (film)/Air Force One, L.A. Confidential (film)/L.A. Confidential, Mulan (1998 film)/Mulan, The Mummy (1999 film)/The Mummy, three Rambo (film series)/Rambo films, and five Star Trek films. He was nominated for six Grammy Awards, nine Golden Globe Awards, four British Academy Film Awards, and eighteen Academy Awards. In 1976, he was awarded an Oscar for The Omen.

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My wife has them all in a vault... a copy of every album.

If our music survives, which I have no doubt it will, then it will because it is good.

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