Goldsmith moments
I was just hearing the first tracks of the new 2-CD "Wind and the Lion" when I had again a "Jerry Goldsmith" moment, as I like to call it.
Goldsmith is one of my top favorite film composers for over 30 years now and composed probably at least a 100 incredible great tracks.
In addition to that there are tracks by him which have sections that to my taste are unbelievable great but fail as a whole due to the "film music" syndrome, the problem that a track has to follow the action on screen and therefore may be fast and soon be slow or loud and quiet within seconds.
Here is a list of some ecstatic Jerry Goldsmith moments, these sections in the tracks (and you will know which parts I mean !) are for me among the greatest moments in music and I'm very sad that these tracks doesn't continue that way.
The Wind and the Lion (2 CDs): The Raisuli/Mr. President
Bad Girls: The Hanging
Inchon: The Tanks
QB VII: Rekindling the Flame of Jehovah
Wild Rovers: Bronco Bustin'
Outland: Spiders
If you know of other tracks by Goldsmith like these, please leave a comment.
Goldsmith is one of my top favorite film composers for over 30 years now and composed probably at least a 100 incredible great tracks.
In addition to that there are tracks by him which have sections that to my taste are unbelievable great but fail as a whole due to the "film music" syndrome, the problem that a track has to follow the action on screen and therefore may be fast and soon be slow or loud and quiet within seconds.
Here is a list of some ecstatic Jerry Goldsmith moments, these sections in the tracks (and you will know which parts I mean !) are for me among the greatest moments in music and I'm very sad that these tracks doesn't continue that way.
The Wind and the Lion (2 CDs): The Raisuli/Mr. President
Bad Girls: The Hanging
Inchon: The Tanks
QB VII: Rekindling the Flame of Jehovah
Wild Rovers: Bronco Bustin'
Outland: Spiders
If you know of other tracks by Goldsmith like these, please leave a comment.
posted by Omega at 2:41 PM
3 Comments:
For me, the most moving Goldsmith melody of all is the Kick The Can theme from Twilight Zone The Movie.
Most rousing theme, Patton March.
And here are 62 of the greatest Goldsmith compositions which would make a marvellous sampler:
1963 Lilies of the Field ("Main Title")
1964 Rio Conchos ("Main Title" and Vocal)
1965 The Loner ("Theme")
1966 The Blue Max ("Main Title")
1967 Hour of the Gun ("Main Title")
1967 The Flim-Flam Man ("Main Title")
1968 Bandolero ("Main Title")
1968 Planet of the Apes ("Main Title" + "The Hunt")
1969 100 Rifles ("Main Title")
1970 Patton ("March")
1970 The Ballad of Cable Hogue ("Tomorrow is the Song I Sing")
1971 The Waltons ("Theme")
1971 Wild Rovers ("Early Morning/The Wild Rover")
1973 Hawkins on Murder ("Theme")
1973 Papillon ("Theme")
1975 Breakheart Pass ("Main Title")
1975 Take a Hard Ride ("Main Title")
1975 The Wind and the Lion ("Main Title")
1976 The Omen ("Ave Satani" + "The Killer Storm" + "The Piper Dreams")
1977 MacArthur ("March")
1978 Capricorn One ("Main Title")
1978 Damien: Omen II ("Main Title" + "Broken Ice" + "Fallen Temple")
1978 The Swarm ("Main Title")
1979 Players ("Main Title")
1979 Star Trek ("Main Title" + "Klingon Battle")
1979 The First Great Train Robbery ("End Title")
1981 Masada ("Main Title" + "The Road to Masada")
1982 First Blood ("It's a Long Road")
1982 Inchon ("Main Title" + "End Title")
1982 The Omen III ("Main Title")
1983 Twilight Zone - The Movie ("Nightmare at 20.000 Feet")
1983 Under Fire ("Prelude" + "19 de Julio" + "Rafael")
1984 The Lonely Guy ("The Wedding")
1985 Legend ("My True Love's Eyes" + "Sing the Wee")
1986 Link ("Angry Link" + "End Link")
1987 Extreme Prejudice ("Arrivals - Main Title" + "A Deal - End Credits")
1987 Lionheart ("March")
1989 Leviathan ("A Lot Better")
1989 The burbs ("End Title")
1990 Gremlins 2 ("Gremlins Credits")
1990 Total Recall ("The Dream")
1993 Rudy ("Take Us Out")
1995 First Knight ("Arthur's Farewell")
1995 Judge Dredd ("Trailer Music")
1995 Star Trek: Voyager ("Theme")
1996 The Ghost and the Darkness ("Theme")
1998 Small Soldiers ("Assembly Line")
1999 The 13th Warrior ("Old Bagdad")
A Goldsmith "Top 100" would be great. Which are the other 40 tracks YOU would suggest ? Please name only titles that do standout as compositions without any movie context (see "The film music syndrome" above).
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