Joel Goldsmith
Joel King Goldsmith | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Joel King Goldsmith |
| Born | November 19, 1957 Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Died | April 29, 2012 (aged 54) Hidden Hills, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Film score, contemporary classical music |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, conductor |
| Website | freeclyde |
Joel King Goldsmith (November 19, 1957 – April 29, 2012) was an American composer of film, television, and video game music.[1]
Biography[edit]
Joel Goldsmith was born on November 19, 1957, in Los Angeles, California, the third of four children of Sharon (née Hennagin), a singer,[2] and renowned composer Jerry Goldsmith. He was of Jewish descent.[3] Goldsmith's maternal uncle was composer and professor Michael Hennagin.[4]
He was the main composer for the TV series Stargate SG-1, although the main titles were written by David Arnold (who composed the score to Stargate, the film that began the Stargate franchise). For Stargate Atlantis, Goldsmith composed the main titles and the score. He also composed the main title theme and score for the second season of the CBS series Martial Law.
During his career, he usually collaborated with two composers; his father Jerry Goldsmith, and Neal Acree. He made his first move into video games music in 2006, scoring Call of Duty 3.[5][6] During his final years, Goldsmith relocated to Hidden Hills, California, where he built a home studio in his back yard.
Goldsmith died of cancer on April 29, 2012, aged 54, at his home in Hidden Hills, California.[7] His interment was at Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery.[8]
Emmy Award nominations[edit]
- Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) – Stargate SG-1 (1998)
- Outstanding Main Title Theme Music – Stargate Atlantis (2005)
- Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) – Stargate Atlantis (2006)
Credits[edit]
| Year(s) | Title | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | End of the World | film | |
| 1978 | Laserblast | film | Collaborated with Richard Band |
| 1983 | The Man with Two Brains | film/comedy | |
| 1989 | Ricky 1 | parody | Parody of the Rocky films |
| 1989 | The Rift | film | also known as La Grieta |
| 1990 | Moon 44 | film | |
| 1991 | Brotherhood of the Gun | film | |
| 1992 | A Woman, Her Men, and Her Futon | film | |
| 1993 | Joshua Tree | film | |
| 1993 | Man's Best Friend | film | |
| 1993–1994 | The Untouchables | TV series | |
| 1994–1995 | Hawkeye | TV series | |
| 1996 | Star Trek: First Contact | film | Joel Goldsmith collaborated with his father Jerry Goldsmith on this film |
| 1997 | Kull the Conqueror | film | |
| 1997–2007 | Stargate SG-1 | TV series | |
| 1988 | Counterforce | film | |
| 1998 | Diagnosis Murder | TV series | Joel re-orchestrated the Dick DeBenedictis theme and scored episodes |
| 1999 | Diamonds | film | |
| 1999 | Martial Law | TV series | Joel wrote the new main title theme and scored episodes |
| 2001–2002 | Witchblade | TV series | |
| 2003 | Helen of Troy | TV miniseries | |
| 2004–2009 | Stargate Atlantis | TV series | |
| 2006 | Call of Duty 3 | video game | |
| 2007–2011 | Sanctuary | TV series | |
| 2008 | Stargate: The Ark of Truth | direct-to-video | The first of two direct-to-video Stargate films |
| 2008 | Stargate: Continuum | direct-to-video | |
| 2009–2011 | Stargate Universe | TV series | |
| 2011/2012 | War of the Dead | film | |
| 2012 | Echoes | pilot, un-aired | 2012 Will Waring un-aired pilot; final known score |
References[edit]
- ^ Hinman, Michael (April 30, 2012). "Stargate Composer Joel Goldsmith Dies At 54". Airlock Alpha. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
- ^ Block, Maxine; Rothe, Anna Herthe; Candee, Marjorie Dent; Moritz, Charles (2001). Current Biography Yearbook. H. W. Wilson. p. 658. ISBN 9780824210168.
- ^ Brooks, Vincent, ed. (2006). You Should See Yourself: Jewish Identity in Postmodern American Culture. Rutgers University Press. p. 96. ISBN 9780813538457.
- ^ Kendall, Lukas (2002). "Film Score Monthly". 7. Reed Elsevier Inc.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Scalzo, John (31 July 2006). "Joel Goldsmith to score Call of Duty 3". Gaming Target. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "Activision Signs Emmy-Nominee Joel Goldsmith To Score Call Of Duty(R) 3". Games Industry. ReedPop. 31 July 2006. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ Burlingame, Jon (April 29, 2012). "Composer Joel Goldsmith dies at 54". Variety. Archived from the original on 5 July 2012. Retrieved April 29, 2012.
- ^ barry king (7 September 2022). American Composer Joel King Goldsmith Grave Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills LA CA USA September 2022. YouTube. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
External links[edit]
- FreeClyde – The Official Website of Joel Goldsmith
- Joel Goldsmith at IMDb
- Joel Goldsmith at Find a Grave
- Joel Goldsmith Memorial on Destinies-The Voice of Science Fiction
| International | |
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| National | |
| Artists | |
| People | |
| Other | |
- 1957 births
- 2012 deaths
- 20th-century American Jews
- 21st-century American Jews
- American film score composers
- American male film score composers
- American people of Romanian-Jewish descent
- American television composers
- Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)
- Deaths from cancer in California
- Jewish American film score composers
- Jewish American television composers
- American male television composers
- Musicians from Los Angeles
- American video game composers