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Jerry Goldsmith, Award-Winning Composer of STAR TREK: TMP, TNG, VOY, Several Films, Dies

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By Steve Krutzler / 10:27, 22 July 2004 / People

CNN reports this morning that award-winning composer Jerry Goldsmith has passed away at the age of 75. Goldsmith had been battling cancer.

Goldsmith was one of the most influential artists to be involved in the STAR TREK franchise, beginning with his score for STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE in 1979. Goldsmith received one of his 17 Academy Award nominations for that score, which became one of the most famous science fiction theme. Goldsmith later adapted it for STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION.

Goldsmith had began his career in the 1950s with composing for series like GUNSMOKE and HAVE GUN, WILL TRAVEL, which featured several scripts from future STAR TREK creator Gene Roddenberry, and WAGON TRAIN. His career spanned westerns, war movies, and sci-fi movies from PATTON (1970) to THE PLANET OF THE APES (1968) to CHINATOWN (1974) to ALIEN (1979).

Goldsmith composed the scores for four other STAR TREK feature films, including THE FINAL FRONTIER, FIRST CONTACT, INSURRECTION, and most recently STAR TREK: NEMESIS in 2002. He created the majestic STAR TREK: VOYAGER main title theme, for which he won an Emmy Award in 1995. The composer also contributed the music for the new BORG INVASION 4-D at the STAR TREK Experience in Las Vegas.

Goldsmith was nominated for 7 Grammy Awards, 3 Saturn Awards, 4 Emmys and 9 Golden Globes.

Read much more about Goldsmith's career at CNN. There is a list of his credits here. There is more about Goldsmith's career at STAR TREK Soundtracks.

Update: The official STAR TREK web site has posted reactions from Rick Berman and David C. Fein to Goldsmith's passing.



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RE: This is a HUGE, huge loss!!! | Report this post to moderator
By: NCC-1701 (Odo's file, contact) @ 17:55:58 on Jul 22, 2004

I rather suprised how this news item only has 13 comments?! I think this is the biggest Trek news story of the year to date!

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RE: This is a HUGE, huge loss!!! by Rhett Quacklah @ 10:20:58 on Jul 23
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