Intrada Soundtrack Forum

I agree with many of the great tracks mentioned above, although I'm not as big a fan of his later scores like Total Recall, The Edge, The Mummy or latter Star Treks.
I would add the following to the lists (apologies if I missed them above)
Escape From Torture from Rambo II.
The Helicopter/Train sequence from Cassandra Crossing.
Wrong Sword from The Challenge (actually, all the chase/fight cues from that score).
Broken Ice from Damien Omen II.

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Randy Wilson
Dallas, TX

Guess there's no question this guy wrote sensational action music!
--Doug

Another Goldsmith action cue I always loved is "A Dusty Death" from CONTRACT ON CHERRY STREET. Love those trombones!

My attempt:

1. "No Air" – EXPLORERS ... the moment when the three boys start plunging towards Earth in their home-made spaceship? Priceless! Goldsmith makes you feel the air rushing on your face with the swirling strings and woods, and the lurching fear in the pit of your stomach with the brass ...

2. "Dragon Encounter/Allergic Reaction" – THE SECRET OF N.I.M.H. ... really pleased to see others mentioning cues from this score, which I didn't think would be at the forefront of people's minds when considering the words "Goldsmith" and "action". I love this setpiece – opening with the ominous cello rendition of the cat's theme and exploding into a thrilling accompaniment to the action on screen, dancing between the themes for Dragon, Brisby and even Jeremy the crow so deftly.

3. "Clever Girl" – TOTAL RECALL ... so many great cues in this action epic, but I think this is the first occasion when Jerry lets rip in this score (chronologically), and it's a doozy

4. "The Elevator" or "The Big Climb" – HOLLOW MAN ... perhaps not the greatest Verhoeven/Goldsmith collaboration, but I do love that shrieking, descending string/synth figure for the elevator car lurching towards the escaping "heroes" (not that any character was particularly likeable)

5. "Out the Door" – ALIEN ... possibly not a sustained action cue per se, but you gotta love that opening salvo.

So many great cues ... but these are ones I find myself hitting the 'replay' button for every time I listen to the albums. Sometimes Jerry floors you and you need a second listen just to figure out what hit you.

I'd like to make special mention here to the fiercest Jerry track ever, in my opinion: "The Dog Attack" from THE OMEN. Is it strictly an action cue? Maybe, maybe not. But damn, it's bloody FIERCE.

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Randy Wilson
Dallas, TX

Here are my top five Jerry's action cues.
The Fire Dragon - The 13th Warrior
Prepare for Assault - Small Soldiers
Wade goes Under - The River Wild
Camel Race - The Mummy
Rescued - The Edge

I would put end of a dream and lot of other cues from total recall on list ,and rambo scores,def hijacking from airforce one.Bees inside etc etc from swarm,and i would certainly agree with breakout on cap1,some of poltergeist,even if as already said my not qualify.There are so many thou from this superb composer.Its remembering cue names as so many and also have`nt got cd`s to hand,plus getting old chap lol

How about ,forced flight from king solomans,falling rocks,the blooding and hunt from omen3.Open the gates and without help star trek 5,flaming village ,final battle etc rambo 3,bowed down ,village raid etc rambo 2.Monster tractor and final showdown from supergirl,and raid on leonesse and night battle from first knight. Ok more than 5 but there you go

I'll go with:

Escape From Suburbia - Poltergeist
Final Battle - Rambo III
The Hunt - Planet of the Apes
The Bees Arrive - The Swarm (probably this cue inspired H. Mancini on another of my favorites the Lifeforce main titles)
The Tank - The Shadow