Essential Jerry Goldsmith Albums

Hangover Square · **Posted:** Mon Feb 13, 2012 5:33 pm

Hi all,

I've been on a mission to bulk-up my soundtrack collection for the past couple of months.

I was wondering if you could recommend any essential/must-have Jerry Goldsmith albums?

tharpdevenport · **Posted:** Mon Feb 13, 2012 5:35 pm

Now there's a huge matter of opinion.

But:

"Rudy"
"The Wind and the Lion"
"Patton"
"First Blood"

For starters.

Larry Deutchman · **Joined:** Mon Sep 11, 2006 9:53 am **Posts:** 219

Capricorn One
Twilight's Last Gleaming
The Sand Pebbles
Planet of the Apes
Poltergeist
The Boys from Brazil
Bandolero
100 Rifles
The Ballad of Cable Hogue

T. Newman Fan · **Posted:** Mon Feb 13, 2012 6:00 pm

Planet of the Apes
Patton
Capricorn One
First Blood
Gremlins
Hoosiers
First Knight

I think that's a good sampling of Goldsmith's masterworks for anyone who has an anemic collection of his scores.

Phoenix · **Joined:** Sat Dec 31, 2011 8:59 am **Posts:** 31

What?? No one thought to reccommend Star Trek:TMP?? :cry:

Mr Arrow · **Joined:** Mon Oct 17, 2011 3:56 pm **Posts:** 5

Agree with the list so far...but I would add Night Crossing and Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend....definately on my most wanted list and kicking myself that I missed out on them when they came out.

Erik Woods · **Posted:** Mon Feb 13, 2012 6:13 pm

This one
http://www.cinematicsound.net/?p=787

and this one!
http://www.cinematicsound.net/?p=1276

-Erik-

OneBuckFilms · **Joined:** Thu Jun 24, 2010 10:03 am **Posts:** 303

T. Newman Fan · **Posted:** Mon Feb 13, 2012 10:07 pm

What the hell is Star Trek?

If I were to branch-out my recommendations a bit, then I would definitely include Star Trek, The Final Conflict and Under Fire.

The problem with making Goldsmith recommendations is that there's an overwhelming number of albums one can consider essential for those who have expansive tastes in music.

Terry Cloth · **Posted:** Mon Feb 13, 2012 10:36 pm

Ummmm.... ALL OF THEM!!!

Hedji · **Joined:** Fri Apr 17, 2009 7:22 pm **Posts:** 46

Essential for me: Twilight Zone - The Movie

MRAUDIO · **Posted:** Tue Feb 14, 2012 7:12 pm

UNDER FIRE (FSM, Great score!!! My favorite Goldsmith score)
FIRST BLOOD (Intrada, 2-CD Second favorite)

You can't go wrong with these two!... :-)

Edit: ...and yes, TWILIGHT ZONE - THE MOVIE (FSM) is right up there, as well...

Anakin McFly · **Posted:** Wed Feb 15, 2012 1:44 am

Difficult to have the essential Goldsmith albums, because everyone have his own favorite. If you want the most well-known titles that people always talk about, I would say : Papillon, Planet of the Apes, Alien, The Boys from Brazil, Island in the Sreams, Basic Instinct, etc.
If you want my own classics, I would go for : The Blue Max, Patton, The Omen, Star Trek, Poltergeist, The Secret of NIMH, The Rambo Trilogy, Gremlins, Supergirl, King Solomon's Mines, Explorers, Legend, Innerspace, Total Recall, Forever Young, Bad Girls, First Knight, Powder, Mulan, Small Soldiers, The Mummy, Timeline,...

I know I don't help ! ^^

crwdfwtx · **Posted:** Wed Feb 15, 2012 7:33 am

Some that are essential for me, apart from the ones usually mentioned:

COMA
DAMIEN: OMEN II
RAGGEDY MAN

Ultimately his best period for me was from THE OMEN to LEGEND or so, where he could absolutely do no wrong.

tharpdevenport · **Posted:** Wed Feb 15, 2012 10:55 am

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