---
name: "Jerry Goldsmith"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jerry-goldsmith"
fi1m_id: "jerry-goldsmith"
imdb_id: "nm0000025"
tmdb_id: 1760
wikidata_id: "Q235077"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "10 February 1929"
died: "21 July 2004"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 31
average_fi1m_score: 71
average_over: 31
updated: "2026-10-05T00:30:59.899787+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Jerry Goldsmith

## Identity

Jerry Goldsmith

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jerry-goldsmith
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jerry-goldsmith
- **IMDb ID:** nm0000025
- **TMDB ID:** 1760
- **Wikidata ID:** Q235077
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Goldsmith, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q235077, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000025/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1760

Composer. Born 10 February 1929 in Pasadena, California, USA. Died 21 July 2004.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 10 February 1929, Pasadena, California, USA
- **Died:** 21 July 2004
- **Active:** 1963–2020
- **Also known as:** Jerrald King Goldsmith, Jerrald K. Goldsmith, Jerrald Goldsmith, Michael Hennagin, Jerrald King "Jerry" Goldsmith
- **Frequently works with:** [Buzz Feitshans](https://film.one/person/buzz-feitshans.md), [Jonathan Frakes](https://film.one/person/jonathan-frakes.md), [Patrick Stewart](https://film.one/person/patrick-stewart.md), [Richard Crenna](https://film.one/person/richard-crenna.md), [Brent Spiner](https://film.one/person/brent-spiner.md), [Franklin J. Schaffner](https://film.one/person/franklin-j-schaffner.md), [Michael Dorn](https://film.one/person/michael-dorn.md), [Peter Lauritson](https://film.one/person/peter-lauritson.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 17 nominated)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 76 (4), 1970s 80 (6), 1980s 67 (9), 1990s 71 (10), 2000s 50 (1), 2020s 64 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 72 to 68 across 27 titles
- **Score spread:** 10 at 80+, 15 at 60–79, 6 under 60
- **Genres:** Adventure 12, Science Fiction 12, Thriller 12, Action 11, Drama 10, Fantasy 5
- **Screen time:** 58 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $3,625m across 30 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Goldsmith, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q235077, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000025/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1760

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Chinatown*](https://film.one/film/chinatown.md) (93), [*L.A. Confidential*](https://film.one/film/l-a-confidential.md) (88), [*Patton*](https://film.one/film/patton.md) (82), [*First Blood*](https://film.one/film/first-blood.md) (74), [*Air Force One*](https://film.one/film/air-force-one.md) (72)
- **Hulu:** [*Total Recall*](https://film.one/film/total-recall.md) (84), [*Star Trek: First Contact*](https://film.one/film/star-trek-first-contact.md) (82)
- **Netflix:** [*Alien*](https://film.one/film/alien.md) (92)
- **HBO Max:** [*Gremlins*](https://film.one/film/gremlins.md) (80)
- **Disney+:** [*Mulan*](https://film.one/film/mulan.md) (74)
- **Tubi:** [*The Secret of NIMH*](https://film.one/film/the-secret-of-nimh.md) (74)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*Papillon*](https://film.one/film/papillon.md) (74)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Jerry Goldsmith was an American composer and conductor of film and television scores. Born Jerrald King Goldsmith, he also worked under the names Jerrald King Goldsmith and others. He studied piano with Jakob Gimpel and composition with Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco.

Goldsmith began his career scoring television series in the 1950s and 1960s before moving to feature films. He composed the music for *The Mummy* (1999), as well as scores including *Alien* (1979), *First Blood* (1982), *Gremlins* (1984), *Total Recall* (1990), *Basic Instinct* (1992), *L.A. Confidential* (1997) and *Mulan* (1998). He received eighteen Academy Award nominations and won one, for *The Omen* (1976).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (31)

- *Star Trek: Picard* (2020), Fi1m 64, Music — [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-picard.md)
- *Star Trek: Nemesis* (2002), Fi1m 50, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-nemesis.md)
- *The Mummy* (1999), Fi1m 71, Music, Original Music Composer, Conductor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-mummy.md)
- *Mulan* (1998), Fi1m 74, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/mulan.md)
- *Star Trek: Insurrection* (1998), Fi1m 58, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-insurrection.md)
- *Air Force One* (1997), Fi1m 72, Conductor, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/air-force-one.md)
- *L.A. Confidential* (1997), Fi1m 88, Music, Original Music Composer, Conductor — [page](https://film.one/film/l-a-confidential.md)
- *Star Trek: First Contact* (1996), Fi1m 82, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-first-contact.md)
- *Dennis the Menace* (1993), Fi1m 56, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/dennis-the-menace.md)
- *Basic Instinct* (1992), Fi1m 72, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/basic-instinct.md)
- *Sleeping with the Enemy* (1991), Fi1m 54, Music, Conductor, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/sleeping-with-the-enemy.md)
- *Total Recall* (1990), Fi1m 84, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/total-recall.md)
- *Star Trek V: The Final Frontier* (1989), Fi1m 45, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-v-the-final-frontier.md)
- *Rambo III* (1988), Fi1m 39, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/rambo-iii.md)
- *Hoosiers* (1986), Fi1m 79, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/hoosiers.md)
- *Legend* (1985), Fi1m 61, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/legend.md)
- *Gremlins* (1984), Fi1m 80, as Pay-Phone Patron (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/gremlins.md)
- *Twilight Zone: The Movie* (1983), Fi1m 63, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/twilight-zone-the-movie.md)
- *First Blood* (1982), Fi1m 74, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/first-blood.md)
- *Poltergeist* (1982), Fi1m 84, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/poltergeist.md)
- *The Secret of NIMH* (1982), Fi1m 74, Music, Songs, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-secret-of-nimh.md)
- *Alien* (1979), Fi1m 92, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/alien.md)
- *Star Trek: The Motion Picture* (1979), Fi1m 64, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-the-motion-picture.md)
- *Chinatown* (1974), Fi1m 93, Original Music Composer, Conductor, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/chinatown.md)
- *Papillon* (1973), Fi1m 74, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/papillon.md)
- *Escape from the Planet of the Apes* (1971), Fi1m 77, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/escape-from-the-planet-of-the-apes.md)
- *Patton* (1970), Fi1m 82, Original Music Composer, Music, Conductor — [page](https://film.one/film/patton.md)
- *Planet of the Apes* (1968), Fi1m 84, Music, Original Music Composer, Compositor — [page](https://film.one/film/planet-of-the-apes.md)
- *Seconds* (1966), Fi1m 84, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/seconds.md)
- *The Sand Pebbles* (1966), Fi1m 66, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-sand-pebbles.md)
- *Lilies of the Field* (1963), Fi1m 70, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/lilies-of-the-field.md)

## Complete filmography (223)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Mulan* (2020), as Theme Song Performance — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/mulan-2020.md)
- *Star Trek: Picard* (2020), series, Music — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-picard.md)
- *The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration* (2019), Original Music Composer
- *Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins* (2014), as (archive footage) · Original Music Composer
- *From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures* (2014), Music
- *The Beast Within: Making Alien* (2003), Music
- *Looney Tunes: Back in Action* (2003), Original Music Composer
- *Star Trek: Nemesis* (2002), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-nemesis.md)
- *The Sum of All Fears* (2002), Original Music Composer, Conductor
- *Drawing First Blood: 20 Years Later* (2002), Original Music Composer
- *The Last Castle* (2001), Original Music Composer
- *Along Came a Spider* (2001), Original Music Composer, Conductor
- *666: The Omen Revealed* (2000), Actor
- *Hollow Man* (2000), Original Music Composer, Conductor
- *The 13th Warrior* (1999), Original Music Composer
- *The Haunting* (1999), Original Music Composer, Conductor
- *The Alien Legacy* (1999), Music
- *The Mummy* (1999), Original Music Composer, Conductor — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/the-mummy.md)
- *Star Trek: Insurrection* (1998), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-insurrection.md)
- *Small Soldiers* (1998), Original Music Composer
- *Mulan* (1998), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/mulan.md)
- *U.S. Marshals* (1998), Original Music Composer, Conductor
- *Deep Rising* (1998), Original Music Composer, Conductor
- *L.A. Confidential* (1997), Original Music Composer, Conductor — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/l-a-confidential.md)
- *The Edge* (1997), Original Music Composer
- *Air Force One* (1997), Original Music Composer, Conductor — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/air-force-one.md)
- *Fierce Creatures* (1997), Original Music Composer, Conductor
- *Star Trek: First Contact* (1996), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-first-contact.md)
- *The Ghost and the Darkness* (1996), Original Music Composer
- *Chain Reaction* (1996), Original Music Composer, Conductor
- *Executive Decision* (1996), Original Music Composer
- *City Hall* (1996), Original Music Composer
- *Powder* (1995), Original Music Composer
- *Film Music Masters: Jerry Goldsmith* (1995), Actor
- *First Knight* (1995), Original Music Composer
- *Congo* (1995), Original Music Composer, Conductor
- *Star Trek: Voyager* (1995), series, Main Title Theme Composer
- *I.Q.* (1994), Original Music Composer
- *The River Wild* (1994), Original Music Composer
- *The Shadow* (1994), Original Music Composer
- *Bad Girls* (1994), Original Music Composer
- *Angie* (1994), Original Music Composer
- *Six Degrees of Separation* (1993), Original Music Composer
- *Malice* (1993), Original Music Composer
- *Rudy* (1993), Original Music Composer
- *Dennis the Menace* (1993), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/dennis-the-menace.md)
- *The Vanishing* (1993), Conductor, Original Music Composer
- *Matinee* (1993), Original Music Composer
- *Forever Young* (1992), Original Music Composer
- *Love Field* (1992), Original Music Composer
- *Mr. Baseball* (1992), Original Music Composer
- *Mom and Dad Save the World* (1992), Original Music Composer
- *Basic Instinct* (1992), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/basic-instinct.md)
- *Medicine Man* (1992), Original Music Composer, Conductor
- *Sleeping with the Enemy* (1991), Original Music Composer, Conductor — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/sleeping-with-the-enemy.md)
- *Not Without My Daughter* (1991), Original Music Composer
- *The Russia House* (1990), Original Music Composer
- *Gremlins 2: The New Batch* (1990), as Yogurt Customer · Original Music Composer
- *Total Recall* (1990), Original Music Composer, Music Producer, Orchestrator, Conductor — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/total-recall.md)
- *Star Trek V: The Final Frontier* (1989), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 45, [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-v-the-final-frontier.md)
- *Warlock* (1989), Original Music Composer
- *Criminal Law* (1989), Original Music Composer
- *Leviathan* (1989), Original Music Composer, Conductor
- *The 'Burbs* (1989), Original Music Composer
- *Rambo III* (1988), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 39, [page](https://film.one/film/rambo-iii.md)
- *Rent-a-Cop* (1987), Original Music Composer
- *Lionheart* (1987), Original Music Composer
- *Innerspace* (1987), Original Music Composer
- *Police Story: The Freeway Killings* (1987), as Theme Song Performance
- *Extreme Prejudice* (1987), Original Music Composer, Conductor
- *Hoosiers* (1986), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/hoosiers.md)
- *Ninja Terminator* (1986), Music
- *Poltergeist II: The Other Side* (1986), Original Music Composer
- *Link* (1986), Original Music Composer, Conductor
- *Rambo: The Rescue* (1986), Music
- *King Solomon's Mines* (1985), Original Music Composer
- *Amazing Stories* (1985), series, Music
- *Legend* (1985), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/legend.md)
- *Explorers* (1985), Original Music Composer
- *Rambo: First Blood Part II* (1985), Original Music Composer
- *Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend* (1985), Original Music Composer
- *Runaway* (1984), Original Music Composer
- *Supergirl* (1984), Original Music Composer
- *Gremlins* (1984), as Pay-Phone Patron (uncredited) · Original Music Composer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/gremlins.md)
- *The Lonely Guy* (1984), Original Music Composer
- *Under Fire* (1983), Original Music Composer
- *Twilight Zone: The Movie* (1983), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/twilight-zone-the-movie.md)
- *Psycho II* (1983), Original Music Composer
- *Cinderella Revolution* (1983), Music
- *The Man Who Saved the World* (1982), Music
- *First Blood* (1982), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/first-blood.md)
- *The Challenge* (1982), Original Music Composer
- *The Secret of NIMH* (1982), Original Music Composer, Songs — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-secret-of-nimh.md)
- *Poltergeist* (1982), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/poltergeist.md)
- *Night Crossing* (1982), Original Music Composer
- *Raggedy Man* (1981), Original Music Composer
- *Outland* (1981), Original Music Composer
- *Inchon* (1981), Original Music Composer
- *The Salamander* (1981), Original Music Composer
- *Masada* (1981), series, Original Music Composer
- *The Final Conflict* (1981), Original Music Composer
- *Caboblanco* (1980), Original Music Composer
- *Star Trek: The Motion Picture* (1979), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-the-motion-picture.md)
- *Players* (1979), Original Music Composer
- *Alien* (1979), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/alien.md)
- *The First Great Train Robbery* (1978), Original Music Composer
- *Magic* (1978), Original Music Composer
- *The Boys from Brazil* (1978), Original Music Composer, Conductor
- *The Swarm* (1978), Original Music Composer
- *Damien - Omen II* (1978), Original Music Composer
- *Coma* (1978), Original Music Composer
- *Capricorn One* (1977), Original Music Composer
- *Contract on Cherry Street* (1977), Original Music Composer
- *Bloodthirsty Hawk* (1977), Music
- *Damnation Alley* (1977), Original Music Composer
- *MacArthur* (1977), Original Music Composer, Conductor
- *Babe* (1977), Original Music Composer, Conductor, Orchestrator
- *Islands in the Stream* (1977), Original Music Composer
- *Twilight's Last Gleaming* (1977), Original Music Composer
- *The Cassandra Crossing* (1976), Original Music Composer
- *High Velocity* (1976), Original Music Composer
- *The Omen* (1976), Original Music Composer
- *Logan's Run* (1976), Original Music Composer
- *The Last Hard Men* (1976), Original Music Composer
- *Breakheart Pass* (1975), Original Music Composer
- *Take a Hard Ride* (1975), Original Music Composer
- *Medical Story* (1975), series, Music
- *Medical Story* (1975), Original Music Composer
- *A Girl Named Sooner* (1975), Original Music Composer
- *The Wind and the Lion* (1975), Original Music Composer
- *Breakout* (1975), Original Music Composer
- *The Reincarnation of Peter Proud* (1975), Original Music Composer
- *Ransom* (1974), Original Music Composer
- *S*P*Y*S* (1974), Original Music Composer, Conductor
- *Chinatown* (1974), Original Music Composer, Conductor — Fi1m 93, [page](https://film.one/film/chinatown.md)
- *Winter Kill* (1974), Original Music Composer
- *A Tree Grows in Brooklyn* (1974), Original Music Composer
- *Indict and Convict* (1974), Original Music Composer
- *Papillon* (1973), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/papillon.md)
- *The Don Is Dead* (1973), Original Music Composer
- *Big John Morrison* (1973), Original Music Composer
- *One Little Indian* (1973), Original Music Composer
- *The Going Up of David Lev* (1973), Original Music Composer
- *Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies* (1973), Original Music Composer
- *The Red Pony* (1973), Original Music Composer
- *Hawkins* (1973), series, Original Music Composer, Conductor
- *Shamus* (1973), Original Music Composer
- *Pursuit* (1972), Original Music Composer
- *The Waltons* (1972), series, Main Title Theme Composer, Music
- *Anna and the King* (1972), series, Music
- *The Man* (1972), Original Music Composer
- *The Other* (1972), Original Music Composer, Conductor
- *The Culpepper Cattle Co.* (1972), Original Music Composer
- *Crawlspace* (1972), Original Music Composer
- *Lights Out* (1972), Original Music Composer
- *The Homecoming: A Christmas Story* (1971), Original Music Composer
- *Crosscurrent* (1971), Original Music Composer
- *Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate* (1971), Original Music Composer
- *The Last Run* (1971), Original Music Composer
- *Wild Rovers* (1971), Original Music Composer
- *Escape from the Planet of the Apes* (1971), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/escape-from-the-planet-of-the-apes.md)
- *The Mephisto Waltz* (1971), Original Music Composer
- *A Step Out of Line* (1971), Original Music Composer
- *The Traveling Executioner* (1970), Conductor, Original Music Composer
- *The Brotherhood of the Bell* (1970), Original Music Composer
- *Prudence and the Chief* (1970), Conductor, Original Music Composer
- *Rio Lobo* (1970), Original Music Composer, Conductor
- *The Ballad of Cable Hogue* (1970), Original Music Composer
- *Tora! Tora! Tora!* (1970), Original Music Composer, Conductor, Music Arranger, Orchestrator
- *Patton* (1970), Original Music Composer, Conductor — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/patton.md)
- *Justine* (1969), Original Music Composer
- *The Chairman* (1969), Original Music Composer
- *100 Rifles* (1969), Original Music Composer
- *The Illustrated Man* (1969), Original Music Composer
- *Bandolero!* (1968), Original Music Composer
- *The Detective* (1968), Original Music Composer
- *Planet of the Apes* (1968), Original Music Composer, Compositor — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/planet-of-the-apes.md)
- *Sebastian* (1968), Original Music Composer
- *Nick Quarry* (1968), Original Music Composer
- *Hour of the Gun* (1967), Original Music Composer
- *The Flim-Flam Man* (1967), Original Music Composer
- *In Like Flint* (1967), Original Music Composer
- *The Spy in the Green Hat* (1967), Music
- *Warning Shot* (1967), Original Music Composer
- *The Sand Pebbles* (1966), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/the-sand-pebbles.md)
- *Seconds* (1966), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/seconds.md)
- *The Blue Max* (1966), Original Music Composer
- *Stagecoach* (1966), Original Music Composer
- *The Trouble with Angels* (1966), Original Music Composer
- *Our Man Flint* (1966), Original Music Composer
- *A Patch of Blue* (1965), Original Music Composer
- *The Artist Who Did Not Want to Paint* (1965), Music
- *The Loner* (1965), series, Original Music Composer
- *Morituri* (1965), Original Music Composer
- *Von Ryan's Express* (1965), Original Music Composer
- *In Harm's Way* (1965), as Piano Player (uncredited) · Original Music Composer
- *The Satan Bug* (1965), Original Music Composer
- *To Trap a Spy* (1965), Original Music Composer
- *Rio Conchos* (1964), Original Music Composer, Conductor
- *Fate Is the Hunter* (1964), Original Music Composer
- *Shock Treatment* (1964), Original Music Composer
- *Seven Days in May* (1964), Original Music Composer, Conductor
- *The Prize* (1963), Original Music Composer
- *Take Her, She's Mine* (1963), Original Music Composer
- *A Gathering of Eagles* (1963), Original Music Composer
- *The Stripper* (1963), Original Music Composer
- *Lilies of the Field* (1963), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/lilies-of-the-field.md)
- *The List of Adrian Messenger* (1963), Original Music Composer
- *Freud: The Secret Passion* (1962), Original Music Composer
- *The Spiral Road* (1962), Original Music Composer
- *Lonely are the Brave* (1962), Original Music Composer, Orchestrator
- *The Grim Reaper* (1961), Original Music Composer
- *The Crimebusters* (1961), Original Music Composer
- *Man on the Beach* (1961), Original Music Composer
- *Flaming Star* (1960), Music
- *Studs Lonigan* (1960), Original Music Composer
- *Journey to the Day* (1960), Music
- *Face of a Fugitive* (1959), Original Music Composer
- *City of Fear* (1959), Original Music Composer
- *Days of Wine and Roses* (1958), Original Music Composer
- *Black Patch* (1957), Original Music Composer
- *Casino Royale* (1954), Original Music Composer
- *Don't Bother to Knock* (1952), Music Consultant

## Gallery

- ![Jerry Goldsmith](https://film.one/media/person/6892/gallery-4ed8128e27ce.jpg) Jerry Goldsmith — fuxoft, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/47/Jerry_Goldsmith_2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Jerry Goldsmith conducting London Symphony Orchestra (2003)](https://film.one/media/person/6892/gallery-bc4681ed3b7c.jpg) Jerry Goldsmith conducting London Symphony Orchestra (2003) — Frantisek Fuka from Czech Republic, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Jerry_Goldsmith_1.jpg/1280px-Jerry_Goldsmith_1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won, 17 nominated

- 1999: Best Original Musical or Comedy Score (nominated), for *Mulan*
- 1998: Best Original Dramatic Score (nominated), for *L.A. Confidential*
- 1993: Best Original Score (nominated), for *Basic Instinct*
- 1987: Best Original Score (nominated), for *Hoosiers*
- 1984: Best Original Score (nominated), for *Under Fire*
- 1983: Best Original Score (nominated), for *Poltergeist*
- 1980: Best Original Score (nominated), for *Star Trek: The Motion Picture*
- 1979: Best Original Score (nominated), for *The Boys from Brazil*
- 1977: Best Original Score (won), for *The Omen*
- 1977: Best Original Song (nominated), for *Ave Satani*
- 1976: Best Original Dramatic Score (nominated), for *The Wind and the Lion*
- 1975: Best Original Dramatic Score (nominated), for *Chinatown*
- 1974: Best Original Dramatic Score (nominated), for *Papillon*
- 1971: Best Original Score (nominated), for *Patton*
- 1969: Best Original Score, no Musical (nominated), for *Planet of the Apes*
- 1967: Best Original Score (nominated), for *The Sand Pebbles*
- 1966: Best Original Score (nominated), for *A Patch of Blue*
- 1963: Best Original Score (nominated), for *Freud: The Secret Passion*

### Other awards — 1 won, 1 nominated

- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Musical Score 1986: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Musical Score (nominated), for *King Solomon's Mines*
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song 1986: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song (won), for *Peace In Our Life*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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