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Pure Gold from Maestro Goldsmith

G M. Stathis | cedar city, utah USA | 08/04/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Some time ago I reviewed Jerry Goldsmith's outstanding score for "Star Trek Nemesis." At that time I remarked that the tones and secondary themes seemed to be almost a farewell to the Enterpise. It is only fitting that Maestro Goldsmith's musicians gave him standing ovations as they finished recording several cuts for that score. Now, of course, that "farewell" is so poignant. A number of years ago, my wife and I attended a concert with the Maestro conducting the Utah Symphony Orchestra in Salt Lake City. The program was essentially the same as we find on this grand album. We stood and gave Maestro Goldsmith a standing ovation, and a loud "Bravo!" then, and wish we could do it again. This is representative collection of the Maestro's work that is well worth having. A fitting tribute to a genius in his field. Nicely produced and packaged. For those of us who grew up with Goldsmith it is hard to say farewell. Bravo and yeia sou!"

Golden Goldsmith

Jeffery Hoyak | 09/03/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"As a lifelong movie buff, I have always considered Jerry Goldsmith to be the absolute greatest of all the film composers. A Goldmsith score almost always sets the appropriate tone for a movie, and virutally becomes a character in the picture. I truly feel that movies have not sounded the same since Jerry passed away in 2004.



That said, "The Film Music of Jerry Goldsmith" is an excellent representation of his long, prodigious and varied career in movie scoring. This collection spans the many decades of his work, and the many genres (sci-fi, horror, comedy, action, epic) among which he moved so effortlessly. Some of his very best scores, including "Chinatown," "Patton" and "Air Force One," are on this CD, and a bonus is the montage of his old TV show scores, like "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." and "Barnaby Jones."



I would have enjoyed the inclusion of a few other terrific scores, like "First Blood" and "Hoosiers," but this is still a premiere sampling of Jerry Goldsmith's extraordinary talent. I miss him every time I go to the movies."