The talented, innovative soundtrack composer Jerry Goldsmith died on July 21, 2004. On this anniversary of his death we celebrate his abundant creativity and resourcefulness by hearing some of the scores he wrote for television. TV shows almost never have movie-sized music budgets, so composers have to make the most of small ensembles, and Goldsmith worked with that limitation quite elegantly again and again.
David Garland presents highlights of Goldsmith's music for TV series and TV movies such as "The Twilight Zone," "Dr. Kildare," "Cain's Hundred," "The Homecoming" ("The Waltons"), "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.," "Playhouse 90," "Room 222," "The Going Up of David Lev," "A Girl Named Sooner" and more.
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Saturday nights at 9:00 pm, host David Garland presents new and old film scores, emphasizing the delights and uniqueness of movie music, and sharing his encyclopedic knowledge of the field.
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Mr.Goldsmith also wrote scores for the Boris Karloff hosted "Thriller" series.
My favorite of these was an episode entitled "Pigeons from Hell", a chilling score for
acoustic string quartet,no effects, no reverb just strings. I have the whole series.
Dean Poulsen
Thanks for your comments. Does anyone have a favorite Goldsmith TV score that I overlooked? I know he did some Westerns early on, but other than the theme for "Black Saddle," I haven't found that any of that material has been commercially released. I ran out of time for "A Girl Named Sooner," which is a lovely score, so check that out if you can (on the Film Score Monthly label).
Here's the playlist, showing composer (Goldsmith exclusively in this case) - film or TV show title - piece - record company:
Jerry Goldsmith - The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Vol. 1 - First Season Main Title - Film Score Monthly
Jerry Goldsmith - Playhouse 90: Marriage Of Strangers / A New Home - Jerry Goldsmith: The Early Years, Vol. 1 - Prometheus
Jerry Goldsmith - Perry Mason: Case Of The Blushing Pearls - The Pearls / Caught In The Act - Jerry Goldsmith: The Early Years, Vol. 1 - Prometheus
Jerry Goldsmith - Dr. Kildare - First Season End Title - Film Score Monthly
Jerry Goldsmith - Dr. Kildare - Shining Image: The Artisan / The Flowers - Film Score Monthly
Jerry Goldsmith - Dr. Kildare - Medley of Act Opens / Morning Rounds / Chapter Title / Old Friends / Office Visit / Supper Time - Film Score Monthly
Jerry Goldsmith - The Homecoming - Growing Pains - Film Score Monthly
Jerry Goldsmith - The Homecoming - A Serious Matter - Film Score Monthly
Jerry Goldsmith - Police Story - Hot Car - Prometheus
Jerry Goldsmith - Winter Kill - Shootout - Film Score Monthly
Jerry Goldsmith - The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Vol. 3 - Medley (The Deadly Games Affair, The Vulcan Affair, The King of Knaves Affair) - Film Score Monthly
Jerry Goldsmith - Dust - The Twilight Zone - Silva Screen
Jerry Goldsmith - Room 222 - Theme - Film Score Monthly
Jerry Goldsmith - A Tree Grows In Brooklyn - Main Title - Jerry Goldsmith at 20th Century Fox - Varese Sarabande
Jerry Goldsmith - Cain's Hundred - Unexpected Kiss / Without Ulcers - Film Score Monthly
Jerry Goldsmith - The Going Up of David Lev - The Legend (excerpt) - BSX
You know you are a Goldsmithian when you just join in, hear a few bars and say to yourself that sounds like his "Dust" from Twilight Zone...and you're right. Thank you, WQXR, for reminding us how much was lost this day 8 years ago but how much there still is to celebrate.
David, thank you for a wonderful show for an irreplaceable man:Eight years already. He was such a gift to us. He is missed so much by me. Film music has changed so since the "departures" of Jerry Goldsmith and Elmer Bernstein. Thank you so much!!
You do such wonderful shows.
gteat music scores david. Love the program
Dear David Garland--
Thanks for a great show-- nostalgia, yes, but also musical reassessment! And heartfelt
appreciation for your sensitivity to Aurora--
You're warm and thoughtful radio presence-- very valued, these days--
Irene O'Garden
I take it back
No Police Story?
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