What has surprised me was Goldsmith's later work the quality mid-late nineties, I was near blind to most of that stuff the recent Small Soldiers The Mummy has really opened my eyes up the scores JG was still mastering, I don't know the reason why I didn't follow Goldsmith's later work other than bad movies, bad reviews even by JG himself, I was more interested in his earlier career which was a big mistake.
I also miss his concerts in London, especially those at The Barbican. Do you remember those? Incredible. I had a ticket for the last one, which was cancelled. I had a feeling then something was terribly wrong. And it was. Of course, we now know why.
This reminds me to thank once again Jens, Yavar, and Clark and their monumental GOLDSMITH ODYSSEY. They are approaching only their 10th hour+ episode and they just got to the 60s. In other words , for many fans, his career hasn’t even started and yet the world portrayed so far on their program could be the whole career of many another composer. THAT gives an inkling as to the breadth and depth of Goldsmith’s journey. Few in cinema history could approach such an in-depth analysis. So the man we bring up every year at this time to remember wasn’t just a composer, he was a vast musical world onto himself.
What has surprised me was Goldsmith's later work the quality mid-late nineties, I was near blind to most of that stuff the recent Small Soldiers The Mummy has really opened my eyes up the scores JG was still mastering, I don't know the reason why I didn't follow Goldsmith's later work other than bad movies, bad reviews even by JG himself, I was more interested in his earlier career which was a big mistake.
I wouldn't phrase it like that, leagolfer, as glad as I am that you're getting into Goldsmith's later works. His early career is just amazing! It's just that he continued to be at the top of his game all the way until he left us. Here's something he wrote in 2002:
I do find it ironic that you ignored the 90s because the movies were bad...um, Jerry was scoring bad movies ever since he scored City of Fear in 1958! Literally every single decade of his career was full of bad movies (plus some good ones; when you're as prolific as Jerry they're hard to *completely* avoid!)
This reminds me to thank once again Jens, Yavar, and Clark and their monumental GOLDSMITH ODYSSEY. They are approaching only their 10th hour+ episode and they just got to the 60s. In other words , for many fans, his career hasn’t even started and yet the world portrayed so far on their program could be the whole career of many another composer. THAT gives an inkling as to the breadth and depth of Goldsmith’s journey. Few in cinema history could approach such an in-depth analysis. So the man we bring up every year at this time to remember wasn’t just a composer, he was a vast musical world onto himself.
You are so welcome, Henry...and thank YOU for your support. What you wrote is eloquent and so true. One thing I would additionally point out is that Jerry has so much more work he did in the 50s, including the bulk of his radio work which we decided to save until an appendix, and all of the many programs we weren't able to find (perhaps because many were lost or, if they survive, just aren't available to the public). The other Playhouse 90 feature length scores are what I really long for, like The Tunnel (maybe Jerry's earliest military score?) and Made in Japan.
We hope more people catch on to our offerings, so keep spreading the word!
I had the pleasure over the years to have met Jerry on a few occasions, first way back at Anvil Studios where he was scoring Alien, which by the way I worked on, the second occasion was when he performed a concert at the Barbican Centre, London in the early 80's and the last time in Japan, where he conducted his music there for the very first time. Without doubt, he was an incredible and sensitive human being and his music certainly shone through his persona and I am certainly privileged to have met him. His music however will live on like many Classical composers and he is no doubt, shining in the night star and is still with us.
What has surprised me was Goldsmith's later work the quality mid-late nineties, I was near blind to most of that stuff the recent Small Soldiers The Mummy has really opened my eyes up the scores JG was still mastering, I don't know the reason why I didn't follow Goldsmith's later work other than bad movies, bad reviews even by JG himself, I was more interested in his earlier career which was a big mistake.
I wouldn't phrase it like that, leagolfer, as glad as I am that you're getting into Goldsmith's later works. His early career is just amazing! It's just that he continued to be at the top of his game all the way until he left us. Here's something he wrote in 2002:
I do find it ironic that you ignored the 90s because the movies were bad...um, Jerry was scoring bad movies ever since he scored City of Fear in 1958! Literally every single decade of his career was full of bad movies (plus some good ones; when you're as prolific as Jerry they're hard to *completely* avoid!)
This reminds me to thank once again Jens, Yavar, and Clark and their monumental GOLDSMITH ODYSSEY. They are approaching only their 10th hour+ episode and they just got to the 60s. In other words , for many fans, his career hasn’t even started and yet the world portrayed so far on their program could be the whole career of many another composer. THAT gives an inkling as to the breadth and depth of Goldsmith’s journey. Few in cinema history could approach such an in-depth analysis. So the man we bring up every year at this time to remember wasn’t just a composer, he was a vast musical world onto himself.
You are so welcome, Henry...and thank YOU for your support. What you wrote is eloquent and so true. One thing I would additionally point out is that Jerry has so much more work he did in the 50s, including the bulk of his radio work which we decided to save until an appendix, and all of the many programs we weren't able to find (perhaps because many were lost or, if they survive, just aren't available to the public). The other Playhouse 90 feature length scores are what I really long for, like The Tunnel (maybe Jerry's earliest military score?) and Made in Japan.
We hope more people catch on to our offerings, so keep spreading the word!
Yavar
I ignore most 90s movies Yavar its not a knock on Goldsmith or other composers, I'm sure there's some great work by all through the 90s, its an era where I fell out with stuff for unfortunate reasons, lost touch. The Sum of all Fears I've have heard of it but again haven't seen the movie what to expect from JG, thanks for the tip Yavar, keep up the fine work.
I wasn't interpreting what you wrote as a knock exactly; I'm just saying (since you brought up movies being bad) that Jerry wrote awesome scores for bad movies his entire career long.
NOTE: I replaced the suite above with a better one (make by Erik Woods) that opens with the most important piece of the score.
Jerry's theme to Our Man Flint was very much alive in the Dec.4th 2018 episode of "The Kids Are Alright" on ABC. Some of the kids break out their Spy Toys in church to eavesdrop on Mom in confession. It takes place in the early 70s. This is one of the more original shows of this year that's on broadcast TV. Please confess if you caught this show.
Are there any other TV shows that have utilized Jerry's themes from his films?
There might be a more specific thread on this, so forgive me if there is one.
Jerry's theme to Our Man Flint was very much alive in the Dec.4th 2018 episode of "The Kids Are Alright" on ABC. Some of the kids break out their Spy Toys in church to eavesdrop on Mom in confession. It takes place in the early 70s. This is one of the more original shows of this year that's on broadcast TV. Please confess if you caught this show.
Are there any other TV shows that have utilized Jerry's themes from his films?
There might be a more specific thread on this, so forgive me if there is one.
Star Trek The Next Generation used his theme from ST The Motion Picture on every episode
Literally every single decade of his career was full of bad movies (plus some good ones; when you're as prolific as Jerry they're hard to *completely* avoid!) 
