Talk:Jerry Goldsmith

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With references, this could be a B.
The article may be improved by following the WikiProject Biography 11 easy steps to producing at least a B article. -- Yamara 15:14, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
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message: The article names two scores as the composer's personal favorites. Which is the real personal favorite? And, it also says that Goldsmith considers Total Recall his best score. So, which one is it?--Surten (talk) 21:43, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Personal favorites?

message: I changed "liver cancer" to "cancer" on the basis of an email saying that the original was wrong.  If anyone has a reference for this, perhaps they can add it and replace the "liver"? Thanks -- sannse (talk) 22:02, 20 May 2005 (UTC)
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message: Favorite Star Trek theme by Jerry?  Some candidates:
*The Motion Picture:  overture
*ST V:  A Busy Man
*First Contact: opening title
*ST Voyager: opening titles
I wasn't that fond of Insurrection and haven't seen Nemesis so I haven't included them.  My vote goes to the Voyager title.  Any other nominations?  -Kasreyn 08:18, 6 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Just for fun:  Trek Poll

message: I've been informed that the image I added to the page needs source info, which I no longer have (I can't remember where I got it from).  I'm going to embark on a hunt for an appropriately copyright-free image for the article.  Anyone who can help me with this, please do.  -Kasreyn 03:13, 19 March 2006 (UTC)
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message: Hi:
I heard that 'Rudy' was his favourite score from his later period. The article currently says 'Total Recall' has that distinction, can we get sources? 
AG —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.157.175.195 (talk) 23:09, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Favourite score 

message: While I agree that Goldsmith was a fabulous composer, this article is a little too quick to praise him.  Remember, we're going for neutrality here.  =D  Datameister 03:25, 22 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Neutraliy 

message: The article doesn't praise him now, just his work and awards.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Radicalfaith360 (talk • contribs) 00:43, 14 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fixed the neutrality. 

message: I just cleaned up the links in the films list. I may have missed a few, such as links that go to the novel instead of the film. --Ortzinator (talk) 07:44, 6 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  List of Films 

message: The ST:TMP score recording is notable for the compression. The bottom frequencies of the score are missing, I believe this was done so as to not compete with the sound effects, which is the CD can be a frustrating listen on higher end sound systems. Anyone who has a bit more knowledge of exactly what was done should add a mention to the Trek section. Secondly, some context would be useful to the career section. Film music underwent fashion changes during the decades long career he had. I think some additional comment about his mature period, in the late 70s-early 90s, when very long scores became the fashion again, could use comment. I remember reading that he lamented the passing of the short score because sometimes a short score was what was needed.  I'd also be interested if learning whether people think Goldsmith had a late mature period.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.157.182.238 (talk) 16:24, 14 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Two suggestions 

message: The article states, without further reference or support, that "The core of the main theme [of Star Trek: the Motion Picture] bears some resemblance to that of The Man from U.N.C.L.E."
As someone quite familiar with both themes, I just don't hear this resemblance at all.  
I would like to see a reference to some kind of analysis that supports this claim, otherwise I feel it's just an unsubstantiated opinion that shouldn't be in the article.
Fcw (talk) 23:20, 14 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  ST:TMP/UNCLE comparison 

message: The article suggests that James Horner denies having sat on any of Goldsmith's scoring sessions (for Star Trek The Motion Picture), however on the DVD "Star Trek Motion Picture Trilogy" there is a documentary on James Horner, and in that, he states that he indeed did sit in on several of Goldsmith's scoring sessions.
Spock35 (talk) 00:52, 26 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  James Horner 

message: I think it's about time this article is given a full overhaul.  It seems like a continuation of interesting points strung together more than a detailed description of his life and career.  Am I alone here?  The list of References is shamefully small, too.  Somebody sound off and give me your thoughts.  If not, I may just re-write half of it with some decent sources. - jg2904 (Talk) 23:25, 9 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Does anybody else think this article is a mess? 

message: I think the Film and television scoring section is pretty solid, though the 1950s, 1980s, and 2000s could probably use some expansion.  What we really need now are Personal life and death (could be broken into two sections), Non-film compositions (probably with a better title), and perhaps Influence on other composers sections.  We will definitely need some quality sources for these sections as the article in its previous state had none.  If anybody's out there, chime in and say something. Jg2904 (Talk) 20:38, 19 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  What needs to be done now... 

message: No mention his Christus Apollo (1969), a cantata setting of a text by sci-fi author Ray Bradbury scored for narrator, mezzo-soprano, chorus and orchestra. Nor his 12-tone piece Music for Orchestra (1970) or his 1999 Fireworks. He did not write only for Hollywood.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.69.206.217 (talk) 05:02, 23 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Christus Apollo 

message: I think it would be fair to say that this is one of the best looking film music related articles on Wikipedia, but some things still need work.  The 1950s, 1960s, and 1980s sections are all in need of some minor expansion, but I think most of our action should be directed towards the meager Personal life section, the empty Musical influence section, and the List of films and series section, which I've recently found to be lacking a number of titles. Jg2904 (talk) 16:04, 24 April 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Am I just talking to myself? Jg2904 (talk) 00:12, 30 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Work still needed 

message: Substituted at 19:48, 29 April 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Assessment comment

message: Lois Carruth was a very close friend of mine during the final decade of her life.  She passed away October 2, 2015.
Lois was Jerry Goldsmith's personal assistant, and is credited by name on many of his CDs.
Over the years, she shared numerous personal stories about working with Jerry Goldsmith.  Perhaps some of this information may be of interest to Wikipedia to include in the area of Jerry's personal life.
Lois managed Jerry's schedule, and also became his sounding-board, due to her long history in sound editing and music.  She was the wife of sound editor Richard Carruth, and they collaborated on three films for Norman Jewison, including "Fiddler On The Roof" and "Jesus Christ Superstar."  She was credited by the name of Lois La Salle, her maiden name before she married Richard.  Lois met Jerry on his first day of scoring "Planet Of The Apes."  At that time she was working for Lionel Newman in the music department at Fox.  Many years later, when his personal assistant retired and he was looking for a replacement, he hired Lois.
On the day that they first met, Jerry asked Lois if she could obtain an ape mask for him to wear the first time that he walked before the studio orchestra.  She went to John Chambers' makeup department, and Chambers happily gave her a mask for Jerry to wear.  It made a big hit with the orchestra, and Jerry never forgot Lois!
Jerry did all of his scoring in his residence, and Lois worked closely with him there every day.
About once every month, Jerry would invite two of his best friends over to his home for lunch, and Lois was always included in these special meetings.  His friends were comedians Ronnie Schell and Harvey Korman!
I don't know if Wikipedia has any interest in these items, but I wanted to share this information.
Chris Kinsinger (talk) 04:39, 20 February 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Jerry Goldsmith's Personal Assistant, Lois Carruth 

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message: Can someone clean out all that stuff about fanfares and move it to somewhere more appropriate within the article?  It's far to specific for the opening of an article and is a confusing mess, besides. 98.13.3.175 (talk) 23:54, 6 August 2022 (UTC)
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message: I wanted to let everyone know that I copied text from this page into Star Trek: The Ultimate Voyage concert series which featured a lot of his music in a live performance setting. I did this to demonstrate a brief history of Goldsmith's work on that page, specifically as it pertains to Trek. aaldere1 (talk) 19:26, 9 September 2022 (UTC)
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