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| − | A native of Los Angeles, '''Jerrald King (Jerry) Goldsmith''' wanted to compose music since he was twelve. He worked under Jacob Gimpel, and became a student of composition with Mario Castelnuovo Tedesco, as well as studying the writing of film music with Miklos Rosza at the University of Southern California. His credits are massive, covering some of the most recognized and acclaimed of films and their music, including ''The |
+ | A native of Los Angeles, '''Jerrald King (Jerry) Goldsmith''' wanted to compose music since he was twelve. He worked under Jacob Gimpel, and became a student of composition with Mario Castelnuovo Tedesco, as well as studying the writing of film music with Miklos Rosza at the University of Southern California. His credits are massive, covering some of the most recognized and acclaimed of films and their music, including ''Lonely Are The Brave'', ''Freud'', ''The List Of Adrian Messenger'', ''Lillies Of The Field'', ''The Prize'', ''Seven Days In May'', ''Rio Conchos'', ''Von Ryan's Express'', ''Patch Of Blue'' (Oscar nomination), ''Our Man Flint'', ''Seconds'', ''The Sand Pebbles'' (Oscar nomination), ''In Like Flint'', ''Patton'' (Oscar nomination), ''The Ballad Of Cable Hogue'', ''The Mephisto Waltz'', and the first and third ''Apes'' films. Goldsmith had first worked extensively in television - providing scores for series like ''Climax'', ''Playhouse 90'', ''Studio One'', ''Gunsmoke'', ''Thriller'', ''The Twilight Zone'', ''Dr. Kildare'', ''The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'', and the TV feature ''The Brotherhood Of The Bell''<ref name=interview>''[http://pota.goatley.com/magazines/cinefantastique-summer-1972.pdf 'Cinefantastique Planet of the Apes Issue' (1972)]''</ref> - before his mentor, composer Alfred Newman, who was head of the music department at [[Twentieth Century Fox]], convinced him to join the studio. |
Goldsmith was justifiably proud of his acclaimed score for ''[[Planet of the Apes (1968)|Planet of the Apes]]''. In composing it, he felt ''"it should not be an electronic score, not gimmicky, and [I] wanted to do it with a normal orchestra. I did not want to do the obvious on this... I was thrilled with it." "It was done with a great deal of love. In fact, the Austrian Ballet is using it in their production of 'Othello'." "[[Franklin J. Schaffner|Franklin Schaffner]] is a very articulate director, and it's very easy to work with him. He's probably the only director who really understands music."''<ref name=interview>''[http://pota.goatley.com/magazines/cinefantastique-summer-1972.pdf 'Cinefantastique Planet of the Apes Issue' (1972)]''</ref> Allegedly, Goldsmith wore a gorilla mask while writing and conducting the score to ''"better get in touch with the movie."''<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063442/trivia ''Planet of the Apes'' Trivia at IMDb]</ref> |
Goldsmith was justifiably proud of his acclaimed score for ''[[Planet of the Apes (1968)|Planet of the Apes]]''. In composing it, he felt ''"it should not be an electronic score, not gimmicky, and [I] wanted to do it with a normal orchestra. I did not want to do the obvious on this... I was thrilled with it." "It was done with a great deal of love. In fact, the Austrian Ballet is using it in their production of 'Othello'." "[[Franklin J. Schaffner|Franklin Schaffner]] is a very articulate director, and it's very easy to work with him. He's probably the only director who really understands music."''<ref name=interview>''[http://pota.goatley.com/magazines/cinefantastique-summer-1972.pdf 'Cinefantastique Planet of the Apes Issue' (1972)]''</ref> Allegedly, Goldsmith wore a gorilla mask while writing and conducting the score to ''"better get in touch with the movie."''<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063442/trivia ''Planet of the Apes'' Trivia at IMDb]</ref> |
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A native of Los Angeles, Jerrald King (Jerry) Goldsmith wanted to compose music since he was twelve. He worked under Jacob Gimpel, and became a student of composition with Mario Castelnuovo Tedesco, as well as studying the writing of film music with Miklos Rosza at the University of Southern California. His credits are massive, covering some of the most recognized and acclaimed of films and their music, including Lonely Are The Brave, Freud, The List Of Adrian Messenger, Lillies Of The Field, The Prize, Seven Days In May, Rio Conchos, Von Ryan's Express, Patch Of Blue (Oscar nomination), Our Man Flint, Seconds, The Sand Pebbles (Oscar nomination), In Like Flint, Patton (Oscar nomination), The Ballad Of Cable Hogue, The Mephisto Waltz, and the first and third Apes films. Goldsmith had first worked extensively in television - providing scores for series like Climax, Playhouse 90, Studio One, Gunsmoke, Thriller, The Twilight Zone, Dr. Kildare, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., and the TV feature The Brotherhood Of The Bell[1] - before his mentor, composer Alfred Newman, who was head of the music department at Twentieth Century Fox, convinced him to join the studio.
Goldsmith was justifiably proud of his acclaimed score for Planet of the Apes. In composing it, he felt "it should not be an electronic score, not gimmicky, and [I] wanted to do it with a normal orchestra. I did not want to do the obvious on this... I was thrilled with it." "It was done with a great deal of love. In fact, the Austrian Ballet is using it in their production of 'Othello'." "Franklin Schaffner is a very articulate director, and it's very easy to work with him. He's probably the only director who really understands music."[1] Allegedly, Goldsmith wore a gorilla mask while writing and conducting the score to "better get in touch with the movie."[2]
Originally, the music for the second Apes movie, Beneath the Planet of the Apes was also to be composed by Goldsmith, but Planet of the Apes director Shaffner convinced the studio heads at Twentieth Century Fox to pull Goldsmith from the project in favor of having him score Shaffner's then current film project, Patton. Goldsmith was ultimately replaced with composer Leonard Rosenman.[3] After that break, Goldsmith returned for the third installment Escape from the Planet of the Apes.
Trivia
- Musician Phil Teele played on both the 1968 & 2001 Planet of the Apes soundtracks.