Jerry Goldsmith<\/a>, composer of more great soundtracks and theme songs than one could shake a stick at, has died.<\/p>\nJust to list the ones that I find are particularly noteworthy would take a while, but just a few off the list includes:<\/p>\n
The Mummy<\/em>
\nMulan<\/em>
\nStar Trek: Voyager<\/em> (theme)
\nTotal Recall<\/em>
\nStar Trek the Motion Picture<\/em> (thus, the theme to Star Trek: Next Generation<\/em>)
\nAliens<\/em>
\nThe Omen<\/em>
\nBarnaby Jones<\/em> (theme)
\nPatton<\/em>
\nVoyage to the Bottom of the Sea<\/em> (TV theme)
\nPerry Mason<\/em> (theme)
\nHave Gun, Will Travel<\/em> (theme)<\/p>\nAnd eleventy zillion others. Impressive, both in scope and length. I’ll miss him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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