Joel King Goldsmith (November 19, 1957 – April 29, 2012) was an American composer of film, television, and video game music.
Biography Joel Goldsmith was born on November 19, 1957, in Los Angeles, California, the third of four children of Sharon (née Hennagin), a singer, and renowned composer Jerry Goldsmith. He was of Jewish descent. Goldsmith's maternal uncle was composer and professor Michael Hennagin.
He was the main composer for the TV series Stargate SG-1, although the main titles were written by David Arnold (who composed the score to Stargate, the film that began the Stargate franchise). For Stargate Atlantis, Goldsmith composed the main titles and the score. He also composed the main title theme and score for the second season of the CBS series Martial Law.
During his career, he usually collaborated with two composers; his father Jerry Goldsmith, and Neal Acree. He made his first move into video games music in 2006, scoring Call of Duty 3. During his final years, Goldsmith relocated to Hidden Hills, California, where he built a home studio in his back yard.
Goldsmith died of cancer on April 29, 2012, aged 54, at his home in Hidden Hills, California. His interment was at Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery.
Emmy Award nominations Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) – Stargate SG-1 (1998) Outstanding Main Title Theme Music – Stargate Atlantis (2005) Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) – Stargate Atlantis (2006)
Credits Year(s) Title Type Notes1977 End of the World film 1978 Laserblast film Collaborated with Richard Band1983 The Man with Two Brains film/comedy 1989 Ricky 1 parody Parody of the Rocky films1989 The Rift film also known as La Grieta1990 Moon 44 film 1991 Brotherhood of the Gun film 1992 A Woman, Her Men, and Her Futon film 1992Maniac Cop III: Badge of Silencefilm1993 Joshua Tree film 1993 Man's Best Friend film 1993–1994 The Untouchables TV series 1994–1995 Hawkeye TV series 1996 Star Trek: First Contact film Joel Goldsmith collaborated with his father Jerry Goldsmith on this film1996 One Good Turn film 1997 Kull the Conqueror film 1997–2007 Stargate SG-1 TV series 1988 Counterforce film 1998 Diagnosis Murder TV series Joel re-orchestrated the Dick DeBenedictis theme and scored episodes1999 Diamonds film 1999 Martial Law TV series Joel wrote the new main title theme and scored episodes2000 At Any Cost TV film2001–2002 Witchblade TV series 2003 Helen of Troy TV miniseries 2004–2009 Stargate Atlantis TV series 2006 Call of Duty 3 video game 2007–10 Sanctuary TV series Composed the main title that was used in the first two seasons2008 Stargate: The Ark of Truth direct-to-video The first of two direct-to-video Stargate films2008 Stargate: Continuum direct-to-video 2009–2011 Stargate Universe TV series 2011/2012 War of the Dead film 2012 Echoes pilot, un-aired 2012 Will Waring un-aired pilot; final known score
References
External links FreeClyde – The Official Website of Joel Goldsmith
Joel Goldsmith Memorial on Destinies-The Voice of Science Fiction