The baton of cinema

This Wednesday, the series of talks on film professions continues. Our guest is the director and composer Jerry Goldsmith, a Californian who is one of the most renowned and talented figures in the cinematic world. From a young age, he demonstrated great musical talent, especially with the piano. Later, at university, he met Miklós Rózsa, another composer who would influence him to pursue a career in film.
His beginnings were in television series such as The Waltons (1971), with which he became known and even after becoming a renowned musician in Hollywood, he continued with one of the most memorable series of the time Star Trek.
Jerry Goldsmith's compositions are characterized by their flexible and vibrant essence, ranging from jazz to symphonic majesty. He never confined himself to a single musical style; on the contrary, his nature was restless and open to innovation.
Although he worked in different film genres throughout his professional life, it was in fantasy films where he achieved his most popular successes: Planet of the Apes (1968), The Omen (1976), Star Trek (1979), Alien (1979), The Mummy (1999), Among others. Other notable works include Chinatown (1974), Rambo (1982), Basic Instinct (1992) and Mulan (1998).