Star Trek Composer Joel Goldsmith Dies at 54 on Saturday after a long battle with cancer.
Though he got his start scoring sci-fi and horror films ("Laserblast," "The Man With Two Brains"), the son of Oscar-winning composer Jerry Goldsmith found his true calling in television. He went on to score over 350 episodes of various "Stargate" series and contributed over 20 minutes of music to "Star Trek: First Contact," which was scored by his father. He had recently turned to video games, contributing music to "Call of Duty 3."
Fellow composer Neal Acree, who worked with Goldsmith on "Stargate" released a statement on his friend's passing:
I’m utterly heartbroken at the loss of my dear friend and mentor Joel Goldsmith. He was like a second father to me and I feel like I owe much of my career to the opportunities he gave me including my first feature film and first experience scoring television. His influence on my life, both personally and musically, will stay with me always.”
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