The Goldsmith Odyssey

If you're a fan of Jerry Goldsmith's music (and of course you are, because you're here, reading this), you've almost certainly enjoyed the work of recording engineer Mike Ross-Trevor, who worked with Jerry on a wide variety of projects in the '80s and '90s. In this revealing Odyssey Interview, Mike talks to Yavar about his memories of working on many different scores (included Jerry's rejected score for The Public Eye), explains Jerry's falling out with recording engineer Eric Tomlinson, reveals the one classic Goldsmith score he wishes he could have recorded, and much more!

• 00:00 - C2 Logo Fanfare
• 01:47 - Psycho - Rainstorm (Herrmann)
• 06:04 - Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac - Long Grey Mare (Green)
• 09:42 - Concierto de Aranjuez - II. Adagio (Rodrigo)
• 12:50 - In the Pink - Theme from The Molly Maguires (Mancini)
• 17:34 - The Key to Rebecca - I’ll Bring Him Home (Redford)
• 26:06 - Chinatown - The Boy on a Horse
• 27:42 - Legend - The Ring
• 35:37 - King Solomon’s Mines - Forced Flight
• 42:26 - Hoosiers - Free Shot
• 44:48 - Link - Swinging Link
• 52:51 - "Jerry Goldsmith Recording Lionheart"
• 53:54 - Extreme Prejudice - The Plan
• 58:30 - Rambo III - The Game
• 1:01:30 - Total Recall - Clever Girl (original Munich performance)
• 1:03:07 - Total Recall - Clever Girl
• 1:05:41 - Medicine Man - The Fire
• 1:08:40 - Tombstone - Cinergi Logo
• 1:18:12 - The Mummy - Rebirth

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The Empire Strikes Back. The Godfather Part II. Lionheart Volume Two. The best sequels thoughtfully build on the foundation of their predecessors, and the second installment of Yavar's interview with Robert Townson certainly does so. This time around, Robert reveals a variety of unrealized projects he had hoped to work on with Jerry, shares memorable moments from the final years of Jerry's career, talks about his departure from Varèse Sarabande and his subsequent career plans, and much more!

• 00:00 - SOAP - Main Theme (Tipton)
• 06:33 - Unchained - Unchained Melody (North)
• 12:56 - The Artist Who Did Not Want to Paint
• 17:45 - Love Field
• 20:05 - Fierce Creatures - Chores
• 25:34 - 1489 Words - Sonnet 43
• 28:27 - We Gather Together
• 29:25 - Frontier Gentleman - The Sheldon Brothers
• 30:50 - The Spiral Road - Journey to Jansen
• 31:14 - Looney Tunes: Back in Action - Another Take
• 32:14 - Lost Horizon
• 37:55 - Timeline - After Him
• 40:18 - Masada - The Road to Masada
• 46:30 - A Streetcar Named Desire - The Doctor/Affirmation (Goldsmith conducting North)
• 51:35 - Legend - Re-United
• 53:58 - Rambo: First Blood, Part II - Home Flight
• 59:48 - Looney Tunes: Back in Action - Flying High
• 1:01:27 - Looney Tunes: Back in Action - We’ve Got Company
• 1:07:15 - Fireworks: A Celebration of Los Angeles
• 1:14:10 - Once Upon a Time in America (Morricone)
• 1:19:34 - Raggedy Man - The Kite
• 1:37:23 - The Omen III: The Final Conflict

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Robert Townson, the prolific soundtrack producer behind over 1400 releases over the course of his 30-plus years with film music label Varèse Sarabande, joins Yavar for a sprawling, candid conversation. In this first half, Townson talks about his start in the film music business, getting to know Jerry Goldsmith, working with Jerry on a variety of re-recordings, watching Jerry work under a tight deadline, Jerry’s friendships, and so much more! Enjoy, and stay tuned for part two of this can’t-miss discussion. This exciting release is (possibly) limited to the first 3,000 downloads, so click now!

• 00:00 - C2 Logo Fanfare
• 02:08 - Logan’s Run - The Monument
• 08:32 - The Omen III: The Final Conflict - The Hunt
• 15:08 - Lionheart - The Banner
• 27:18 - Total Recall - Rekall Commercial
• 33:36 - 2001: The Legendary Original Score - Moon Rocket Bus (Goldsmith conducting North)
• 39:54 - The Russia House - The Family Arrives
• 42:52 - Gremlins 2: The New Batch - Just You Wait
• 43:32 - S*P*Y*S - Main Title
• 56:46 - Tora! Tora! Tora! - Main Title
• 1:02:20 - The Illustrated Man - Main Title
• 1:05:30 - Damnation Alley - Main Title
• 1:08:43 - Patton - German Advance
• 1:11:20 - Out of Africa - I Had a Farm (Main Title) (McNeely conducting Barry)
• 1:15:01 - Air Force One - Mig Attack (McNeely)
• 1:18:57 - Air Force One - The Hijacking
• 1:23:20 - Mulan - Boo!
• 1:26:02 - Conan The Barbarian - Wifeing (Poledouris)
• 1:29:54 - Airplane! - Main Title (Bernstein)
• 1:30:51 - Music Box - Finale (Sarde)
• 1:32:48 - The Long, Hot Summer - Southern Belle (North)

Edited by Robert Townson and Jens.

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Suppose, just suppose, that a man living in the year 1961 were able to travel all the way back to the year 1865, arriving mere hours before President Lincoln's assassination. Would he be able to do anything to stop that tragic event? That's an intriguing question posted by "Back There," a second-season episode of The Twilight Zone.

Now suppose, just suppose, that four men (your humble hosts David, Yavar, and Clark, plus returning special guest Tim Greiving) living in the year 2019 were able to take a detailed look at that episode, paying particular attention to its creative, suspenseful Jerry Goldsmith score. Would they make any compelling discoveries? Would their opinions of the episode and its music differ significantly? Most importantly, would you enjoy listening to it? These are the intriguing questions presented by this installment of The Goldsmith Odyssey. To find the answers, press play.

Cues from "Back There":

• 0:12:50 - 01 - The Club 
• 0:17:28 - 02 - The Discussion 
• 0:18:34 - 03 - Table Talk 
• 0:24:53 - 04 - Return to the Past (blended tracks)
• 0:31:29 - 05 - Ford’s Theatre (blended film source) (blended tracks)
• 0:34:08 - 06 - Police Station 
• 0:36:50 - 07 - Mr. Wellington 
• 0:39:44 - 08 - The Wine 
• 0:42:29 - 09 - The Prediction 
• 0:48:55 - 10 - The Assassination 
• 0:53:42 - 11 - The Homecoming 
• 0:56:15 - 12 - Old William 
• 1:19:06 - 10 - The Assassination 

Other Sources:

• 0:06:13 - Thriller: The Cheaters cue 1. (Dirk Van Prinn)
• 0:06:24 - Thriller: The Poisoner - Suite (Reconstruction)
• 0:08:21 - Columbo: Ransom For A Dead Man (Billy Goldenberg)
• 0:38:15 - Star Trek: The Motion Picture - V’Ger Flyover

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Who's this new guest on the Goldsmith Odyssey, summoning up thoughtful commentary on the brilliance of Jerry Goldsmith? There are some who call him… Tim (Greiving, a film music journalist who has written pieces for NPR, Variety, the New York Times, and many other publications). After telling your humble hosts David, Yavar, and Clark about his career and his relationship to Jerry's music, Tim joins us on a journey out west for an examination of the Twilight Zone episode “Dust.” We dissect the atypical dramatic approach Goldsmith takes with his spare, downbeat music, and also engage in a bit of debate on the degree to which magic plays a role in this mostly-realistic episode. Check it out, and be sure to join us next time for a return appearance from our esteemed guest.

Cues from "Dust":

• 0:00:02 - 06. March to the Gallows 
• 0:27:51 - 01. Fate 
• 0:36:17 - 02. The Funeral 
• 0:43:47 - 03. The Rock 
• 0:47:18 - 04. The Magic Dust 
• 0:49:57 - 05. Forecast 
• 0:51:41 - 06. March to the Gallows 
• 0:55:38 - 07. Last Hope 
• 1:00:06 - 08. Broken Rope 
• 1:03:29 - 09. The Hanging 
• 1:33:07 - 07. Last Hope

Other Sources:

• 0:01:40 - Air Force One - No Security
• 0:02:35 - The Omen: The Essential Jerry Goldsmith - Bajo Fuego (from Under Fire)
• 0:03:09 - Hoosiers - Welcome to Hickory
• 0:04:28 - Maxie - She Won’t Be Back
• 0:09:37 - The Trouble with Angels - The Trouble with Angels
• 0:09:55 - The Trouble with Angels - Lifeguard
• 0:10:30 - I.Q. - Fundamental Order / First Sight / Chance / Craps
• 0:30:11 - Marc Scott Zicree interview with director Douglas Heyes from 1978 - Twilight Zone Season 2 Disc 2
• 0:33:58 - Gunsmoke - The Wake - The Gravedigger
• 0:54:36 - Raiders of the Lost Ark - The Map Room: Dawn
• 1:02:27 - Playhouse 90 - Tomorrow - The Woman
• 1:06:41 - Nervous Man in a Four Dollar Room - A New Man
• 1:32:05 - 1489 Words - Silence

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Phase 2 of the Goldsmith Odyssey Podcast Universe has begun! Jens has relinquished his regular hosting/editing duties (he'll remain involved in a variety of other ways), passing the baton to friend of the show W. David Lichty. David joins Yavar and Clark for an exploration of the Thriller episode "The Cheaters," an anthology show within an anthology show centering around a pair of spectacles imbued with mysterious power. The whole thing is held together by an intelligent, suspenseful Goldsmith score that also makes room for a surprisingly lovely character theme. Your humble hosts explore the way Goldsmith’s thematic ideas work and examine the effectiveness of the episode's approach to horror. Put on your reading* glasses** and join us for the start of a new era!

*listening
**headphones or something? I dunno

Very Unofficial Cue Titles (descriptions, really):

• 0:19:45 - 01. Dirk Van Prinn
• 0:25:49 - 02. Van Prinn’s Test
• 0:31:32 - 03. Intro & Players (includes Rugulo theme)
• 0:34:39 - 06. Joe Finds the Glasses & Returns Home
• 0:36:37 - 07. Joe Sees Through
• 0:44:13 - 08. Joe Acts and So Goes Joe
• 0:48:03 - 09. Miriam’s Worries
• 0:55:18 - 10. Miriam’s Excursion pt. 1 (Opening cue)
• 0:59:57 - 11. Miriam’s Excursion pt. 2
• 1:02:25 - 12. Miriam Finds the Glasses & Returns Home
• 1:05:43 - 13. Miriam Sees Through
• 1:08:46 - 14. Miriam Acts
• 1:12:53 - 15. And So Goes Miriam
• 1:15:24 - 17. Source Music for Edward's Party
• 1:18:06 - 19. Edward Sees Through pt. 2
• 1:20:02 - 20. So Goes Edward
• 1:22:36 - 23. Sebastian Arrives at the House
• 1:24:38 - 24. Sebastian’s Test
• 1:26:22 - 25. So Goes Sebastian, So Go the Cheaters
• 1:57:44 - 05. Joe Arrives at the House (Closing cue)
• 1:58:25 - 04. Title Screen
• 2:05:23 - 16. Now Back to Tonight’s Show!
• 2:06:00 - 26. End Titles (Miriam’s Theme - an edit of Miriam’s Worries)
• 2:07:06 - 21. Sebastian has the Glasses
• 2:07:13 - 18. Edward Sees Through

Other Sources: 

• Jerry Goldsmith interviewed by Jon Burlingame for the Archive of American Television Part 3 of 4 (May 8th, 2002) used throughout
• The Cheaters full audio used occasionally
• 0:15:59 - Rachmaninov Symphony No. 1 Normandy/Philadelphia
• 0:33:40 - Pete Rugolo’s Thriller Theme
• 0:43:03 - Night Crossing
• 0:50:47 - A Patch of Blue
• 1:01:10 - To Kill a Mockingbird - “The Search for Boo”
• 1:05:04 - Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home - “Transition”
• 1:16:20 - The Prize - “Craig’s Proposition”

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After over twenty years of collecting, it’s not often one finds a Jerry Goldsmith album one has never heard—let alone never heard of. Yet, while doing research for this podcast, that is precisely what happened to Jens. He therefore invited David as an impromptu guest to share this joy for the first time ever.

The opening music is "The Price of Gold", composed for Kill the Wicked! by Angelo Francesco Lavagnino, with lyrics by C. Danell and vocals by Roberto Matano.

Spoilery Note: Due to choosing to record this show without so much as an outline, Jens and David neglected to identify two of the themes on air: The Ghost and the Darkness and Small Soldiers (part of the "Tiny Creatures" suite with Gremlins).

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Hey look, we dug up another Gold Nugget! After offering a quick update on his progress through James T. Farrell’s Studs Lonigan trilogy, Jens offers an examination of a 2003 concert in which conductor Charles Fox (filling in for an ailing Jerry Goldsmith) led the Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra through a series of Goldsmith cues. How did Fox and the KPO fare? Jens offers his analysis while sampling selections from The Last Castle, The Illustrated Man, The Sum of All Fears, The Edge, and more. Give it a spin!

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Ru-dy! Ru-dy! Jer-ry! Jer-ry! Jus-tin! Jus-tin! Ya-var! Ya-var! In this installment of Odyssey Interviews, Yavar has a conversation with composer, conductor, and CineConcerts co-founder Justin Freer, who is preparing to conduct Jerry Goldsmith’s score for Rudy live to picture in Los Angeles on Saturday, March 30th, 2019. In addition to discussing that beloved score and the upcoming performance, Freer talks about his efforts to make symphonic music accessible for modern audiences, his personal memories of Jerry, his own career as a composer, and more. Don’t miss this wide-ranging and illuminating conversation!

Learn more about Rudy in Concert at www.rudyinconcert.com. 

• 00:00 - C2 Logo Fanfare (Jerry Goldsmith)
• 11:26 - Chain Reaction - Open Minds (Jerry Goldsmith)
• 14:39 - Planet of the Apes - The Clothes Snatchers (Jerry Goldsmith)
• 19:05 - Poltergeist - The Light (Jerry Goldsmith)
• 20:37 - Total Recall - The Johnny Cab (Jerry Goldsmith)
• 29:40 - Rudy - Main Title (Jerry Goldsmith)
• 39:05 - Rudy - 22nd Birthday Present (Jerry Goldsmith)
• 48:08 - Rudy - Back on the Field (Jerry Goldsmith)
• 50:05 - The Untouchables - Main Title (Joel Goldsmith)
• 54:12 - Star Trek: Insurrection - Ba'ku Village (Freer conducting Jerry Goldsmith)
• 57:13 - Star Trek: First Contact - Main Title (Freer conducting Jerry Goldsmith)
• 1:03:56 - Sketches of War (Freer)
• 1:07:28 - Rio's Convergence (Freer)
• 1:09:58 - Bix B Alley (Freer)
• 1:11:48 - The River Wild - Practice (Traditional adapted by Jerry Goldsmith)
• 1:12:47 - 100 Rifles - Escape and Pursuit (Jerry Goldsmith)
• 1:16:32 - Timeline - Quick Action (Jerry Goldsmith)
• 1:17:59 - Innerspace - No Red Lights (Jerry Goldsmith)

Note: Jerry "pulling a Glenn Gould" can be heard in the Rudy Main Title at 32:48 in our podcast episode, or at 3:07 into the cue on album. But beware, for once it is heard, it can never be un-heard.

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The Goldsmith Odyssey's next regular episode is in the oven, but in the meantime, we're pleased to serve up an exciting and substantial installment of Odyssey Interviews! This time, Yavar has a lively conversation with Oscar-nominated film composer David Newman (known for his work on films like Ice Age, Galaxy Quest, Anastasia, The War of the Roses, and many more). As someone who has both conducted Jerry Goldsmith's music and worked under Goldsmith as a session musician, Newman has a wide variety of insights into both who Goldsmith was as a person and what makes his music so remarkable. Additionally, David talks about his father Alfred's impact on the world of film music, the evolution of the film music industry, and much more. Whether you're a devoted Goldsmith fan or merely a casual film music fan, this is an episode you don't want to miss!

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• 00:00 - C2 Logo Fanfare (Goldsmith)
• 09:35 - The Counterfeit Traitor - Finale (A. Newman)
• 31:03 - Contract on Cherry Street - One Way Ride (Goldsmith)
• 32:09 - Contract on Cherry Street - Prowling (Goldsmith)
• 36.31 - Chinatown - Love Theme from Chinatown (Main Title) (Goldsmith)
• 38.10 - Symphony No. 4 in G Major - I. Bedachtig. Nicht Eilen (Solti conducting Mahler)
• 42:38 - The Best Years of Our Lives - Homer Accepts Wilma (Friedhofer)
• 47:31 - Star Trek: The Motion Picture - The Enterprise (Early Version) (Goldsmith)
• 50:21 - Star Trek: The Motion Picture - No Goodbyes (Early Version) (Goldsmith)
• 1:04:17 - 1001 Nights (D. Newman)
• 1:16:44 - Planet of the Apes - The Hunt (D. Newman conducting Goldsmith)
• 1:19:53 - Legend - The Dress Waltz (D. Newman conducting Goldsmith)
• 1:22:09 - A Patch of Blue - Main Title (D. Newman conducting Goldsmith)
• 1:24:59 - Men Don’t Leave - Aftermath (T. Newman)
• 1:30:08 - Sundance Fanfare (D. Newman)
• 1:32:06 - All About Eve - Overture (Goldsmith conducting A. Newman)

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