Jerry Goldsmith - Music for Orchestra

A rare concert piece by legendary film score composer Jerry Goldsmith. Stark and evocative, this little-known composition makes the most out of the underappreciated 12-tone technique.

Composed and conducted by Jerry Goldsmith
Performed by the London Symphony Orchestra

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[Kuplungmaster]

I have never heard this one before. Very nice and refreshing!

[Skull10]

@Kuplungmaster Yes. It is a shame Goldsmith never composed more concert pieces.

[RogueRotting360]

The first fully 12 tone score was Leonard Rosenan's The Cobweb.

[Skull10]

@RogueRotting360 Are you sure of this? I haven't seen the film/heard the score, but I see it was released in 1955. I find it difficult to believe that a studio picture in the 50's would allow the film's entire score to be composed in what was then a highly experimental, avant-garde technique. (12-tone was a pariah with popular audiences at this time.)

[majin2912]

I just ordered this CD and from what I hear this sounds fantastic!

Long live Goldsmith!

[avatarnarutochuck]

what a wonderful piece of work from the late Jery Goldsmith. I haven't been much of a Goldsmith fan being more of a John Williams but I recently begun to appreciate more of Goldsmith's work. It's a shame I can't find anymore of Goldsmith's concertos and live concerts in the web. I would've love to see Goldsmith perform live.

[TheStockwell]

@RogueRotting360 You know your scores! David Raksin used a 12-tone row at the beginning of 1951's "The Man With a Cloak" but didn't take any further than the main title sequence.

[swatch71]

Excellent to hear! I have been a fan of Goldsmith for over 30 years, since seeing Star Trek The Motion Picture at age 8.

[RogueRotting360]

@Skull10 Jerry Goldsmith confirmed in an interview himself. A 12 tone score was allowed, because the film was dealing with mental patients. If you listen to it, it bares a lot in common with Schoenberg's Piano Concerto, Op. 42.

Rosenman and North were a big influences on Goldsmith's early sound.

[abc12319525]

jerry goldsmith was a legend

[spacepatrolman]

@majin2912 if you like this youll like the sun treader by ruggles its in here

[Skull10]

@spacepatrolman I certainly enjoy and respect the 12-tone system of composition, but I must say, the prevailing thought among "serious" composers, during the mid to late 20th Century, that it was the ONLY true form of progressive composition, was nothing less than artistic fascism.

Unfortunately, the pendulum of prejudice has swung the other way, and the system is now a black sheep (especially among film scorers).