Joel Goldsmith

For other people of the same name, see Joel S. Goldsmith.

Joel Goldsmith (born on November 19, 1957) is a composer of film, television, and recently video game music. He is the son of renowned composer Jerry Goldsmith. 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). On Stargate Atlantis he composed the main titles and the score.

He has 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. Joel recently moved to Hidden Hills, California where he is building a superior home studio in his backlot.

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)

Professional work

Joel Goldsmith's repertoire includes:

• Brotherhood of the Gun
• Call of Duty 3 (Video game)
• Diamonds
• Helen of Troy (TV miniseries)
• Joshua Tree
• Kull the Conqueror
• Laserblast
• Man's Best Friend
• Moon 44
• Ricky I
• Sanctuary (TV series)
• Stargate Atlantis
• Stargate SG-1
• Stargate Universe
• Stargate: Continuum
• Stargate: The Ark of Truth
• Star Trek: First Contact (in which he collaborated with his father)
• The Man With Two Brains
• The Rift (Film, also known as La Grieta)
• Witchblade

External links

• FreeClyde – The Official Website of Joel Goldsmith
• Joel Goldsmith at the Internet Movie Database
• – Interview with Joel Goldsmith on STARGATE, WITCHBLADE, etc.