The birthday of the great Jerry Goldsmith was the other day, on the 10th. And honestly, Goldsmith deserves a more poetic tribute than I’ve got in me right now, because it’s late in the work week and I’m tired and as I write this I have already consumed half of a beverage, if you take my meaning. So I’ll just let a selection of his music speak for itself. Luckily, Jerry Goldsmith was one of the greats of 20th century music (not just film music, but music in general!), and this is probably my favorite score of his. Here is a suite from The Wind and the Lion.
By the way, The Wind and the Lion is a good entry in the “What movie has the best closing line?” sweepstakes: “Is there not one thing in your life that is worth losing everything for?”
