The Goldsmith Odyssey
A chronological journey through the filmography of composer Jerry Goldsmith, with special episodes covering new releases and interviews with people who knew (or know about) him well.
Episodes
120 episodes
Episode 43 - Season of Disbelief & Hail and Farewell - CBS Radio Workshop (1956)
Our intermittent exploration of Jerry Goldsmith's early radio work continues with a 2-for-1 special: an episode of CBS Radio Workshop that offers brief dramatizations of the Ray Bradbury short stories "Season of Disbelief" and "Hail and Farewel...
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Season 7
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Episode 5
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3:37:41
Odyssey Interviews - John Paesano (Jeff Bond joins as an interviewer)
Jerry Goldsmith's music has been present in multiple Hollywood blockbusters this year, and his musical voice is particularly prominent in John Paesano's score for Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. In this Odyssey Interview, Y...
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Season 7
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Episode 4
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2:11:18
Episode 42 - The Early Guitar Scores (1954-1958) with Carlos Rafael Rivera
Returning guest Carlos Rafael Rivera joins us for our longest episode to date!In the opening portion of the show, Carlos takes us on an in-depth guided tour of the history of Spanish classical guitar music, providing a brilliant framewo...
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Season 7
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Episode 3
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5:37:12
Production Report - The Committeeman / My Dark Days / Autumn Love (2023 Leigh Phillips Recordings)
Are you now, or have you ever been, a Jerry Goldsmith fan? If so, you won't want to miss our third and final production report on Leigh Phillips' marvelous Jerry Goldsmith at The General Electric Theater series. Your humble hosts David...
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Season 7
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Episode 2
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2:37:59
Odyssey Soundtrack Spotlight - Inchon Tech Talk with Doug Fake and Chris Malone
We know what you’re thinking: "Wait… didn't you guys already do an Inchon Soundtrack Spotlight?" Indeed we did, back in 2020, when Intrada rereleased Jerry Goldsmith's memorable score for the otherwise largely forgotten 1981 Korean War...
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Season 7
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Episode 1
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1:45:16
Odyssey Interviews - Sherri Chung on Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
Jerry Goldsmith's musical legacy lives on in the new animated series Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai, featuring a wonderful score by composer Sherri Chung. In this Odyssey Interview, your humble hosts David, Yavar, and Clark c...
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Season 6
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Episode 14
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1:46:56
Odyssey Soundtrack Spotlight - MacArthur (1977) with Doug Fake, Chris Malone and Jeff Bond
Attention! Our final Soundtrack Spotlight of the year is here! 2023 hasn’t exactly been jam-packed with new Goldsmith releases, but it’s closing with a pretty special one: Intrada’s new 2-CD presentation of MacArthur, which of...
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Season 6
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Episode 13
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1:36:36
Episode 41 - Storm - CBS Radio Workshop (1956)
Take shelter! Mariah is here! (No, not that one.) Your humble hosts David, Yavar, and Clark dig into the CBS Radio Workshop episode "Storm," a meteorologically-themed docudrama featuring striking narration from William Conrad and a ten...
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Season 6
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Episode 12
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2:22:46
Bonus Soundtrack Spotlight - The War of the Worlds (1953) / When Worlds Collide (1951) with Chris Malone and John Takis
We know what you're thinking: why is The Goldsmith Odyssey covering Leith Stevens? Well, for one thing, War of the Worlds (1953) is a personal favorite film and score of Odyssey co-host and editor W. David Lichty. For...
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Season 6
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Episode 11
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2:14:26
Odyssey Soundtrack Spotlight - City Hall (1996) with Tim Greiving
Better late than never, we offer a detailed Soundtrack Spotlight on Varese Sarabande's definitive presentation of Jerry Goldsmith’s memorably noir-tinged score for Harold Becker's City Hall! First, your humble hosts David and ...
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Season 6
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Episode 10
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1:10:31
Production Report - The Last Dance (2023 Leigh Phillips Recording)
The latest Jerry Goldsmith at The General Electric Theater volume is now available, and we're thrilled to give you all the details in this Production Report with our friend, conductor/reconstructionist/renaissance man Leigh Phillips. T...
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Season 6
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Episode 9
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2:03:31
Odyssey Interviews - Joe Sikoryak
Back in October of 2021, your humble hosts Yavar and David had a conversation with esteemed art designer Joe Sikoryak about his work for Film Score Monthly, Intrada, Percepto, and La-La Land Records. Over the course of that chat, Joe offe...
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Season 6
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Episode 8
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2:24:46
Odyssey Interviews - Jonathan Frakes (and Lukas Kendall joins us as an interviewer)
Given that all members of the Odyssey team are also lifelong Star Trek enthusiasts, we were particularly thrilled and honored to welcome actor/director Jonathan Frakes to the program. Your humble hosts Yavar, David, and Clark,...
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Season 6
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Episode 7
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49:54
Episode 40 - The Shape of the River - Playhouse 90 (1960) with Andy from the excellent film music podcast Settling the Score
In this episode, we turn our attention to one of America's most memorable, witty, and insightful figures: Andy, co-host of the excellent film music podcast Settling the Score. He joins your humble hosts David, Yavar, and Clark to exami...
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Season 6
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Episode 6
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3:18:25
Episode 39 - The Security Agent - CBS Suspense (1956) & Fifth Anniversary Celebration (with Jens!)
The whole band is back together for a very special kinda-sorta anniversary show! Your humble hosts David, Yavar, Clark, and Jens dig into Goldsmith’s memorable radio score for the 1956 CBS Suspense episode "The Security Agent," a polit...
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Season 6
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Episode 5
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3:12:13
Production Report - The Jerry Goldsmith Companion, by Jeff Bond
After decades of writing about Jerry Goldsmith, author and film music historian Jeff Bond is preparing to deliver his definitive work on the subject: The Jerry Goldsmith Companion, a massive, two-volume set offering a thorough examinat...
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Season 6
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Episode 4
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2:40:47
Production Report - The Legend That Walks Like a Man / Hitler's Secret (2023 Leigh Phillips Recording)
Another pair of Jerry Goldsmith re-recordings are right around the corner, and we're pleased to offer all of the exciting details in our latest Production Report. This time, Leigh Phillips is presenting two strikingly different Goldsmi...
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Season 6
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Episode 3
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1:53:12
Mike Matessino on Robert Wise and the Director's Edition of Star Trek: The Motion Picture
In the summer of 2022, your humble hosts David and Yavar had a conversation with Mike Matessino about his work on the Director’s Edition of Star Trek: The Motion Picture (both the original DVD presentation and the dazzling new 4K resto...
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Season 6
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Episode 2
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4:06:36
Odyssey Soundtrack Spotlight - The 'Burbs (1989), with Joe Dante, Marshall Harvey, Bruce Botnick, Neil S. Bulk and Dan Goldwasser
A lot of unusual noises have been heard in Jerry Goldsmith’s score for The ‘Burbs, so we gathered all of the neighbors together to discuss them. In this very special Soundtrack Spotlight, your humble hosts Yavar, David, Jens, ...
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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2:33:58
Episode 38 - Project Immortality - Playhouse 90 (1959)
One fateful evening, your humble hosts Yavar, David, and Clark gathered together to record a new installment of The Goldsmith Odyssey, focusing on the Playhouse 90 drama “Project Immortality”. The episode is a character-driven...
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Season 5
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Episode 18
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2:49:13
Episode 37 - Thriller - What Beckoning Ghost? (1961) with Amin Maltaqa and Panu Aaltio
What's that mysterious sound coming from the room upstairs? Could it be the ghost of a murdered composer, playing a distinctly Goldsmithian melody on the piano? Mercifully, no. Upon closer inspection, it was just an audio clip featured in the l...
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Season 5
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Episode 17
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2:28:57
Odyssey Interviews - Amin Matalqa and Panu Aaltio
While we've been honored to have both composers and directors appear on The Goldsmith Odyssey, it was a particular treat to welcome our first director-composer team to the program: filmmaker Amin Maltaqa and composer Panu Aaltio, whose...
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Season 5
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Episode 15
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1:07:05
Odyssey Soundtrack Spotlight - L.A. Confidential (1997) with Tim Greiving
On the record, off the QT, and not even remotely hush hush: it's a new Soundtrack Spotlight! Yavar is joined by liner notes writer and film music journalist Tim Greiving for a conversation about Varese Sarabande's new Deluxe Edition of...
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Season 5
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Episode 14
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35:32
Odyssey Interviews - Paul Verhoeven
Want to hear some great Jerry Goldsmith stories? You could pay a major corporation to remember them for you wholesale... or you could listen to one of Jerry's most important collaborators remember them for free. In this Odyssey Interview
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Season 5
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Episode 13
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1:09:51
Odyssey Soundtrack Spotlight - Hollow Man (2000) with Doug Fake, Roger Feigelson, Jeff Bond, Bruce Botnick and Nick Vidar
One of Jerry's longest scores gets an appropriately substantial Soundtrack Spotlight! In celebration of Intrada's new two disc complete release of Jerry's alternately suspenseful, cerebral, and thrilling score for Paul Verhoeven's ...
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Season 5
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Episode 12
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2:15:07