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Jerry Goldsmith, the Emmy- and Academy Award-winning composer who created memorable scores for films as varied as “Planet of the Apes,” “Patton,” “Chinatown” and “The Omen,” has died.

July 23, 2004

The key to Jerry Goldsmith’s long and prolific career as a composer of film music? ‘I’m a chameleon,’ he says.

Aug. 1, 1999

Every obituary of Jerry Goldsmith reminded me of his extraordinary appetite for composition and prolific musical output.

Aug. 1, 2004

The piece on Jerry Goldsmith by Elaine Dutka is outstanding (“Cue the Composer,” Aug. 1).

Aug. 8, 1999

On March 5 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, the Society for the Preservation of Film Music honored Jerry Goldsmith--the recipient of 16 Oscar nominations in a career spanning four decades--with its 1993 Career Achievement Award.

March 27, 1993

I wish to thank you for your article on Jerry Goldsmith by Elaine Dutka (“Cue the Composer,” Aug. 1).

Aug. 15, 1999

Universal Picture’s decision to replace Jerry Goldsmith’s music for “Legend” (Outtakes, Nov. 3) with a new score by Tangerine Dream in order to make the film more “accessible” to teen-agers has made it utterly in accessible to me and, by implication, anyone over 19.

Nov. 17, 1985

The strangest cut of all was the omission of so many outstanding scores of the ‘80s, such as Jerry Goldsmith’s inspired score for “Under Fire,” featuring pan pipes and the guitar artistry of Pat Metheny.

Aug. 3, 1986

Even those who aren’t die-hard cinephiles know the visage and signature white ponytail of Jerry Goldsmith, for years one of the busiest, and worthiest, film composers in town.

Aug. 9, 1999

Jerry Goldsmith did not win an Academy Award for his fine score to “L.A.

March 28, 1998