What is the best Jerry Goldsmith film score?

A titan of Hollywood's golden age, Jerry Goldsmith created landmark scores across five decades and every genre. Which of his diverse masterworks stands tallest?

1

Chinatown

The 1974 neo-noir score featuring a mournful solo trumpet capturing LA's dark underbelly.

1000pts

2

Alien

The 1979 sci-fi horror score blending avant-garde textures with creeping orchestral terror.

634pts

3

Star Trek: The Motion Picture

The 1979 space exploration score featuring a majestic theme later adopted for The Next Generation.

634pts

4

Total Recall

The 1990 sci-fi action score driving futuristic tension with pulsing electronic and orchestral elements.

623pts

5

Papillon

The 1973 prison drama score of stark beauty and quiet defiance on Devil's Island.

623pts

6

Poltergeist

The 1982 supernatural horror score balancing childlike wonder with terrifying darkness.

571pts

7

First Blood

The 1982 action score humanizing the Vietnam veteran Rambo with sorrowful, spare themes.

571pts

8

Gremlins

The 1984 horror-comedy score mixing mischievous playfulness with genuine menace.

507pts

9

L.A. Confidential

The 1997 neo-noir score evoking 1950s Hollywood glamour with jazz-inflected period authenticity.

507pts

10

Rudy

The 1993 inspirational sports drama score whose triumphant main theme became a stadium anthem.

326pts

11

The Boys from Brazil

The 1978 thriller score matching Nazi menace with taut, suspenseful orchestral writing.

326pts

12

Planet of the Apes

The 1968 avant-garde score pioneering atonal and percussive techniques for science fiction.

190pts

13

The Omen

The 1976 Academy Award-winning horror score using choral Latin text for demonic dread.

190pts