The Jerry Goldsmith music sketches span the years 1957-1996 and encompass 90 linear feet. The collection consists of Goldsmith's original handwritten music sketches for more than a hundred motion pictures. Also, a small amount of production material, including instrumental breakdown sheets and music timing notes.

Jerry Goldsmith was an American composer active in film from 1957 to 2003. He received an Oscar for his original score for THE OMEN (1976) and has eighteen Academy Award nominations. For the 70th Annual Academy Award show in 1998, Goldsmith composed a "Fanfare for Oscar."

90 linear feet of papers.

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