Jerry Goldsmith

Composer

Jerry Goldsmith scored 70 rated films; 6 were hits (80/100 or higher), a .086 batting average.

Batting average
.086
Hits
6 of 70 feature films rated 80/100 or higher
Percentile
top 46% of 306 composers, confidence-adjusted (how it works)
Career
1962–2003

Films, rated out of 100

  1. Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003) — 61/100
  2. The Last Castle (2001) — 61/100
  3. Hollow Man (2000) — 45/100
  4. The Mummy (1999) — 65/100
  5. The 13th Warrior (1999) — 55/100
  6. The Haunting (1999) — 43/100
  7. Deep Rising (1998) — 51/100
  8. Mulan (1998) — 79/100
  9. Small Soldiers (1998) — 59/100
  10. L.A. Confidential (1997) — 86/100 · hit
  11. Air Force One (1997) — 67/100
  12. The Ghost and the Darkness (1996) — 60/100
  13. Chain Reaction (1996) — 47/100
  14. First Knight (1995) — 57/100
  15. Congo (1995) — 42/100
  16. The Shadow (1994) — 54/100
  17. The River Wild (1994) — 64/100
  18. Matinee (1993) — 78/100
  19. Basic Instinct (1992) — 62/100
  20. Medicine Man (1992) — 48/100
  21. Forever Young (1992) — 60/100
  22. Total Recall (1990) — 73/100
  23. Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) — 67/100
  24. Warlock (1989) — 58/100
  25. The 'Burbs (1989) — 61/100
  26. Leviathan (1989) — 50/100
  27. Criminal Law (1989) — 46/100
  28. Rambo III (1988) — 51/100
  29. Innerspace (1987) — 70/100
  30. Extreme Prejudice (1987) — 65/100
  31. Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) — 56/100
  32. King Solomon's Mines (1985) — 39/100
  33. Explorers (1985) — 61/100
  34. Legend (1985) — 52/100
  35. Gremlins (1984) — 75/100
  36. Supergirl (1984) — 41/100
  37. Under Fire (1983) — 74/100
  38. Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) — 60/100
  39. Poltergeist (1982) — 77/100
  40. First Blood (1982) — 75/100
  41. The Secret of NIMH (1982) — 79/100
  42. The Challenge (1982) — 58/100
  43. Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) — 59/100
  44. Alien (1979) — 89/100 · hit
  45. The Boys from Brazil (1978) — 64/100
  46. Magic (1978) — 68/100
  47. MacArthur (1977) — 56/100
  48. Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977) — 72/100
  49. The Omen (1976) — 74/100
  50. Logan's Run (1976) — 62/100
  51. The Cassandra Crossing (1976) — 52/100
  52. The Wind and the Lion (1975) — 66/100
  53. The Reincarnation of Peter Proud (1975) — 50/100
  54. Chinatown (1974) — 98/100 · hit
  55. Papillon (1973) — 74/100
  56. The Other (1972) — 70/100
  57. Wild Rovers (1971) — 62/100
  58. Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) — 65/100
  59. Patton (1970) — 86/100 · hit
  60. The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970) — 80/100 · hit
  61. Rio Lobo (1970) — 65/100
  62. Planet of the Apes (1968) — 80/100 · hit
  63. Hour of the Gun (1967) — 71/100
  64. The Sand Pebbles (1966) — 78/100
  65. Seconds (1966) — 75/100
  66. The Satan Bug (1965) — 59/100
  67. In Harm's Way (1965) — 56/100
  68. Seven Days in May (1964) — 79/100
  69. The List of Adrian Messenger (1963) — 66/100
  70. Freud: The Secret Passion (1962) — 72/100

Films that qualify under the rating methodology, not a complete filmography.

Best and worst

Highest rated

  1. Chinatown (1974) — 98/100 · hit
  2. Alien (1979) — 89/100 · hit
  3. L.A. Confidential (1997) — 86/100 · hit

Lowest rated

  1. King Solomon's Mines (1985) — 39/100
  2. Supergirl (1984) — 41/100
  3. Congo (1995) — 42/100

How these numbers work: Methodology