Commentary: Trek Stars 146: Hijinks Ensue

enAugust 21, 2015

Commentary: Trek Stars: The Work of Star Trek Creators Outside of Star Trek

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About this Episode

Goldsmith, Part 2: The Omen.

In 1978, Jerry Goldsmith won the only Oscar of his career for composing the score to Richard Donner's The Omen. The film stars Gregory Peck as a man whose secretly adopted son is the child of Satan. Spoilers: They all live happily ever after.

In this episode of Commentary: Trek Stars, Mike is joined by Marcelo from The Talk Film Society Podcast to look at The Omen. We discuss the film in general and Goldsmith's score in particular. We also touch on our favorite Goldsmith scores from throughout his career.

Running Time: 54 minutes 58 seconds

Host

Mike Schindler

Guest

Marcelo Pico

Editor and Producer

Mike Schindler

Executive Producers

Norman C. Lao, Matthew Rushing, and C Bryan Jones

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Richard Marquez

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Will Nguyen

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The Omen (00:03:45)

The Score (00:15:15)

Goldsmith's Career (00:23:07)

Wrap-up (00:41:09)

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