Jerrald King "Jerry" Goldsmith (February 10, 1929 – July 21, 2004) was an American composer and conductor most known for his work in film and television scoring.
He composed scores for such noteworthy films as The Sand Pebbles, Planet of the Apes, Patton, Chinatown, The Wind and the Lion, The Omen, The Boys from Brazil, Alien, Poltergeist, Gremlins, Hoosiers, Total Recall, Basic Instinct, Rudy, Air Force One, L.A. Confidential, Mulan, The Mummy, three Rambo films, and five Star Trek films. He was nominated for six Grammy Awards, nine Golden Globes, four BAFTAs, and seventeen Academy Awards. In 1977 he was awarded an Oscar for The Omen.
He collaborated with some of the most prolific directors in film history, including Robert Wise (The Sand Pebbles, Star Trek: The Motion Picture), Howard Hawks (Rio Lobo), Otto Preminger (In Harm's Way), Joe Dante (Gremlins, The 'Burbs, Small Soldiers), Roman Polanski (Chinatown), Ridley Scott (Alien, Legend), Steven Spielberg (Poltergeist, Twilight Zone: The Movie), and Paul Verhoeven (Total Recall, Basic Instinct). However, his most notable collaboration was arguably that with Franklin J. Schaffner, for whom Goldsmith scored such films as Planet of the Apes, Patton, Papillon, and The Boys from Brazil.
The Shadow is a collection of serialized dramas, originally in pulp magazines, then on 1930s radio and then in a wide variety of media, that follow the exploits of the title character, a crimefighting vigilante in the pulps, which carried over to the airwaves as a "wealthy, young man about town" with psychic powers. One of the most famous pulp heroes of the 20th century, The Shadow has been featured in comic books, comic strips, television, video games, and at least five motion pictures. The radio drama is well-remembered for those episodes voiced by Orson Welles.
Introduced as a mysterious radio narrator by David Chrisman, William Sweets and Harry Engman Charlot for Street and Smith Publications, The Shadow was fully developed and transformed into a pop culture icon by pulp writer Walter B. Gibson.
The Shadow debuted on July 31, 1930, as the mysterious narrator of the Street and Smith radio program Detective Story Hour. After gaining popularity among the show's listeners, the narrator became the star of The Shadow Magazine on April 1, 1931, a pulp series created and primarily written by the prolific Gibson.
Yesterday's world is a dream like a river
that runs through my mind
Made of fields and the white pebbled stream
that I knew as a child
Butterfly wings in the sun
taught me all that I needed to see
For they sang sang to my heart
oh look at me look at me
Free as the wind free as the wind
that is the way you should be.
Love was the dream of my life
And I gave it the best I knew how
So it always brings tears to my eyes
when I think of it now
Gone like the butterfly days
And the boy that I once used to be
But my heart still hears a voice
Telling me look , look and you will see
There's no regret that I feel
For the bitter sweet taste of it all
If you love there's a chance you may fly
If you fall, well you fall
Rather the butterfly life
To have lived for a day and been free
For my heart still hears a voice
The time comes in each planet's life, when the truth comes to light,
And touches every heart, to see it's time to start,
To build a future based on love, with some help from above;
Those always at our side, no more need to hide!
And so we gather here, courage that conquers fear,
To see that our grand dreams are finally drawing near.
Into our future we take flight, here tonight, hopes so bright,
Forever live and thrive, truly being alive!
Some say to join the galaxy means we'll cease to be free.
Eternal tyranny, imposed externally.
What freedoms do they seek to save? Kill and maim, world depraved!
Financial engorgement, trash the home planet!
A world freed from want, fear and exploitation!
The ancient evils gone, Paradise finally won!
We'll still speak what we think and feel, without fear jackboot's heel.
Now able live and thrive, truly being alive!
The quest for truth's a winding road, with no map, pothole filled.
It's journey, long and hard, can lead to broken hearts,
When old beliefs are challenged hard, despair soon plays its card.
Of no help: charlatans, disinformation.
The liars and con men, confusin' misleadin',
Serve no one but themselves, pursing power, wealth.
To find the truth we must be wise, discern fact, reject lies,
If we're to live and thrive, truly being alive.
The wisdom of the ages comes down to Earth, from above.
Many different stories, most of them built on love.
Once back stories are set aside, core truths can no more hide.
Then wisdom sets the stride, for our trekkin' ride!
Shall we destroy ourselves, for sake of ancient tales?
Or focus on what's shared, a future never dared!
The galaxy awaits us now!, if only we see how,
To always live and thrive, truly being alive!
The time's come in our planet's life, now the truth comes to light!
Let it touch every heart, inspire us to start,
To make a future built with love, we'll have help from above,
They're always at our side, coming out of hidin'!
Tonight we've gathered here, in hope and faith, sans fear,
And see that our grand dreams, no more to wait, they're here!
Into our future we take flight, here tonight, hopes so bright,
We gave our hearts
We gave it all
Flame in the fire
Burns forevermore
The sorrow in believing
Honor and truth
Gray spires climbing
Wrapped around our youth
CHORUS:
Peace in our life
Remember the call
Oh, a cheer for my brothers
Think of them all
Home of the brave
We'll never fall
The strength of our nation
Belongs to us all.
Time is the healing
of souls laid to rest
Peace is the virtue
Never forget
Tomorrow's an angel
Watching us all
Telling the people
she wraps around our hearts
This is what you give me to work with
Well, honey, I've seen worse
We're going to turn this sow's ear
Into a silk purse
We'll have you washed and dried
Primped and polished till you glow with pride
Trust my recipe for instant bride
You'll bring honor to us all
Wait and see, when we're through
Boys will gladly go to war for you
With great fortune and a great hairdo
You'll bring honor to us all
A girl can bring her family
Great honor in one way
By striking a good match
And this could be that day
Men want girls with good taste
Calm, obedient, who work fast paced
With good breeding and a tiny waist
You'll bring honor to us all
We all must serve our Emperor
Who guards us from the Huns
A man by bearing arms
A girl by bearing sons
When we're through, you can't fail
Like a lotus blossom soft and pale
How could any fellow say "No sale"
You'll bring honor to us all
There, you're ready
Not yet
An apple for serenity
A pendant for balance
Beads of jade for beauty
You must proudly show it
Now add a cricket, just for luck
And even you can't blow it
Ancestors, hear my plea
Help me not to make a fool of me
And to not uproot my family tree
Keep my father standing tall
Scarier than the undertaker
We are meeting a matchmaker
Destiny, guard our girls
And our future as it fast unfurls
Please look kindly on these cultured pearls
Each a perfect porcelain doll
Please, bring honor to us
Please, bring honor to us
Please, bring honor to us
Please, bring honor to us
There's a star beyond time,
Floting in space,
Waiting for you and me.
Though we're planets apart,
Love is a bridge,
Joining our galaxies.
Come with me,
We'll conquer the unknown,
Where no one's ever flown,
To one star that we'll make our own.
Where the universe ends,
Our world begins,
For a long time we've been marching off to battle
In a thundering herd, we feel a lot like cattle
Like the pounding beet, our aching feet aren't easy to ignore
Hey, think of instead a girl worth fighting for
That's what I said, a girl worth fighting for
I want her paler than the moon with eyes that shine like stars
[Incomprehensible] my strength, adore my battle scars
I couldn't care what she'll wear or looks like
It all depends on what she cooks like, beef, pork, chicken
Bet the local girls think you are quite the charmer
And I bet the ladies love a man in armor
You can guess what we have missed the most since we went off to war
What do we want, a girl worth fighting for
My girl will think I have no faults that I'm a major find
Uh, how 'bout a girl who's got a brain who always thinks her mind?
My manly ways and turn of phrase are sure to thrill her
He thinks he's such a lady killer
Have a girl back home who's unlike any other
Yeah, the only girl who'd love him is his mother
But when we come home in victory they'll line up the door
What do we want? A girl worth fighting for
Wish that I had, a girl worth fighting for
For a long time we've been marching off to battle
In a thundering herd, we feel a lot like cattle
Like the pounding beet, our aching feet aren't easy to ignore
Hey, think of instead a girl worth fighting for
That's what I said, a girl worth fighting for
I want her paler than the moon with eyes that shine like stars
[Incomprehensible] my strength, adore my battle scars
I couldn't care what she'll wear or looks like
It all depends on what she cooks like, beef, pork, chicken
Bet the local girls think you are quite the charmer
And I bet the ladies love a man in armor
You can guess what we have missed the most since we went off to war
What do we want, a girl worth fighting for
My girl will think I have no faults that I'm a major find
Uh, how 'bout a girl who's got a brain who always thinks her mind?
My manly ways and turn of phrase are sure to thrill her
He thinks he's such a lady killer
Have a girl back home who's unlike any other
Yeah, the only girl who'd love him is his mother
But when we come home in victory they'll line up the door
What do we want? A girl worth fighting for
Wish that I had, a girl worth fighting for