Composer Jerry Goldsmith has died at the age 75 of cancer. Reuters reports that the "Oscar- and Emmy-winning film and TV composer [was] so prolific that hardly a day goes by when one of his works is not being played somewhere in the world," and looking at his IMDB profile one sees the credits for over 200 movie scores and TV theme songs. Goldsmith was nominated for 17 Academy Awards during his career of over 50 years but only won one Oscar, for The Omen in 1976. He will be missed, but his musical legacy will live on...

Update: At the MetaFilter thread on Goldsmith's passing I came upon a link to Deconstructing Goldsmith, a comprehensive site that reviews every movie score composed by Goldsmith. Well worth the visit...