Arts & Culture Arts An Appreciation Of Film Composer Jerry Goldsmith ۰²Public Media Published July 28, 2014 at 6:34 PM EDT Email Listen • 4:00 The late Jerry Goldsmith was one of the most gifted and versatile film composers of the 20th Century.Here's an appreciation by Scott Eyman, author of the recent New York Times best-seller "John Wayne: The Life and Legend."