Artist description Jeffrey Gold is a composer of music for films. He has, on occasion, also composed stand-alone classical pieces such as the "Elegy: Adagio for Strings". He is currently working on two other classical pieces, "War and Peace" and "Of Mice and Me". Additionally, film music projects are keeping him occupied and have kept him from wandering the streets past two o' clock in the morning.

Music Style Film Music

Musical Influences Ennio Morricone, Vangelis, John Barry, Georges Delerue, Bill Conti, Nino Rota, John Williams, Gabriel Faure, Jeff Rona, Hans Zimmer, Sir Edward Elgar, Samuel Barber, Gustav Holst, Charles-Marie Widor, Peter Gabriel, Maurice Jarre, Stefan Nilsson, Clannad

Similar Artists Ennio Morricone, Vangelis, John Barry, Georges Delerue, Jeff Rona

Artist History Jeffrey Gold has scored for various film projects, including some of his own productions. His projects have premiered at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Centres in Cymru, Wales and Piccadilly, London, and on television in the UK. Jeffrey Gold was educated at the University of Cambridge, England, and at the University of Utah.{

Group Members Jeffrey Gold (ASCAP)

Instruments Piano & Keyboards

Albums ANTHEME: Music for Films and the Imagined Nation

Press Reviews Elegy: Adagio for Strings has appeared twice in the Number One slot of Classical Music on MP3.com. "I have had the opportunity to listen to the ... "Elegy: Adagio for Strings" by Jeffrey Gold. This short piece, in the tradition of Barber and Vaughan-Willi ams is effective and compelling. Mr. Gold's use of rich string sonorities and evocative voice-leading, creating well-timed and poignant dissonances, conveys a mood of simultaneous despair and hope." - Gerald Elias, Associate Concertmaster, Utah Symphony a nd First Violin, Abramyan String Quartet **** "Listening to it makes me reflective and introspective. I think the reason is that for me, the sustained and powerfully slow tempo (adagio) corrals together the various desperate cries of each plaintive and is olated phrase of feeling to generate a force of emotion one can only get from searching out the hidden, lonely places within one's own psyche and staring them full in the face." - Jack Newman **** "Just a short note to tell you of my gratitude for bein g able to download and enjoy such an incredible, inspiring, and truly magnificent work. It has filled many hours of appreciation for the quality and enjoyment of this true symphony for the ears." - Ralph A. Yencer **** "Simultaneous mood of despair and hope." - Featured Classical: Symphonic Song, MP3.com o

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Location Beverly Hills, California - USA

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