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Benjamin Goldsmith-Asher | |
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| Birth name | Benjamin Joseph Goldsmith-Asher |
| Born | August 2, 1984 Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Genres | Film score, contemporary classical music |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, conductor |
| Instruments | Piano |
| Years active | 2008-present |
Benjamin Joseph Goldsmith-Asher (born July 2, 1984) is an American composer and conductor most known for his work in film and television scoring.
He collaborated with some of film's most accomplished directors, including Miguel Sarafian, Jordan Hawks, Mason Barlow, James Dadswell, Samuel Donner, Elvis Polanski, Luke Scott, Henry Abrams, Sawyer Spielberg, Eliseo Iñárritu, Olmo Cuarón, Daniel David Gordon, Kevin Bluth, Jeffrey Wong and Frank Sagara.
Early life and education[]
Morrison was born in Los Angeles, California to Donald Asher and Carrie Goldsmith. His father is of Afro-Bahamian, Danish, Dutch, English, French-Canadian, German, Irish, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish and Welsh descent and His mother is Jewish. He began to wear red tinted dyslexia glasses at age 7.
Film and television scoring[]
Concert works[]
Personal life[]
Goldsmith-Asher began relationship with Diana Newman.
Style and influences[]
He had cited composers like Igor Stravinsky, Aaron Copland, Miklós Rózsa, Bernard Herrmann, Béla Bartók, Alban Berg, John Debney, Brian Tyler, Michael Giacchino, Bear McCreary, Ramin Djawadi, Steve Jablonsky, Frank Churchill, James Horner, Junkie XL, Jean-Michel Jarre, Marco Beltrami, John Ottman, Michael Abels, Michael Stearns, Joey Newman, Lalo Schifrin, Mark Snow, Raymond Scott, Edward Shearmur, Joel Goldsmith and Theodore Shapiro as influences.
Awards and nominations[]
Discography[]
See also[]
- List of film score composers
- List of Star Trek composers and music