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Barry Goldberg(1941-2025)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Producer
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Barry Goldberg was born on 25 December 1941 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a composer and producer, known for Forrest Gump (1994), Lionheart (1990) and Stir of Echoes (1999). He was married to Gail. He died on 22 January 2025 in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornDecember 25, 1941
DiedJanuary 22, 2025(83)
BornDecember 25, 1941
DiedJanuary 22, 2025(83)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins total

Known for

Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump (1994)
Forrest Gump
8.8
  • Soundtrack
  • 1994
Jean-Claude Van Damme in Lionheart (1990)
Lionheart
6.2
  • Soundtrack
  • 1990
Stir of Echoes (1999)
Stir of Echoes
6.9
  • Soundtrack
  • 1999
Elisabeth Shue, Maia Brewton, Keith Coogan, and Anthony Rapp in Adventures in Babysitting (1987)
Adventures in Babysitting
7.0
  • Soundtrack
  • 1987

Credits

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Music Department

  • Bert Berns in Bang! The Bert Berns Story (2016)
    Bang! The Bert Berns Story
    7.9
    • original music by
    • 2016
  • Michael Douglas and Evan Rachel Wood in King of California (2007)
    King of California
    6.6
    • score mixer
    • score recordist
    • 2007
  • The Hard Problem: The Science Behind the Fiction (2004)
    The Hard Problem: The Science Behind the Fiction
    7.2
    Video
    • music supervisor
    • 2004
  • Street Time (2002)
    Street Time
    7.7
    TV Series
    • composer: theme
    • 2002–2003
  • The Kennedy Center Presents: A Tribute to Muddy Waters: King of the Blues (1999)
    The Kennedy Center Presents: A Tribute to Muddy Waters: King of the Blues
    8.0
    TV Special
    • music supervisor
    • 1999
  • National Lampoon's Senior Trip (1995)
    National Lampoon's Senior Trip
    5.7
    • music recording assistant
    • 1995
  • The Marshall Chronicles (1990)
    The Marshall Chronicles
    5.4
    TV Series
    • composer: end title theme
    • 1990
  • Dennis Hopper and Kiefer Sutherland in Flashback (1990)
    Flashback
    6.2
    • orchestrator
    • 1990
  • Adventures in Babysitting (1989)
    Adventures in Babysitting
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • composer: theme music
    • 1989
  • Erin Gray, Ricky Schroder, Joel Higgins, and Franklyn Seales in Silver Spoons (1982)
    Silver Spoons
    6.2
    TV Series
    • music supervisor
    • 1985–1987
  • Comedy Factory (1985)
    Comedy Factory
    5.2
    TV Series
    • music
    • 1986
  • Chad Lowe in Spencer (1984)
    Spencer
    7.8
    TV Series
    • theme music composer
    • 1985
  • Steve Guttenberg, Bill Dana, Brianne Leary, Jerry Maren, and Fran Ryan in No Soap, Radio (1982)
    No Soap, Radio
    7.4
    TV Series
    • composer: theme music
    • 1982
  • Salli Sachse in The Trip (1967)
    The Trip
    6.1
    • musician: harpsichord
    • musician: organ
    • musician: piano (as The American Music Band, as The American Music Band, as The American Music Band)
    • 1967

Composer

  • Jeff Merrill, Lana Osborn, Willie George, Ken Blount, and Trudie Blount in Gospel Bill (1981)
    Gospel Bill
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 2022
  • Born in Chicago (2020)
    Born in Chicago
    7.9
    • original music by
    • 2020
  • Wonder Pets! (2006)
    Wonder Pets!
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 2007
  • Street Time (2002)
    Street Time
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 2002–2003
  • Katey Sagal, Kevin Kilner, Ryan Merriman, and Katie Volding in Smart House (1999)
    Smart House
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1999
  • L.A. Johns (1997)
    L.A. Johns
    5.0
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1997
  • ABC Weekend Specials (1977)
    ABC Weekend Specials
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1995
  • Gina Gershon and Phillip Rhee in Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back (1995)
    Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back
    4.9
    • Composer
    • 1995
  • Lifestories: Families in Crisis (1992)
    Lifestories: Families in Crisis
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1994
  • Melinda Clarke in Return of the Living Dead III (1993)
    Return of the Living Dead III
    5.9
    • Composer
    • 1993
  • Captain America (1990)
    Captain America
    3.3
    • Composer
    • 1990
  • Hometown Boy Makes Good (1990)
    Hometown Boy Makes Good
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1990
  • False Identity (1990)
    False Identity
    5.3
    • Composer
    • 1990
  • Dennis Hopper and Kiefer Sutherland in Flashback (1990)
    Flashback
    6.2
    • Composer
    • 1990
  • Beverly Hills Brats (1989)
    Beverly Hills Brats
    3.8
    • Composer
    • 1989

Producer

  • Born in Chicago (2020)
    Born in Chicago
    7.9
    • co-producer
    • 2020
  • Sam Lay in Bluesland (2016)
    Sam Lay in Bluesland
    • co-producer
    • 2016
  • Buried Alive in the Blues (2005)
    Buried Alive in the Blues
    6.2
    Video
    • producer
    • 2005

Personal details

  • Official sites
    • Artist's
    • Discogs
  • Alternative name
    • The American Music Band
  • Born
    • December 25, 1941
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • January 22, 2025
    • Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, USA(complications from lymphoma)
  • Spouse
    • Gail? - January 22, 2025 (his death, 1 child)
  • Relatives
    • Arthur Goldberg(Aunt or Uncle)
  • Other works
    CD (with Barry Goldberg Blues Band): "Blowing My Mind" (VCL)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Goldberg co-produced albums by Percy Sledge, Charlie Musselwhite, James Cotton, and the Textones, plus Bob Dylan's version of Curtis Mayfield's "People Get Ready".

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