Stargate & Star Trek Composer Joel Goldsmith Passes Away Aged 54
Composer for "Stargate SG-1", "Star Trek" and "Call of Duty 3" passed away on April 29th.
"We lost a great one today. Great artist, great person. The soul behind Stargate."Stars from Stargate have also turned to twitter to pay their respects. David Hewlett, who played 'Dr. Rodney McKay' in Stargate: Atlantis;
"So sad to hear about Joel Goldsmith. His music made our adventures throughout the Stargates truly magnificent."Michael Shanks, 'Dr. Daniel Jackson' in SG-1 tweeted;
"Words cannot describe. Rest easy, friend. See you on the other side."David Blue, who played 'Eli Wallace' said;
"Science-fiction lost an artist today. An invisible, resounding force behind the Stargate franchise."And Ming Na, 'Camile Wray' in Stargate Universe said;
"I'm truly to read about Joel Goldsmith's passing. His music infused such beauty and heart into SGU and other series."Joel leaves behind his wife Martha; a daughter and two stepdaughters; his mother and stepmother; three sisters and a brother. His father passed away in 2004. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJWSX1fCRqU