Jerry Goldsmith: Next Steps

Heavily influenced by the classical music of Stravinsky and Bartók, this film composer was never afraid to mix things up. Check out the smoky jazz piano and swooning sax from Chinatown and then the haunting Bernard Herrmann-like strings of Basic Instinct to hear his range. Whether it's a thundering orchestral theme or brooding atmospheric passage, his compositions are full of drama and grandeur.