At the age of nine his prodigious talents brought him to Columbia University; in 1975 he was discovered by Berry Gordy, who brought Mr. Goldstein to LA under contract to MOTOWN , as a recording artist / composer and producer.
At the same time, interestingly enough, Mr. Goldstein was finishing a commission for a Bicentennial work,
CELEBRATION OVERTURE 1776-1976, which was performed by the National Symphony Orchestra in May of 1976.
Since then he has scored over 50 film and TV projects (including Fame, The Miracle Worker, Twilight Zone & Shocker), written Op-Ed's for the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times. He is a founder of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, a director of the California State Summer School for the Arts, and serves on both the music branch executive committee, and foreign language committee of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He has also been a "visiting artist" for the Academy, lecturing from the Far East to the Middle East on contemporary aesthetics as well as music in film. He was asked to deliver the Academy Foundation's First Seminar on Film Scoring.
.... (William with Debbie Allen on the Fame set....MGM publicity photo)
Mr. Goldstein early on established himself as a composer who is comfortable all over the musical map. In addition to film scoring, recording and Concert Scores performed from Carnegie Hall to Symphony Hall Boston; he established himself as an innovator of New Technology.
(Goldstein's versatility was featured in a multiple print campaign, promoting high end Audio. His" Magic Disco Machine" was just released by Motown, "Bingo Long" was just released by Universal & the National Symphony was about to premiere "Celebration Overture 1776-1976")
In 1985 he created the very first completely computer sequenced direct to digital score for NBC's oceanQuest. CBS Masterworks released the CD as OCEANSCAPE. He then created the score for Sierra-on-line's KING'S QUEST FOUR, the first interactive computer game with a full blown musical score; resulting in a revolution for the computer game industry.
While the diversity of his activities have some thinking of Goldstein as a contemporary Renaissance man, his most formidable gift has always been his ability to sit at a piano and create "instant composition." He has gained a reputation as a unique keyboard improviser, spontaneously creating ballets with dancers of international renown, improvising complete scores to films that he is seeing for the first time; all in real time and in concert.
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(CTS Studios, London 1980's)
He has been sharing these gifts in his Master Class in Improvisation and The Creative Process. His uniquely gifted improvisations, his arts philosophy (Los Angeles Times), his innovations in technology, his unique approach to solving difficult issues(New York Times)), and most of all, his music, continue to inspire. The opportunity to witness the spontaneous burst of creativity apparent in his improvisations, gives music, dance, theater, film and creative writing students; even MBA's, insight into their own creativity, talents and imagination. ( Read the Los Angeles Times review of Goldstein Improvising a Ballet )
In addition to his professional activities in music and film, Mr. Goldstein has become a founder of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, a director of the California State Summer School for the Arts, and is a member of both the music branch executive committee of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, as well as its foreign language committee. He has also been a "visiting artist" for the Academy, lecturing from the Far East to the Middle East on contemporary aesthetics as well as music in film.
.........William Goldstein's music accompanies the plot elegantly........
(Goldstein recording The Miracle Worker score with director Nadia Tass)
Creation of
ABC TV's Millennium Theme
promoting ABC's innovative WorldWide 2000 Millennium coverageClick here for the MP3 recording
( Mr. Goldstein also created the ABC BICENTENNIAL Theme in 1976 )
RECENT DISCOGRAPHY
WILLIAM GOLDSTEIN IN CONCERT / NEW GOLD MUSIC
Includes An Inner Voice / Movment for cello & Orchestra,
Colloquy for Solo Trombone and Symphonic Band, and Celebration Overture 1776-1976
FIRST IMPRESSIONS emotionally connective impromptus of life / NEW GOLD MUSIC
Since its release in March 1999, Mr. Goldstein's long awaited solo piano CD, is receiving airplay on classical, new age and crossoverradio stations around the country.
Entertainment Tonight & The Los Angeles Times.........
A.O.S. (Advanced Orchestral Synthesis)
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(New Gold Studios, Los Angeles 1998)
In 1985 William Goldstein quickly achieved prominence as an innovator of new technology by
creating the very first completely computer sequenced direct to digital (no tape) score for the
Guber/ Peters mini series oceanQuest. CBS Masterworks released a CD of the score under the title
OCEANSCAPE.
A.O.S.,which Mr. Goldstein pioneered, has evolved thru such scores as oceanQuest, Hello Again and
Shocker. His current projects are now benefiting from this highest level of orchestral emulation.
A.O.S. allows for a transparency, nuance, and complete fluidity of transitions within a score.
This creates an emotional response that previously has only been possible with a live orchestra.
While some timbres are identical to what we have come to expect from a "real" orchestra, and some
may be perceived with slight colorazation, the emotionality and sense of humanity that comes across
with a totally live ensemble is retained.
"This is an exceptionally well recorded score, (said the dubbing mixer to Mr. Goldstein) I didn't hear
even one chair squeak!" "That's because I didn't record any chairs," replied the composer. Using
A.O.S, The Quarrel was awarded the prestigious Dame Judith Anderson Best Feature Film Award
at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
Mr. Goldstein’s recent scores including Zoya, Miracle At Midnight, and The Miracle Worker have been created with large orchestras.
Is a timeless and inspirational reminder that we need always remain positive in the most difficult times. It is also a tribute to the victims of 9/11 and reminds us that there has always been a price to be paid to insure that our values endure (Click on the title to see and hear).
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