Joel Goodman is an Emmy-winning composer who has scored over 125 films that have received 4 Oscar nominations, 15 Emmy awards and over 25 Emmy nominations. He has collaborated with an impressive array of distinguished directors and producers including Wong Kar-wei, Neil LaBute, Kevin Spacey, Albert Maysles, Andrew Jarecki, Barbara Kopple, Rachel Grady, Oren Jacoby, Irene Taylor Brodsky, Marshall Curry, Sebastian Junger and Fisher Stevens.

“I can’t understand why people are frightened of new ideas.
I’m frightened of the old ones.”

– John Cage

“A painter paints pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on silence.”

– Leopold Stokowski

“Music is your own experience, your thoughts, your wisdom. If you don’t live it, it won’t come out of your horn.”

– Charlie Parker

Joel Goodman

“I can’t understand why people are frightened of new ideas.
I’m frightened of the old ones.”

Shadowman

Hell on Earth

La Laguna

Obit

“A painter paints pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on silence.”

“Music is your own experience, your thoughts, your wisdom. If you don’t live it, it won’t come out of your horn.”

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Joel Goodman

“I can’t understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I’m frightened of the old ones.”

Shadowman

Hell on Earth

La Laguna

Obit

“A painter paints pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on silence.”

“Music is your own experience, your thoughts, your wisdom. If you don’t live it, it won’t come out of your horn.”

“I can’t understand why people are frightened of new ideas.
I’m frightened of the old ones.”