Famed television and film composer Joel Goldsmith died of cancer at his home on Sunday (April 28th), he was 54. Know for his Emmy nominated work on Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis, andSGU, Joel also worked closely with his father (Jerry Goldsmith) on several projects, including the soundtrack for Star Trek: First Contact. One of our favorite Star Trek scores.

According to Variety; Goldsmith's other TV projects included the themes and episode scores for "Super Force," the 1990s remake of "The Untouchables," "Hawkeye" and "Witchblade." He also scored episodes of the 1990s remake of "The Outer Limits," "H.E.L.P." and "Diagnosis Murder." His telepic scores included "Helen of Troy," "Haunting Sarah" and "Fatal Desire."

His other feature film scores included "Kull the Conqueror," "Army of One," "Shiloh" and "Diamonds." He scored the videogame "Call of Duty 3," and he contributed about 20 minutes of music (mostly for the Borg characters) to his father's "Star Trek: First Contact" score in 1996.

ContactMusic.com spoke to fellow Stargate composer Neal Acree and he had this to say about Joel's passing; "I’m utterly heartbroken at the loss of my dear friend and mentor Joel Goldsmith. He was like a second father to me and I feel like I owe much of my career to the opportunities he gave me including my first feature film and first experience scoring television. His influence on my life, both personally and musically, will stay with me always."

(Source Variety & ContactMusic.com)