Joel Goldsmith (born on November 19, 1957) is a composer of film, television, and recently[update] video game music. He is the son of renowned composer Jerry Goldsmith. He was the main composer on the TV series, Stargate SG-1, however the main titles were written by David Arnold, who composed the score to Stargate, the film which began the Stargate franchise. On Stargate Atlantis he composed the main titles and the series. He has collaborated with two composers, Jerry Goldsmith and Neal Acree. He made his first move into video games music in 2006, scoring Call of Duty 3. Joel recently moved to Hidden Hills, California where he is building a superior home studio in his backlot.