Jonathan (Jon) Goldsmith is a Canadian musician, arranger, producer and composer. Best known as a composer of film and television scores, he has also been associated with various projects as a musician, including Nick Buzz and the

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, and production of albums by artists including

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, Bourbon Tabernacle Choir and

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In 1992, Goldsmith, along with

, Martin Tielli and Rob Piltch, provided backup for a track on the album

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; these four later formed the band Nick Buzz and produced two albums and an EP. Goldsmith played piano in the group. For his work as a composer Goldsmith won four Gemini Awards, for his work on ''

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'', '' Trudeau II: Maverick in the Making'' and '' The Nativity'', a

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for ''

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'', and a

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for ''

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''. He has also received nine other Gemini Award nominations, and four Genie Award nominations for Best Original Score. His other film and television credits include '' Global Heresy'', '' Such a Long Journey'', ''

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'', '' October 1970'', '' Take This Waltz'', ''

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'', '' Visiting Hours'', '' Casino Jack'', ''

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'', '' Lost Souls'', '' Above and Beyond'', '' Jewel'', '' Cell 213'', '' High Life'', '' Score: A Hockey Musical'', ''

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'' and '' Wiebo's War''. As a record producer, he has garnered three Juno Award nominations for Producer of the Year, for Bob & Doug McKenzie's comedy single "Take Off" in 1982, Bruce Cockburn's album '' Stealing Fire'' in 1984 and Hugh Marsh's album ''Shaking the Pumpkin'' in 1989. At the

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in 2022, he won the award for Best Original Score for his work on '' All My Puny Sorrows''."Night Raiders, Scarborough emerge victorious at 5th night of Canadian Screen Awards"

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, April 8, 2022.

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Jon Goldsmith
musical credits at

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