▁( 1 9 8 6 ), ▁Good man ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁the ▁Golden ▁Glo be ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Original ▁Sc ore . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Good man ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁ ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁Ant io ch ▁College ▁in ▁Y ellow ▁Spr ings , ▁Ohio , ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁with ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁English . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁he ▁studied ▁Shakespeare ▁in ▁London . ▁ ▁Good man ▁became ▁interested ▁in ▁film ▁scoring ▁through ▁his ▁cousin , ▁Johnny ▁Mand el , ▁an ▁Oscar - win ning ▁film ▁composer . ▁ ▁Good man ▁at ▁first ▁planned ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁director , ▁despite ▁his ▁strong ▁and ▁ec lect ic ▁taste ▁in ▁jazz ▁and ▁other ▁music . ▁ ▁But ▁compos ing ▁for ▁film ▁interven ed ▁in ▁convers ations ▁with ▁Mand el . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁Good man ▁returned ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁and ▁studied ▁music ▁and ▁film ▁scoring ▁with ▁private ▁teachers ▁including ▁Albert ▁Harris . ▁ ▁" He ▁was ▁very ▁ec lect ic ▁in ▁his ▁musical ▁t ast es . ▁Before ▁film ▁scoring ▁he ▁was ▁very ▁attract ed ▁to ▁jazz , ▁Brazil ian ▁music ▁and ▁the ater . ▁He ▁started ▁life ▁as ▁a ▁song writer ," ▁Mand el ▁said . ▁ ▁Mand el ▁would ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁ment or ▁for ▁Good man . ▁ ▁Career ▁When ▁Good man ▁re located ▁to ▁Hollywood , ▁he ▁met ▁Oscar ▁Castro - Ne ves , ▁who