Miles Goodman was born in August 27, 1948 in Los Angeles. He graduated from Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio, in 1972 with a degree in English. In 1969, he studied Shakespeare in London. Goodman became interested in film scoring through his cousin, Johnny Mandel, an Oscar-winning film composer. Goodman at first planned to become a director, despite his strong and eclectic taste in jazz and other music. But composing for film intervened in conversations with Mandel. As a result, Goodman returned to Los Angeles and studied music and film scoring with private teachers including Albert Harris. "He was very eclectic in his musical tastes. Before film scoring he was very attracted to jazz, Brazilian music and theater. He started life as a songwriter," Mandel said. Mandel would serve as a mentor for Goodman.

For more information press link below:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Goodman