person image

James Horner

Born: 1953

Biography

James Roy Horner (August 14, 1953 – June 22, 2015) was an American composer, conductor and orchestrator of film scores. He was known for the integration of choral and electronic elements in many of his film scores, and for his frequent use of motifs associated with Celtic music. Horner was an accomplished concert hall composer before he moved into writing film scores. His first major film score was for the 1979 film The Lady in Red, but did not establish himself as a mainstream composer until he worked on the 1982 film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Horner's score for Titanic is the best selling orchestral film soundtrack of all time while Titanic and Avatar, both directed by James Cameron, are the two highest-grossing films of all time. Horner collaborated on multiple projects with directors including Don Bluth, James Cameron, Walter Hill and Ron Howard; producers including David Kirschner, Jon Landau, Brian Grazer and Steven Spielberg; and songwriters including Will Jennings, Barry Mann andCynthia Weil. Horner composed music for over 100 films; he won two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, three Satellite Awards, and three Saturn Awards, and was nominated for three British Academy Film Awards. Horner died when his single-engine Tucano aircraft crashed in the Los Padres National Forest. He was 61.
Known For Sound
Gender Male
Place of Birth Los Angeles, California, USA
Died 22/06/2015

Resources

Movies

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

Braveheart

Braveheart

48 Hrs.

48 Hrs.

The Name of the Rose

The Name of the Rose

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

A Beautiful Mind

A Beautiful Mind

Apollo 13

Apollo 13

Titanic

Titanic

Apocalypto

Apocalypto

Troy

Troy

The Legend of Zorro

The Legend of Zorro

Field of Dreams

Field of Dreams

Sneakers

Sneakers

Aliens

Aliens

Cocoon

Cocoon

An American Tail: Fievel Goes West

An American Tail: Fievel Goes West

Willow

Willow

Wolfen

Wolfen

Krull

Krull

Enemy at the Gates

Enemy at the Gates

The Amazing Spider-Man

The Amazing Spider-Man

Swing Kids

Swing Kids

The Man Without a Face

The Man Without a Face

The Forgotten

The Forgotten

The Perfect Storm

The Perfect Storm

Legends of the Fall

Legends of the Fall

The Devil's Own

The Devil's Own

The Rocketeer

The Rocketeer

Bicentennial Man

Bicentennial Man

Commando

Commando

Ransom

Ransom

Courage Under Fire

Courage Under Fire

Cocoon: The Return

Cocoon: The Return

An American Tail

An American Tail

House of Sand and Fog

House of Sand and Fog

The New World

The New World

*batteries not included

*batteries not included

Another 48 Hrs.

Another 48 Hrs.

Jade

Jade

The Spiderwick Chronicles

The Spiderwick Chronicles

Iris

Iris

Gorky Park

Gorky Park

Space Raiders

Space Raiders

Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'

Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'

The Four Feathers

The Four Feathers

Thunderheart

Thunderheart

Deep Impact

Deep Impact

Flightplan

Flightplan

The Mask of Zorro

The Mask of Zorro

Casper

Casper

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids

Jumanji

Jumanji

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Deadly Blessing

Deadly Blessing

Beyond Borders

Beyond Borders

Patriot Games

Patriot Games

Red Heat

Red Heat

Uncommon Valor

Uncommon Valor

Humanoids from the Deep

Humanoids from the Deep

Barbarian Queen

Barbarian Queen

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

The Journey of Natty Gann

The Journey of Natty Gann

Reflections on Titanic

Reflections on Titanic

Tummy Trouble

Tummy Trouble

Andy Colby’s Incredibly Awesome Adventure

Andy Colby’s Incredibly Awesome Adventure

Angel Dusted

Angel Dusted

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

The Land Before Time

The Land Before Time

The Hand

The Hand

Balto

Balto

Once Upon a Forest

Once Upon a Forest

Testament

Testament

The Stone Boy

The Stone Boy

Once Around

Once Around

Jack the Bear

Jack the Bear

A Far Off Place

A Far Off Place

The Chumscrubber

The Chumscrubber

Wolf Totem

Wolf Totem

Avatar

Avatar

All the King's Men

All the King's Men

Battle Beyond the Stars

Battle Beyond the Stars

Up from the Depths

Up from the Depths

Freedom Song

Freedom Song

A Few Days at Weasel Creek

A Few Days at Weasel Creek

Southpaw

Southpaw

House of Cards

House of Cards

A Piano for Mrs. Cimino

A Piano for Mrs. Cimino

Extreme Close-Up

Extreme Close-Up

The Karate Kid

The Karate Kid

The Lady in Red

The Lady in Red

The 33

The 33

Windtalkers

Windtalkers

Off Beat

Off Beat

The Pelican Brief

The Pelican Brief

The Missing

The Missing

Black Gold

Black Gold

Radio

Radio

Mighty Joe Young

Mighty Joe Young

I Love You to Death

I Love You to Death

Surviving

Surviving

Heaven Help Us

Heaven Help Us

Vibes

Vibes

Glory

Glory

Searching for Bobby Fischer

Searching for Bobby Fischer

Clear and Present Danger

Clear and Present Danger

The Magnificent Seven

The Magnificent Seven

The Making of ‘Sneakers’

The Making of ‘Sneakers’

Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius

Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius

Living in the Age of Airplanes

Living in the Age of Airplanes

Something Wicked This Way Comes

Something Wicked This Way Comes

Young Guns

Young Guns

Hacksaw Ridge

Hacksaw Ridge

Project X

Project X

The Pagemaster

The Pagemaster

Class Action

Class Action

We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story

We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story

To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday

To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday

Between Friends

Between Friends

Unlawful Entry

Unlawful Entry

In Country

In Country

Volunteers

Volunteers

Bopha!

Bopha!

The Life Before Her Eyes

The Life Before Her Eyes

The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper

The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper

Willow: Behind the Magic

Willow: Behind the Magic

Dad

Dad

Maybe It's Better not to Win - Scoring Searching for Bobby Fischer

Maybe It's Better not to Win - Scoring Searching for Bobby Fischer

The Spitfire Grill

The Spitfire Grill

P.K. and the Kid

P.K. and the Kid

My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys

My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys

Where the River Runs Black

Where the River Runs Black

Raptor

Raptor

Outlaws - For Greater Glory

Outlaws - For Greater Glory

Brainstorm

Brainstorm

Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn

Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn

Sorceress

Sorceress

The Dresser

The Dresser

Michelle Kwan Skates to Disney's Greatest Hits

Michelle Kwan Skates to Disney's Greatest Hits

Captain EO

Captain EO

TV Shows