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James Horner (1953-2015) was an American film composer who won two Oscars for Titanic and Avatar. He worked on more than 160 films and TV shows, and was known for his integration of choral and electronic elements and Celtic motifs.
James Horner (1953-2015) was a prolific and acclaimed film composer who scored over 75 projects, including Titanic, Avatar, and Star Trek II. He won two Oscars and received many other honors for his musical achievements.
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Jun 23, 2015 · James Horner, the Hollywood composer who wrote the Oscar-winning score for Titanic, has died in a California plane crash aged 61. A trained pilot, he is reported to have been alone...
- Legends Of The Fall (1994) Despite his reputation as a composer of melodrama, throughout much of the eighties and early nineties Horner had largely been pegged as a bold composer of action, fantasy and animated films.
- Field Of Dreams (1989) Horner’s music was, and still is, often attacked for its unerringly fulsome nature, but he was capable of genuine restraint and subtlety when the occasion called for it.
- Apollo 13 (1995) Director Ron Howard’s engrossing look at the Apollo 13 space disaster is praised for its commitment to authenticity and attention to detail.
- Glory (1989) Horner had an exceptional year in 1989 with In Country, Field Of Dreams, Honey I Shrunk The Kids – and this enormously powerful Civil War extravaganza, his first of three scores for director Edward Zwick.
Jun 22, 2015 · James Horner, the consummate film composer known for his heart-tugging scores for Field of Dreams, Braveheart and Titanic, for which he won two Academy Awards, died Monday in a plane crash near...
Jun 26, 2015 · VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California medical examiner’s office confirmed Thursday that Oscar-winning composer James Horner was the pilot killed in a plane crash this week, and the death has been ruled an accident.
Jun 24, 2015 · James Horner, the prolific composer whose vaulting theme music for “Titanic” earned him two Oscars and became the best-selling orchestral soundtrack ever, died on Monday morning when the...