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.
Movie Credits
James Horner has appeared in 7 movies.
These include
Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora,
Alba Gu Brath! The Making of 'Braveheart',
Uncovering Wolfen,
Hollywood in Vienna: The World of James Horner,
Horner,
Reflections on Titanic and
Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'.
TV Credits
James Horner has appeared in 1 TV Series.
These include
Hollywood in Vienna.
Production Credits
James Horner has 157 production credits.
Sound
Credited for Music in 19 shows -
Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn,
Sorceress,
Between Friends,
Volunteers,
Amazing Stories,
Off Beat,
Captain EO,
Andy Colby’s Incredibly Awesome Adventure,
Tales from the Crypt,
In Country,
Extreme Close-Up,
Unlawful Entry,
Michelle Kwan Skates to Disney's Greatest Hits,
Raptor,
Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens',
Living in the Age of Airplanes,
Horner,
Willow and
Willow: Behind the Magic.
Credited for Original Music Composer in 115 shows -
Up from the Depths,
The Lady in Red,
Humanoids from the Deep,
Battle Beyond the Stars,
Angel Dusted,
The Hand,
Wolfen,
Deadly Blessing,
A Few Days in Weasel Creek,
The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper,
A Piano for Mrs. Cimino,
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan,
48 Hrs.,
Something Wicked This Way Comes,
Space Raiders,
Krull,
Brainstorm,
Testament,
The Dresser,
Gorky Park,
Uncommon Valor,
The Stone Boy,
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock,
Heaven Help Us,
Surviving,
Cocoon,
The Journey of Natty Gann,
Commando,
Barbarian Queen,
Aliens,
The Name of the Rose,
An American Tail,
P.K. and the Kid,
Project X,
*batteries not included,
Willow,
Red Heat,
Vibes,
Cocoon: The Return,
The Land Before Time,
Field of Dreams,
Tummy Trouble,
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids,
Dad,
Glory,
I Love You to Death,
Another 48 Hrs.,
Once Around,
Class Action,
The Rocketeer,
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West,
Thunderheart,
Patriot Games,
Sneakers,
Swing Kids,
A Far Off Place,
Jack the Bear,
Once Upon a Forest,
House of Cards,
Searching for Bobby Fischer,
The Man Without a Face,
The Pelican Brief,
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story,
Clear and Present Danger,
The Pagemaster,
Legends of the Fall,
Braveheart,
Casper,
Apollo 13,
Jade,
Jumanji,
Balto,
The Spitfire Grill,
Courage Under Fire,
To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday,
Ransom,
The Devil's Own,
Titanic,
Deep Impact,
The Mask of Zorro,
Mighty Joe Young,
Bicentennial Man,
Freedom Song,
The Perfect Storm,
How the Grinch Stole Christmas,
Enemy at the Gates,
A Beautiful Mind,
Iris,
Windtalkers,
The Four Feathers,
Beyond Borders,
Radio,
The Missing,
House of Sand and Fog,
Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius,
Troy,
The Forgotten,
The Chumscrubber,
Flightplan,
The Legend of Zorro,
The New World,
All the King's Men,
Apocalypto,
The Spiderwick Chronicles,
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas,
Avatar,
The Karate Kid,
Black Gold,
For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada,
The Amazing Spider-Man,
Reflections on Titanic,
Wolf Totem,
Southpaw,
The 33 and
The Magnificent Seven.
Credited for Music Producer in 1 show -
Commando.
Crew
Credited for Additional Music in 1 show -
Young Guns.
