James Horner

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James Roy Horner

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American film music composer, conductor and orchestrator,.born August 14, 1953 in Los Angeles, California, USA, died in a plane crash June 22, 2015 in the Los Padres National Forest, California, USA. In 1997, he won two Academy Awards for his score and song compositions for the film "Titanic".

Horner started playing piano at the age of 5. He studied at the Royal College Of Music in London, under György Ligeti. He received his bachelor's degree in music from the University of Southern California, and eventually earned a master's and started working on his doctorate, studying with Paul Chihara, among others. After several scoring assignments with the American Film Institute in the 1970's, he finished his teaching of music theory at UCLA and turned to film scoring.

He made his breakthrough in 1982, when he scored "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan". In total, he has scored over 100 films, but he has also done some music for short films, three orchestral pieces and music for television, including the current theme music for the CBS Evening News (beginning September 5, 2006).

Horner's most known scores include: "Aliens", "Willow", "An American Tail: Fievel Goes West", "Legends of the Fall", "Braveheart", "Apollo 13", "Titanic", "A Beautiful Mind" and "The Mask of Zorro", among others. He has worked often with director Ron Howard, a collaboration that started with the 1985 film "Cocoon".

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	RNSP 300		James Horner	Battle Beyond The Stars (Album)	Rhino Records (2)	RNSP 300	US	1980	Sell This Version
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	CST 0203		James Horner	Humanoids From The Deep (Original Soundtrack) (Album)	Cerberus Records (2)	CST 0203	US	1981	Sell This Version
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	SD 19363		James Horner	Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Album)	Atlantic	SD 19363	Australia	1982	Sell This Version
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	VSD 1002		James Horner	Brainstorm (Original Motion Picture Score) (Album)	Milan	VSD 1002	Spain	1983	Sell This Version
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	2108, 2.108		James Horner	Krull - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Album)	Southern Cross Records	2108, 2.108	France	1982	Sell This Version
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	VS 1001		James Horner	Gorky Park (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Album)	Varèse Sarabande	VS 1001	Spain	1983	Sell This Version
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	SKBK-12360		James Horner	Star Trek III: The Search For Spock (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Album)	Capitol Records, Capitol Records	SKBK-12360	US	1984	Sell This Version
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	P33P 20024		James Horner	Cocoon (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Album)	Polydor, Polydor	P33P 20024	Japan	1985	Sell This Version
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	STV 81290		James Horner	Where The River Runs Black (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Album)	Varèse Sarabande	STV 81290	US	1986	Sell This Version
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	MCA-39096		James Horner	An American Tail (Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Album)	MCA Records	MCA-39096	Canada	1986	Sell This Version
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	50484		James Horner	Der Name Der Rose Soundtrack (Album)	TELDEC	50484	France	1986	Sell This Version
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	CST 8019		James Horner & The London Symphony Orchestra	James Horner & The London Symphony Orchestra - Aliens (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Album)	Varèse Sarabande	CST 8019	Germany	1986	Sell This Version
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	MCAD-6225		James Horner	Batteries Not Included (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Album)	MCA Records	MCAD-6225	US	1987	Sell This Version
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	62113		James Horner And The London Symphony Orchestra	James Horner And The London Symphony Orchestra - The Story Of Willow (Album)	Buena Vista Records	62113	US	1988	Sell This Version
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	VSD-5211		James Horner	Cocoon: The Return (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Album)	Varèse Sarabande	VSD-5211	US	1988	Sell This Version
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	90939-4		James Horner	Willow (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Album)	Virgin Movie Music, Virgin Movie Music	90939-4	US	1988	Sell This Version
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	MCAC-6266		James Horner	The Land Before Time (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Album)	MCA Records	MCAC-6266	Thailand	1988	Sell This Version
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	VJD-32088		James Horner	Red Heat (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Album)	Virgin Movie Music	VJD-32088	Japan	1988	Sell This Version
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	2292-57072-2 YS		James Horner	Dad (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Album)	MCA Records	2292-57072-2 YS	Germany	1989	Sell This Version
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	3060-4-N		James Horner	Field Of Dreams (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Album)	Novus	3060-4-N	Taiwan	1989	Sell This Version
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	VL 3087		James Horner, The Boys Choir Of Harlem	James Horner, The Boys Choir Of Harlem - Glory (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Album)	Virgin Movie Music, Virgin Movie Music	VL 3087	Canada	1989	Sell This Version
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	VCL 9001.4		James Horner	Vibes (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Album)	Varèse Sarabande	VCL 9001.4	US	1990	Sell This Version
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	VSD-5308		James Horner	Once Around (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Album)	Varèse Sarabande	VSD-5308	US	1990	Sell This Version
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	VJCP-23		James Horner, The Boys Choir Of Harlem	James Horner, The Boys Choir Of Harlem - Glory (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) ‎(CD, Album)	Virgin Japan Ltd	VJCP-23	Japan	1990	Sell This Version
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	HWD CD 14		James Horner	The Rocketeer (Album)	Hollywood Records	HWD CD 14	UK	1991	Sell This Version