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James Horner (1953)
James Roy Horner
Summary
James Roy Horner is an American composer, orchestrator and conductor of orchestral and film music. He is noted for the integration of choral and electronic elements in many of his film scores, and for frequent use of Celtic musical elements. His score to the 1997 film Titanic remains the best selling orchestral film soundtrack of all time.
In addition, Horner has scored over 100 films, frequently collaborating with acclaimed directors such as Mel Gibson, James Cameron and Ron Howard. Other scores he worked on include those of Braveheart, Willow,
Apollo 13, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Legends of the Fall, Aliens, Glory, The Mask of Zorro, Field of Dreams, Enemy at the Gates, The Missing, Sneakers, Casper, Troy, An American Tail, The Land Before Time, The Rocketeer, A Beautiful Mind, Mighty Joe Young, The Perfect Storm, Avatar, and most recently, The Karate Kid.
His body of work is notable for including the scores to the two highest-grossing films of all time; Titanic and Avatar, both of which were directed by James Cameron.
Horner is a two-time Academy Award-winner, and has received a total of 10 Oscar nominations. He has won numerous other awards, including the Golden Globe Award and the Grammy Award.
Biography
early life
Horner was born in Los Angeles, the son of Austrian immigrants Joan (née Fraenkel) and Harry Horner, who was a production designer, set designer and occasional film director.Horner started playing piano at the age of five. His early years were spent in London, where he attended the Royal College of Music. He subsequently attended Verde Valley High School in Sedona, Arizona. 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 at the University of California, Los Angeles where he studied with Paul Chihara, among others. After several scoring assignments with the American Film Institute in the 1970s, he finished his teaching of music theory at UCLA and turned to film scoring.
The Land Before Time
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00:00
1988Aliens
tracks
39:57
1987- Soundtrack album
Avatar: Music from the Motion Picture
3 tracks
18:51
2009Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
14 tracks
51:10
2009All the King's Men
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56:42
2007Apocalypto
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00:33
2006Commando
8 tracks
43:21
2003House of Sand and Fog
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00:00
2003A Beautiful Mind
15 tracks
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2001Back to Titanic
13 tracks
19:05
1998The Mask of Zorro
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14:47
1998Mighty Joe Young: Original Score
tracks
13:01
1998Deep Impact
tracks
17:12
1998Titanic
19 tracks
12:29
1997Once Upon a Forest
13 tracks
07:18
1993Thunderheart: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
tracks
43:59
1992Glory
tracks
43:21
1992The Rocketeer
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57:16
1991Cocoon: The Return
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53:26
1988Vibes
9 tracks
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1988Willow
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09:23
1988Cocoon
11 tracks
44:23
1985Jumanji
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51:04
The Legend of Zorro
15 tracks
15:34
Movie
- Writing
Honey, I Shrunk The Kids
Screenplay
1989- Sound/Music
Windtalkers
Sound designer
2002The Perfect Storm
Sound designer
2000Mighty Joe Young
Sound designer
1998Clear and Present Danger
Sound designer
1994The Pagemaster
Sound designer
1994The Pelican Brief
Sound designer
1993We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
Sound designer
1993A Far Off Place
Sound designer
1993Patriot Games
Sound designer
1992In Country
Sound designer
1989Cocoon
Sound designer
1985Deadly Blessing
Sound designer
1981The Amazing Spider-Man
Composer
2012Cristiada
Composer
2011Or noir
Composer
2011The Karate Kid
Composer
2010The Last Song
Composer
2010Avatar
Composer
2009The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Composer
2009The Spiderwick Chronicles
Composer
2008Street Kings
Composer
2008The Life Before Her Eyes
Composer
2007The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends
Composer
2007Apocalypto
Composer
2006The Good Shepherd
Composer
2006The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers
Composer
2006All the King's Men
Composer
2006The Legend of Zorro
Composer
2005The New World
Composer
2005The Chumscrubber
Composer
2005Flightplan
Composer
2005Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius
Composer
2004The Forgotten
Composer
2004Troy
Composer
2004Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas
Composer
2004Beyond Borders
Composer
2004House of Sand and Fog
Composer
2003The Missing
Composer
2003Radio
Composer
2003The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration
Composer
2002The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses
Composer
2002The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water
Composer
2002The Four Feathers
Composer
2002How the Sith Stole Christmas
Composer
2002Enemy at the Gates
Composer
2001The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze
Composer
2001A Beautiful Mind
Composer
2001Iris
Composer
2001How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Composer
2000The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire
Composer
2000Bicentennial Man
Composer
1999The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock
Composer
1998The Mask of Zorro
Composer
1998Deep Impact
Composer
1998The Devil's Own
Composer
1997Titanic
Composer
1997The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island
Composer
1997Turbulence
Composer
1997The Spitfire Grill
Composer
1996The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists
Composer
1996Courage Under Fire
Composer
1996Ransom
Composer
1996To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday
Composer
1996Braveheart
Composer
1995Babe
Composer
1995The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving
Composer
1995Apollo 13
Composer
1995Jade
Composer
1995Balto
Composer
1995Casper
Composer
1995Jumanji
Composer
1995Legends of the Fall
Composer
1994The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure
Composer
1994House of Cards
Composer
1993Jack The Bear
Composer
1993A Far Off Place
Composer
1993Hocus Pocus
Composer
1993Swing Kids
Composer
1993The Man without a Face
Composer
1993Once Upon a Forest
Composer
1993Searching for Bobby Fischer
Composer
1993Bopha!
Composer
1993Unlawful Entry
Composer
1992Thunderheart
Composer
1992Sneakers
Composer
1992An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
Composer
1991Once Around
Composer
1991My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
Composer
1991The Rocketeer
Composer
1991Class Action
Composer
1991Another 48 HRS.
Composer
1990I Love You To Death
Composer
1990Back to the Future Part III
Composer
1990Dad
Composer
1989Glory
Composer
1989Field of Dreams
Composer
1989Honey, I Shrunk The Kids
Composer
1989Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
Composer
1989Andy Colby's Incredible Adventure
Composer
1988Cocoon: The Return
Composer
1988Willow
Composer
1988Red Heat
Composer
1988The Land Before Time
Composer
1988Vibes
Composer
1988*batteries not included
Composer
1987Project X
Composer
1987Der Name der Rose
Composer
1986Aliens
Composer
1986Off Beat
Composer
1986Captain EO
Composer
1986Where the River Runs Black
Composer
1986An American Tail
Composer
1986The Journey of Natty Gann
Composer
1985Heaven Help Us
Composer
1985Surviving: A Family in Crisis
Composer
1985Commando
Composer
1985Volunteers
Composer
1985Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Composer
1984The Stone Boy
Composer
1984Krull
Composer
1983Space Raiders
Composer
1983The Dresser
Composer
1983Brainstorm
Composer
1983Testament
Composer
1983Gorky Park
Composer
1983Something Wicked This Way Comes
Composer
1983Uncommon Valor
Composer
1983A Piano for Mrs. Cimino
Composer
1982Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Composer
198248 Hrs.
Composer
1982The Pursuit of D. B. Cooper
Composer
1981The Hand
Composer
1981Wolfen
Composer
1981Humanoids from the Deep
Composer
1980Battle Beyond The Stars
Composer
1980The Lady in Red
Composer
1979Vibes
Composer
TV show
- Post-production
Fish Police
Composer
1992Tales from the Crypt
Composer
1989Up to the Minute
Composer
1982Iron Chef
Composer
TV show season
Tales from the Crypt (season 5)
Composer
1996Tales from the Crypt (season 7)
Composer
1996Tales from the Crypt (season 3)
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1994Tales from the Crypt (season 4)
Composer
1994Tales from the Crypt (season 6)
Composer
1994Iron Chef (season 1)
Composer
Tales from the Crypt (season 1)
Composer
Tales from the Crypt (season 2)
Composer
Album
- Artists
I See You
Composer
2009My heart will go on
Composer
1998Where Are You Christmas?
Lyricist
2000Then You Look at Me
Lyricist
1999I Want to Spend My Lifetime Loving You
Lyricist
1998My heart will go on
Lyricist
1998Somewhere Out There
Lyricist
1986- Production
I See You
Record producer
2009Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
Record producer
2009Complete Best
Record producer
2008Ultimate Box
Record producer
2008Let's Talk About Love / Falling into You / A New Day Has Come
Record producer
2007All the King's Men
Record producer
2007Apocalypto
Record producer
2006Prelude: The Best of Charlotte Church
Record producer
2002All the Way... A Decade of Song
Record producer
1999Back to Titanic
Record producer
1998My heart will go on
Record producer
1998Titanic
Record producer
1997Let's Talk About Love
Record producer
1997
Music track
- Artists
The London Symphony Orchestra-Zorro's Theme
Lyricist
1998Not For Sale
Lyricist
1998- Production
Night Time
Record producer
2009Watering the Grass
Record producer
2009Ant Rodeo
Record producer
2009The Machine Works
Record producer
2009Main Title
Record producer
2009Lawn Mower
Record producer
2009Strange Neighbors
Record producer
2009Eaten Alive
Record producer
2009Shrunk
Record producer
2009Big Russ Volunteers
Record producer
2009A New World
Record producer
2009Scorpian Attack
Record producer
2009Test Run
Record producer
2009Flying Szalinski
Record producer
2009Map to My Heart
Record producer
2008The Reason I Go On
Record producer
2008Skies of L.A.
Record producer
2008Tantum Ergo
Record producer
2002Bridge Over Troubled Water
Record producer
2002Just Wave Hello
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2002La Pastorella
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2002She Moved Through the Fair
Record producer
2002Dream a Dream
Record producer
2002The Prayer
Record producer
2002All Love Can Be
Record producer
2002It's the Heart That Matters Most
Record producer
2002That's the Way It Is
Record producer
1999If Walls Could Talk
Record producer
1999The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
Record producer
1999Then You Look at Me
Record producer
1999I Want You to Need Me
Record producer
1999Live
Record producer
1999Nearer, My God, To Thee
Record producer
1998Come, Josephine, In My Flying Machine
Record producer
1998Lament
Record producer
1998A Shore Never Reached
Record producer
1998Epilogue: The Deep & Timeless Sea
Record producer
1998Titanic Suite
Record producer
1998An Irish Party In Third Class
Record producer
1998Alexander's Ragtime Band
Record producer
1998The Portrait
Record producer
1998Jack Dawson's Luck
Record producer
1998A Building Panic
Record producer
1998Unable to Stay, Unwilling to Leave
Record producer
1997Treat Her Like a Lady
Record producer
1997Let's Talk About Love
Record producer
1997The Sinking
Record producer
1997Why Oh Why
Record producer
1997Death of Titanic
Record producer
1997Love Is On the Way
Record producer
1997A Promise Kept
Record producer
1997Tell Him
Record producer
1997Never an Absolution
Record producer
1997A Life So Changed
Record producer
1997When I Need You
Record producer
1997Distant Memories
Record producer
1997An Ocean of Memories
Record producer
1997Miles to Go
Record producer
1997Southampton
Record producer
1997My Heart Will Go On
Record producer
1997Us
Record producer
1997Rose
Record producer
1997Hymn to the Sea
Record producer
1997Just a Little Bit of Love
Record producer
1997Leaving Port
Record producer
1997My Heart Will Go On
Record producer
1997Take Her to Sea, Mr. Murdoch
Record producer
1997The Reason
Record producer
1997Where Is the Love
Record producer
1997Hard to Starboard
Record producer
1997Immortality
Record producer
1997I Hate You Then I Love You
Record producer
1997
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