James Horner

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* 14. August 1953 in Los Angeles, California; † 22. June 2015 in Los Padres National Forest, California

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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Main Title

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The Ludlows

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Rose

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A Gift of a Thistle

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Rooftop Kiss

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October 24, 2017

A Life in Music

Royal Albert Hall

London, England, United Kingdom

  • 1. Krull (Battle in the Swamp)

  • 2. Apollo 13: Re-Entry & Splashdown

  • 3. The Rocketeer (The Flying Circus)

  • 4. Theme of Star Trek II (main title)

  • 5. Legends of the Fall (The Ludlows)

  • 6. Aliens (Main Title / Bishop's Countdown)

  • 7. Iris

  • 8. Braveheart (For the Love of a Princess / Freedom / The Execution / Bannockburn)

  • 9. Titanic (Suite)

  • 10. Field of Dreams (The Place Where Dreams Come True)

  • 11. Titanic: My Heart Will Go On

  • 12. A Beautiful Mind (A Kaleidoscope of Mathematics)

  • 13. An American Tail (Somewhere Out There)

  • 14. Glory (A Call to Arms)

  • 15. The Mask of Zorro (The Ride)

  • 16. Avatar (Suite)

  • 1. A Beautiful Mind (A Kaleidoscope of Mathematics)

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