James Horner

James Horner

Composer. Born 14 August 1953 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Died 22 June 2015.

ComposerAmerican
3
Titles on Fi1m
79
Average Fi1m score
Born
14 August 1953, Los Angeles, California, USA
Died
22 June 2015
Active
1995–1997

Biography

James Roy Horner (14 August 1953 – 22 June 2015) was an American film composer and conductor. Born in Los Angeles, California, he studied at the Royal College of Music in London before returning to the United States, where he earned degrees from the University of Southern California and the University of California, Los Angeles.

Horner composed scores for more than 160 films and television productions between 1978 and 2015. His credits include Aliens (1986), Braveheart (1995), Apollo 13 (1995), Titanic (1997), A Beautiful Mind (2001), Avatar (2009) and The Amazing Spider-Man (2012). He won two Academy Awards for his work on Titanic.

Films and series

Beyond what we have reviewed, James Horner is known for Avatar (2009), The Amazing Spider-Man (2012), Jumanji (1995), Troy (2004), A Beautiful Mind (2001), Aliens (1986), How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) and The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008).