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.
Filmography
all 154
Movies 149
self 7
TV Shows 5
Willow: Behind the Magic (2023)
Willow (2022)
Horner (2021)
Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
The Magnificent Seven (2016)
The 33 (2015)
Living in the Age of Airplanes (2015)
Southpaw (2015)
Wolf Totem (2015)
One Day in Auschwitz (2015)
Hollywood in Vienna: The World of James Horner (2013)
From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking (2013)
Reflections on Titanic (2012)
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
Outlaws - For Greater Glory (2012)
Black Gold (2011)
Hollywood in Vienna (2011)
The Karate Kid (2010)
Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora (2010)
Avatar (2009)
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008)
The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)
Alba Gu Brath! The Making of 'Braveheart' (2007)
The Life Before Her Eyes (2007)
Apocalypto (2006)
All the King's Men (2006)
The New World (2005)
The Legend of Zorro (2005)
Flightplan (2005)
The Chumscrubber (2005)
The Forgotten (2004)
Troy (2004)
Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius (2004)
House of Sand and Fog (2003)
Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens' (2003)
The Missing (2003)
Radio (2003)
Beyond Borders (2003)
The Making of ‘Sneakers’ (2003)
The Four Feathers (2002)
Windtalkers (2002)
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
Iris (2001)
Raptor (2001)
Enemy at the Gates (2001)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
The Perfect Storm (2000)
Freedom Song (2000)
Bicentennial Man (1999)
Michelle Kwan Skates to Disney's Greatest Hits (1999)
Mighty Joe Young (1998)
The Mask of Zorro (1998)
Deep Impact (1998)
Titanic (1997)
The Devil's Own (1997)
Ransom (1996)
To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday (1996)
The Spitfire Grill (1996)
Courage Under Fire (1996)
The Best of Roger Rabbit (1996)
Balto (1995)
Jumanji (1995)
Jade (1995)
Apollo 13 (1995)
Casper (1995)
Braveheart (1995)
Legends of the Fall (1994)
The Pagemaster (1994)
Clear and Present Danger (1994)
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993)
The Pelican Brief (1993)
Bopha! (1993)
The Man Without a Face (1993)
Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
House of Cards (1993)
Once Upon a Forest (1993)
Jack the Bear (1993)
A Far Off Place (1993)
Swing Kids (1993)
Sneakers (1992)
Unlawful Entry (1992)
Patriot Games (1992)
Thunderheart (1992)
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991)
Norman and the Killer (1991)
The Rocketeer (1991)
Class Action (1991)
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys (1991)
Once Around (1991)
Extreme Close-Up (1990)
Another 48 Hrs. (1990)
I Love You to Death (1990)
Glory (1989)
Dad (1989)
In Country (1989)
Tummy Trouble (1989)
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
Field of Dreams (1989)
The Land Before Time (1988)
Cocoon: The Return (1988)
Madeline (1988)
Vibes (1988)
Red Heat (1988)
Willow (1988)
Young Guns (1988)
Andy Colby’s Incredibly Awesome Adventure (1988)
*batteries not included (1987)
Project X (1987)
P.K. and the Kid (1987)
An American Tail (1986)
The Name of the Rose (1986)
Captain EO (1986)
Aliens (1986)
Off Beat (1986)
Barbarian Queen (1985)
In Her Own Time (1985)
Commando (1985)
Amazing Stories (1985)
The Journey of Natty Gann (1985)
Volunteers (1985)
Cocoon (1985)
The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1985)
Surviving (1985)
Heaven Help Us (1985)
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
The Stone Boy (1984)
Uncommon Valor (1983)
Gorky Park (1983)
The Dresser (1983)
Testament (1983)
Brainstorm (1983)
Between Friends (1983)
Krull (1983)
Space Raiders (1983)
Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)
48 Hrs. (1982)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Sorceress (1982)
Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn (1982)
A Piano for Mrs. Cimino (1982)
The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper (1981)
A Few Days in Weasel Creek (1981)
Deadly Blessing (1981)
Wolfen (1981)
The Hand (1981)
Angel Dusted (1981)
Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)
Humanoids from the Deep (1980)
The Lady in Red (1979)
Up from the Depths (1979)
Uncovering Wolfen
A Stuntman for All Seasons: A Tribute to Bennie Dobbins
East Meets West: "Red Heat" and the Kings of Carolco
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GenderMale
Birthday1953-08-14
Deathday2015-06-22 (61 years old)
Birth NameJames Roy Horner
Birth PlaceLos Angeles, United States of America
ChildrenBecky Horner, Emily Horner
FatherHarry Horner
SiblingsChristopher Horner
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesLondon, United Kingdom, Arizona · Los Angeles, United States of America
Also Known AsJames Roy Horner
AwardsGolden Globe Award for Best Original Score, Grammy Award for Song of the Year, Satellite Award for Best Original Song, Grammy Award for Record of the Year, Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media, Academy Award for Best Original Song, Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, Satellite Award for Best Original Score, Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Original Score, Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Song, Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media, Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score
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