taksraven Posted June 23, 2015 Posted June 23, 2015 It looks like James Horner has died in a plane crash. No absolute confirmation yet but it sounds like it was probably him in the plane. If so, farewell to a truly iconic soundtrack composer. I have many CD's of his work in my collection......
Dobber Posted June 23, 2015 Posted June 23, 2015 Very sad....he was/is one of my favorite composers making some of my favorite scores. He did make my all-time favorite score Glory.....which was snubbed a nomination but at least his Feild of Dreams was nominated the same year.....should have been Glory though. RIP James, thanks for the beautiful music. Chris
TangledThorns Posted June 23, 2015 Posted June 23, 2015 ALIENS is my favorite but still awesome in all his soundtracks.
frothymug Posted June 23, 2015 Posted June 23, 2015 His work on the Star Trek movies put him on the map in my mind.
Dobber Posted June 23, 2015 Posted June 23, 2015 His work on the Star Trek movies put him on the map in my mind. Mine too. His trek scores are the best trek scores IMO. Chris
Mr March Posted June 23, 2015 Posted June 23, 2015 Yeah, his work has been phenomenal. I love his Aliens score and the Trek scores, but he had a lot of some great compositions, even for bad movies or little known films. His score for "Krull" is incredible in spite of the film. And the score for "In The Name of The Rose" is also a notable and haunting piece. I actually just rewatched the old Jack Ryan films and while both the films themselves and the scores are a bit dated, I can't deny I like the music. I've also been enjoying his more recent work as well, including Apocalypto. It's sad to hear he's gone. A fond farewell to a life-long talent.
areaseven Posted June 24, 2015 Posted June 24, 2015 Some more memorable selections of his works. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLPwu3dw6BA
Chronocidal Posted June 24, 2015 Posted June 24, 2015 (edited) As much as his more recent movies are well known, I grew up watching An American Tail, and the first (and only, in my opinion) Land Before Time.. will never forget the songs from those. Also, Apollo 13 always makes me cry, and I blame him entirely. Edited June 24, 2015 by Chronocidal
Dynaman Posted June 24, 2015 Posted June 24, 2015 I love An American Tail, corny and all. The music is a big part of that.
Mommar Posted June 24, 2015 Posted June 24, 2015 It's funny, I never really paid attention to many of the composers but looking back at all of my favorite film scores probably 70% of them were James Horner.
Phobos Posted June 24, 2015 Posted June 24, 2015 I've spent countless hours listening to his works during school. It made great homework music. RIP.
derex3592 Posted June 24, 2015 Posted June 24, 2015 Totally forgot about Apollo 13. That score was epic.
Kanedas Bike Posted June 25, 2015 Posted June 25, 2015 Aliens. Seriously many of those scenes with the Colonial Marines in combat would not have been the same without Horner. RIP -b.
505thAirborne Posted June 25, 2015 Posted June 25, 2015 What a loss, so much amazing music was composed by him. RIP James Horner. This is what I always remember him for. Aliens, Titanic and APOLLO 13 too.
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