James Horner

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Is James Horner Dead or Still Alive? James Horner Birthday and Date of Death

James Horner

James Horner Death

James passed away on June 22, 2015 at the age of 61 in Santa Barbara County, California. James's cause of death was plane crash.

James Horner death quick facts:
  • When did James Horner die?

    June 22, 2015
  • How did James Horner die? What was the cause of death?

    Plane crash
  • How old was James Horner when died?

    61
  • Where did James Horner die? What was the location of death?

    Santa Barbara County, California

James Horner Birthday and Date of Death

James Horner was born on August 5, 1953 and died on June 22, 2015. James was 61 years old at the time of death.

Birthday: August 5, 1953
Date of Death: June 22, 2015
Age at Death: 61

Is James Horner's father, Harry Horner, dead or alive?

James Horner's father, Harry Horner, died on December 5, 1994 as he was 84 years old.

Is James Horner's mother, Joan Ruth Frankel Horner, dead or alive?

Joan Ruth Frankel Horner's information is not available now.

James Horner's brother :

  • Christopher Horner

James Horner - Biography

James Horner Composer - One of the most popular and prolific film composers of the 1980s and 1990s, James Horner has displayed a gift for writing scores on the epic scale of such composers as Jerry Goldsmith, but has also shown a knack for bolder and more contemporary sounds as well as subtle and contemplative fare. Born in Los Angeles, California, in 1953, James Horner developed a precocious interest in piano at the age of five when he began learning the instrument. After graduating high school, Horner decided to study music, and he attended the Royal Academy of Music in London, England, before returning to the United States to receive a degree at the University of Southern California. Horner went on to earn a graduate degree in Composition at University of California, Los Angeles, and he wrote a contemporary classical piece entitled Spectral Shimmers, which was given its world premier by the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. Eager to find a larger audience for his work, Horner began seeking out commissions to write film music, and scored several short films for the American Film Institute. Horner's entry into commercial film music came courtesy of legendary exploitation filmmaker Roger Corman, who hired Horner to write music for several early-'80s releases for his production company New World Pictures, including Humanoids From the Deep and The Lady in Red. Horner's breakthrough came in 1982, when he scored both Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and 48 Hrs. After composing for two of that year's biggest films, Horner found himself in great demand, and he had written 36 scores by the time he received his first two Academy Award nominations in 1986, having been cited for the animated children's feature An American Tail and the action-packed sci-fi thriller Aliens in the same year. Through the 1990s, Horner continued to work on a large number of prestigious productions, including Apollo 13, Braveheart, and Legends of the Fall, before finally winning an Oscar in 1997 for the score to James Cameron's blockbuster Titanic, and a second Oscar for the music to the film's theme song, "My Heart Will Go On," which became an international hit for Celine Dion. Over the coming years, Horner would remain one of the most prominent composers in Hollywood, penning scores for films like Apocalypto, Avatar, and The Amazing Spider-Man. Horner died at age 61 when his two-seater airplane, which he was piloting and was the sole passenger, crashed in the Los Padres National Forest in California.

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