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James Horner
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James Roy Horner (August 14, 1953 - June 22, 2015) was an American composer, conductor, and orchestrator of classical and film music. He was noted for the integration of choral and electronic elements in many of his film scores, and for frequent use of Celtic musical elements. His score to the 1997 film Titanic remains the best selling orchestral film soundtrack of all time. In addition, Horner has scored over 100 films, frequently collaborating with acclaimed directors such as James Cameron and Ron Howard. Other scores he worked on include those of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Cocoon, Commando, Aliens, Willow, Field of Dreams, Glory, The Rocketeer, Legends of the Fall, Apollo 13, Braveheart, Casper, The Mask of Zorro, Mighty Joe Young, The Perfect Storm, A Beautiful Mind, Enemy at the Gates, Troy, Avatar, *batteries not included, and more recently, The Amazing Spider-Man. Horner has won two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, three Satellite Awards, three Saturn Awards, and has been nominated for three British Academy Film Awards. His body of work is also notable for including the scores to the two highest-grossing films of all time: Titanic (1997) and Avatar (2009), both of which were directed by James Cameron. Horner was greatly influenced by Dimitri Shostakovich. Born James Roy Horner in Los Angeles, California, Horner learned to play the piano at the age of five. His early years were spent in London, where he attended the Royal College of Music. He subsequent
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Titanic: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Collector's Anniversary Edition
Braveheart - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Legends of the Fall
Legends Of The Fall Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
The Amazing Spider-Man
Aliens The Deluxe Edition
Braveheart (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Braveheart
Bicentennial Man - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Avatar Music From The Motion Picture Music Composed And Conducted By James Horner
The Amazing Spider-Man (Music from the Motion Picture)
Titanic