James Horner Biography

Famed for his lush, sweeping scores for films including Braveheart, Apollo 13, and Titanic, the prolific composer James Horner was born in Los Angeles on August 14, 1953. Educated at London's Royal College of Music as well as local universities USC and UCLA, he landed his first motion picture assignments during the 1970s, scoring B-movies like The Lady in Red, Humanoids of the Deep, and Battle Beyond the Stars for producer Roger Corman's New World organization. By 1982, Horner had moved on to major studio fare including 48 Hrs. and Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, and four years later he notched his first Academy Award nominations for his score to the science fiction classic Aliens as well as for the song "Somewhere Out There", from the animated picture An American Tail. In 1989, Horner earned a second Oscar nomination for his score to Field of Dreams, that same year winning a Grammy for his work on the Civil War drama Glory; in 1995 he was honored with two more Academy Award noms, for Braveheart and Apollo 13. Horner finally struck Oscar gold in 1997, taking home statuettes for his score to the blockbuster Titanic as well as the film's original song "My Heart Will Go On", a hit for Celine Dion. After writing scores for movies like Commando and New World, Film Music Masterworks: Original Soundtracks, which contained pieces from some of Horner's best-known work (Apollo 13, Braveheart, Willow, and of course, Titanic, among others), was issued in 2006.

Biography by allmusic.com

All abums by James Horner

Cover	Album title	Year	Tracks	User rating	Preview
	Troy	2004	12	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Troy by James Horner
	Titanic [Score]	1997	15	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Titanic [Score] by James Horner
	The Name Of The Rose	1986	13	0,0 / 0 votes	View album The Name Of The Rose by James Horner
	Aliens The Deluxe Edition	1985	24	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Aliens The Deluxe Edition by James Horner