Born in Los Angeles, Aug 14, 1953
Died in Santa Barbara, CA, June 22, 2015
- Horner was a film composer and conductor who studied with Ligeti and composed many scores for film and TV, including Star Trek II and III (1980s), Willow (1988), Apollo 13 (1995), Braveheart (1995), Titanic (1997), A Beautiful Mind (2001), the theme for CBS Evening News, and many more.
- Horner won Grammys for the song Somewhere Out There (An American Tail, 1986), and Academy Awards for best song and score for Titanic.1
Sources
- Durrell Bowman, “Horner, James,” Grove Music Online (January 13, 2015), accessed October 24, 2019, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-1002093199.