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James Roy Horner (born August 14, 1953) is an American composer, orchestrator, and conductor of orchestral and film music. He is 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. Some of his most noteworthy works include Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982), Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984), Cocoon (1985), An American Tail (1986), Aliens (1986), The Land Before Time (1988), Willow (1988), Glory (1989), Field of Dreams (1989), The Rocketeer (1991), Legends of the Fall (1994), Apollo 13 (1995), Braveheart (1995), The Mask of Zorro (1998), A Beautiful Mind (2001), Troy (2004), and Avatar (2009).
Horner has won two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, three Satellite Awards, three Saturn Awards, and has been nominated for three BAFTA 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.
James Horner Tribute - Best Soundtracks - Part 1 - (1953 - 2015)
James Horner Tribute - Best Soundtracks - Part 2 - (1953 - 2015)
James Horner Farewell Suite
James Horner Best Soundtracks Playlist 01
Homenaje a James Horner - Hollywood in Vienna 2013
The Best Music by James Horner
A tribute to James Horner
A Tribute to James Horner
Titanic Complete Soundtrack OST by James Horner
A Beautiful Mind Complete Soundtrack OST by James Horner
A Beautiful Mind Full Soundtrack Compilation - James Horner
DP/30: Avatar, composer James Horner
Braveheart Complete Soundtrack OST by James Horner
Hollywood in Vienna 2013