- Known For
- Sound
- Born
- August 14, 1953
- Place of Birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Died
- June 22, 2015
James Horner
James Roy Horner (August 14, 1953–June 22, 2015) was an American film composer and conductor. He worked on more than 160 film and television productions between 1978 and 2015. He was known for the integration of choral and electronic elements alongside traditional orchestrations and for his use of motifs associated with Celtic music. Horner won two Academy Awards for his musical composition to James Cameron's Titanic (1997), which became the best-selling orchestral film soundtrack of all time. He also wrote the score for the highest-grossing film of all time, Cameron's Avatar (2009). Horner's other Oscar-nominated scores were for Aliens (1986), An American Tail (1986), Field of Dreams (1989), Apollo 13 (1995), Braveheart (1995), A Beautiful Mind (2001), and House of Sand and Fog (2003). Horner's other notable scores include Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982), Willow (1988), The Land…
Filmography
movieStjepan Hauser plays Bach and Morricone @ Château de Neuschwanstein 2025
2025 · Music
movieWillow: Behind the Magic
2023 · Music
tvWillow
2022 · Music
An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose
movieAn Oral History of: The Name of the Rose
2022 · Self (archive footage)
movieAvatar Flight of Passage
2017 · Music
movieHacksaw Ridge
2016 · Thanks
movieThe Magnificent Seven
2016 · Original Music Composer
movieThe 33
2015 · Original Music Composer
movieSouthpaw
2015 · Original Music Composer
movieLiving in the Age of Airplanes
2015 · Music
movieWolf Totem
2015 · Original Music Composer
movieUncovering Wolfen
2015 · Self (archive footage)
movieHollywood in Vienna: The World of James Horner
2013 · Self
movieReflections on Titanic
2012 · Self, Original Music Composer
movieThe Amazing Spider-Man
2012 · Original Music Composer
movieOutlaws - For Greater Glory
2012 · Original Music Composer
movieBlack Gold
2011 · Original Music Composer
tvHollywood in Vienna
2011 · Self
movieThe Karate Kid
2010 · Original Music Composer
movieAvatar: Creating the World of Pandora
2010 · Self
movieAvatar
2009 · Original Music Composer, Songs
movieThe Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
2008 · Original Music Composer
movieThe Spiderwick Chronicles
2008 · Original Music Composer
movieAlba Gu Brath! The Making of 'Braveheart'
2007 · Self
movieThe Life Before Her Eyes
2007 · Original Music Composer
movieApocalypto
2006 · Original Music Composer
movieAll the King's Men
2006 · Original Music Composer
movieThe New World
2005 · Original Music Composer, Conductor
movieThe Legend of Zorro
2005 · Original Music Composer
movieFlightplan
2005 · Original Music Composer, Orchestrator, Conductor
movieThe Chumscrubber
2005 · Original Music Composer
movieThe Forgotten
2004 · Original Music Composer
movieTroy
2004 · Original Music Composer, Conductor
movieBobby Jones: Stroke of Genius
2004 · Original Music Composer
movieHouse of Sand and Fog
2003 · Original Music Composer
movieSuperior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'
2003 · Self, Music
movieThe Missing
2003 · Original Music Composer
movieRadio
2003 · Original Music Composer
movieBeyond Borders
2003 · Original Music Composer
movieThe Making of ‘Sneakers’
2003 · Music
movieThe Four Feathers
2002 · Original Music Composer
movieWindtalkers
2002 · Original Music Composer
movieA Beautiful Mind
2001 · Original Music Composer, Orchestrator
movieIris
2001 · Original Music Composer
movieRaptor
2001 · Music
movieUnmasking Zorro
2001 · Self, Music
movieEnemy at the Gates
2001 · Original Music Composer, Conductor
movieHow the Grinch Stole Christmas
2000 · Original Music Composer
movieMaybe It's Better not to Win - Scoring Searching for Bobby Fischer
2000 · Music
movieThe Perfect Storm
2000 · Original Music Composer, Orchestrator
movieFreedom Song
2000 · Original Music Composer
movieBicentennial Man
1999 · Original Music Composer
movieMichelle Kwan Skates to Disney's Greatest Hits
1999 · Music
movieMighty Joe Young
1998 · Original Music Composer
movieThe Mask of Zorro
1998 · Original Music Composer
movieDeep Impact
1998 · Original Music Composer, Conductor
movieTitanic
1997 · Original Music Composer
movieThe Devil's Own
1997 · Original Music Composer
movieRansom
1996 · Original Music Composer
movieTo Gillian on Her 37th Birthday
1996 · Original Music Composer
movieThe Spitfire Grill
1996 · Original Music Composer
movieCourage Under Fire
1996 · Original Music Composer
movieBalto
1995 · Original Music Composer, Songs
movieJumanji
1995 · Original Music Composer, Conductor
movieJade
1995 · Original Music Composer
movieApollo 13
1995 · Original Music Composer, Orchestrator
movieCasper
1995 · Original Music Composer
movieBraveheart
1995 · Original Music Composer, Orchestrator, Musician
movieLegends of the Fall
1994 · Original Music Composer
movieThe Pagemaster
1994 · Original Music Composer
movieClear and Present Danger
1994 · Original Music Composer, Conductor
movieWe're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
1993 · Original Music Composer
movieThe Pelican Brief
1993 · Original Music Composer
movieBopha!
1993 · Original Music Composer
movieThe Man Without a Face
1993 · Original Music Composer
movieSearching for Bobby Fischer
1993 · Original Music Composer
movieHouse of Cards
1993 · Original Music Composer
movieOnce Upon a Forest
1993 · Original Music Composer
movieJack the Bear
1993 · Original Music Composer
movieA Far Off Place
1993 · Original Music Composer
movieSwing Kids
1993 · Original Music Composer
movieSneakers
1992 · Original Music Composer
movieUnlawful Entry
1992 · Original Music Composer
moviePatriot Games
1992 · Original Music Composer
movieThunderheart
1992 · Original Music Composer
tvFish Police
1992 · Original Music Composer
movieAn American Tail: Fievel Goes West
1991 · Original Music Composer, Songs
movieThe Rocketeer
1991 · Original Music Composer
movieClass Action
1991 · Original Music Composer
movieMy Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
1991 · Original Music Composer
movieOnce Around
1991 · Original Music Composer
movieExtreme Close-Up
1990 · Original Music Composer
movieAnother 48 Hrs.
1990 · Original Music Composer
movieI Love You to Death
1990 · Original Music Composer
movieGlory
1989 · Original Music Composer
movieDad
1989 · Original Music Composer
movieIn Country
1989 · Original Music Composer, Conductor
movieHoney, I Shrunk the Kids
1989 · Original Music Composer
movieTummy Trouble
1989 · Original Music Composer
tvTales from the Crypt
1989 · Music
movieField of Dreams
1989 · Original Music Composer
movieThe Land Before Time
1988 · Original Music Composer
movieCocoon: The Return
1988 · Original Music Composer
movieYoung Guns
1988 · Additional Music
movieVibes
1988 · Original Music Composer
movieRed Heat
1988 · Original Music Composer
movieWillow
1988 · Original Music Composer
movieAndy Colby’s Incredibly Awesome Adventure
1988 · Original Music Composer
movie*batteries not included
1987 · Original Music Composer
movieProject X
1987 · Original Music Composer
movieP.K. and the Kid
1987 · Original Music Composer
movieAn American Tail
1986 · Original Music Composer, Songs
movieThe Name of the Rose
1986 · Original Music Composer
movieWhere the River Runs Black
1986 · Original Music Composer
movieCaptain EO
1986 · Original Music Composer
movieAliens
1986 · Original Music Composer
movieOff Beat
1986 · Original Music Composer
movieNinja Terminator
1986 · Music
movieBarbarian Queen
1985 · Original Music Composer
movieCommando
1985 · Original Music Composer, Music Producer, Conductor
tvAmazing Stories
1985 · Music
movieThe Journey of Natty Gann
1985 · Original Music Composer
movieVolunteers
1985 · Original Music Composer
movieCocoon
1985 · Original Music Composer
movieThe Pied Piper of Hamelin
1985 · Music
movieSurviving
1985 · Original Music Composer
movieHeaven Help Us
1985 · Original Music Composer
movieStar Trek III: The Search for Spock
1984 · Original Music Composer
movieThe Stone Boy
1984 · Original Music Composer
movieUncommon Valor
1983 · Original Music Composer
movieGorky Park
1983 · Original Music Composer
movieThe Dresser
1983 · Original Music Composer
movieTestament
1983 · Original Music Composer
movieBrainstorm
1983 · Original Music Composer
movieBetween Friends
1983 · Original Music Composer
movieKrull
1983 · Original Music Composer
movieSpace Raiders
1983 · Original Music Composer
movieSomething Wicked This Way Comes
1983 · Original Music Composer
Journey to Krull
movieJourney to Krull
1983 · Music
movie48 Hrs.
1982 · Original Music Composer
movieStar Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
1982 · Enterprise Crewman, Original Music Composer
movieSorceress
1982 · Music
movieRascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn
1982 · Original Music Composer
movieA Piano for Mrs. Cimino
1982 · Original Music Composer, Conductor
movieThe Pursuit of D.B. Cooper
1981 · Original Music Composer
movieA Few Days at Weasel Creek
1981 · Original Music Composer
movieDeadly Blessing
1981 · Original Music Composer
movieWolfen
1981 · Original Music Composer, Conductor
movieThe Hand
1981 · Original Music Composer
movieAngel Dusted
1981 · Original Music Composer
movieBattle Beyond the Stars
1980 · Original Music Composer
movieHumanoids from the Deep
1980 · Original Music Composer
movieThe Lady in Red
1979 · Original Music Composer
movieUp from the Depths
1979 · Original Music Composer