Description
james horner & simon franglen
Artist
American film music composer, conductor and orchestrator,.born August 14, 1953 in Los Angeles, California, USA, died in a plane crash June 22, 2015 in the Los Padres National Forest, California, USA. In 1997, he won two Academy Awards for his score and song compositions for the film "Titanic".
Horner started playing piano at the age of 5. He studied at the Royal College Of Music in London, under György Ligeti. He received his bachelor's degree in music from the University of Southern California, and eventually earned a master's and started working on his doctorate, studying with Paul Chihara, among others. After several scoring assignments with the American Film Institute in the 1970's, he finished his teaching of music theory at UCLA and turned to film scoring.
He made his breakthrough in 1982, when he scored "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan". In total, he has scored over 100 films, but he has also done some music for short films, three orchestral pieces and music for television, including the current theme music for the CBS Evening News (beginning September 5, 2006).
Horner's most known scores include: "Aliens", "Willow", "An American Tail: Fievel Goes West", "Legends of the Fall", "Braveheart", "Apollo 13", "Titanic", "A Beautiful Mind" and "The Mask of Zorro", among others. He has worked often with director Ron Howard, a collaboration that started with the 1985 film "Cocoon".
Tracks
1
Rose Creek Oppression
01:55
2
Seven Angels Of Vengeance
03:24
3
Lighting The Fuse
01:21
4
Volcano Springs
02:56
5
Street Slaughter
03:22
6
Devil In The Church
02:06
7
Chisolm Enrolled
03:10
8
Magic Trick
02:37
9
Robicheaux Reunion
01:47
10
A Bear In Peoples Clothes
02:01
11
Red Harvest
02:02
12
Takedown
05:50
13
Town Exodus - Knife Training
02:11
14
7 Days, That's All You Got
01:49
15
So Far So Good
04:32
16
Sheriff Demoted
01:58
17
Pacing The Town
03:53
18
The Deserter
04:52
19
Bell Hangers
01:43
20
Army Invades Town
03:34
21
Faraday's Ride
04:03
22
Horne Sacrifice
02:42
23
The Darkest Hour
04:28
24
House Of Judgment
05:25
25
Seven Riders
02:58
26
The Magnificent Seven
01:49
Releases
Labels
Music On Vinyl, Sony Classical
Countries
United States of America, Europe