James Horner

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist

James Horner (1953–2015) studied at the Royal College of Music in London and then in Los Angeles. He began on cheap films by the producer Roger Corman. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) made him known, with romantic orchestral music full of brass fanfares. In Aliens (1986) he built tension with hard, mechanical percussion. Horner loved Celtic sounds: in Braveheart (1995) and Titanic (1997) you hear bagpipes, whistles and a wordless singing voice. Titanic won him two Oscars, for the score and for the song My Heart Will Go On. He sometimes borrowed melodies from classical works. Horner was killed in a plane crash in 2015.

Listening

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  Main Title · James Horner, 1982
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  For the Love of a Princess · James Horner & London Symphony Orchestra, 1995
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  Hymn to the Sea · James Horner, 1997

Discography

Studio albums

• 1980Battle Beyond the Stars: Original Soundtrack (soundtrack)
• 1981Humanoids From the Deep: The Original Soundtrack (soundtrack)
• 1982Krull (soundtrack)
• 1982Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (soundtrack)
• 1983Brainstorm (soundtrack)
• 1983Gorky Park (soundtrack)
• 1984Star Trek III: The Search for Spock: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (soundtrack)
• 1985Cocoon: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (soundtrack)
• 1986Aliens (soundtrack)
• 1986An American Tail (soundtrack)
• 1986The Name of the Rose (soundtrack)
• 1986Where the River Runs Black (soundtrack)
• 1987*batteries not included (soundtrack)
• 1988Cocoon: The Return (soundtrack)
• 1988Red Heat (soundtrack)
• 1988The Land Before Time: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (soundtrack)
• 1988Willow (soundtrack)
• 1989Dad: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (soundtrack)
• 1989Field of Dreams (soundtrack)
• 1989Glory (soundtrack)
• 1990Another 48 hrs (soundtrack)
• 1990Once Around: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (soundtrack)
• 1990Vibes (soundtrack)
• 1991An American Tail: Fievel Goes West: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (soundtrack)
• 1991Class Action: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (soundtrack)
• 1991The Rocketeer (soundtrack)
• 1992Patriot Games (soundtrack)
• 1992Sneakers: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Album (soundtrack)
• 1992Thunderheart (soundtrack)
• 1992Unlawful Entry (soundtrack)
• 1993A Far Off Place (soundtrack)
• 1993Bopha! (soundtrack)
• 1993Once Upon a Forest (soundtrack)
• 1993Searching for Bobby Fischer: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (soundtrack)
• 1993The Man Without a Face (soundtrack)
• 1993We’re Back! A Dinosaur’s Story (soundtrack)
• 1994Clear and Present Danger (soundtrack)
• 1994Legends of the Fall (soundtrack)
• 1994The Pagemaster (soundtrack)
• 1994The Pelican Brief: Music From the Motion Picture Soundtrack (soundtrack)
• 1995Apollo 13 (soundtrack)
• 1995Balto (soundtrack)
• 1995Braveheart: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (soundtrack)
• 1995Casper (soundtrack)
• 1995Jumanji (soundtrack)
• 1996Courage Under Fire (soundtrack)
• 1996Ransom (soundtrack)
• 1996The Spitfire Grill (soundtrack)
• 1996To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday (soundtrack)
• 1997More Music From Braveheart (soundtrack)
• 1997Project X: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (soundtrack)
• 1997The Devil's Own (soundtrack)
• 1997Titanic: Music From the Motion Picture (soundtrack)
• 1998Back to Titanic (soundtrack)
• 1998Deep Impact (soundtrack)
• 1998Mighty Joe Young (soundtrack)
• 1998Something Wicked This Way Comes (soundtrack)
• 1998The Mask of Zorro (soundtrack)
• 1999Bicentennial Man (soundtrack)
• 2000Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (soundtrack)
• 2000Freedom Song (soundtrack)
• 2000The Perfect Storm: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (soundtrack)
• 2000Uncommon Valor (soundtrack)
• 2001A Beautiful Mind: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (soundtrack)
• 2001Enemy at the Gates (soundtrack)
• 2001Jack the Bear (soundtrack)
• 2002Iris (soundtrack)
• 2002The Four Feathers (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (soundtrack)
• 2002Windtalkers (soundtrack)
• 2003Beyond Borders (soundtrack)
• 2003Commando: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (soundtrack)
• 2003House of Sand and Fog (soundtrack)
• 2003Radio: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (soundtrack)
• 2003The Missing: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (soundtrack)
• 2004Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius (soundtrack)
• 2004Testament (soundtrack)
• 2004The Forgotten (soundtrack)
• 2004Troy: Music From the Motion Picture (soundtrack)
• 2005Flightplan (soundtrack)
• 2005The Chumscrubber (soundtrack)
• 2005The Legend of Zorro (soundtrack)
• 2006All the King's Men (soundtrack)
• 2006Apocalypto (soundtrack)
• 2006The New World (soundtrack)
• 2008The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (soundtrack)
• 2008The Life Before Her Eyes (soundtrack)
• 2008The Spiderwick Chronicles: Original Motion Picture Score (soundtrack)
• 2009Avatar: Music From the Motion Picture (soundtrack)
• 2009Extreme Close-Up (soundtrack)
• 2009Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (soundtrack)
• 2009House of Cards (soundtrack)
• 2009The Journey of Natty Gann (soundtrack)
• 2010Jade (soundtrack)
• 2010The Karate Kid: Music From the Motion Picture (soundtrack)
• 201148 Hrs. (soundtrack)
• 2011Wolfen (soundtrack)
• 2012Black Gold (soundtrack)
• 2012For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada (soundtrack)
• 2012The Amazing Spider‐Man (Music from the Motion Picture) (soundtrack)
• 2013In Country (soundtrack)
• 2015Le Dernier Loup (soundtrack)
• 2015Pas de deux
• 2015Southpaw (soundtrack)
• 2015The 33 (soundtrack)
• 2016The Magnificent Seven (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (soundtrack)
• 2018Living in the Age of Airplanes (soundtrack)
• 2019Pandora: The World of Avatar (soundtrack)
• 2023Deadly Blessing (soundtrack)
• 2024The Lady in Red (soundtrack)
• 2025Epic Movie Soundtracks
• 2025My Cinematic Autumn
• 2026Winter Walking: Soundtracks for Cold Days
• ?Music from Titanic

Other work

• 1995Braveheart
• 1997Titanic
• 2009Avatar
• 2001A Beautiful Mind

In School of Rock

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• Film Music Map^NL Map
• The Dream Factory: Film Reel 7^NL Reader

Mentioned in other articles

• Symphonic revival (Williams era) GenreOther composers joined in, such as Alan Silvestri with Back to the Future (1985) and James Horner.

See also

• Titanic: Music From the Motion Picture
• Symphonic revival (Williams era)
• Sergej Prokofjev