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| Full Name: |
James Horner |
| Birth Date: |
August 14, 1943 |
| Birth Place: |
Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Education / Experience: |
- Royal College of Music
- USC (Bachelor's Degree in Music)
- UCLA (Master's Degree in Music)
- UCLA (Doctorate, Composition and Theory)
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| Instruments Played: |
Piano |
| Awards: |
- 2001 ASCAP Award (Top Box Office Films) for How the Grinch Stole Christmas and The Perfect Storm
- 2001 Saturn Award (Best Music) for How the Grinch Stole Christmas
- 1999 ASCAP Award (Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures) for 'My Heart Will Go On" from Titantic, shared with Will Jennings
- 1999 ASCAP Award (Top Box Office Films) for Deep Impact and The Mask of Zorro
- 1999 Grammy Award (Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television) for 'My Heart Will Go On' from Titanic, shared with Will Jennings
- 1998 ASCAP Award (Top Box Office Films) for Titanic
- 1998 Oscar (Best Music, Dramatic Score) for Titanic
- 1998 CFCA Award (Best Original Score) for Titanic
- 1998 Golden Globe (Best Original Score, Motion Picture) for Titanic
- 1998 Golden Satellite Award (Outstanding Original Score) for Titanic
- 1998 Golden Satellite Award (Outstanding Original Song) for 'My Heart Will Go On" from Titanic, shared with Will Jennings
- 1988 Grammy Award (Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television) for 'Somewhere Out There' from The Untouchables, shared with Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
- 1991 Grammy Award (Best Instrumental Composition for a Motion Picture or Television) for Glory
- 1984 Saturn Award (Best Music) for Brainstorm
- 1982 LAFCA Award (Best Music) for 48 Hrs.
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| Star Trek Scores: |
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and Star Trek III: The Search for Spock |
| Other Film Scores: |
Soul Calibur (2002), Windtalkers (2002), Four Feathers (2002), Beautiful Mind, A (2001), Iris (2001), Raptor (2001) (V), Enemy at the Gates (2001), How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), Perfect Storm, The (2000), Bicentennial Man (1999), Epic Journeys: The Great Migrations (1999), Mighty Joe Young (1998), Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock, The (1998) (V) (from "Land Before Time, The (1988)"), Mask of Zorro, The (1998), Deep Impact (1998), Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island, The (1997) (V) (from "Land Before Time, The (1988)"), Titanic (1997), Devil's Own, The (1997), Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists, The (1996) (V) (from "Land Before Time, The (1988)"), Ransom (1996), To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday (1996), Courage Under Fire (1996), Spitfire Grill, The (1996), Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving (1995) (V) (from "Land Before Time, The (1988)"), Balto (1995), Jumanji (1995), Jade (1995), Apollo 13 (1995), Casper (1995), Braveheart (1995), Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure, The (1994) (V) (from "Land Before Time, The (1988)"), Legends of the Fall (1994), Pagemaster, The (1994), Clear and Present Danger (1994), Bopha! (1993), House of Cards (1993), Jack the Bear (1993), Man Without a Face, The (1993), Once Upon a Forest (1993), Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993), Swing Kids (1993), We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993), Pelican Brief, The (1993), Hocus Pocus (1993), Far Off Place, A (1993), Sneakers (1992), Unlawful Entry (1992), Patriot Games (1992), Thunderheart (1992), Norman and the Killer (1991), American Tail: Fievel Goes West, An (1991), Rocketeer, The (1991), Class Action (1991), My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys (1991), Once Around (1991), Wow! (1990) (V) (from "Willow (1988)"), Another 48 Hrs. (1990), I Love You to Death (1990), Glory (1989), Dad (1989), In Country (1989), Tummy Trouble (1989), Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989), Field of Dreams (1989), Andy Colby's Incredible Adventure (1988) (from "Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)"), Vibes (1988), Cocoon: The Return (1988), Land Before Time, The (1988), Die Hard (1988) (from "Aliens (1986)") (uncredited), Red Heat (1988), Willow (1988), P.K. and the Kid (1987), Project X (1987), *batteries not included (1987), Name der Rose, Der (1986), Off Beat (1986), Where the River Runs Black (1986), American Tail, An (1986), Captain Eo (1986), Aliens (1986, Barbarian Queen (1985) (from "Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)"), In Her Own Time (1985), Journey of Natty Gann, The (1985), Let's Go (1985), Wizards of the Lost Kingdom (1985) (from "Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)"), Commando (1985), Volunteers (1985), Cocoon (1985), Heaven Help Us (1985), Stone Boy, The (1984), Dresser, The (1983), Gorky Park (1983), Space Raiders (1983) (from "Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)"), Testament (1983), Uncommon Valor (1983/I), Brainstorm (1983), Krull (1983), Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983), 48 Hrs. (1982), Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982), Deadly Blessing (1981), Hand, The (1981), Wolfen (1981, Pursuit of D.B. Cooper, The (1981), Humanoids from the Deep (1980), Battle Beyond the Stars (1980), Lady in Red, The (1979), Up from the Depths (1979), Watcher, The (1978) |
| TV Scores: |
Freedom Song (2000), Michelle Kwan Skates to Disney's Greatest Hits (1999), "Fish Police" (1992), Extreme Close-Up (1990), "Tales from the Crypt" (1989) TV Series (episode "Cutting Cards"), "Amazing Stories" (1985) TV Series (episode "Alamo Jobe (1985)"), Surviving (1985), Between Friends (1983), Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn (1982), Piano for Mrs. Cimino, A (1982), Few Days in Weasel Creek, A (1981), Angel Dusted (1981) |
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