finetune artist: James Horner

b. 14 August 1953, Los Angeles, California, USA. A prolific composer, arranger and conductor for films from the late 70s through to the new millennium, Horner studied at the Royal College Of Music in London, at USC Los Angeles, and UCLA. In the late 70s he worked on several films for Roger Corman's New World production company, including Up From The Depths, The Lady In Red, Battle Beyond The Stars and Humanoids From The Deep; reminders of Corman's Z Grade movies of the 50s. During the 80s he scored some 35 feature films, mainly with recurring themes of grisly tales of horror, violence, science-fiction, fantasy, and sinister drama. These included Wolfen, Deadly Blessing, The Hand, Star Trek: The Wrath Of Khan (in which he also made an uncredited screen appearance), 48 Hrs., Krull, Brainstorm; Testament; Gorky Park, Star Trek III: The Search For Spock, Cocoon, Commando, The Name Of The Rose, Project X, *Batteries Not Included, Willow, Red Heat, Cocoon: The Return and Honey, I Shrunk The Kids. In 1986 Horner was nominated for an Academy Award for his Aliens score, and for the song "Somewhere Out There" (written with Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil), for the animated feature An American Tail. Both compositions gained ASCAP Awards. Horner was nominated again for an Oscar in 1989 for his music for another fantasy, Field Of Dreams, starring Kevin Costner, and, in the same year, won a Grammy for his score to Glory.

Listen to James Horner at Finetune.

(2008) The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
(2006) The New World- Original Motion Picture Score
(2006) Apocalypto
(2003) The Missing
(1999) Bicentennial Man
(1998) Music From the Original Motion Picture: The Mask of Zorro
(1998) The Mask of Zorro: Music From The Motion Picture
(1998) Back to Titanic
(1998) Mighty Joe Young
(1998) The Mask of Zorro - Music from the Motion Picture
(1998) Back to Titanic - More Music from the Motion Picture
(1997) Titanic - Music from the Motion Picture
(1997) Titanic Music from the Motion Picture
(1996) The Spitfire Grill - Original Soundtrack Recording
(1995) Music from the Motion Picture: Braveheart
(1995) Braveheart: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
(1995) JUMANJI ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK
(1994) Legends Of The Fall Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
(1991) The Prince Of Tides: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
(1988) The Land Before Time: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Main Title
Zorro's Theme
My Heart Will Go On
For the Love of a Princess
Legends Of The Fall