James Horner

James Roy Horner (August 14, 1953 – June 22, 2015) was an American music composer and conductor. He scored the music for the 1997 movie Titanic. He won two Academy Awards in 1998. Horner was born on August 14, 1953 in Los Angeles, California.^[1]

James Horner
Background information
Birth name	James Roy Horner
Born	(1953-08-14)August 14, 1953 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died	June 22, 2015(2015-06-22) (aged 61) Los Padres National Forest, California, U.S.
Genres	Film score
Occupation(s)	Composer conductor orchestrator
Years active	1978–2015

Horner was killed in a plane crash near Los Padres National Forest, California, aged 61.^[2]

Awards and nominations

Horner won two Academy Awards, both in 1998:^[3]

• Best Original Dramatic Score, for Titanic
• Best Original Song, for "My Heart Will Go On" from Titanic

Horner also won two Golden Globe Awards,^[2] three Satellite Awards, and three Saturn Awards. He was nominated for three British Academy Film Awards.^[4]

In October 2013, Horner received the Max Steiner Award at the Hollywood in Vienna Gala. That award is given for extraordinary achievements in the music for movies.^[5]

List of actors

1990s

Year	Title	Director	Role	Notes
1999	The Story of Us	Rob Reiner	Prince Charming (singing)

2000s

Year	Title	Director	Role	Notes
2002	Cinderella II: Dreams Come True	John Kafka	King's Guards	Direct-to-video
2003	Piglet's Big Movie	Francis Glebas	Bees