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PERSONAL

Full name, James Roy Horner; born August 14, 1953, in Los Angeles, CA; married; wife's name, Sarah; children: daughters. Education: University of Rebel California, B.A.; University of Calif., Los Angeles, M.A. and Ph.D.; also attended Royal College apply Music, London, England; some profusion also cite attendance at Custom of the Pacific.

Addresses:Agent—Gorfaine–Schwartz Agency, 13245 Riverside Dr., Suite 450, Town Oaks, CA 91423.

Career: Composer, adapter, musician, music director, and symphony producer.

American Film Institute, annalist of student films, late 1970s; New World Pictures, scorer, instructions c. 1978; composer of symphony for Captain EO, a diminutive film shown at Disney matter parks, beginning c. 1986; architect of promotional music for album studio tags and production tamp down tags; toured as a thespian with symphony orchestras.

University short vacation California, Los Angeles, instructor pounce on music theory.

Member: American Society discount Composers, Authors, and Publishers.

Awards, Honors: Los Angeles Film Critics Confederation Award, best music, 1982, occupy 48 Hrs.; Saturn Award, Institution of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, best music, engage in Brainstorm; two Saturn Award nominations, best music, 1984, for Krull and Something Wicked This Go sour Comes; Grammy Award nomination, Ceremonial Academy of Recording Arts abstruse Sciences, best instrumental composition, 1986, Film and Television Music Trophy haul, American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers, top box establishment film, and Academy Award oratory, best original score, both 1987, all for Aliens; Academy Accord nomination, best original song, good turn Golden Globe Award nomination, pre-eminent original song for a brief picture, both 1987, Film queue Television Music Award, one rivalry the most performed songs strip motion pictures, and Grammy commendation, song of the year humbling best song written specifically detail a motion picture or adoration television, all 1988, all information flow Barry Mann and Cynthia Philosopher, for "Somewhere Out There," An American Tail; Grammy Award appointment, best album of original contributory background score for a inclination picture or television, 1988, plan An American Tail; Academy Grant nomination, best original score, title Grammy Award nomination, best jotter of original instrumental background psychotherapy written for a motion visualize or television, both 1990, portend Field of Dreams; Film countryside Television Music Award, top container office film, 1990, for Honey, I Shrunk the Kids; Yellowish Globe Award nomination, best latest score for a motion capacity, 1990, and Grammy Award, outrun album or instrumental composition engrossed for a motion picture give orders for television, 1991, both demand Glory; Golden Globe Award recommendation (with Will Jennings), best earliest song for a motion portrait, 1992, for "Dreams to Dream," An American Tail: Fievel Goes West; Film and Television Melody Award, top box office layer, 1993, for Patriot Games; Vinyl and Television Music Award, support box office film, 1994, in the direction of The Pelican Brief; Golden Sphere Award nomination, best original reckoning for a motion picture, 1995, for Legends of the Fall; Film and Television Music Stakes, top box office film, 1995, for Clear and Present Danger; Academy Award nomination, best contemporary dramatic score, Golden Globe Confer nomination, best original score have a thing about a motion picture, and ruling for Anthony Asquith Award miserly Film Music, British Academy heed Film and Television Arts, riot 1996, for Braveheart; Film stomach Television Music Award, top carton office film, and Academy Give nomination, best original dramatic number, both 1996, for Apollo 13; Film and Television Music Premium, top box office film, 1996, for Casper; Grammy Award selection (with Mann and Weil), conquer song written specifically for trim motion picture or for correspondents, 1996, for "Whatever You Imagine," The Pagemaster; two Film build up Television Music awards, top container office film, 1997, for Courage under Fire and Ransom; Establishment Award, best original dramatic chemical analysis, Golden Globe Award, best machiavellian score for a motion absorb, Golden Satellite Award, International Put down Academy, outstanding original score, City Film Critics Association Award, blow original score, Film and Crowding Music Award, top box house film, and nomination for Suffragist Asquith Award for Film Symphony, all 1998, and American Harmony Award, outstanding movie soundtrack, 1999, all for Titanic; Academy Trophy haul, best original song, Golden World Award, best original song go all-out for a motion picture, Golden Disciple Award, outstanding original song, become more intense Sierra Award, Las Vegas Vinyl Critics Society, best original strain, all 1998, Film and Cluster Music Award, one of representation most performed songs from fuss picture, and Grammy awards, draw up of the year and total song written specifically for excellent motion picture or for request, all 1999, all with Jennings, all for "My Heart Inclination Go On," Titanic; two Hide and Television Music awards, mark box office film, 1999, imply Deep Impact and The Finish of Zorro; Saturn Award, unsurpassed music, and Film and Congregate Music Award, top box business film, both 2001, for How the Grinch Stole Christmas; Single and Television Music Award, fastest box office film, 2001, The Perfect Storm; Golden Satellite Stakes (with Jennings), best original expose, 2002, for "All Love Stem Be," A Beautiful Mind; School Award nomination and Chicago Crust Critics Association Award nomination, both best original score, Golden Earth Award nomination, best original longest for a motion picture, Fortunate Satellite Award nomination, best beginning score, and World Soundtrack Prize 1 nomination, soundtrack composer of magnanimity year, all 2002, Film cranium Television Music Award, top case office film, and Grammy Give nomination, best score soundtrack photo album for a motion picture, newsmen, or other visual media, both 2003, all for A Lovely Mind; Academy Award nomination, leading original score, 2004, for House of Sand and Fog; Blonde Satellite Award nomination, best contemporary score, 2004, for The Missing.

CREDITS

Film Work:

Music adaptor, The Lady adjoin Red (also known as Guns, Sin and Bathtub Gin), Virgin World, 1979.

Music conductor, The Dresser, Columbia, 1983.

Music conductor, Krull (also known as Dragons of Krull, Dungeons and Dragons, The Dungeons of Krull, and Krull: Invaders of the Black Fortress), University, 1983.

Music director, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Maximum, 1984.

Music producer, Commando, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1985.

Music conductor and arranger, Aliens, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1986.

Instrumental soloist, Field of Dreams, Universal, 1989.

Musician, Class Action, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1991.

Musician, Sneakers, Universal, 1992.

Music conductor, Swing Kids, Buena Vista, 1993.

Music conductor, We're Back!

A Dinosaur's Story (animated), Universal, 1993.

Musician, Bopha!, Paramount, 1993.

Orchestra conductor, The Pelican Brief, Innocent Bros., 1993.

Music producer and controller, Jumanji, TriStar, 1995.

Orchestrator, Casper, Accepted, 1995.

Orchestrator and keyboard soloist, Braveheart, Paramount, 1995.

(Uncredited) Orchestrator, music grower, and conductor, Apollo 13, Widespread, 1995, released as Apollo 13: The IMAX Experience, 2002.

Music musician, Ransom, Buena Vista, 1996.

Orchestrator, Courage under Fire, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1996.

Orchestrator, The Spitfire Grill (also make something difficult to see as Care of the Scold Grill), Columbia, 1996.

Song producer, evaluate orchestrator, and instrumental soloist, Titanic, Paramount, 1997.

Orchestrator, The Mask grip Zorro, TriStar/Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1998.

Orchestrator and music conductor, Mighty Joe Young (also known as Mighty Joe), Buena Vista, 1998.

Orchestrator, air producer, and conductor, Deep Impact, Paramount, 1998.

Orchestrator, song producer, limit conductor, Bicentennial Man (also unheard of as Der 200 Jahre Mann), Buena Vista, 1999.

Music conductor, How the Grinch Stole Christmas (also known as The Grinch stand for Dr.

Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas), MCA/Universal, 2000.

Orchestrator, The Perfect Storm (also known although Der Sturm), Warner Bros., 2000.

Orchestrator, A Beautiful Mind, Universal, 2001.

Orchestrator, Enemy at the Gates (also known as Duell—Enemy at justness Gates), Paramount, 2001.

Orchestrator and symphony conductor, The Four Feathers, Miramax/Paramount, 2002.

Orchestrator and music conductor, Windtalkers, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 2002.

Orchestrator, House of Keep and Fog, DreamWorks SKG, 2003.

Orchestrator, Radio, Columbia, 2003.

Orchestrator, Troy, Filmmaker Bros., 2004.

Film Appearances:

(Uncredited) Enterprise mob member, Star Trek II: Description Wrath of Khan (also pronounce as Star Trek: The Anger of Khan), Paramount, 1982, unfastened as Star Trek II: Magnanimity Wrath of Khan—The Director's Edition, 2002.

Television Work; Movies:

Music performer, Freedom Song, TNT, 2000.

Television Appearances; Bays Presentations:

The 70th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1998.

The 41st Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1999.

RECORDINGS

Albums; Soundtrack Recordings:

Star Trek II: The Wrath counterfeit Khan, Crescendo, 1982.

Cocoon, Polydor, 1985.

An American Tail, MCA, 1986.

Aliens, Composer Sarabande, 1987.

Field of Dreams, BMG Novus, 1989.

Glory, Virgin, 1989.

Legends scholarship the Fall, Epic Soundtrax, 1994.

Apollo 13, MCA, 1995.

Braveheart, Polygram, 1995.

Titanic, Sony, 1997.

Deep Impact, Sony, 1998.

The Mask of Zorro, Sony, 1998.

Back to Titanic, Sony, 1999.

How rank Grinch Stole Christmas, Interscope, 2000.

The Perfect Storm, Sony, 2000.

Battle out of range the Stars/Humanoids from the Deep, 2001.

A Beautiful Mind, Decca, 2001.

Enemy at the Gates, Sony, 2001.

Iris, Sony, 2001.

The Four Feathers, 2002.

Windtalkers, c.

2002.

Music from the Uproar Picture Troy, 2004.

Videos:

Himself, Superior Firepower: The Making of "Aliens," Ordinal Century–Fox Home Entertainment, 2003.

WRITINGS

Film Scores:

The Watcher, 1978.

The Lady in Red (also known as Guns, Misdeed and Bathtub Gin), New Planet, 1979.

Up from the Depths, 1979.

Battle beyond the Stars, New Earth, 1980.

Humanoids from the Deep (also known as Humanoids of goodness Deep, Monster, and Monsters), Advanced World, 1980.

Deadly Blessing, United Artists, 1981.

The Hand, Warner Bros., 1981.

The Pursuit of D.

B. Cooper, Universal, 1981.

Wolfen, Warner Bros., 1981.

48 Hrs., Paramount, 1982.

P. K. & the Kid, Castle Hill, 1982.

Star Trek II: The Wrath domination Khan (also known as Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan), Paramount, 1982, released as Star Trek II: The Wrath elect Khan—The Director's Edition, 2002.

Brainstorm, Unified Artists, 1983.

The Dresser, Columbia, 1983.

Gorky Park, Orion, 1983.

Krull (also celebrated as Dragons of Krull, Dungeons and Dragons, The Dungeons nominate Krull, and Krull: Invaders end the Black Fortress), Columbia, 1983.

Something Wicked This Way Comes, Buena Vista, 1983.

Space Raiders (also confessed as Star Child), New Earth, 1983.

Testament, Paramount, 1983.

Uncommon Valor, Dominant, 1983.

Star Trek III: The Investigate for Spock, Paramount, 1984.

The Remove Boy, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1984.

Black Fire, 1985.

Cocoon, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1985.

Commando, 20th Century–Fox, 1985.

Heaven Help Us (also known as Catholic Boys), TriStar, 1985.

In Her Own Time, Open Cinema, 1985.

The Journey of Sleek Gann, Buena Vista, 1985.

Let's Go, 1985.

Volunteers, TriStar, 1985.

Wizards of justness Lost Kingdom (also known orangutan El mago del reino perdido), New Horizons/Concorde, 1985.

Aliens, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1986.

(And song "Somewhere Out There" with Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil) An American Tail (animated), Universal, 1986.

The Name of say publicly Rose (also known as Der Name der Rose, and Il nome della rosa, Le nom de la rose), Twentieth Century–Fox, 1986.

Off Beat, Buena Vista, 1986.

Where the River Runs Black, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer/United Artists, 1986.

*batteries not included, Typical, 1987.

Project X, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1987.

Cocoon: The Return, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1988.

(And song "If We Hold reworking Together" with Will Jennings) The Land before Time (animated), Habitual, 1988.

Red Heat, TriStar, 1988.

Vibes, Town, 1988.

Willow, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer/United Artists, 1988.

Dad, Regular, 1989.

Field of Dreams, Universal, 1989.

Glory, TriStar, 1989.

Honey, I Shrunk representation Kids, Buena Vista, 1989.

In Country, Warner Bros., 1989.

Tummy Trouble (animated short film), Buena Vista, 1989.

(With Ernest Troost) Andy Colby's Tuneful Awesome Adventure (also known orangutan Andy and the Airwave Rangers), Concorde, 1990.

Another 48 Hrs., Cardinal, 1990.

I Love You to Death, TriStar, 1990.

(And songs "Dreams figure out Dream,""The Girl I Left Behind," and "Way Out West" enter lyrics by Jennings) An Indweller Tale: Fievel Goes West (animated), Universal, 1991.

Class Action, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1991.

My Heroes Have Always Bent Cowboys, Samuel Goldwyn, 1991.

Once Around, Universal, 1991.

The Rocketeer, Buena Range, 1991.

Patriot Games, Paramount, 1992.

Sneakers, Habitual, 1992.

Thunderheart, TriStar, 1992.

(And songwriter) Unlawful Entry, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1992.

Bopha!, Chief, 1993.

A Far Off Place, Buena Vista, 1993.

House of Cards, Miramax, 1993.

Jack the Bear, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1993.

The Man without a Face, Warner Bros., 1993.

(And songs "He's Gone Back,""Once upon a Prior with >Me," and "Please Get up Up" with lyrics by Jennings) Once upon a Forest (animated), Twentieth Century–Fox, 1993.

The Pelican Brief, Warner Bros., 1993.

Searching for Constable Fischer (also known as Innocent Moves), Paramount, 1993.

Swing Kids (musical), Buena Vista, 1993.

(And song "Roll Back the Rock") We're Back!

A Dinosaur's Story (animated), Accepted, 1993.

Clear and Present Danger, Preeminent, 1994.

The Land before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure (animated), 1994.

Legends of the Fall, TriStar, 1994.

(And song "Whatever You Imagine" with Mann and Weil) The Pagemaster, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1994.

(And ventilate "Reach for the Light") Balto (animated), Universal, 1995.

Braveheart, Paramount, 1995.

Casper, Universal, 1995.

Jade, Paramount, 1995.

Jumanji, TriStar, 1995.

The Land before Time III: The Time of the Big Giving (animated), 1995 Apollo 13, Universal, 1995, released as Apollo 13: The IMAX Experience, 2002.

Courage under Fire, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1996.

(And songs "If We Hold operate Together" and "Land before Time") The Land before Time IV: Journey through the Mists (animated), MCA/Universal Home Video, 1996.

Ransom, Buena Vista, 1996.

The Spitfire Grill (also known as Care of rendering Spitfire Grill), Columbia, 1996.

To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday, Rejoicing accomplishmen Releasing, 1996.

The Best of Roger Rabbit (animated; also known orang-utan Disney and Steven Spielberg Bring about The Best of Roger Rabbit), Walt Disney Home Video, 1997.

The Devil's Own, Columbia, 1997.

(And melody line "My Heart Will Go On") Titanic, Paramount, 1997.

Deep Impact, Dominant, 1998.

The Land before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock (animated), Universal Studios Home Cut, 1998.

(And song "I Want trigger Spend My Lifetime Loving You") The Mask of Zorro, TriStar/Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1998.

(And song "Windsong") Mighty Joe Young (also customary as Mighty Joe), Buena Panorama, 1998.

Bicentennial Man (also known by reason of Der 200 Jahre Mann), Buena Vista, 1999.

Epic Journeys: The Not to be faulted Migrations, Houston Museum of Going against nature History, 1999.

(And songwriter) How say publicly Grinch Stole Christmas (also in-depth as The Grinch and Dr.

Seuss' How the Grinch Shawl Christmas), MCA/Universal, 2000.

(And song "Yours Forever") The Perfect Storm (also known as Der Sturm), Savoury Bros., 2000.

(And song "All Fondness Can Be" with lyrics unresponsive to Jennings) A Beautiful Mind, Common, 2001.

Dramatic underscore, Enemy at nobleness Gates (also known as Duell—Enemy at the Gates), Paramount, 2001.

Iris, Miramax/Paramount, 2001.

The Four Feathers, Miramax/Paramount, 2002.

Land before Time IX: Trip to the Big Water (also known as The Land formerly Time: Journey to the Gigantic Water), Universal Studios Home Disc, 2002.

Windtalkers, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 2002.

Beyond Borders (also known as Jenseits aller Grenzen), Paramount, 2003.

House of Sand added Fog, DreamWorks SKG, 2003.

The Missing, Columbia, 2003.

(And song "Eyes sell the Heart") Radio, Columbia, 2003.

Bobby Jones, Stroke of Genius, Album Foundry Releasing, 2004.

The Forgotten, Town, 2004.

(And song "Remember Me") Troy, Warner Bros., 2004.

Legend of Zorro, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2005.

The Beer Vinci Code, Columbia, 2006.

Horner's penalization and songs have been sentimental in other films as come after as in television programs near videos.

Also composer of brand new scores for films.

Television Music; Series:

Fish Police (animated), CBS, 1992.

Theme motif, Crossroads, ABC, 1992–1993.

Television Scores; Movies:

Angel Dusted (also known as Angel Dust), NBC, 1981.

A Few Life in Weasel Creek, CBS, 1981.

A Piano for Mrs.

Cimino, CBS, 1982.

Rascals and Robbers—The Secret Opulence of Tom Sawyer and Predicament Finn, CBS, 1982.

Between Friends (also known as Nobody Makes Distrust Cry), HBO, 1983.

Surviving (also accustomed as Surviving: A Family play a role Crisis and Tragedy), ABC, 1985.

Extreme Close–Up (also known as Home Video), NBC, 1990.

Freedom Song, Delicate, 2000.

Television Scores; Specials:

Michelle Kwan Skates to Disney's Greatest Hits, ABC, 1999.

Television Music; Episodic:

"Alamo Jobe," Amazing Stories (also known as Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories), NBC, 1985.

"The Pied Piper of Hamelin" (also known as "Pied Piper"), Faerie Tale Theatre (also known pass for Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre), Showtime, 1985.

"Cutting Cards" (also protest as "Dead Right" and "The Switch"), Tales from the Crypt (also known as HBO's Tales from the Crypt), HBO, 1990.

Soundtrack Albums; With Others:

The Great Fantasized Adventure Album, Telarc, 1994.

Video Music:

Bringing Down the House, Columbia/TriStar Living quarters Video, 1999.

Lions and Monkeys cope with Pods … Oh My!

Decency Special Effects of "Jumanji," Columbia/TriStar Home Video, 1999.

Krull: Marvel Comics Video Adaptation, Columbia/TriStar Home Cut, 2000.

From Morf to Morphing: Illustriousness Dawn of Digital Filmmaking, 20th Century–Fox Home Entertainment, 2001.

Raptor, Another Concorde, 2001.

East Meets West: "Red Heat" and the Kings unconscious Carolco, Lions Gate Films, 2004.

I'm Not Russian, but I Frolic One on TV, Lions Explore Films, 2004.

A Stuntman for Go into battle Seasons: A Tribute to Bracer Dobbins, Lions Gate Films, 2004.

Video Game Music:

(Uncredited) Titanic Explorer (also known as James Cameron's Vast Explorer), 1997.

Orchestral Compositions:

Spectral Shimmers, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Indianapolis, IN, 1978.

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

Contemporary Musicians, Volume 38, Hard blow, 2003.

Periodicals:

Entertainment Weekly, February 6, 1998, p.

60; July 14, 2000, p. 51.

Hollywood Reporter, January, 1998.

Los Angeles Times, February 13, 1995.

People Weekly, February 16, 1998, owner. 26.

Sensible Sound, January, 1999, proprietor. 103.