James Horner died this morning in a plane crash about 60 miles north of Santa Barbara, CA. The composer who was a recreational pilot was reportedly the only person on board. Horner was one of Hollywood’s most in demand film composers and has composed the music for the two highest-grossing films in history, Titanic and Avatar. He received two Academy […]
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James Horner (1953-2015)
Posted: June 22, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: James Horner
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Expanded ‘Searching for Bobby Fischer’ Score by James Horner Released
Posted: June 16, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A.I. - Artificial Intelligence, James Horner, John Williams, score, Searching for Bobby Fischer, Soundtrack
La-La Land Records has released a remastered and expanded soundtrack for Paramount Pictures 1993 drama Searching for Bobby Fischer directed by Steven Zaillian and starring Joe Mantegna, Laurence Fishburne and Joan Allen. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by James Horner (Titanic, Braveheart, Avatar, A Beautiful Mind, Apollo 13), including previously unreleased music and a number of alternate cues. The […]
‘Southpaw’ Score Album Details
Posted: June 2, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Antoine Fuqua, James Horner, score, Soundtrack, Southpaw
The details of the score album for Antoine Fuqua’s boxing drama Southpaw have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by James Horner (Titanic, A Beautiful Mind, Avatar, Apollo 13, The Amazing Spider-Man). The soundtrack will be released on July 24, 2015 by Sony Classical and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. As previously reported, Shady Records/Interscope Records will […]
Sony Classical to Release ‘Southpaw’ Soundtrack
Posted: May 8, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Antoine Fuqua, James Horner, score, Soundtrack, Southpaw
Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album for the upcoming drama Southpaw. The album features the film’s original score composed by Academy Award winner James Horner (Titanic, Avatar, Braveheart, A Beautiful Mind, Apollo 13). The soundtrack is set to be released in July ahead of the movie’s release. Check back on this page for the […]
James Horner to Compose Music for Disney’s ‘Pandora: The Land of Avatar’ Theme Park Attraction
Posted: April 28, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Avatar, James Horner
James Horner revealed in an interview with HeyUGuys that he will be composing the music for Pandora: The Land of Avatar at Disney’a Animal Kingdom in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The theme park attraction is designed by Walt Disney Imagineering in partnership with James Cameron and Lightstorm Entertainment and will feature the wonders of Pandora, […]
James Horner’s ‘Pas de Deux’ Album Details
Posted: April 23, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: James Horner, Pas de Deux
Mercury Classics will release film composer James Horner‘s first concert work in over 30 years, Pas de Deux. The Double Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra written by the Academy Award-winning composer of such movies as Titanic, Avatar, Braveheart, Aliens, A Beautiful Mind and Apollo 13 and performed by musicians Mari & Hakon Samuelsen and […]
James Horner Talks ‘Avatar’ Sequels
Posted: April 9, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Avatar, Avatar 2, James Cameron, James Horner
James Horner revealed in an interview with Andrew Freund at the Los Angeles premiere of the IMAX documentary Living in the Age of Airplanes this past Monday that he has “started to get ideas from the filmmakers” about his music for James Cameron’s upcoming Avatar sequels, while it will be a while before he starts […]
Expanded ‘A Far Off Place’ Score by James Horner Released
Posted: December 8, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A Far Off Place, Georges Delerue, James Horner, score, Soundtrack, Steel Magnolias
Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1993 adventure drama A Far Off Place directed by Mikael Salomon and starring Reese Witherspoon, Jack Thompson and Maximilian Schell. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Academy Award winner James Horner (Titanic, Braveheart, Avatar, A Beautiful Mind), including more than […]
‘Wolf Totem’ Score Preview
Posted: December 1, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: James Horner, Jean-Jacques Annaud, Wolf Totem
Mars Films has published the first audio clip from the original score for Jean-Jacques Annaud’s epic drama Wolf Totem. The film’s music is composed by Academy Award winner James Horner (Titanic, Braveheart, Avatar, Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind). Check out the 45-second audio clip after the jump. Wolf Totem starring Chinese actors Feng Shaofeng and Dou Xiao is based on Jiang Rong’s autobiographical novel […]
