James Roy Horner (14. august 1953 - 22. juni 2015) var en amerikansk komponist, dirigent og orkestrator af filmmusik. Han er kendt for sin integrering af kor og elektroniske elementer i mange af sine kompositioner, og for ofte at anvende keltiske musikelementer. Hans partitur til storfilmen Titanic fra 1997 er blandt de bedste sælgende soundtrack nogensinde.USA Today coverage of Horner's work
Horner har skrevet musik til mere end 100 film,og har ofte arbejdet sammen med instruktører som James Cameron, Mel Gibson og Ron Howard. Han skrev musikken til Rosens navn, Commando, Braveheart, Willow, Apollo 13, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Cocoon, Legends of the Fall, Aliens, Glory, The Mask of Zorro, Field of Dreams, Enemy at the Gates, Casper, Troy, Robotmennesket, The Rocketeer, Et Smukt Sind, Mighty Joe Young, The Perfect Storm, Deep Impact, Avatar og The Amazing Spider-Man.
Horner har vundet to Academy Awards, to Golden Globe Awards, tre Satellite Awards, tre Saturn Awards, og er blevet nomineret til tre British Academy Film Awards. Hans værker inkluderer musikken til de to bedst sælgende film nogensinde: Titanic (1997) og Avatar (2009), som begge blev instrueret af James Cameron.
Horner, der var en ivrig pilot, døde i en alder af 61 år mens han fløj i sin Short Tucano turboprop i en soloulykke.
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Pris År Project Kategori Resultat Academy Awards 1987 Aliens Best Original Score "Somewhere Out There" (from An American Tail; shared with Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann) Best Original Song 1990 Field of Dreams Best Original Score 1996 Apollo 13 Best Original Dramatic Score Braveheart Best Original Dramatic Score 1998 Titanic Best Original Dramatic Score "My Heart Will Go On" (from Titanic; shared with Will Jennings) Best Original Song 2002 A Beautiful Mind Best Original Score 2004 House Of Sand And Fog Best Original Score 2010 Avatar Best Original Score BAFTA Awards 1996 Braveheart Best Film Music 1998 Titanic Best Film Music 2010 Avatar Best Film Music Chicago Film Critics Association 1997 Titanic Best Original Score 2001 A Beautiful Mind Best Original Score 2009 Avatar Best Original Score Golden Globe Awards 1987 "Somewhere Out There" (from An American Tail; shared with Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann) Best Original Song 1990 Glory Best Original Score 1992 "Dreams to Dream" (from An American Tail: Fievel Goes West; shared with Will Jennings) Best Original Song 1995 Legends of the Fall Best Original Score 1996 Braveheart Best Original Score 1998 Titanic Best Original Score "My Heart Will Go On" (from Titanic; shared with Will Jennings) Best Original Song 2002 A Beautiful Mind Best Original Score 2010 Avatar Best Original Score "I See You" (from Avatar; shared with Kuk Harrell and Simon Franglen) Best Original Song Satellite Awards 1997 Titanic Best Original Score "My Heart Will Go On" (from Titanic; shared with Will Jennings) Best Original Song 2001 A Beautiful Mind Best Original Score "All Love Can Be" (from A Beautiful Mind; shared with Will Jennings) Best Original Song 2003 The Missing Best Original Score Saturn Awards 1983 Brainstorm Best Music Krull Best Music Something Wicked This Way Comes Best Music 1985 Cocoon Best Music 1986 An American Tail Best Music 1989 Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Best Music 1995 Braveheart Best Music 2000 How the Grinch Stole Christmas Best Music 2009 Avatar Best Music
Grammy Awards 1988: An American Tail – Best Album of Original Instrumental Background Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television 1988: "Somewhere Out There" (from: An American Tail, Winner) – Song of The Year 1988: "Somewhere Out There" (from: An American Tail, Winner) – Best Song Written specifically For a Motion Picture or Television 1990: Field of Dreams – Best Album of Original Instrumental Background Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television 1991: Glory (Winner) – Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television 1996: "Whatever You Imagine" (from: The Pagemaster) – Best Song Written specifically For a Motion Picture or Television 1999: "My Heart Will Go On" (from: Titanic, Winner) – Record of The Year 1999: "My Heart Will Go On" (from: Titanic, Winner) – Song of The Year 1999: "My Heart Will Go On" (from: Titanic, Winner) – Best Song Written For A Motion Picture or for Television 2003: A Beautiful Mind – Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media 2011: Avatar – Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media 2011: "I See You" (from: Avatar) – Best Song Written For A Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
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