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James Horner

Born 14 Aug 1953 in Los Angeles, California, USADied 22 Jun 2015aged 61161 credits

James Roy Horner (August 14, 1953–June 22, 2015) was an American film composer and conductor. He worked on more than 160 film and television productions between 1978 and 2015. He was known for the integration of choral and electronic elements alongside traditional orchestrations and for his use of motifs associated with Celtic music. Horner won two Academy Awards for his musical composition to James Cameron's Titanic (1997), which became the best-selling orchestral film soundtrack of all time. He also wrote the score for the highest-grossing film of all time, Cameron's Avatar (2009). Horner's other Oscar-nominated scores were for Aliens (1986), An American Tail (1986), Field of Dreams (1989), Apollo 13 (1995), Braveheart (1995), A Beautiful Mind (2001), and House of Sand and Fog (2003). Horner's other notable scores include Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982), Willow (1988), The Land Before Time (1988), Glory (1989), The Rocketeer (1991), Legends of the Fall (1994), Jumanji (1995), Casper (1995), Balto (1995), The Mask of Zorro (1998), Deep Impact (1998), The Perfect Storm (2000), How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), Troy (2004), The New World (2005), The Legend of Zorro (2005), Apocalypto (2006), The Karate Kid (2010), and The Amazing Spider-Man (2012). Horner collaborated on multiple projects with directors including James Cameron, Don Bluth, Ron Howard, Joe Johnston, Edward Zwick, Walter Hill, Mel Gibson, Vadim Perelman, Jean-Jacques Annaud, Nicholas Meyer, Wolfgang Petersen, Martin Campbell, Phil Nibbelink, and Simon Wells; producers including Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, David Kirschner, Brian Grazer, Jon Landau, and Lawrence Gordon; and songwriters including Will Jennings, Barry Mann, and Cynthia Weil. Adding to his two Academy Awards wins, Horner also won six Grammy Awards, two Golden Globes, and was nominated for three BAFTA Awards. Horner, who was an avid pilot, was killed in a single-fatality crash while flying his Short Tucano turboprop aircraft. He was 61 years old. The scores for his final three films, Southpaw (2015), The 33 (2015), and The Magnificent Seven (2016), were all completed and released posthumously. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Horner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

James Roy Horner war ein US-amerikanischer Filmkomponist und Dirigent. Zwischen 1978 und 2015 wirkte er an über 160 Film- und Fernsehproduktionen mit. Bekannt war er für die Integration von Chor- und elektronischen Elementen in traditionelle Orchesterarrangements sowie für die Verwendung von Motiven keltischer Musik. Für seine Filmmusik zu James Camerons „Titanic“ (1997) gewann Horner zwei Oscars. Der Soundtrack avancierte zum meistverkauften Orchester-Filmsoundtrack aller Zeiten. Er komponierte auch die Musik für Camerons „Avatar“ (2009), den erfolgreichsten Film aller Zeiten. Weitere Oscar-nominierte Soundtracks von Horner stammen für „Aliens – Die Rückkehr“ (1986), „Feivel, der Mauswanderer“ (1986), „Feld der Träume“ (1989), „Apollo 13“ (1995), „Braveheart“ (1995), „A Beautiful Mind“ (2001) und „Haus aus Sand und Nebel“ (2003). Zu Horners weiteren bemerkenswerten Soundtracks zählen „Star Trek II – Der Zorn des Khan“ (1982), „Willow“ (1988), „In einem Land vor unserer Zeit“ (1988), „Glory“ (1989), „Rocketeer“ (1991), „Legenden der Leidenschaft“ (1994), „Jumanji“ (1995), „Die Maske des Zorro“ (1998), „Deep Impact“ (1998), „Troja (2004), „The New World“ (2005) und „Apocalypto“ (2006). Neben seinen zwei Oscars gewann Horner sechs Grammys, zwei Golden Globes und war für drei BAFTA Awards nominiert. Horner, ein begeisterter Pilot, kam 2015 bei einem Flugzeugabsturz mit seiner Short Tucano ums Leben. Die Filmmusiken für seine letzten drei Filme, „Southpaw“ (2015), „69 Tage Hoffnung“ (2015) und „Die glorreichen Sieben“ (2016), wurden alle posthum fertiggestellt und veröffentlicht.

詹姆斯·罗伊·霍纳(James Roy Horner,1953 年 8 月 14 日 - 2015 年 6 月 22 日)是美国作曲家、指挥家和电影配乐编排家。他以在他的许多电影配乐中融入合唱和电子元素而闻名,并经常使用与凯尔特音乐相关的主题。霍纳是一位多才多艺的音乐厅作曲家,后来他开始创作电影配乐。他的第一部电影配乐是为 1979 年的电影《红衣女郎》配乐,但直到 1982 年的电影《星际迷航 II:可汗之怒》才确立了自己作为主流作曲家的地位。霍纳为《泰坦尼克号》配乐是有史以来最畅销的管弦乐电影配乐,而由詹姆斯·卡梅隆执导的《泰坦尼克号》和《阿凡达》是有史以来票房最高的两部电影。霍纳与唐·布鲁斯、詹姆斯·卡梅隆、沃尔特·希尔和罗恩·霍华德等导演合作了多个项目;制片人包括大卫·基什纳、乔恩·兰道、布莱恩·格雷泽和史蒂文·斯皮尔伯格;以及包括 Will Jennings、Barry Mann 和 Cynthia Weil 在内的词曲作者。霍纳为 100 多部电影创作音乐;他获得了两项奥斯卡金像奖、两项金球奖、三项卫星奖和三项土星奖,并获得了三项英国电影学院奖提名。霍纳在他的单引擎巨嘴鸟飞机在洛斯帕德雷斯国家森林坠毁时死亡。享年61岁。

占士·羅伊·康拿(James Roy Horner,1953 年 8 月 14 號 — 2015 年 6 月 22 號)是美國作曲家、指揮家和電影配樂編排家。他以在他的許多電影配樂中融入合唱和電子元素而聞名,並經常使用與凱爾特音樂相關的主題。康拿是一位多才多藝的音樂廳作曲家,後來他開始創作電影配樂。他的第一部電影配樂是為 1979 年的電影《押寨夫人》(The Lady in Red)配樂,但直到 1982 年的電影《大汗的憤怒》(Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)才確立了自己作為主流作曲家的地位。康拿為《鐵達尼號》(Titanic)(1997 年)配樂是有史以來最暢銷的管絃樂電影配樂,而由占士·金馬倫(James Cameron)執導的《鐵達尼號》和《阿凡達》(Avatar)(2009 年)是有史以來票房最高的兩部電影。康拿與唐·布魯夫(Don Bluth)、占士·金馬倫、和路達·希爾(Walter Hill)及朗·侯活(Ron Howard)等導演合作了多個項目;製片人包括大衞·卻舒拿(David Kirschner)、尊·蘭度(Jon Landau)、白賴仁·基沙(Brian Grazer)和史提芬·史匹堡(Steven Spielberg);以及包括 Will Jennings、Barry Mann 和 Cynthia Weil 在內的詞曲作者。康拿為 一百多部電影創作音樂;他獲得了兩項奧斯卡金像獎、兩項金球獎、三項衞星獎和三項土星獎,並獲得了三項英國電影學院獎提名。康拿在他的單引擎巨嘴鳥飛機在洛斯帕德雷斯國家森林墜毀時死亡。享年 61 歲。

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Willow: Behind the Magic
Willow: Behind the Magic2023 · Music
Parker: A Spider Man Origin Story
Parker: A Spider Man Origin Story2021 · Original Music Composer
The Magnificent Seven
The Magnificent Seven2016 · Original Music Composer
Hacksaw Ridge
Hacksaw Ridge2016 · Thanks
Living in the Age of Airplanes
Living in the Age of Airplanes2015 · Original Music Composer
Wolf Totem
Wolf Totem2015 · Original Music Composer
Southpaw
Southpaw2015 · In Memory Of
The 33
The 332015 · Original Music Composer
Southpaw
Southpaw2015 · Original Music Composer
One Day in Auschwitz
One Day in Auschwitz2015 · Original Music Composer
The Amazing Spider-Man
The Amazing Spider-Man2012 · Original Music Composer
Reflections on Titanic
Reflections on Titanic2012 · composer
Outlaws - For Greater Glory
Outlaws - For Greater Glory2012 · Original Music Composer
Black Gold
Black Gold2011 · Original Music Composer
The Karate Kid
The Karate Kid2010 · Original Music Composer
Avatar
Avatar2009 · Songs
Avatar
Avatar2009 · Original Music Composer
The Life Before Her Eyes
The Life Before Her Eyes2008 · Original Music Composer
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas2008 · Original Music Composer
The Spiderwick Chronicles
The Spiderwick Chronicles2008 · Original Music Composer
George and the Monkeys
George and the Monkeys2007 · composer
All the King's Men
All the King's Men2006 · Original Music Composer
Apocalypto
Apocalypto2006 · Original Music Composer
The New World
The New World2005 · Original Music Composer
Flightplan
Flightplan2005 · Original Music Composer
The New World
The New World2005 · Conductor
The Chumscrubber
The Chumscrubber2005 · Original Music Composer
The Legend of Zorro
The Legend of Zorro2005 · Original Music Composer
Flightplan
Flightplan2005 · Conductor
Flightplan
Flightplan2005 · Orchestrator
Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius
Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius2004 · Original Music Composer
Troy
Troy2004 · Original Music Composer
Troy
Troy2004 · Conductor
The Forgotten
The Forgotten2004 · Original Music Composer
House of Sand and Fog
House of Sand and Fog2003 · Original Music Composer
The Missing
The Missing2003 · Original Music Composer
Beyond Borders
Beyond Borders2003 · Original Music Composer
Radio
Radio2003 · Original Music Composer
The Four Feathers
The Four Feathers2002 · Original Music Composer
Windtalkers
Windtalkers2002 · Original Music Composer
A Beautiful Mind
A Beautiful Mind2001 · Original Music Composer
Iris
Iris2001 · Original Music Composer
Unmasking Zorro
Unmasking Zorro2001 · Music
A Beautiful Mind
A Beautiful Mind2001 · Orchestrator
Enemy at the Gates
Enemy at the Gates2001 · Original Music Composer
Enemy at the Gates
Enemy at the Gates2001 · Conductor
Raptor
Raptor2001 · Music
The Perfect Storm
The Perfect Storm2000 · Original Music Composer
The Perfect Storm
The Perfect Storm2000 · Orchestrator
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
How the Grinch Stole Christmas2000 · Original Music Composer
Bicentennial Man
Bicentennial Man1999 · Original Music Composer
Mighty Joe Young
Mighty Joe Young1998 · Original Music Composer
Deep Impact
Deep Impact1998 · Original Music Composer
The Mask of Zorro
The Mask of Zorro1998 · Original Music Composer
Deep Impact
Deep Impact1998 · Conductor
The Devil's Own
The Devil's Own1997 · Original Music Composer
Titanic
Titanic1997 · Original Music Composer
The Spitfire Grill
The Spitfire Grill1996 · Original Music Composer
Ransom
Ransom1996 · Original Music Composer
To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday
To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday1996 · Original Music Composer

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