James Horner Biography (1953-)

Full name, James Roy Horner; born August 14, 1953, in Los Angeles, CA; married; wife's name, Sarah; children: two daughters. Addresses: Agent: Gorfaine-Schwartz Agency, 13245 Riverside Dr., Suite 450, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Composer, arranger, musician, music director, music producer
Birth Details: August 14, 1953; Los Angeles, California, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Work
Music adaptor, The Lady in Red (also known as Guns, Sin and Bathtub Gin), New 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), Columbia, 1983
Music director, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Paramount, 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, Warner Bros., 1993
Music producer and conductor, Jumanji, TriStar, 1995
Orchestrator, Casper, Universal, 1995
Orchestrator and keyboard soloist, Braveheart, Paramount, 1995
(Uncredited) Orchestrator, music producer, and conductor, Apollo 13, Universal, 1995, released as Apollo 13: The IMAX Experience, 2002
Music conductor, Ransom, Buena Vista, 1996
Orchestrator, Courage under Fire, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996
Orchestrator, The Spitfire Grill (also known as Care of the Spitfire Grill), Columbia, 1996
Song producer, score orchestrator, and instrumental soloist, Titanic, Paramount, 1997
Orchestrator, The Mask of Zorro, TriStar/Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1998
Orchestrator and music conductor, Mighty Joe Young (also known asMighty Joe), Buena Vista, 1998
Orchestrator, music producer, and conductor, Deep Impact, Paramount, 1998
Orchestrator, song producer, and conductor, Bicentennial Man (alsoknown as Der 200 Jahre Mann), Buena Vista, 1999
Music conductor, How the Grinch Stole Christmas (also known as The Grinch and Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas), MCA/Universal, 2000
Orchestrator, The Perfect Storm (also known as Der Sturm),Warner Bros., 2000
Orchestrator, A Beautiful Mind, Universal, 2001
Orchestrator, Enemy at the Gates (also known as Duell--Enemy atthe Gates), Paramount, 2001
Orchestrator and music conductor, The Four Feathers, Miramax/Paramount, 2002
Orchestrator and music conductor, Windtalkers, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2002
Orchestrator, House of Sand and Fog, DreamWorks SKG, 2003
Orchestrator, Radio, Columbia, 2003
Orchestrator, Troy, Warner Bros., 2004
Film Appearances
(Uncredited) Enterprise crew member, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (also known as Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan), Paramount, 1982, released as Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan--The Director's Edition, 2002
Television Work
Movies
Music performer, Freedom Song, TNT, 2000
Television Appearances
Awards Presentations
The 70th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1998
The 41st Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1999
RECORDINGS
Albums; Soundtrack Recordings
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Crescendo, 1982
Cocoon, Polydor, 1985
An American Tail, MCA, 1986
Aliens, Varese Sarabande, 1987
Field of Dreams, BMG Novus, 1989
Glory, Virgin, 1989
Legends of 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 the Grinch Stole Christmas, Interscope, 2000
The Perfect Storm, Sony, 2000
Battle beyond 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 Motion Picture Troy, 2004
Videos
Himself, Superior Firepower: The Making of "Aliens," Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment, 2003
WRITINGS
Film Scores
The Watcher, 1978
The Lady in Red (also known as Guns, Sin and Bathtub Gin),New World, 1979
Up from the Depths, 1979
Battle beyond the Stars, New World, 1980
Humanoids from the Deep (also known as Humanoids of the Deep, Monster, and Monsters), New 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 of Khan (also known as Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan), Paramount, 1982, released as Star Trek II: The Wrath ofKhan--The Director's Edition, 2002
Brainstorm, United Artists, 1983
The Dresser, Columbia, 1983
Gorky Park, Orion, 1983
Krull (also known as Dragons of Krull, Dungeons and Dragons, The Dungeons of Krull, and Krull: Invaders of the Black Fortress), Columbia, 1983
Something Wicked This Way Comes, Buena Vista, 1983

Space Raiders (also known as Star Child), New World, 1983
Testament, Paramount, 1983
Uncommon Valor, Paramount, 1983
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Paramount, 1984
The Stone Boy, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1984
Black Fire, 1985
Cocoon, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1985
Commando, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1985
Heaven Help Us (also known as Catholic Boys), TriStar, 1985
In Her Own Time, Direct Cinema, 1985
The Journey of Natty Gann, Buena Vista, 1985
Let's Go, 1985
Volunteers, TriStar, 1985
Wizards of the Lost Kingdom (also known as 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 the Rose (also known as Der Name der Rose, andIl 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, Universal, 1987
Project X, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1987
Cocoon: The Return, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1988
(And song "If We Hold on Together" with Will Jennings) The Land beforeTime (animated), Universal, 1988
Red Heat, TriStar, 1988
Vibes, Columbia, 1988
Willow, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1988
Dad, Universal, 1989
Field of Dreams, Universal, 1989
Glory, TriStar, 1989
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, Buena Vista, 1989
In Country, Warner Bros., 1989
Tummy Trouble (animated short film), Buena Vista, 1989
(With Ernest Troost) Andy Colby's Incredibly Awesome Adventure (also known as Andy and the Airwave Rangers), Concorde, 1990
Another 48 Hrs., Paramount, 1990
I Love You to Death, TriStar, 1990
(And songs "Dreams to Dream," "The Girl I Left Behind," and "Way Out West" with lyrics by Jennings) An American Tale: Fievel Goes West (animated), Universal, 1991
Class Action, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys, Samuel Goldwyn, 1991
Once Around, Universal, 1991
The Rocketeer, Buena Vista, 1991
Patriot Games, Paramount, 1992
Sneakers, Universal, 1992
Thunderheart, TriStar, 1992
(And songwriter) Unlawful Entry, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992
Bopha!, Paramount, 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 Time with Me," and "Please WakeUp" with lyrics by Jennings) Once upon a Forest (animated), TwentiethCentury-Fox, 1993
The Pelican Brief, Warner Bros., 1993
Searching for Bobby 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), Universal, 1993
Clear and Present Danger, Paramount, 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 song "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 Great 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 on 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 the Spitfire Grill), Columbia, 1996
To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday, Triumph Releasing, 1996
The Best of Roger Rabbit (animated; also known as Disney and Steven Spielberg Present The Best of Roger Rabbit), Walt Disney Home Video,1997
The Devil's Own, Columbia, 1997
(And song "My Heart Will Go On") Titanic, Paramount, 1997
Deep Impact, Paramount, 1998
The Land before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock (animated), Universal Studios Home Video, 1998
(And song "I Want to Spend My Lifetime Loving You") The Mask of Zorro, TriStar/Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1998
(And song "Windsong") Mighty Joe Young (also known as Mighty Joe), Buena Vista, 1998
Bicentennial Man (also known as Der 200 Jahre Mann), BuenaVista, 1999
Epic Journeys: The Great Migrations, Houston Museum of Natural History, 1999
(And songwriter) How the Grinch Stole Christmas (also known as The Grinch and Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas), MCA/Universal, 2000
(And song "Yours Forever") The Perfect Storm (also known as DerSturm), Warner Bros., 2000
(And song "All Love Can Be" with lyrics by Jennings) A Beautiful Mind, Universal, 2001
Dramatic underscore, Enemy at the 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: Journey to the Big Water (also known as The Land before Time: Journey to the Big Water), Universal Studios Home Video, 2002
Windtalkers, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2002
Beyond Borders (also known as Jenseits aller Grenzen), Paramount, 2003
House of Sand and Fog, DreamWorks SKG, 2003
The Missing, Columbia, 2003
(And song "Eyes of the Heart") Radio, Columbia, 2003
Bobby Jones, Stroke of Genius, Film Foundry Releasing, 2004
The Forgotten, Columbia, 2004
(And song "Remember Me") Troy, Warner Bros., 2004
Legend of Zorro, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2005
The Da Vinci Code, Columbia, 2006
Horner's music and songs have been used in other films as well as in television programs and videos. Also composer of unused scores for films.
Television Music
Series
Fish Police (animated), CBS, 1992
Theme song, Crossroads, ABC, 1992-1993
Television Scores
Movies
Angel Dusted (also known as Angel Dust), NBC, 1981
A Few Days in Weasel Creek, CBS, 1981
A Piano for Mrs. Cimino, CBS, 1982
Rascals and Robbers--The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn, CBS, 1982
Between Friends (also known as Nobody Makes Me Cry), HBO, 1983
Surviving (also known as Surviving: A Family in Crisis andTragedy), ABC, 1985
Extreme Close-Up (also known as Home Video), NBC, 1990
Freedom Song, TNT, 2000
Specials
Michelle Kwan Skates to Disney's Greatest Hits, ABC, 1999
Television Music
Episodic
"Alamo Jobe," Amazing Stories (also known as Steven Spielberg'sAmazing Stories), NBC, 1985
"The Pied Piper of Hamelin" (also known as "Pied Piper"), Faerie TaleTheatre (also known as Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre), Showtime, 1985
"Cutting Cards" (also known 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 Fantasy Adventure Album, Telarc, 1994
Video Music
Bringing Down the House, Columbia/TriStar Home Video, 1999
Lions and Monkeys and Pods ... Oh My! The Special Effects of "Jumanji," Columbia/TriStar Home Video, 1999
Krull: Marvel Comics Video Adaptation, Columbia/TriStar Home Video, 2000
From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking, Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment, 2001
Raptor, New Concorde, 2001
East Meets West: "Red Heat" and the Kings of Carolco, Lions Gate Films, 2004
I'm Not Russian, but I Play One on TV, Lions Gate Films, 2004
A Stuntman for All Seasons: A Tribute to Bennie Dobbins, Lions Gate Films, 2004
Video Game Music
(Uncredited) Titanic Explorer (also known as James Cameron's Titanic Explorer), 1997
Orchestral Compositions
Spectral Shimmers, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Indianapolis,IN, 1978

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Contemporary Musicians, Volume 38, Gale, 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, p. 26
Sensible Sound, January, 1999, p. 103

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