Born August 14, 1953 in Los Angeles, California, James Horner has become one of the most well-known and critically acclaimed film composer of the late-half of the twentieth century.

Horner's musical talents became apparent at age five, when he began studying piano under the instruction of Hungarian composer Gyorgy Ligeti. He continued to learn at the Royal College of Music in London, and later earned a bachelor's degree at the University of Southern California, and a masters and Ph.D. in Music Composition and Theory at UCLA.

Joining the American film Institute, he began to score music for low-budget motion pictures, and soon moved up to more mainstream films, the earliest of which include Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Cocoon, Commando, and many more.

Nominated for multiple Academy Awards, Horner's work spans from sweeping, majestic fanfares to understated, subtle chord progressions textured with ethnic instrumention that are finely tuned to match the dramatic nature of his films. His talent has not gone unnoticed, and much of his work has become almost legendary in modern film. His most celebrated scores include those for Titanic, Braveheart, and Apollo 13.


Complete Filmography
1978 - The Watcher
1979 - Up from the Depths, The Lady in Red
1980 - Battle Beyond the Stars, Humanoids from the Deep
1981 - Wolfen, Deadly Blessing, The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper, The Hand
1982 - 48 Hrs.
1983 - Something Wicked This Way Comes, Krull, Brainstorm, The Dresser, Uncommon Valor, Testament, Space Raiders, Gorky Park
1984 - Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, The Stone Boy
1985 - Heaven Help Us, Cocoon, Volunteers, The Journey of Natty Gann, Commando, Wizards of the Lost Kingdom, Let's Go, In Her Own Time, Black Fire, Barbarian Queen
1986 - Off Beat, Aliens, Captain Eo, Der Name der Rose, An American Tail, Where the River Runs Black
1987 - Project X, *batteries not included, P.K. and the Kid
1988 - Willow, Red Heat, Vibes, The Land Before Time, Cocoon: The Return
1989 - Field of Dreams, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, Tummy Trouble, In Country, Dad, Glory
1990 - I Love You to Death, Another 48 Hrs.
1991 - Once Around, My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys, Class Action, The Rocketeer, An American Tail: Fievel Goes West, Normal and the Killer
1992 - Thunderheart, Patriot Games, Unlawful Entry, Sneakers
1993 - Swing Kids, A Far Off Place, Jack the Bear, Once Upon a Forest, House of Cards, Hocus Pocus, Searching for Bobby Fischer, The Man Without a Face, Bopha!, We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story, The Pelican Brief
1994 - Clear and Present Danger, The Pagemaster, Legends of the Fall
1995 - Braveheart, Casper, Apollo 13, Jade, Jumanji, Balto
1996 - The Spitfire Grill, Courage Under Fire, To Gillian on her 37th Birthday, Ransom
1997 - The Devil's Own, Titanic
1998 - Deep Impact, The Mask of Zorro, Mighty Joe Young
1999 - Bicentennial Man
2000 - The Perfect Storm, How the Grinch Stole Christmas
2001 - Enemy at the Gates, A Beautiful Mind, Iris
2002 - Windtalkers, Four Feathers, Soul Calibur