James Horner

On Monday, June 22nd, the world of film music suffered a devastating loss when James Horner, winner of two Oscars for his musical contributions to Titanic, died in a plane crash. Mr. Horner’s death sent shockwaves through the film community. He scored three movies awaiting release and was on-board to do the scores for the Avatar sequels. I’ve been a fan of Mr. Horner’s work for years now, and so I would like to take a look back at some of the scores he wrote that either had an impact on me or I just enjoyed for what they were…Wonderful music. I first heard Mr. Horner’s music in the 1995 movie Casper. About a month-and-a-half before the movie’s release, I lost my father to a heart attack. I was only 12 years old. Just a few days before he died, we had returned from a trip to Florida, and it seemed like things were going to continue getting better. Losing my father at such a young age devastated me. When a