James Horner dies

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WallysWorld

June 23, 2015, 09:13:48 AM
One of my favorite motion picture composers: http://www.imdb.com/news/ni58724845?ref_=hm_nw_tp1   :(

The Star Trek II theme was my favorite.
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mirth

#1
June 23, 2015, 09:19:01 AM
He did amazing work. RIP.
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#2
June 23, 2015, 09:50:34 AM
Loved his work. RIP.  :'(
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June 23, 2015, 10:22:21 AM
Very sad news.  :(
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#4
June 23, 2015, 01:14:37 PM
Oh, crap. Absolutely loved his work - so many greats, but the Krull soundtrack was one of my favorites of all time (even though it sounded very much like the STII soundtrack, which I think he produced pretty close to each other). RIP.

JasonPratt

#5
June 23, 2015, 02:48:10 PM
A lot of good work though his quality has been suffering for a long time. I was always surprised to see him turn up working again (as for example The Amazing Spider-Man), and always sad when his work was usually meh (as for example The Amazing Spider-Man).

Still, I have lots of his soundtracks. I wonder who will take over scoring the next three or four or however many more Avatar movies James Cameron is making...

(Note: don't have that music, just remembered he did it. Possibly incorrectly.)
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#6
June 23, 2015, 03:54:57 PM
Some of my favorite movie soundtracks are his:

Battle Beyond the Stars
Star Trek II
Krull
Testament
Uncommon Valor
Commando
Aliens
Willow
Glory
The Rocketeer
Sneakers
Titanic (though I am thoroughly tired of Celine Dion)
Avatar (you were right, JP)

JasonPratt

#7
June 24, 2015, 07:08:45 AM
Wolfen was quite good, too. (And as a movie, surprisingly -- directed by the guy who did the Woodstock documentary, who then never did anything else and now drives a bus in Hollywood if I recall hearing correctly.)

Some of Horner's unique instruments, the chimes he often uses, even show up in a cameo role during a scene set at a park!
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Martok

#8
June 24, 2015, 07:38:29 AM
My favorite Horner soundtracks were Wrath of Khan and Braveheart.  Was shocked/saddened to hear of his death; definitely one of the great movie composers of our time.  :(  RIP. 

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#9
June 24, 2015, 07:59:07 AM
The fact that he died in a plane crash and was only 61 (I thought he was MUCH older than that) makes it even more shocking.

endfire79

#10
June 24, 2015, 11:05:05 AM
Man, Nimoy, Horner both gone this year.  RIP

Definitely one of my all time favorite film composers, so many memories.
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#11
June 24, 2015, 11:58:52 AM
Damn, I completely forgot Braveheart!!

Maybe worse, I completely forgot two of my other favorite scores, from the two modern Zorro films. (I can't say I like the second film nearly as much as the first one, but there's nothing wrong with the music.)
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mirth

#12
June 24, 2015, 12:03:43 PM
His score for the Reliant's attack is absolutely epic




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#13
June 24, 2015, 01:47:01 PM
That scene with Reliant attacking the Enterprise still puts chills down my spine, especially right there where the Reliant fills the screen and Horner's score invokes 'threat' that you can feel down into your bones.

WallysWorld

#14
June 24, 2015, 03:40:04 PM
His "Glory" soundtrack is also another favorite of mine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aE0neN9mvcY

I bought the soundtrack CD of the movie back in 1989.
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