MANILA, Philippines – Award-winning composer James Horner died in a plane crash Monday, June 22, reported Variety. He was 61.
According to the report, James, who is a trained pilot, was alone in the two-seater plane when it crashed at around 9:30 in the morning.
James’ colleagues in the industry took to social media to express their grief and condolences for James’ family:
Brilliant Composer James Horner, friend & collaborator on 7 movies has tragically died in a plane crash. My heart aches for his loved ones.
— Ron Howard (@RealRonHoward) June 23, 2015My sincere condolences to the family, loved ones and friends of James Horner. #abeautifulmind
— Russell Crowe (@russellcrowe) June 23, 2015He wrote me a song that has such special meaning to me. We'll always remember you, James. RIP. #genius http://t.co/S4SJUuDUrW
— josh groban (@joshgroban) June 23, 2015Incredibly saddened to hear about the loss of James Horner. I grew up loving his work. He leaves behind a spectacular musical legacy.
— Seth MacFarlane (@SethMacFarlane) June 23, 2015There is nothing that shaped my movie-going experience more than the musical genius of James Horner. He will live on through the ages.
— Rob Lowe (@RobLowe) June 23, 2015I am lucky to be able to say I was in a movie that was scored by #JamesHorner. Flights of angels dear sweet beautiful mind…
— Ron Perlman (@perlmutations) June 23, 2015
Other composers also spoke of his lasting influence on their careers.
“James Horner, thank you for inspiring a young me to pursue a career in film music. Thank you for your music. Rest in peace.” wrote Steve Jablonsky who composed music for the Transformers film series.
Horner also scored popular animated films The Land Before Time (1988) and An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991).
He was nominated for an Oscar for the song “Somewhere Out There” in An American Tail.
In his long and storied career, James was honored with 10 Academy Award nominations for his work scoring various movies, including Braveheart, Field of Dreams, Avatar, A Beautiful Mind, and Titanic. He won two Oscars in 1997 for his work in Titanic, one for Best Original Dramatic Score and another for Best Original Song, shared with Will Jennings for “My Heart Will Go On.”
With expansive and emotive soundscapes, James’ scores carried films to their climax and accompanied top actors as they delivered some of their most moving performances.
Tender kisses in The Amazing Spider-Man, grand battles in Troy and moments of stirring drama in A Beautiful Mind were all set up by James’ hand.
American film touchstones of the 1990s such as Patriot Games, Searching for Bobby Fischer and Jumanji were also composed by him. – with reports from Agence France-Presse/Rappler.com
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