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Film composer James Horner dies in plane crash

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That really sucks. He's one of those guys who had so many different styles. There are films on his filmography that I had no clue he composed.
 
:( His music had so much atmosphere to it. I was really looking forward to hearing what he'd come up with for the next Avatar.

RIP.
 
Apollo 13 was the first time I'd heard his stuff and learned the name behind the music. Scores for Glory, Aliens, and Titanic are stellar.

Big loss.
 
I'm so sad right now, man. I'm sick of things like this happening; A Beautiful Mind is one of my favorite scores. Coincidentally, Nash was killed this year too.
 
This beyond sad.

Hobby piloting so damn dangerous. You really need to put in thousands of hours before even considering yourself competent and the pros have co-pilots.

Horner was flying solo.
 
His work on Titanic is the main reason I liked the movie so much. I bought the 3 official OST CDs at the time, and I remember visiting a music store almost daily to check if the CD had arrived. Hymn to the Sea is probably my favorite track of the movie, truly legendary work.
 
I think my first introduction to his music was watching Willow growing up. I loved that soundtrack so much that I ended up importing the CD from England because (at the time) it was unavailable in the U.S. I listened to Braveheart and Titanic so many times that I've lost count. The world has truly lost an amazing composer. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends.

EDIT: Listen to a bit of Willow.

https://youtu.be/F3ax2ednJWk
 
Having a look through his wiki and I realised just how many of my favourite films were scored by Horner

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Commando
Aliens
Cocoon
The Land Before Time
Patriot Games
Braveheart
Apollo 13
Jumanji
Titanic
Deep Impact
Bicentennial Man
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Enemy at the Gates
A Beautiful Mind
Troy
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A sad day.
 
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