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Adenoid_Hynkel

(14,093 posts) Tue Jun 23, 2015, 01:16 AM Jun 2015

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Composer James Horner Killed In Plane crash

Source: IGN

Prolific Hollywood composer James Horner has been killed in a plane crash in southern California, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The news was reportedly confirmed by Horner’s assistant Sylvia Patrycja via a post on social media.

A short time ago CBS Los Angeles revealed that a plane registered to Horner had crashed 60 miles north of Santa Barbara, killing the pilot. The plane was a two-seater S-312 Tucano MK1 turbo-prop, but no one else has been reported on board. It was not immediately clear whether Horner himself was flying the plane but the 61-year-old was unaccounted for following the crash.

Jay Cooper, a lawyer for the Horner family, confirmed with The Guardian the plane was one of several that Horner owned and said that no one has heard from Horner, saying, “if he wasn’t in it, he would have called.”

Read more: http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/06/23/composer-james-horner-killed-in-plane-crash

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Composer James Horner Killed In Plane crash (Original Post) Adenoid_Hynkel Jun 2015 OP

RIP James Horner Chevy Jun 2015 #1

Oh,no... Contrary1 Jun 2015 #2

Movies are modern opera. Listening to soundtracks recreate the entire story in your mind.... Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2015 #3

His music from "Field of Dreams" still give me chills everytime I hear it BigBearJohn Jun 2015 #4

What a terrible news. BeanMusical Jun 2015 #5

3 more: The Perfect Storm. Deep Impact. The Spitfire Grill. Ilsa Jun 2015 #6

James Horner did the soundtrack to my favorite movie, Aliens. OnyxCollie Jun 2015 #7

Aliens was an awesome movie Hawaii Hiker Jun 2015 #10

Rest in Peace, James Horner Pooka Fey Jun 2015 #8

Damn. R.I.P. BumRushDaShow Jun 2015 #9

Star Trek II has to be one of my favorite soundtracks ever. Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2015 #11

What an immeasurable loss to cinema EL34x4 Jun 2015 #12

damn... dhill926 Jun 2015 #13

He sure did love chimes. They feature in many of his soundtracks, especially 'Glory' and 'Apollo 13' Aristus Jun 2015 #14

As long as everyone else is linking their favorite of his work MurrayDelph Jun 2015 #15

Great Loss. I am saddened by this news. Stuart G Jun 2015 #16

Darn! He was one of the best soundtrack composers in the business! cascadiance Jun 2015 #17

Chevy

(1,063 posts)

1. RIP James Horner

Reply to Adenoid_Hynkel (Original post)

Tue Jun 23, 2015, 01:42 AM

Jun 2015

A brilliant composer

Contrary1

(12,629 posts)

2. Oh,no...

Reply to Adenoid_Hynkel (Original post)

Tue Jun 23, 2015, 02:00 AM

Jun 2015

Such a talent. His Theme from Cocoon ranks up there as one of my all time favorites.

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)

3. Movies are modern opera. Listening to soundtracks recreate the entire story in your mind....

Reply to Adenoid_Hynkel (Original post)

Tue Jun 23, 2015, 02:07 AM

Jun 2015

He will be missed.

BigBearJohn

(11,410 posts)

4. His music from "Field of Dreams" still give me chills everytime I hear it

Reply to Adenoid_Hynkel (Original post)

Tue Jun 23, 2015, 02:36 AM

Jun 2015

I am soooooooooooooooooooooo brokenhearted to hear of his passing.

Listen:

BeanMusical

(4,389 posts)

5. What a terrible news.

Reply to Adenoid_Hynkel (Original post)

Tue Jun 23, 2015, 04:08 AM

Jun 2015

Ilsa

(61,720 posts)

6. 3 more: The Perfect Storm. Deep Impact. The Spitfire Grill.

Reply to Adenoid_Hynkel (Original post)

Tue Jun 23, 2015, 04:29 AM

Jun 2015

Incredible music. For me, his music was the best ever written for movies. I favor his soundtracks above all others. He will be deeply missed.

OnyxCollie

(9,958 posts)

7. James Horner did the soundtrack to my favorite movie, Aliens.

Reply to Adenoid_Hynkel (Original post)

Tue Jun 23, 2015, 05:37 AM

Jun 2015

RIP, James Horner.

Hawaii Hiker

(3,166 posts)

10. Aliens was an awesome movie

Reply to OnyxCollie (Reply #7)

Tue Jun 23, 2015, 09:27 AM

Jun 2015

If they did that movie now, they'd make the alien so CGI'd up that the creature would look more ridiculous than scary..

I think James Horner also did the soundtrack for the classic action-comedy film, 48 Hours...

Pooka Fey

(3,496 posts)

8. Rest in Peace, James Horner

Reply to Adenoid_Hynkel (Original post)

Tue Jun 23, 2015, 05:48 AM

Jun 2015

What a wonderful gift to the world to have composed such beautiful music. Braveheart and Titanic are 2 of my favorite movies, the experience would not have been the same without such gorgeous music.

BumRushDaShow

(130,043 posts)

9. Damn. R.I.P.

Reply to Adenoid_Hynkel (Original post)

Tue Jun 23, 2015, 06:01 AM

Jun 2015

What a loss... Last night when I heard it was his plane that crashed, I hoped he wasn't on it. But... oh well.

Condolences to his family and his music will live on...

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,232 posts)

11. Star Trek II has to be one of my favorite soundtracks ever.

Reply to Adenoid_Hynkel (Original post)

Tue Jun 23, 2015, 09:38 AM

Jun 2015

And Horner's soundtrack helped.

Take these pieces from Chekov and Terrell encounter Khan on Ceti Alpha V for the first time. The music helps tell the story.

EL34x4

(2,003 posts)

12. What an immeasurable loss to cinema

Reply to Adenoid_Hynkel (Original post)

Tue Jun 23, 2015, 10:46 AM

Jun 2015

RIP Mr. Horner.

dhill926

(16,391 posts)

13. damn...

Reply to Adenoid_Hynkel (Original post)

Tue Jun 23, 2015, 10:55 AM

Jun 2015

one of the very finest. Always able to capture and communicate the emotional essence of a scene....

Aristus

(66,530 posts)

14. He sure did love chimes. They feature in many of his soundtracks, especially 'Glory' and 'Apollo 13'

Reply to Adenoid_Hynkel (Original post)

Tue Jun 23, 2015, 11:06 AM

Jun 2015

What a loss to the worlds of movies and music...

MurrayDelph

(5,305 posts)

15. As long as everyone else is linking their favorite of his work

Reply to Adenoid_Hynkel (Original post)

Tue Jun 23, 2015, 12:19 PM

Jun 2015

this was mine.

Rest well, Mr. Horner. And thank you.

Stuart G

(38,458 posts)

16. Great Loss. I am saddened by this news.

Reply to Adenoid_Hynkel (Original post)

Tue Jun 23, 2015, 01:55 PM

Jun 2015

cascadiance

(19,537 posts)

17. Darn! He was one of the best soundtrack composers in the business!

Reply to Adenoid_Hynkel (Original post)

Tue Jun 23, 2015, 08:30 PM

Jun 2015

I loved just about every one of them!

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