Composer. He was a two-time Academy Award winner who was primarily known for composing film scores. In all, he earned 10 Oscar nominations for such films as: 'Aliens' (1986), 'Field of Dreams' (1989), 'Braveheart' (1995), 'A Beautiful Mind' (2001), 'House of Sand and Fog' (2003) and 'Avatar' (2009). His two Oscar wins came in 1997; one for Best Original Score and the other for Best Original Song, 'My Heart Will Go On', from that year's Best Picture winner, 'Titanic'. Horner, whose father was two-time Oscar-winning art director and set designer Harry Horner, spent his formative years attending the Royal College of Music in London, then returned to L.A. and earned his bachelor's degree in music at the University of Southern California (USC) and did post-graduate work at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He went on to score such films as: 'The Lady in Red' (1979), 'The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper' (1981), 'Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan' (1982), '48 Hrs.' (1982), 'Something Wicked This Way Comes' (1983), 'Brainstorm' (1983), 'Testament' (1983), 'The Dresser' (1983), 'Gorky Park' (1983), 'Uncommon Valor' (1983), 'The Stone Boy' (1984), 'Star Trek III: The Search for Spock' (1984), 'Cocoon' (1985), 'Volunteers' (1985), 'The Journey of Natty Gann' (1985), 'Commando' (1985), 'The Name of the Rose' (1986), 'An American Tail' (1986), 'Project X' (1987), '*batteries not included' (1987), 'Willow' (1988), 'Red Heat' (1988), 'The Land Before Time' (1988), 'Cocoon: The Return' (1988), 'Honey, I Shrunk the Kids' (1989), 'Glory' (1989), 'I Love You to Death' (1990), 'Another 48 Hrs.' (1990), 'Once Around' (1991), 'Class Action' (1991), 'The Rocketeer' (1991), 'An American Tail: Fievel Goes West' (1991), 'Thunderheart' (1992), 'Sneakers' (1992), 'Unlawful Entry' (1992), 'Patriot Games' (1992), 'Searching for Bobby Fischer' (1993), 'The Man Without a Face' (1993), 'We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story' (1993), 'The Pelican Brief' (1993), 'Clear and Present Danger' (1994), 'The Pagemaster' (1994), 'Legends of the Fall' (1994), 'Casper' (1995), 'Apollo 13' (1995), 'Jumanji' (1995), 'Balto' (1995), 'The Spitfire Grill' (1996), 'Courage Under Fire' (1996), 'Ransom' (1996), 'The Devil's Own' (1997), 'Deep Impact' (1998), 'The Mask of Zorro' (1998), 'Mighty Joe Young' (1998), 'Bicentennial Man' (1999), 'The Perfect Storm' (2000), 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas' (2000), 'Enemy at the Gates' (2001), 'Iris' (2001), 'The Four Feathers' (2002), 'Beyond Borders' (2003), 'Radio' (2003), 'The Missing' (2003), 'Troy' (2004), 'Flightplan' (2005), 'The Legend of Zorro' (2005), 'The New World' (2005), 'All the King's Men' (2006), 'Apocalypto' (2006), 'The Spiderwick Chronicles' (2008), 'The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas' (2008), 'The Karate Kid' (2010), 'The Amazing Spider-Man' (2012), 'Wolf Totem' (2015), 'Southpaw' (2015), 'The 33' (2015) and 'The Magnificent Seven' (2016). He composed music for over 100 films, won six Grammys, two Golden Globe Awards, three Satellite Awards, three Saturn Awards, and was nominated for three British Academy Film Awards. In October 2013, he received the Max Steiner Award, an award given for extraordinary achievements in the field of film music. Horner died in Los Padres National Forest while piloting his Tucano turboprop aircraft.

Composer. He was a two-time Academy Award winner who was primarily known for composing film scores. In all, he earned 10 Oscar nominations for such films as: 'Aliens' (1986), 'Field of Dreams' (1989), 'Braveheart' (1995), 'A Beautiful Mind' (2001), 'House of Sand and Fog' (2003) and 'Avatar' (2009). His two Oscar wins came in 1997; one for Best Original Score and the other for Best Original Song, 'My Heart Will Go On', from that year's Best Picture winner, 'Titanic'. Horner, whose father was two-time Oscar-winning art director and set designer Harry Horner, spent his formative years attending the Royal College of Music in London, then returned to L.A. and earned his bachelor's degree in music at the University of Southern California (USC) and did post-graduate work at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He went on to score such films as: 'The Lady in Red' (1979), 'The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper' (1981), 'Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan' (1982), '48 Hrs.' (1982), 'Something Wicked This Way Comes' (1983), 'Brainstorm' (1983), 'Testament' (1983), 'The Dresser' (1983), 'Gorky Park' (1983), 'Uncommon Valor' (1983), 'The Stone Boy' (1984), 'Star Trek III: The Search for Spock' (1984), 'Cocoon' (1985), 'Volunteers' (1985), 'The Journey of Natty Gann' (1985), 'Commando' (1985), 'The Name of the Rose' (1986), 'An American Tail' (1986), 'Project X' (1987), '*batteries not included' (1987), 'Willow' (1988), 'Red Heat' (1988), 'The Land Before Time' (1988), 'Cocoon: The Return' (1988), 'Honey, I Shrunk the Kids' (1989), 'Glory' (1989), 'I Love You to Death' (1990), 'Another 48 Hrs.' (1990), 'Once Around' (1991), 'Class Action' (1991), 'The Rocketeer' (1991), 'An American Tail: Fievel Goes West' (1991), 'Thunderheart' (1992), 'Sneakers' (1992), 'Unlawful Entry' (1992), 'Patriot Games' (1992), 'Searching for Bobby Fischer' (1993), 'The Man Without a Face' (1993), 'We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story' (1993), 'The Pelican Brief' (1993), 'Clear and Present Danger' (1994), 'The Pagemaster' (1994), 'Legends of the Fall' (1994), 'Casper' (1995), 'Apollo 13' (1995), 'Jumanji' (1995), 'Balto' (1995), 'The Spitfire Grill' (1996), 'Courage Under Fire' (1996), 'Ransom' (1996), 'The Devil's Own' (1997), 'Deep Impact' (1998), 'The Mask of Zorro' (1998), 'Mighty Joe Young' (1998), 'Bicentennial Man' (1999), 'The Perfect Storm' (2000), 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas' (2000), 'Enemy at the Gates' (2001), 'Iris' (2001), 'The Four Feathers' (2002), 'Beyond Borders' (2003), 'Radio' (2003), 'The Missing' (2003), 'Troy' (2004), 'Flightplan' (2005), 'The Legend of Zorro' (2005), 'The New World' (2005), 'All the King's Men' (2006), 'Apocalypto' (2006), 'The Spiderwick Chronicles' (2008), 'The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas' (2008), 'The Karate Kid' (2010), 'The Amazing Spider-Man' (2012), 'Wolf Totem' (2015), 'Southpaw' (2015), 'The 33' (2015) and 'The Magnificent Seven' (2016). He composed music for over 100 films, won six Grammys, two Golden Globe Awards, three Satellite Awards, three Saturn Awards, and was nominated for three British Academy Film Awards. In October 2013, he received the Max Steiner Award, an award given for extraordinary achievements in the field of film music. Horner died in Los Padres National Forest while piloting his Tucano turboprop aircraft.