James Horner began studying piano at the age of five, and trained at the Royal College of Music in London, England, before moving to California in the 1970s. After receiving a bachelor's degree in music at USC, he would go on to earn his master's degree at UCLA and teach music theory there. He later completed his Ph.D...See full bio »
2000How the Grinch Stole Christmas
(writer: "Where Are You, Christmas?" / music: "Happy Who-lidays", "How I Love Who-liday Shopping", "Who-bilation", "Come, Come All Ye Whos", "Christmas, Why Can't I Find You?")
1993Hocus Pocus
(music: "Sarah's Theme", "Come Little Children")
1993Once Upon a Forest
(writer: "Please Wake Up" / music: "He's Gone/He's Back", "Once Upon A Time With Me")
1991An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
(writer: "Way Out West", "Dreams to Dream", "The Girl I Left Behind", "An American Tail Overture" - uncredited / music: "Somewhere Out There")
1988The Land Before Time
(music: "If We Hold On Together" / lyrics: "If We Hold On Together")
1988Red Heat
(performer: "CANTATA FOR THE 20th ANNIVERSARY OF THE OCTOBER REVOLUTION" Op.74: "The Philosophers" / arranger: "CANTATA FOR THE 20th ANNIVERSARY OF THE OCTOBER REVOLUTION" Op.74: "The Philosophers")
I had no idea who Jerry Goldsmith or John Williams were before I did
The Hand. I'm sure that I was influenced by Goldsmith's large orchestral scores when I started out, and that was because the people who employed me wanted that kind of sound. I wasn't in a position to say, 'Go to Hell!'
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Trivia:
His score for
Titanic is reportedly the biggest-selling orchestral soundtrack in history.
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Trademark:
Frequently represents bad guys with a distinctive four-note motif.
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