James Horner

James Horner Movies and TV Shows

James Roy Horner (August 14, 1953 – June 22, 2015) was an American composer, conductor and orchestrator of film scores. He was known for the integration of choral and electronic elements in many of his film scores, and for his frequent use of motifs associated with Celtic music. Horner was an accomplished concert hall composer before he moved into writing film scores. His first major film score was for the 1979 film The Lady in Red, but did not establish himself as a mainstream composer until he worked on the 1982 film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Horner's score for Titanic is the best selling orchestral film soundtrack of all time while Titanic and Avatar, both directed by James Cameron, are the two highest-grossing films of all time. Horner collaborated on multiple projects with directors including Don Bluth, James Cameron, Walter Hill and Ron Howard; producers including David Kirschner, Jon Landau, Brian Grazer and Steven Spielberg; and songwriters including Will Jennings, Barry Mann andCynthia Weil. Horner composed music for over 100 films; he won two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, three Satellite Awards, and three Saturn Awards, and was nominated for three British Academy Film Awards. Horner died when his single-engine Tucano aircraft crashed in the Los Padres National Forest. He was 61.

Personal info

  • Gender: Male
  • Date of birth: 1953-08-14 (71 years old)
  • Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
  • nationality: American
  • Net worth: $15,000,000
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in Canada
Willow: Behind the Magic
TMDB 38%
role:
Original Music Composer
Not available
2023

Documentary

38%
Not available
Avatar: The Way of Water
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 76%
role:
Main Title Theme Composer
2022

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.5
76%
Willow
IMDB 5.7
TMDB 69%
role:
Music
2022

Action

Adventure

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.7
69%
Hacksaw Ridge
IMDB 8.1
TMDB 82%
role:
Thanks
2016

Drama

History

War & Politics

8.1
82%
The Magnificent Seven
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 64%
role:
Original Music Composer
2016

Action

Adventure

Western

6.9
64%
The 33
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 63%
role:
Original Music Composer
2015

Drama

History

6.9
63%
Southpaw
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 74%
role:
Original Music Composer
2015

Action

Drama

7.3
74%
Wolf Totem
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 65%
role:
Original Music Composer
2015

Adventure

Drama

6.6
65%
The Amazing Spider-Man
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 67%
role:
Original Music Composer
2012

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.9
67%
2012

Drama

History

6.5
68%
Black Gold
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 65%
role:
Original Music Composer
2011

Adventure

Drama

6.6
65%
The Karate Kid
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 65%
role:
Original Music Composer
2010

Action

Adventure

Drama

Family

6.2
65%
Avatar
IMDB 7.9
TMDB 76%
role:
Original Music Composer
2009

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.9
76%
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
IMDB 7.7
TMDB 79%
role:
Original Music Composer
2008

Drama

War & Politics

7.7
79%
The Spiderwick Chronicles
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 66%
role:
Original Music Composer
2008

Adventure

Drama

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.5
66%
Apocalypto
IMDB 7.8
TMDB 76%
role:
Original Music Composer
2006

Action

Adventure

Drama

Thriller

7.8
76%
All the King's Men
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 58%
role:
Original Music Composer
2006

Drama

Thriller

6.1
58%
The New World
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 65%
role:
Conductor & 1 more
2005

Drama

History

Romance

6.7
65%
The Legend of Zorro
IMDB 6.0
TMDB 61%
role:
Original Music Composer
2005

Action

Adventure

6.0
61%
Flightplan
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 64%
role:
Conductor & 2 more
2005

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

6.3
64%
The Chumscrubber
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 65%
role:
Original Music Composer
2005

Comedy

Drama

6.8
65%
The Forgotten
IMDB 5.8
TMDB 59%
role:
Original Music Composer
2004

Drama

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.8
59%
Troy
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 72%
role:
Conductor & 1 more
2004

Adventure

History

War & Politics

7.3
72%
House of Sand and Fog
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 72%
role:
Original Music Composer
2003

Drama

7.5
72%
The Missing
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 63%
role:
Original Music Composer
2003

Adventure

Thriller

Western

6.5
63%
Radio
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 70%
role:
Original Music Composer
2003

Drama

6.9
70%
Beyond Borders
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 65%
role:
Original Music Composer
2003

Adventure

Drama

Romance

War & Politics

6.4
65%
The Four Feathers
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 66%
role:
Original Music Composer
2002

Action

Adventure

Drama

Romance

War & Politics

6.5
66%
Windtalkers
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 62%
role:
Original Music Composer
2002

Action

Drama

History

War & Politics

6.1
62%
Iris
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 65%
role:
Original Music Composer
2001

Drama

Romance

7.0
65%
A Beautiful Mind
IMDB 8.2
TMDB 79%
role:
Original Music Composer
2001

Drama

Romance

8.2
79%
Enemy at the Gates
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 74%
role:
Conductor & 1 more
2001

Drama

History

War & Politics

7.5
74%
2000

Comedy

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.3
68%
The Perfect Storm
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 64%
role:
Orchestrator & 1 more
2000

Action

Adventure

Drama

Thriller

6.5
64%
Bicentennial Man
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 72%
role:
Original Music Composer
1999

Comedy

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.9
72%
Mighty Joe Young
IMDB 5.7
TMDB 62%
role:
Original Music Composer
1998

Action

Adventure

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.7
62%
The Mask of Zorro
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 65%
role:
Original Music Composer
1998

Action

Adventure

6.8
65%
Deep Impact
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 62%
role:
Conductor & 1 more
1998

Action

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.2
62%
Titanic
IMDB 7.9
TMDB 79%
role:
Original Music Composer
1997

Drama

Romance

7.9
79%
The Devil's Own
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 61%
role:
Original Music Composer
1997

Crime

Drama

Thriller

6.2
61%
Ransom
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 67%
role:
Original Music Composer
1996

Action

Thriller

6.7
67%
Courage Under Fire
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 64%
role:
Original Music Composer
1996

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

War & Politics

6.6
64%
Balto
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 73%
role:
Music
1995

Adventure

Animation

Family

7.1
73%
Jumanji
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 72%
role:
Conductor & 1 more
1995

Adventure

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.1
72%
Jade
IMDB 5.3
TMDB 54%
role:
Original Music Composer
1995

Mystery

Thriller

5.3
54%
Apollo 13
IMDB 7.7
TMDB 74%
role:
Orchestrator & 1 more
1995

Drama

History

7.7
74%
Casper
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 63%
role:
Original Music Composer
1995

Comedy

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.2
63%
Braveheart
IMDB 8.3
TMDB 79%
role:
Musician & 2 more
1995

Action

Drama

History

War & Politics

8.3
79%
Legends of the Fall
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 74%
role:
Original Music Composer
1994

Adventure

Drama

Romance

Western

War & Politics

7.5
74%
The Pagemaster
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 64%
role:
Original Music Composer
1994

Animation

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.1
64%
Clear and Present Danger
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 66%
role:
Conductor & 1 more
1994

Action

Drama

Thriller

6.9
66%
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
IMDB 6.0
TMDB 60%
role:
Original Music Composer
1993

Animation

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.0
60%
The Pelican Brief
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 66%
role:
Original Music Composer
1993

Crime

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

6.6
66%
The Man Without a Face
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 65%
role:
Original Music Composer
1993

Drama

6.7
65%
Searching for Bobby Fischer
IMDB 7.4
TMDB 72%
role:
Original Music Composer
1993

Drama

7.4
72%
1993

Adventure

Animation

Family

6.4
67%
Swing Kids
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 67%
role:
Original Music Composer
1993

Drama

Music

6.8
67%
Sneakers
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 69%
role:
Original Music Composer
1992

Comedy

Crime

Drama

7.1
69%
1992

Crime

Mystery

Thriller

6.4
62%
Patriot Games
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 67%
role:
Original Music Composer
1992

Action

Crime

Drama

Thriller

6.8
67%
Thunderheart
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 63%
role:
Original Music Composer
1992

Crime

Drama

6.8
63%
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 63%
role:
Original Music Composer
1991

Adventure

Animation

Family

Western

6.5
63%
The Rocketeer
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 65%
role:
Original Music Composer
1991

Action

Adventure

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.6
65%
Class Action
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 62%
role:
Original Music Composer
1991

Crime

Drama

6.4
62%
Another 48 Hrs.
IMDB 5.9
TMDB 60%
role:
Original Music Composer
1990

Action

Comedy

Crime

Drama

Thriller

5.9
60%
I Love You to Death
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 64%
role:
Original Music Composer
1990

Action

Comedy

Crime

6.4
64%
Glory
IMDB 7.8
TMDB 75%
role:
Original Music Composer
1989

Drama

History

War & Politics

7.8
75%
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 63%
role:
Original Music Composer
1989

Adventure

Comedy

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.4
63%
Field of Dreams
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 71%
role:
Original Music Composer
1989

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.5
71%
The Land Before Time
IMDB 7.4
TMDB 71%
role:
Original Music Composer
1988

Adventure

Animation

Family

7.4
71%
Cocoon: The Return
IMDB 5.4
TMDB 61%
role:
Original Music Composer
1988

Comedy

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.4
61%
Red Heat
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 61%
role:
Original Music Composer
1988

Action

Crime

6.1
61%
Willow
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 70%
role:
Original Music Composer
1988

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.2
70%
Young Guns
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 67%
role:
Additional Music
1988

Action

Adventure

Crime

Drama

Western

6.8
67%
*batteries not included
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 67%
role:
Original Music Composer
1987

Comedy

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.6
67%
Project X
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 62%
role:
Original Music Composer
1987

Comedy

Drama

6.2
62%
An American Tail
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 67%
role:
Original Music Composer
1986

Adventure

Animation

Drama

Family

Music

6.9
67%
The Name of the Rose
IMDB 7.7
TMDB 75%
role:
Original Music Composer
1986

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

7.7
75%
Aliens
IMDB 8.4
TMDB 79%
role:
Original Music Composer
1986

Action

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

8.4
79%
Captain EO
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 68%
role:
Music
Not available
1986

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.3
68%
Not available
Commando
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 66%
role:
Music Producer & 1 more
1985

Action

Adventure

Thriller

6.7
66%
The Journey of Natty Gann
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 70%
role:
Original Music Composer
1985

Adventure

Drama

Family

7.0
70%
Volunteers
IMDB 5.5
TMDB 54%
role:
Music
1985

Comedy

5.5
54%
Cocoon
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 66%
role:
Original Music Composer
1985

Comedy

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.7
66%
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 66%
role:
Original Music Composer
1984

Action

Adventure

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.6
66%
Uncommon Valor
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 61%
role:
Original Music Composer
1983

Action

Drama

War & Politics

6.3
61%
Gorky Park
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 64%
role:
Original Music Composer
1983

Crime

Drama

Thriller

6.7
64%
Testament
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 64%
role:
Original Music Composer & 1 more
1983

Drama

6.9
64%
Brainstorm
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 63%
role:
Original Music Composer
1983

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.4
63%
Something Wicked This Way Comes
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 65%
role:
Original Music Composer
1983

Mystery

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.7
65%
48 Hrs.
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 67%
role:
Original Music Composer
1982

Action

Comedy

Crime

Drama

Thriller

6.9
67%
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
IMDB 7.7
TMDB 75%
role:
Original Music Composer
1982

Action

Adventure

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.7
75%
Wolfen
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 59%
role:
Original Music Composer
1981

Horror

Mystery

6.3
59%
The Hand
IMDB 5.5
TMDB 60%
role:
Original Music Composer
1981

Horror

Thriller

5.5
60%
Battle Beyond the Stars
IMDB 5.5
TMDB 54%
role:
Original Music Composer
1980

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.5
54%
Humanoids from the Deep
IMDB 5.7
TMDB 58%
role:
Original Music Composer
1980

Horror

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.7
58%
Monty Python's Flying Circus
IMDB 8.8
TMDB 83%
role:
Original Music Composer
1969

Comedy

8.8
83%

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in Canada starring or involving James Horner are, for example, Avatar: The Way of Water, Hacksaw Ridge and The Magnificent Seven.
The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, Amazon and iTunes.
The best StreamFat ratings are Aliens (8.2), Hacksaw Ridge (8.2) and A Beautiful Mind (8.1).