James Horner, Oscar-Winning Titanic Composer Dies In Crash

Composer James Horner, who wrote the music for a string of blockbuster movies including Titanic, has died following a plane crash in Southern California.

According to reports a single-engine plane which belonged to the 61-year crashed yesterday morning near Quatal Canyon in Los Padres National Forest, around 100 miles from Los Angeles.

Local authorities said that the pilot – believed to be Horner – was killed, and that no other passengers were on board.

The composer’s lawyer Jay Cooper later said that the plane did belong to him, and that nobody had heard from him since the crash happened.




Mr Cooper said: ‘It was his plane and if he wasn’t in it, he would have called.’

Horner was one of Hollywood’s most prolific composers, with a lengthy list of credits that included Avatar, Troy, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, A Beautiful Mind, Aliens, Braveheart and Apollo 13 as well as several Star Trek films.

However he remains best known for his work on the Titanic soundtrack, and Celine Dion’s chart-topping classic My Heart Will Go On, which won him Oscars for best original score and best original song.

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