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Movie Composer James Horner Dies In Plane Crash

Posted by timothy on from the lifetime-of-work dept.

necro81 writes: James Horner, the Oscar-winning composer for the soundtracks of dozens of movies, died Monday while piloting his aircraft in California. Horner, who had a long collaboration with directors James Cameron and Ron Howard, was behind the music for major blockbusters like Avatar, Titanic, Braveheart, Apollo 13, and A Beautiful Mind. Other scores notable to the /. crowd include Star Trek II, Sneakers, Deep Impact, Aliens, Searching for Bobby Fischer, Willow, and *Batteries Not Included.

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  1. Battle for the Mutara Nebula by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    The man wrote the score to Star Trek II, which includes the epic Battle for the Mutara Nebula. That alone is enough to get him a mention on Slashdot.