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Pilot killed as plane registered to Titanic composer James Horner crashes James Horner, Oscar-winning Titanic composer, dies in plane crash aged 61
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A single-engine plane registered to the Oscar-winning composer James Horner has crashed in southern California, but the identity of the one person who died has not been released. James Horner, the Oscar-winning composer of Titanic, the bestselling orchestral film soundtrack of all time, has died aged 61 in a plane crash in Southern California.
The plane crashed at around 9.30am local time on Monday in the Los Padres national forest, said Mike Lindbery, a spokesperson for the Ventura County fire service. The pilot was killed. When a single-engine plane registered to Horner crashed near Santa Barbara on Monday morning, the identity of the pilot was not initially known. Horner’s death was later confirmed by Sylvia Patrycja, the composer’s assistant, on her Facebook page, confirms the Hollywood Reporter.
The Federal Aviation Administration says the plane was an S-312 Tucano MK1 turbo-prop with two seats. No one else was on board. “We have lost an amazing person with a huge heart and unbelievable talent,” Patrycja wrote. “He died doing what he loved. Thank you for all your support.”
Jay Cooper, a lawyer for the Horner family, says the plane was one of several that the 61-year-old composer owned. He says no one has heard from Horner and that “if he wasn’t in it, he would have called”. Horner’s plane – a S-312 Tucano MK1 turbo-prop with two seats – crashed at around 9.30am local time on Monday in the Los Padres national forest, said Mike Lindbery, a spokesperson for the Ventura County fire service. No one else was on board.
After a composing career which began in the concert hall, Horner cut his teeth in film on The Lady in Red and Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. He earned his first Academy award nomination for his score for Aliens and went on to compose the music for blockbusters including Braveheart and Apollo 13. Born in Los Angeles in 1953, the son of production designer Harry Horner and his wife Joan, Horner trained at the Royal College of Music in London before returning to study for a bachelor’s degree in music at the University of Southern California.
After a composing career which began in the concert hall, Horner cut his teeth in the late 70s and early 80s scoring films like The Lady in Red and Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
He earned his first Academy award nomination for his score for Aliens and went on to compose the music for blockbusters including Braveheart and Apollo 13 and A Beautiful Mind.
Horner won two Oscars for his work on James Cameron’s Titanic in 1997, one of them for Celine Dion’s hit song, My Heart Will Go On, which he co-wrote with Will Jennings.Horner won two Oscars for his work on James Cameron’s Titanic in 1997, one of them for Celine Dion’s hit song, My Heart Will Go On, which he co-wrote with Will Jennings.
The Titanic score remains the bestselling orchestral film soundtrack of all time. Horner teamed up with James Cameron again, scoring Avatar in 2010. In a recent interview, he talked about his current work on the director’s four planned-for Avatar sequels. The composer teamed up with James Cameron again, in 2010, to score Avatar. In a recent interview, he talked about his current work on the director’s four planned-for Avatar sequels.
He leaves behind his wife Sarah Horner and two children.