Big Guy Posted June 24, 2015 Report Posted June 24, 2015 James Horner has died at the age of 61. He still had plenty of years for producing music for many more cinematic gems. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000035/ He was a child musical genius who grew up to produce some exceptional music for the cinema. If you enjoyed Titanic, Avatar, Troy and a number of other great soundtracks then you experienced Horner's genius. He will be missed. Quote Note - For those expecting a response from Big Guy: I generally do not read or respond to posts longer then 300 words nor to parsed comments.
kimmy Posted June 24, 2015 Report Posted June 24, 2015 My favorite James Horner soundtrack is without a doubt Star Trek 2, The Wrath of Khan. The wonderful soundtrack is somehow a perfect complement to the delightfully hammy performances from The Shat and Ricardo Montalban. "They still haven't raised their shields." "Of course! We are one big happy fleet! Kirk... my old friend... do you know the old Klingon proverb that revenge is a dish best served cold? It is very cold in space." This is the music as Khan unloads his devastating ambush on the Enterprise, leaving her crippled. It features the swaggering, raucous theme Horner created for Khan, with blaring horns and percussive wood-blocks and sticks. This is the music as the battered Enterprise tries to limp out of range before Khan can activate the Genesis device. "No... no, you can't get away! From hell's heart, I stab at thee!" The musical score couldn't have fit the movie better. -k Quote (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ Friendly forum facilitator! ┬──┬◡ﾉ(° -°ﾉ)
Moonlight Graham Posted June 24, 2015 Report Posted June 24, 2015 (edited) My favorite score of his was Braveheart, features bagpipes as did Titanic, bit predating Titanic by 5 or 6 years, One of my favorite scores ever, definitely top 5. Edited June 24, 2015 by Moonlight Graham Quote "All generalizations are false, including this one." - Mark Twain Partisanship is a disease of the intellect.
Mighty AC Posted July 4, 2015 Report Posted July 4, 2015 Back in my youth I sustained a sports injury that put me on drugs that both, at times, kept me awake and then in a hallucinogenic sleep. In that state I watched and re-watched Braveheart. As much as I hate Mel the bigot, I still love that movie and that score. Quote "Our lives begin to end the day we stay silent about the things that matter." - Martin Luther King Jr"Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities" - Voltaire
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