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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.

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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

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