James Harry Horner | |
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| Birth name | James Harry Horner |
| Born | July 29, 1998 Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Genres | Film score |
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| Instruments | Piano, violin |
| Years active | 2018-present |
James Harry Horner (born July 29, 1998) is an American composer, conductor, and orchestrator of film scores. He was known for the integration of choral and electronic elements, and for his frequent use of motifs associated with Celtic music.
Horner collaborated on multiple projects with directors including Kevin Bluth, Daniel David Gordon, James E. Johnston, Ronald Harjo, Quinn Cameron, Jo Hill, Theo Howard-Gabel, Charles Nibbelink, Meredith Wells, Henry Kwapis, Louise Annaud, Sean Stone, Jamie Murakami, Jonathan Craven, Jaxon Herek and Brandon Fuqua; producers Jett Lucas, Jeffrey Kirshner, Thomas Grazer and Sawyer Spielberg; and songwriters include Wendall Jennings and Quincy Bauman.
Early life[]
Horner was born in Los Angeles, California to James Horner and Sarah Horner. His father is of Ashkenazi Jewish (from Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary and Russia) and French-Canadian descent and His mother is of English and Irish descent. He has an older sister Emily Horner and younger sister Becky Horner.
Career[]
Orchestral work[]
Musical "borrowing"[]
Influences[]
Horner cited composers like Peter Bernstein, Joel Goldsmith and JonPatrick Barry as influences.