List of compositions by James Horner

This is a list of compositions by James Horner.

Film

1970s Year Title Director Studio(s) Notes1978 The Drought (for the American Film Institute) Fantasies Gist and Evans Landscapes Just for a Laugh The Watcher 1979 The Lady in Red Lewis Teague New World Pictures Up from the Depths Charles B. Griffith Additional cues only. Main score composed by Russell O’Malley.

1980s Year Title Director Studio(s) Notes1980 Humanoids from the Deep Barbara Peeters New World Pictures Battle Beyond the Stars Jimmy T. Murakami New World Pictures Score reused in later Roger Corman productions1981 The Hand Oliver Stone Orion PicturesWarner Bros. Pictures Wolfen Michael Wadleigh Orion PicturesWarner Bros. Pictures Replaced Craig Safan Deadly Blessing Wes Craven PolyGram PicturesUnited Artists The Pursuit of D. B. Cooper Roger Spottiswoode Universal Pictures1982 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Nicholas Meyer Paramount Pictures 48 Hrs. Walter Hill Paramount Pictures1983 Space Raiders Howard R. Cohen New World PicturesScore edited from Humanoids from the Deep and Battle Beyond the Stars Something Wicked This Way Comes Jack Clayton The Bryna CompanyWalt Disney Pictures Replaced Georges Delerue Krull Peter Yates Columbia Pictures Brainstorm Douglas Trumbull Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Testament Lynne Littman Paramount Pictures The Dresser Peter Yates Columbia Pictures Gorky Park Michael Apted Orion Pictures (original theatrical release)Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (current rights) Uncommon Valor Ted Kotcheff Paramount Pictures1984 The Stone Boy Christopher Cain 20th Century Fox Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Leonard Nimoy Paramount Pictures1985 Heaven Help Us Michael Dinner HBO PicturesTriStar Pictures Cocoon Ron Howard 20th Century Fox Volunteers Nicholas Meyer TriStar Pictures The Journey of Natty Gann Jeremy Kagan Walt Disney Pictures Replaced Elmer Bernstein Commando Mark L. Lester Silver Pictures20th Century Fox1986 Off Beat Michael Dinner Silver Screens Partners IITouchstone Pictures Aliens James Cameron Brandywine Productions20th Century Fox Oscar nomination Where the River Runs Black Christopher Cain Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer The Name of the Rose Jean-Jacques Annaud RAIConstantin FilmFR320th Century Fox (North America)Columbia Pictures (International) An American Tail Don Bluth Sullivan Bluth StudiosAmblin EntertainmentUniversal Pictures First score for an animated film; Grammy Winner, Oscar & Golden Globe nomination; also wrote "Somewhere Out There" with Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil for Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram1987 P.K. and the Kid Lou Lombardo Sunn Classic Pictures Project X Jonathan Kaplan 20th Century Fox *batteries not included Matthew Robbins Amblin EntertainmentUniversal Pictures1988 Willow Ron Howard LucasfilmImagine EntertainmentMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer Red Heat Walter Hill Carolco PicturesTriStar Pictures Vibes Ken Kwapis Imagine EntertainmentColumbia Pictures The Land Before Time Don Bluth Sullivan Bluth StudiosAmblin EntertainmentUniversal Pictures Also wrote "If We Hold On Together" with Will Jennings for Diana Ross Cocoon: The Return Daniel Petrie 20th Century Fox1989 Field of Dreams Universal Pictures Oscar nomination Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Joe Johnston Walt Disney Pictures In Country Norman Jewison Warner Bros. Pictures Dad Gary David Goldberg Amblin EntertainmentUniversal Pictures Glory Edward Zwick TriStar Pictures Golden Globe nomination

1990s Year Title Director Studio(s) Notes1990 I Love You to Death Lawrence Kasdan TriStar Pictures Another 48 Hrs. Walter Hill Paramount Pictures1991 Once Around Lasse Hallström Cinecom EntertainmentUniversal Pictures My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys Stuart Rosenberg The Samuel Goldwyn Company Class Action Michael Apted Interscope Communications20th Century Fox The Rocketeer Joe Johnston Gordon CompanySilver Screen Partners IVWalt Disney Pictures An American Tail: Fievel Goes West Phil NibbelinkSimon Wells AmblimationAmblin EntertainmentUniversal Pictures Golden Globe nomination; also wrote "Dreams to Dream" with Will Jennings for Linda Ronstadt1992 Thunderheart Michael Apted TriBeCa ProductionsTriStar Pictures Sneakers Phil Alden Robinson Universal Studios Unlawful Entry Jonathan Kaplan Largo Entertainment20th Century Fox Patriot Games Phillip Noyce Paramount Pictures1993 Swing Kids Thomas Carter Hollywood Pictures A Far Off Place Mikael Salomon Touchwood Pacific PartnersAmblin EntertainmentWalt Disney Pictures Jack the Bear Marshall Herskovitz 20th Century Fox Once Upon a Forest Charles Grosvenor ITVHanna-Barbera Productions20th Century Fox also wrote "Once Upon A Time With Me" with Will Jennings for Florence Warner House of Cards Michael Lessac Miramax Films Hocus Pocus Kenny Ortega Walt Disney Pictures Only wrote "Sarah's Theme" with Brock Walsh; film scored by John Debney Searching for Bobby Fischer Steven Zaillian Paramount Pictures The Man Without a Face Mel Gibson Icon ProductionsWarner Bros. Pictures Bopha! Morgan Freeman Paramount Pictures We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story Dick ZondagRalph ZondagPhil NibbelinkSimon Wells AmblimationAmblin EntertainmentUniversal Pictures also wrote "Roll Back The Rock (To The Dawn Of Time)" with Thomas Dolby for Little Richard The Pelican Brief Alan J. Pakula Warner Bros. Pictures1994 Clear and Present Danger Phillip Noyce Paramount Pictures The Pagemaster Joe Johnston Turner Feature Animation20th Century Fox (North America)Turner Pictures (International) also wrote "Whatever You Imagine" with Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil for Wendy Moten Legends of the Fall Edward Zwick Bedford Falls ProductionsTriStar Pictures Golden Globe nomination; also wrote "Twilight and Mist" with Brock Walsh 1995 Braveheart Mel Gibson Icon ProductionsThe Ladd CompanyParamount Pictures (North America)20th Century Fox (International) Oscar, Golden Globe & BAFTA nomination Casper Brad Silberling Harvey FilmsAmblin EntertainmentUniversal Pictures Apollo 13 Ron Howard Imagine EntertainmentUniversal Pictures Oscar nomination Jade William Friedkin Paramount Pictures Jumanji Joe Johnston Interscope CommunicationsTriStar Pictures Balto Simon Wells AmblimationAmblin EntertainmentUniversal Pictures also wrote "Reach for the Light" with Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil for Steve Winwood1996 The Spitfire Grill Lee David Zlotoff Castle Rock EntertainmentColumbia Pictures Replaced Bennie Wallace Courage Under Fire Edward Zwick Davis Entertainment20th Century Fox To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday Michael Pressman RastarTriumph Films Ransom Ron Howard Icon ProductionsImagine EntertainmentTouchstone Pictures Replaced Howard Shore1997 The Devil's Own Alan J. Pakula Columbia Pictures Titanic James Cameron Lightstorm EntertainmentParamount Pictures (North America)20th Century Fox (International) Oscar, Golden Globe & Grammy winner, BAFTA nomination; also wrote "My Heart Will Go On" with Will Jennings for Celine Dion1998 Deep Impact Mimi Leder Paramount Pictures (US)DreamWorks Pictures (International) The Mask of Zorro Martin Campbell Amblin EntertainmentTriStar Pictures also wrote "I Want to Spend My Lifetime Loving You" with Will Jennings for Tina Arena and Marc Anthony Mighty Joe Young Ron Underwood RKO PicturesWalt Disney Pictures 1999 Bicentennial Man Chris Columbus 1492 PicturesTouchstone Pictures (North America)Columbia Pictures (International) also wrote "Then You Look at Me" with Will Jennings for Celine Dion

2000s Year Title Director(s) Studio(s) Notes2000 The Perfect Storm Wolfgang Petersen Warner Bros. Pictures also wrote "Yours Forever" with Will Jennings for John Mellencamp How the Grinch Stole Christmas Ron Howard Imagine EntertainmentUniversal Pictures also wrote "Where Are You, Christmas?" with Mariah Carey and Will Jennings for Faith Hill; based on a book by Dr. Seuss.2001 Enemy at the Gates Jean-Jacques Annaud Mandalay PicturesParamount Pictures Iris Richard Eyre BBC FilmsIntermediaMirage EnterprisesMiramax Films A Beautiful Mind Ron Howard Imagine EntertainmentDreamWorks PicturesUniversal Pictures Golden Globe & Oscar Nominee; also wrote "All Love Can Be" with Will Jennings for Charlotte Church2002 Windtalkers John Woo Lion Rock ProductionsMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer 01 Distribution (Italy) The Four Feathers Shekhar Kapur Lakeshore EntertainmentMandeville FilmsParamount Pictures (US)Miramax Films (International)2003 Beyond Borders Martin Campbell Mandalay PicturesParamount Pictures Radio Michael Tollin Tollin/Robbins ProductionsRevolution StudiosColumbia Pictures The Missing Ron Howard Revolution StudiosImagine EntertainmentColumbia Pictures House of Sand and Fog Vadim Perelman DreamWorks Pictures Oscar nominee2004 Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius Rowdy Herrington Film Foundry Releasing Troy Wolfgang Petersen Warner Bros. Pictures Replaced Gabriel Yared; also wrote "Remember" with Cynthia Weil for Josh Groban and Tanja Carovska The Forgotten Joseph Ruben Revolution StudiosColumbia Pictures2005 The Chumscrubber Arie Posin Newmarket FilmsEquity PicturesGo Fish Pictures (through DreamWorks Pictures) Flightplan Robert Schwentke Imagine EntertainmentTouchstone Pictures The Legend of Zorro Martin Campbell Spyglass EntertainmentAmblin EntertainmentColumbia Pictures The New World Terrence Malick New Line Cinema2006 All the King's Men Steven Zaillian Relativity MediaPhoenix PicturesColumbia Pictures Apocalypto Mel Gibson Icon ProductionsTouchstone Pictures 2007 The Life Before Her Eyes Vadim Perelman 2929 EntertainmentMagnolia Pictures2008 The Spiderwick Chronicles Mark Waters Nickelodeon MoviesThe Kennedy/Marshall CompanyParamount Pictures The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Mark Herman BBC FilmsHeyday FilmsMiramax Films 2009 Avatar James Cameron Lightstorm EntertainmentDune EntertainmentIngenious Film Partners20th Century Fox Golden Globe, BAFTA & Oscar Nominee; also wrote "I See You" with Kuk Harrell and Simon Franglen for Leona Lewis

2010s Year Title Director(s) Studio(s) Notes 2010 The Karate Kid Harald Zwart Overbrook EntertainmentJW ProductionsChina Film GroupColumbia PicturesReplaced Atli Örvarsson 2011 Day of the Falcon (also known as Black Gold) Jean-Jacques Annaud Image Entertainment 2012 Cristiada Dean Wright ARC Entertainment20th Century Fox The Amazing Spider-Man Marc Webb Marvel EntertainmentColumbia Pictures2015 Wolf Totem Jean-Jacques Annaud One Day in Auschwitz Steve Purcell Documentary Living in the Age of Airplanes Brian J. Terwilliger Terwilliger Productions Southpaw Antoine Fuqua Escape ArtistsFuqua FilmsThe Weinstein Company Posthumous release The 33 Patricia Riggen Alcon EntertainmentPhoenix PicturesWarner Bros. Pictures Posthumous release 2016 The Magnificent Seven Antoine Fuqua Village Roadshow PicturesMetro-Goldwyn-MayerColumbia Pictures Posthumous releaseComposed with Simon FranglenMain theme by Elmer Bernstein

Television 1981 A Few Days in Weasel Creek 1981 Angel Dusted 1982 A Piano for Mrs. Cimino 1982 Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn 1983 Between Friends 1985 Amazing Stories ("Alamo Jobe") 1985 Surviving 1990 Tales from the Crypt ("Cutting Cards") 1990 Extreme Close-Up 1992 Fish Police (theme and pilot episode) 1992 Crossroads (theme) 1999 Michelle Kwan Skates to Disney's Greatest Hits 2000 Freedom Song 2006 CBS Evening News

Short films 1986 Captain EO 1989 Tummy Trouble 2012 First in Flight

Other 2015 album Pas de Deux released in May 2015 Pandora – The World of Avatar, theme park land and attractions; composed with Simon Franglen The score for the third THX promotional trailer, titled "Cimarron" The 1990-1997 Universal Pictures fanfare The 1996 Imagine Entertainment fanfare Horner's Spider-Man theme briefly appeared in the 2021 film Spider-Man: No Way Home

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