{"id":354,"date":"2015-06-23T13:02:00","date_gmt":"2015-06-23T17:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/mediaservices\/2015\/06\/23\/rip-james-horner\/"},"modified":"2015-06-23T13:02:00","modified_gmt":"2015-06-23T17:02:00","slug":"rip-james-horner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/mediaservices\/2015\/06\/23\/rip-james-horner\/","title":{"rendered":"RIP James Horner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re shocked and saddened by news of the untimely death of James Horner, Academy Award-winning composer of classic soundtracks for films including <i>Apollo 13<\/i>, <i>Titanic<\/i>, <i>Braveheart<\/i>, <i>The New World<\/i>, and <i>Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan<\/i>. Horner was a world-class composer whose works are among the best in film; he was still an active composer and enhanced every movie he scored. His death is a significant loss to the medium.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to his contributions to any of his films below for a reminder of the enormous talent we&#8217;ve lost.<\/p>\n<p>Apollo 13 \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/catalog.wrlc.org\/cgi-bin\/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=4131948\">HU DVD 529<\/a><br \/>Aliens \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/catalog.wrlc.org\/cgi-bin\/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=5842732\">HU DVD 886<\/a><br \/>Glory \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/catalog.wrlc.org\/cgi-bin\/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=5998140\">HU DVD 1171<\/a> <br \/>Testament \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/catalog.wrlc.org\/cgi-bin\/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=6478028\">HU DVD 1665<\/a> <br \/>The New World \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/catalog.wrlc.org\/cgi-bin\/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=7821233\">HU DVD 1963<\/a><br \/>The Name of the Rose \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/catalog.wrlc.org\/cgi-bin\/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=6659874\">HU DVD 2106<\/a><br \/>Titanic \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/catalog.wrlc.org\/cgi-bin\/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=6784344\">HU DVD 2290&nbsp;<\/a><br \/>Apocalypto \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/catalog.wrlc.org\/cgi-bin\/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=7290519\">HU DVD 4052 <\/a><br \/>Braveheart \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/catalog.wrlc.org\/cgi-bin\/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=7445945\">HU DVD 4787<\/a><br \/>Troy \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/catalog.wrlc.org\/cgi-bin\/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=7717545\">HU DVD 6200<\/a>&nbsp; <br \/>Avatar \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/catalog.wrlc.org\/cgi-bin\/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=8044447\">HU DVD 7045<\/a><br \/>An American Tail \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/catalog.wrlc.org\/cgi-bin\/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=13238180\">HU DVD 7796<\/a><br \/>Hocus Pocus \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/catalog.wrlc.org\/cgi-bin\/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=14102165\">HU DVD 7852<\/a><br \/>The Pelican Brief \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/catalog.wrlc.org\/cgi-bin\/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=8304768\">HU DVD 7936<\/a><\/p>\n<p>All the King&#8217;s Men \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/catalog.wrlc.org\/cgi-bin\/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=7237798\">HU DVD 3662<\/a><br \/>Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/catalog.wrlc.org\/cgi-bin\/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=11443180\">HU DVD 9732<\/a> <br \/>Star Trek III: The Search for Spock \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/catalog.wrlc.org\/cgi-bin\/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=11443177\">HU DVD 9733<\/a><br \/>The Mask of Zorro \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/catalog.wrlc.org\/cgi-bin\/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=12246043\">HU DVD 10750<\/a>&nbsp;\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re shocked and saddened by news of the untimely death of James Horner, Academy Award-winning composer of classic soundtracks for films including Apollo 13, Titanic, Braveheart, The New World, and Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. 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