Everyone knows the movie "Titanic", but few know that the music for this legendary film was written by American film composer James Horner. Indeed, largely thanks to the spectacular music, this film makes such an impression on the viewer. But, unfortunately, composers most often remain in the shadow of actors and directors.
The biography of the musician
Little is known about the American composer and arranger James Horner, he was a man of art and did not tell much about himself or give an interview. James was born in Los Angeles, famous as the center of the film industry, on August 14, 1953. He grew up in a Jewish family. It is known that his father, Harry Horner, was a production designer and an Oscar winner. Maybe it was from his father that the future composer took over the love of cinema, but instead of decorating the film, James chose the musical design.
Studying and first steps in music
He studied in London with the best masters of his craft. One of his mentors was the great composer Gyorgya Ligeti. Then he returns to Los Angeles and continues to receive education in the specialty "Theory of Music". It was at this university that James Horner began to teach later. After several years of such work, he gives up on the academic world of music. The composer composes an avant-garde play, the production of which fails miserably. And then James decides to work in the movies. He wrote his first film compositions for films in the genres of horror and science fiction. Despite the poor quality of the films, James Horner always tried to make music as good as possible, and sometimes he worked on pure enthusiasm, with almost no salary.
Career and success
His first major project was the film "Star Track". And then his career skyrockets, now the author of emotional and impressive music tracks is invited to more famous films. Over the 15 years of working in the film industry, he has developed good relations with James Cameron, Phil Robinson and Ron Howard, directors who are still legendary. And international recognition came to Horner thanks to the Titanic. Although his name was not known to most movie fans, he became incredibly popular in film circles. And it is precisely for participating in this film that he receives two Oscars. The musical compositions that followed the Titanic films for Hollywood directors brought James awards such as Grammys, Golden Globes and many nominations.
