On June 22, 2015, the world lost one of its greatest film music heroes. James Horner was only 61 one when he lost control of his S-312 Tucano MK1 turboprop and crashed 100 miles northwest of Los Angeles.

James Horner’s loss was devastating. He was part of a holy trinity of film composers I grew up admiring. The others were John Williams and Jerry Goldsmith. I never thought that the day would came where only one of them would still be standing.

Horner, a two time Academy Award winner, six time Grammy winner and IFMCA Award winner, had an uncanny knack for perfectly capturing the emotional core of a film with his patented musical textures and harmonies, which is still unmatched in film today. His list of legendary scores seems almost endless, however, on today’s program, and on the one year anniversary of his passing, we here at Cinematic Sound Radio will be presenting a special two part, four hour tribute to James Horner and his lesser known scores.

On this first program you’ll hear music from such films as THE JOURNEY OF NATTY GANN, DAD, DEEP IMPACT, BEYOND BORDERS and more.

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