A Composer Tribute to James Horner

A Composer Tribute to James Horner

Twenty-one film, television, video game composers deliver their heart-felt thoughts and reflections about the man, James Horner, and his music.  Listen to their thoughts set to many of James Horner's most memorable scores.

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Episode Highlights

00:00 — Introduction
01:00 — Austin Wintory
02:34 — Debbie Wiseman
03:51 — Greg Edmonson
05:21 — Frederick Wiedmann
07:12 — Jeff Rona
08:51 — Introduction to special tribute
09:23 — Jo Blankenburg
10:41 — Grant Kirkhope
12:07 — Mark Griskey
15:36 — Jason Graves
17:03 — Neal Acree
07:57 — Garry Schymann
20:02 — Sam Hulick
20:45 — Introduction to special tribute II
21:12 — Chance Thomas
23:17 — Jessica Curry
24:10 — Scott Glasgow
27:10 — Rolfe Kent
28:20 — Penka Kouneva
30:30 — James Christopherson
31:36 — Elia Cmiral
32:13 — Olivier Deriviere
33:54 — Kathryn Bostic
36:08 — Close

Music Selections

00:00 — "Teaching Mathematics Again" (A Beautiful Mind) by James Horner
00:54 — "Closing Credits" (A Beautiful Mind) by James Horner
02:38 — "Epilogue" (Searching for Bobby Fischer) by James Horner
04:51 — "An Epitaph to War" (Glory) by James Horner
23:44 — "Part 2" (Iris) by James Horner
07:25 — "The Lovemaking" (Cocoon) by James Horner
09:23 — ""Wunderkind" by Jo Blankenburg
10:30 — "Main Title" (Battle Beyond the Stars) by James Horner
12:26 — "Deciding to Build the Field" (Field of Dreams) by James Horner
13:33 — "All Systems Go" (Apollo 13) by James Horner
16:02 — "The Ludlows" (Legends of the Fall) by James Horner
18:48 — "Casper's Lullaby" (Casper) by James Horner
19:52 — "A Kaleidoscope of Mathematics" (A Beautiful Mind) by James Horner
20:48 — "Becoming One of the People…" (Avatar) by James Horner
21:45 — "Suite from Avatar: The Video Game by Chance Thomas
23:17 — "Main Title - Takeoff (The Rocketeer) by James Horner
30:23 — "Rose" (Titanic) by James Horner
29:05 — "My Heart Will Go On" (Titanic) by James Horner
30:23 — "Main Title" (Braveheart) by James Horner
33:08 — "The Passage of Time" (Bicentennial Man) by James Horner
35:02 — "All Love Can Be" (A Beautiful Mind)

Notes:

Special THANKS to all of the composers listed above who gave of their time to contribute to this project.  Also thanks to The Krakower-Poling PR and Costa Communications for their assistance.


Austin Wintory - http://austinwintory.com/
Debbie Wiseman - http://www.debbiewiseman.co.uk/
Greg Edmonson - http://gregedmonson.com/
Frederick Wiedmann - http://www.frederikwiedmann.com/
Jeff Rona - http://jeffrona.com/
Jo Blankenburg - http://joblankenburg.com/
Grant Kirkhope - http://www.grantkirkhope.com/
Mark Griskey - http://www.griskey.com/
Jason Graves - http://www.jasongraves.com/
Neal Acree - http://www.nealacree.com/
Garry Schymann - http://garryschyman.com/
Sam Hulick - http://samhulick.com/
Chance Thomas - http://www.chancethomas.com/
Jessica Curry - http://www.thechineseroom.co.uk/
Scott Glasgow - http://www.scottglasgowmusic.com/
Rolfe Kent - http://www.rolfekent.com/
Penka Kouneva - http://www.penkakouneva.com/
Jamie Christopherson - http://www.jamiechristopherson.com/
Elia Cmiral - http://www.eliacmiral.com/
Olivier Deriviere - http://olivierderiviere.com/
Kathryn Bostic - http://www.kathrynbostic.com/

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