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 come 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. The full playlist is below. Listen to part 2 HERE.

And I want to thank again Cinematic Sound Radio composer, David Coscina, for his short tribute piece to James Horner, which he wrote last year. You will hear at the top of each part of the show. You can listen to the entire piece below.

NOW PLAYING: JAMES HORNER CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO INTRO BY DAVID COSCINA

Please enjoy the show and I would love to read your thoughts about James Horner in the comments section below

PLAYLIST • RASCALS AND ROBBERS • THE JOURNEY OF NATTY GANN • DAD • THE DEVIL’S OWN • WE’RE BACK: A DINOSAUR’S STORY • DEEP IMPACT • THE PERFECT STORM • BEYOND BORDERS

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