History AwesomeMusic / JamesHorner

** His score for the film's sequel, ''Fievel Goes West'', is a beautiful throwback to the classical Western scores of Music/DmitriTiomkin and Music/ElmerBernstein. The western flavor given to the familiar main theme in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fhl7fREFycU the opening overture]] is noteworthy, of course, but he gets bonus points for [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyV-rgzWjSw "In Training"]], which features an ''intense'' homage to Music/AaronCopland's "Hoedown".

** His score for the film's sequel, ''Fievel Goes West'', is a beautiful throwback to the classical Western scores of Music/DmitriTiomkin and Music/ElmerBernstein. The western flavor given to the main theme in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fhl7fREFycU the opening overture]] is noteworthy, of course, but he gets bonus points for [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyV-rgzWjSw "In Training"]], which features an ''intense'' homage to Music/AaronCopland's "Hoedown".

** His score for the film's sequel, ''Fievel Goes West'', is a beautiful throwback to the classical Western scores of Music/DmitriTiomkin and Music/ElmerBernstein. Bonus points for [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyV-rgzWjSw "In Training"]] in particular, which features an ''intense'' homage to Music/AaronCopland's "Hoedown".

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQvlJ0WF7Nk "The Great Fire"]] is incredibly dark, deep and emotional for having come from a children's movie.

* Then there's the first appearance of the Statue of Liberty in ''WesternAnimation/AnAmericanTail'', along with a choral version of "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIhvsYJRrlE Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor]]".
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQvlJ0WF7Nk "The Great Fire"]] off of the ''WesternAnimation/AnAmericanTail'' soundtrack was incredibly dark, deep and emotional for having come from a children's movie.
** His score for the film's sequel, ''Feivel Goes West'', is a beautiful throwback to the classical Western scores of Music/DmitriTiomkin and Music/ElmerBernstein. Bonus points for [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyV-rgzWjSw "In Training"]] in particular, which features an ''intense'' homage to Music/AaronCopland's "Hoedown".

%%* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVDrTLHZEVQ Young Peter]] from ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan''.

* Horner's track [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yoqAuBlaGU "Resolution and Hyperspace"]] from ''Film/{{Aliens}}'' is so awesome that it explodes out of the movie itself and reappears at the end of ''Film/DieHard'' instead.
** Or start at 03:06 during the track [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn0hV53dykU Futile Escape]] from ''Aliens''. It's a theme that constantly builds, getting more intense and really gets your adrenaline pumping. So awesome he used many cues from it for the themes of the Marines in ''Film/{{Avatar}}''.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVDrTLHZEVQ Young Peter]] from ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan''.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFcfHSOti9s The Cornfield]].
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0fYNRgCmCU Shoeless Joe]].

* The soundtrack for ''Film/{{Apollo 13}}'' is consistently praised as one of Horner's most solid all-around efforts. To name just a few highlights: the aforementioned main theme with the patriotic trumpets, the famous [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6i5vgDJFb4 launch scene]], the edge-of-your-seat [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NZR35_GorU "Re-Entry and Splashdown"]], and last but definitely not least, Music/AnnieLennox ''harmonizing with herself'' beautifully over the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJRotVl2IJ8 end credits]]. The main theme from ''Apollo 13'' is frequently used on "teaser trailers" for movies that don't yet have soundtrack music written for them, to give them the appropriate level of awesomeness.

* The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzNhQefDvH0 main theme]] from ''Film/TheRocketeer'' is just lovely; sweet and soaring and wistful. Then the melody repeats, picking up a bit of speed and another layer of orchestration each time through, until finally it's become an action theme so BadAss that it's been repurposed as background music for pretty much every other action movie trailer released since then.

* His [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XqVLgsFyUk theme]] for ''Film/{{The Perfect Storm}}" is heartrendingly poignant and heroic, capturing the mood of the film perfectly.

* Regardless of the fact it's a "kid's movie," the score from ''TheLandBeforeTime'' is haunting and affective and is nearly Pavlovian in getting you to cry. Just watch [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cky-2nOsFRU the hatching of Littlefoot]] without remembering that first traumatic viewing. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObPneATgASs "If We Hold On Together"]] is another good one.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oASZSziXJ8&index=11&list=PLwrjzV6EdAwxSq0DQQAAZ06ZnuzXuSgfK Doc Graham's Memories]], [[spoiler: when Moonlight Graham gives up his dreams to turn back [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6bD23vEigE into his future doctor self to save Karin]].]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFcfHSOti9s&index=1&list=PLwrjzV6EdAwxSq0DQQAAZ06ZnuzXuSgfK The Cornfield]].
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0fYNRgCmCU&list=PLwrjzV6EdAwxSq0DQQAAZ06ZnuzXuSgfK&index=3 ShoelessJoe]].

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oASZSziXJ8&index=11&list=PLwrjzV6EdAwxSq0DQQAAZ06ZnuzXuSgfK Doc Graham's Memories]], [[spoiler: when Moonlight Graham gives up his dreams to turn back into his future doctor self to save Karin.]]

* Regardless of the fact it's a "kid's movie," the score from ''TheLandBeforeTime'' is haunting and affective and is nearly Pavlovian in getting you to cry. Just watch [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cky-2nOsFRU the hatching of Littlefoot]] without remembering that first traumatic viewing.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_nJmn1h2O0 The Plaza of Execution]] from The ''Mask of Zorro''.

* [[TwoWordsObviousTrope Three Words]]: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWmmofD5YsU Field. Of. Dreams.]]

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIpFywiUMoc Windsong]] from the 1998 remake of ''MightyJoeYoung'' is tear-inducingly beautiful.

** His score for the film's sequel, ''Feivel Goes West'', is a beautiful throwback to the classical Western scores of Music/DmitriTiomkin and Music/ElmerBernstein. Bonus points for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyV-rgzWjSw "In Training"]] in particular, which features an ''intense'' homage to Music/AaronCopland's "Hoedown".

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5cl_w3lVYc His theme for Universal Pictures, used in the 1990s,]] is so epic and beautiful there are fans who say the studio's current theme pales in comparison.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKh9sf92qgI Just listen to the full version, composed for the studio's 75th Anniversary.]]

* James Horner really outdid himself with ''Film/{{Titanic 1997}}'' to the point where it is one of the best-selling movie soundtracks of all time. Honorable mentions go to [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wz1xA5kxVI "Hymn To The Sea"]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzS2mIwJlOY "Unable To Stay, Unwilling To Leave"]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hxtkg7Ryduo the opening music to the movie]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WVQXlVLzcU "Rose"]], and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGp75RMAzHM "An Irish Party In Third Class".]]

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* James Horner really outdid himself with ''{{Titanic}}'' to the point where it is one of the best-selling movie soundtracks of all time. Honorable mentions go to [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wz1xA5kxVI "Hymn To The Sea"]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzS2mIwJlOY "Unable To Stay, Unwilling To Leave"]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hxtkg7Ryduo the opening music to the movie]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WVQXlVLzcU "Rose"]], and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGp75RMAzHM "An Irish Party In Third Class".]]

* In Roger Corman's ''Film/BattleBeyondTheStars'', a cheezy rip-off of ''Star Wars'' and ''The Seven Samurai'', Horner gives out a terrific theme. Corman used it again for the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQL0h2TNJG0 trailer]] of his terrible Fantastic 4 movie.
** He also reused the music in several entire ''movies'' (''Space Raiders'', ''Sorceress'', ''Wizards Of The Lost Kingdom'' and so on).
* The soundtrack for ''Film/{{Apollo 13}}'' is consistently praised as one of Horner's most solid all-around efforts. To name just a few highlights: the aforementioned main theme with the patriotic trumpets, the famous [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6i5vgDJFb4 launch scene]], the edge-of-your-seat [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NZR35_GorU "Re-Entry and Splashdown"]], and last but definitely not least, Music/AnnieLennox ''harmonizing with herself'' beautifully over the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJRotVl2IJ8 end credits]].
** The main theme from ''Apollo 13'' is frequently used on "teaser trailers" for movies that don't yet have soundtrack music written for them, to give them the appropriate level of awesomeness.

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* Regardless of the fact it's a "kid's movie," the score from ''TheLandBeforeTime'' is haunting and affective and is nearly Pavlovian in getting you to cry. Just watch [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cky-2nOsFRU this]] without remembering that first traumatic viewing.

* Horner's track [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yoqAuBlaGU "Resolution and Hyperspace"]] from ''Film/{{Aliens}}'' is so awesome that it explodes out of the movie itself and reappears at the end of ''Film/DieHard'' instead.

* Horner's track [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PzIF9dE42g#t=0m18s "Resolution and Hyperspace"]] from ''Film/{{Aliens}}'' is so awesome that it explodes out of the movie itself and reappears at the end of ''Film/DieHard'' instead.