KK 3,307 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Fuck.Just heard this from a friend...I don't know what to say...I mean...fuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mari 279 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 RIP Mr. Horner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,232 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 I'm still having trouble comprehending this. This is the most a celebrity's death has hit since Roger Ebert's.I think this is the first serious one for me. I can't really think of any previous ones, even recent like Nimoy and Lee, that were as crushing. Because usually, they're timely and easy to accept. This is just weird. And such a waste. Sharkissimo and A. A. Ron 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 My first and worst composer death was Kamen's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 I don't think Hitch has woken up yet. He'll be inconsolable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,232 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Oh yeah. Kamen was bad too but I heard about it in a way that I guess kind of softened the impact. And of course we knew it was coming with Jerry.Sagan, now that was a bad one for me. I had blocked that out of my memory until now. This is still worse though. No warning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 He was a great composer, there's no denying that. A loss of life is always tragic... However, loss of a thousand lives is a thousand times more tragic. It's not just a statistic. Let's not lose sight of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,270 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 RIP James HornerCan't believe I just typed that. Simply no idea what to say to this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 He was a great composer, there's no denying that. A loss of life is always tragic... However, loss of a thousand lives is a thousand times more tragic. It's not just a statistic. Let's not lose sight of that.The loss of the one outweighs the loss of the many. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 I'm still having trouble comprehending this. This is the most a celebrity's death has hit since Roger Ebert's.I think this is the first serious one for me. I can't really think of any previous ones, even recent like Nimoy and Lee, that were as crushing. Because usually, they're timely and easy to accept. This is just weird. And such a waste.Indeed. This kind of just came out of nowhere...what a waste indeed.This man shaped much of my musical passions, and fate has him go like this....It's not even like he faded into obscurity or was nearing the end. How does such an icon just disappear like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Not really. That's what some certain folks want you to believe. Anyway, who's gonna do Avatar 2 now, I wonder. Thomas Newman? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 He didn't believe in a no-win scenario. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Too much money and a pilots license.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted June 23, 2015 Author Share Posted June 23, 2015 Not really. That's what some certain folks want you to believe.Anyway, who's gonna do Avatar 2 now, I wonder. Thomas Newman?It should go scoreless as a tribute to Horner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Oh yeah. Kamen was bad too but I heard about it in a way that I guess kind of softened the impact. And of course we knew it was coming with Jerry.Sagan, now that was a bad one for me. I had blocked that out of my memory until now. This is still worse though. No warningSee I wasn't really conscious of those passings. At the time of Kamen's and Goldsmith's deaths, I had no idea who they were. And even when Barry passed, it seemed somewhat acceptable considering his age and relative retirement from film music.But this one...this one is hard. He played such a big part in my life. Just can't believe I have to say goodbye so soon.RIP James Horner. Taikomochi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 So I believe his final completed work was a documentary called Living in the Age of Airplanes, which was narrated by Harrison Ford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Not really. That's what some certain folks want you to believe. It's whats true.A thousand deaths is a grim statistic. A single death is a personal tragedy. Josh500 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,232 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 So I believe his final completed work was a documentary called Living in the Age of Airplanes, which was narrated by Harrison Ford.Fate, it seems, is not without a sense of irony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,687 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Not really. That's what some certain folks want you to believe.It's whats true.A thousand deaths is a grim statistic. A single death is a personal tragedy.Crikey. Did you just quote Joseph Stalin in a James Horner Eulogy thread?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,232 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Haven't heard from Karol or pub... wish they didn't have to come on here and see this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 One just did. Deeply upsetting...RIP James. I will write something later... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 It's a universal truth.If there was news that a 747 crashed with 300 people had died most wouldn't have been nearly as shook up.But a single person, that meant something to them....No one ever mourned the death of the many, not in a deeply personal way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck 154 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Not really. That's what some certain folks want you to believe.Anyway, who's gonna do Avatar 2 now, I wonder. Thomas Newman?It should go scoreless as a tribute to Horner.Hans Zimmer. He should be the next James Horner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balahkay 627 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 I'm still having trouble comprehending this. This is the most a celebrity's death has hit since Roger Ebert's.I think this is the first serious one for me. I can't really think of any previous ones, even recent like Nimoy and Lee, that were as crushing. Because usually, they're timely and easy to accept. This is just weird. And such a waste.Indeed. This kind of just came out of nowhere...what a waste indeed.This man shaped much of my musical passions, and fate has him go like this....It's not even like he faded into obscurity or was nearing the end. How does such an icon just disappear like this? This is probably the hardest for me to accept in such tragedies. He was still in his prime and his best years were arguably still ahead of him. Gone far too soon. My condolences to his family and friends. It's a very sad day for them and us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,270 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 So I believe his final completed work was a documentary called Living in the Age of Airplanes, which was narrated by Harrison Ford.Fate, it seems, is not without a sense of irony.He scored Southpaw which is coming out next month. He was also attached to a film called The 33 but not sure we know if he had written that yet. And hopefully he'd finished Wolf Totem by now, which is released in September. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saxbabe 28 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 So terribly sad right now. Several favorite scores from my childhood came from him..and I feel there were many more left...now to be unwritten.Just an awful, awful feeling to read this news. RIP James...the work you left us is a treasure.I was (and am still) looking forward so much to hearing this in the spring - I think he would have attended..March 31, April 2, 3, 2016Houston SymphonyMichael Francis, conductorDavid Pyatt, hornCharles Watkins, hornWilliam VerMeulen, hornRobert Johnson, hornKorngold: The Sea HawkJames Horner: Concerto for Four Horns and Orchestra, North American Premiere, Co- Commission of the Houston Symphony and the International Horn SocietyRachmaninoff: Symphonic DancesDon’t miss an exciting North American Premiere as celebrated film composer James Horner (Titanic,Avatar) unveils his new Concerto for Four Horns, performed by soloists including the Houston Symphony’s own William VerMeulen and Robert Johnson. Also on the program is swashbuckling film music from the Golden Age of Hollywood’s greatest composer, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, and the rhythmic vitality and dark melodies of Rachmaninoff’s final work, Symphonic Dances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 So I believe his final completed work was a documentary called Living in the Age of Airplanes, which was narrated by Harrison Ford. Fate, it seems, is not without a sense of irony. He scored Southpaw which is coming out next month. He was also attached to a film called The 33 but not sure we know if he had written that yet.Ive been told that score had been recorded a few months ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,270 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Looking forward to it then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Unless it gets rejected and replaced by a Ramin Djawadi score Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck 154 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Any composers tweeting about Horner? I saw Bear McCreary, Brian Tyler and Steve Jablonsky tweeting their condolences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricard 2,242 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 My first and worst composer death was Kamen'sNot my first one but certainly the worst for me at the time.But as much as I loved Kamen, this one's even more shocking. So many great moments and deep emotions in the last 33 years, since I discovered Horner's music through Star Trek II. I remember thinking of him as "the next John Williams" while listening to Krull, Brainstorm or Gorky Park.He was so young when he became a film music sensation. He was so young when he died. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KK 3,307 Posted June 23, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2015 I don't know how much or what to write really, but it only seems fitting to say something about all of this...You know, when the greats like Goldsmith passed on, I honestly was not aware of their existence as I was not a big film music fan at the time. When it was Barry's time, it was easier to accept given his age, condition and relative retirement from writing music at the time. But this...this one really hurts. Of all the celebrity deaths, this one might be the most painful so far. I can't claim to have known him, but I knew the wonderful melodies he penned. They helped shape my childhood, from The Land Before Time, An American Tail, Cocoon, Casper, Jumanji....and much of my passage into adulthood as well. This man was prolific, and continued to write into our hearts to this very day. The man just finished 2014 with 2 concert works and had 5 new film scores set to feature films to be released this year. And despite my occasional reservations about his work, there was always a certain comfort knowing that amidst all that is going on in modern film music, that Horner was still writing scores with such a reliable sound to turn to. Despite all their familiarity, playing the latest Horner score in some ways was still like revisiting an old friend or burying myself in the warmest of cushions and blankets after a long hard day. Who would have thought that he would have met his end before many of his older peers, and by such unfortunate circumstances? It just seems like such a tragic waste. Like a cruel cosmic joke. Perhaps it is, given that his last score was for a documentary entitled "Living in the Age of Airplanes". I know these things are bound to happen, but I just never thought I'd have to say goodbye so soon. May you rest in piece old friend. Not Mr. Big, Sharkissimo, Gnome in Plaid and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Even though he had passed his 60's there was still something youthful about him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,232 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Any composers tweeting about Horner? I saw Bear McCreary, Brian Tyler and Steve Jablonsky tweeting their condolences.I thought I saw Chad Seiter say something but I can't bring myself to look through all of it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Even though he had passed his 60's there was still something youthful about him.Indeed. I wouldn't have placed him in his 60s from his output and interviews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamTheater 131 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 And hopefully he'd finished Wolf Totem by now, which is released in September.It has already been released in France (film and score).Damn, damn, damn ! I wish I wouldn't have learned of his death for another 20 years at least.A sad day for us fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Any composers tweeting about Horner? I saw Bear McCreary, Brian Tyler and Steve Jablonsky tweeting their condolences.I thought I saw Chad Seiter say something but I can't bring myself to look through all of it again.I saw Conrad Pope write something lovely on Facebook, but that's about all I could get through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Any proper composers made any comments? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpvee 805 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 I'm off to bed. Gonna put the soundtracks of his I have on shuffle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,232 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Good luck. This is the the sort of thing sure to give me insomnia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,270 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 And hopefully he'd finished Wolf Totem by now, which is released in September.It has already been released in France (film and score).Ah yes, you're right, missed it! Listening now.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=febylSOA3XQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Good luck. This is the the sort of thing sure to give me insomnia.This is the worst kind of thing to come back home to...I wish I didn't open the computer. Could have some decent sleep before dealing with this at least. The Dark Side of the Moon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedBard 71 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 He just had to go flying, didn't he?Where was the part of his piloting instinct that was telling him, "Nah, stay on the ground. You could use the R&R. The sky's not going anywhere"?It's just not fair. This man did nothing wrong and almost everything else right in his life with the music he made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 I've given up trying to sleep. Coffee now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 I'm starting to think I should stop playing all the Horner...it might be making it worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck 154 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Well this is quite fitting: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,232 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 What greater testament to the power of music is there, though, than hearing a person continue to speak after they've left this life? RedBard and Not Mr. Big 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedBard 71 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Not to mention film footage of them speaking (when said film is available).This is really inspiring me to make it as a film composer now.I gotta write something. Anything. Not necessarily a tribute, but something! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,325 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 As it turns out, we all loved you.Ahem! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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