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James Horner was an American composer, musician, conductor, and orchestrator known for his work in the music and film industries . Born on August 14, 1953, in Los Angeles , Horner's birth name was James Roy Horner . He held citizenship in the United States .
Horner was educated at several prestigious institutions, including the Royal College of Music , the American Film Institute , the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) , the USC Thornton School of Music , the Verde Valley School , and the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music . He studied under doctoral advisor Paul Chihara .
He began his career in the music industry in 1978 and gained prominence as a film score composer , particularly for his work on the soundtrack for the highly-acclaimed film "Avatar: Music from the Motion Picture" . James Horner's father was Harry Horner .
Horner passed away on June 22, 2015, in Los Padres National Forest .
