With the sad, sad news of his untimely death, James Horner has brought tears to our eyes yet again. If you have heard the music from films like Glory, Aliens, Cocoon, or Apollo 13, Legends of the Fall, then you have an appreciation of Horner. Off the top of my head, I would remind you that his scores on films like Deep Impact, Enemy at the Gates, Willow and Searching for Bobby Fischer are also excellent in their own ways. One of the finest and well-known film musicians of the last thirty years. I will try not to ramble as I know you all have such an array of music to choose that you would like to listen to today, but let me offer some of my own thoughts on his influence on me.
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