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Jun 23, 2015 - 6:44 AM
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Scotty Boy
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Mr. Horner wrote so many incredible scores that it is hard to say any single one is his best. Like many of the best composers, he usually did a great job at tayloring his scores to the needs of the fims he worked on while maintaining his own unique voice. However, there are two scores that have always stood out to me. In Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn, Mr. Horner captured the feel of Horatio Hornblower, which Gene Roddenberry always cited as a major influence on his original vision of Star Trek, better than anyone else, including Jerry Goldsmith. That sense of nautical adventure worked perfectly in this movie.
The second is The Rocketeer. He created such a fun sense of adventure and innocence in the early age of aviation. As the Rocketeer learns to fly, Mr. Horner's score soars with him. Given the tragic nature of Mr. Horner's death, I will probably always most associate this score, which focused so much on the love of flight, with his passing. Even though The Rocketeer's soundtrack has always been one of my favorites, and one I play when I need to feel uplifted, it will now very likely be tinged with a bit of sadness as well.
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I noticed and liked a lot of his early stuff.
Another 48 hrs, commando, gorky park. Red heat. Aliens.
and i thought he was a decent successor when he took over the star trek baton from jerry.
He left a substantial body of work.
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