James Horner was a prolific film composer with more than 150 scores to his name. Sadly, he passed away at 61 on Monday, when a small plane he was piloting crashed near Santa Barbara.

Oscar-winning film composer James Horner died in a plane crash Monday morning near Santa Barbara, Calif., according to multiple reports. He was 61. Variety confirmed the news of Horner's death ...

When James Horner was working on "Field of Dreams," the 1989 baseball classic starring Kevin Costner, lawyers for Universal Pictures called the composer asking him to send in the film's music.

Composer James Horner arrives at the premiere of 20th Century Fox’s “Avatar” at the Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on December 16, 2009 in Hollywood, California.

Horner, who composed the scores for 'Aliens,' 'Braveheart,' 'Apollo 13' and 'Titanic,' combined a showman's dazzle with a sincere romantic streak. By Harry Windsor There’s a scene in Ratatouille ...

Composer James Horner at the “Avatar” premiere in Hollywood on Dec. 16, 2009. (Kevin Winter / Getty Images) By Geoff Boucher . June 23, 2015 9:46 PM PT . Share via Close extra sharing options.

James Horner, an Oscar-winning film composer who wrote the music for the two highest-grossing movies in history, “Avatar” and “Titanic,” and whose score from “Titanic” became the top- ...

Horner often collaborated with James Cameron, a relationship that dated back to 1986’s Aliens, and he finally picked up an Oscar (after five previous nominations) for Titanic‘s score, as well ...

James Horner in 2011. The composer, responsible for more than 100 film scores over 40 years, died in a plane crash in 2015. Sean Gallup/Getty Images hide caption ...

Brilliant Composer James Horner, friend & collaborator on 7 movies has tragically died in a plane crash. My heart aches for his loved ones. — Ron Howard (@RealRonHoward) June 23, 2015 ...

James Horner’s scores set the emotional tone for hundreds of films, but his legacy will be inexorably tied to one director, with whom he shared friendship, accolades, and admiration for more ...