# List of compositions by James Horner

This is a list of compositions by James Horner.

## Film
### 1970s

| Year | Title | Director | Studio(s) | Notes |
| 1978 | The Drought | | | (for the American Film Institute) |
| 1978 | Fantasies | | | (for the American Film Institute) |
| 1978 | Gist and Evans | | | (for the American Film Institute) |
| 1978 | Landscapes | | | (for the American Film Institute) |
| 1978 | Just for a Laugh | | | (for the American Film Institute) |
| 1978 | The Watcher | | | (for the American Film Institute) |
| 1979 | The Lady in Red | Lewis Teague | New World Pictures | |
| 1979 | Up from the Depths | Charles B. Griffith | New World Pictures | Additional cues only. Main score composed by Russell O’Malley. |

### 1980s

| Year | Title | Director | Studio(s) | Notes |
| 1980 | Humanoids from the Deep | Barbara Peeters | New World Pictures | |
| 1980 | Battle Beyond the Stars | Jimmy T. Murakami | New World Pictures | Score reused in later Roger Corman productions |
| 1981 | The Hand | Oliver Stone | Orion Pictures Warner Bros. Pictures | |
| 1981 | Wolfen | Michael Wadleigh | Orion Pictures Warner Bros. Pictures | Replaced Craig Safan |
| 1981 | Deadly Blessing | Wes Craven | PolyGram Pictures United Artists | |
| 1981 | The Pursuit of D. B. Cooper | Roger Spottiswoode | Universal Pictures | |
| 1982 | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan | Nicholas Meyer | Paramount Pictures | |
| 1982 | 48 Hrs. | Walter Hill | Paramount Pictures | |
| 1983 | Space Raiders | Howard R. Cohen | New World Pictures | Score edited from Humanoids from the Deep and Battle Beyond the Stars |
| 1983 | Something Wicked This Way Comes | Jack Clayton | The Bryna Company Walt Disney Pictures | Replaced Georges Delerue |
| 1983 | Krull | Peter Yates | Columbia Pictures | |
| 1983 | Brainstorm | Douglas Trumbull | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | |
| 1983 | Testament | Lynne Littman | Paramount Pictures | |
| 1983 | The Dresser | Peter Yates | Columbia Pictures | |
| 1983 | Gorky Park | Michael Apted | Orion Pictures (original theatrical release) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (current rights) | |
| 1983 | Uncommon Valor | Ted Kotcheff | Paramount Pictures | |
| 1984 | The Stone Boy | Christopher Cain | 20th Century Fox | |
| 1984 | Star Trek III: The Search for Spock | Leonard Nimoy | Paramount Pictures | |
| 1985 | Heaven Help Us | Michael Dinner | HBO Pictures TriStar Pictures | |
| 1985 | Cocoon | Ron Howard | 20th Century Fox | |
| 1985 | Volunteers | Nicholas Meyer | TriStar Pictures | |
| 1985 | The Journey of Natty Gann | Jeremy Kagan | Walt Disney Pictures | Replaced Elmer Bernstein |
| 1985 | Commando | Mark L. Lester | Silver Pictures 20th Century Fox | |
| 1986 | Off Beat | Michael Dinner | Silver Screens Partners II Touchstone Pictures | |
| 1986 | Aliens | James Cameron | Brandywine Productions 20th Century Fox | Oscar nomination |
| 1986 | Where the River Runs Black | Christopher Cain | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | |
| 1986 | The Name of the Rose | Jean-Jacques Annaud | RAI Constantin Film FR3 20th Century Fox (North America) Columbia Pictures (International) | |
| 1986 | An American Tail | Don Bluth | Sullivan Bluth Studios Amblin Entertainment Universal Pictures | First score for an animated film; Grammy Winner, Oscar & Golden Globe nomination; also wrote "Somewhere Out There" with Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil for Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram |
| 1987 | P.K. and the Kid | Lou Lombardo | Sunn Classic Pictures | |
| 1987 | Project X | Jonathan Kaplan | 20th Century Fox | |
| 1987 | *batteries not included | Matthew Robbins | Amblin Entertainment Universal Pictures | |
| 1988 | Willow | Ron Howard | Lucasfilm Imagine Entertainment Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | |
| 1988 | Red Heat | Walter Hill | Carolco Pictures TriStar Pictures | |
| 1988 | Vibes | Ken Kwapis | Imagine Entertainment Columbia Pictures | |
| 1988 | The Land Before Time | Don Bluth | Sullivan Bluth Studios Amblin Entertainment Universal Pictures | Also wrote "If We Hold On Together" with Will Jennings for Diana Ross |
| 1988 | Cocoon: The Return | Daniel Petrie | 20th Century Fox | |
| 1989 | Field of Dreams | Phil Alden Robinson | Universal Pictures | Oscar nomination |
| 1989 | Honey, I Shrunk the Kids | Joe Johnston | Walt Disney Pictures | |
| 1989 | In Country | Norman Jewison | Warner Bros. Pictures | |
| 1989 | Dad | Gary David Goldberg | Amblin Entertainment Universal Pictures | |
| 1989 | Glory | Edward Zwick | TriStar Pictures | Golden Globe nomination |

### 1990s

| Year | Title | Director | Studio(s) | Notes |
| 1990 | I Love You to Death | Lawrence Kasdan | TriStar Pictures | |
| 1990 | Another 48 Hrs. | Walter Hill | Paramount Pictures | |
| 1991 | Once Around | Lasse Hallström | Cinecom Entertainment Universal Pictures | |
| 1991 | My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys | Stuart Rosenberg | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | |
| 1991 | Class Action | Michael Apted | Interscope Communications 20th Century Fox | |
| 1991 | The Rocketeer | Joe Johnston | Gordon Company Silver Screen Partners IV Walt Disney Pictures | |
| 1991 | An American Tail: Fievel Goes West | Phil Nibbelink Simon Wells | Amblimation Amblin Entertainment Universal Pictures | Golden Globe nomination; also wrote "Dreams to Dream" with Will Jennings for Linda Ronstadt |
| 1992 | Thunderheart | Michael Apted | TriBeCa Productions TriStar Pictures | |
| 1992 | Sneakers | Phil Alden Robinson | Universal Studios | |
| 1992 | Unlawful Entry | Jonathan Kaplan | Largo Entertainment 20th Century Fox | |
| 1992 | Patriot Games | Phillip Noyce | Paramount Pictures | |
| 1993 | Swing Kids | Thomas Carter | Hollywood Pictures | |
| 1993 | A Far Off Place | Mikael Salomon | Touchwood Pacific Partners Amblin Entertainment Walt Disney Pictures | |
| 1993 | Jack the Bear | Marshall Herskovitz | 20th Century Fox | |
| 1993 | Once Upon a Forest | Charles Grosvenor | ITV Hanna-Barbera Productions 20th Century Fox | also wrote "Once Upon A Time With Me" with Will Jennings for Florence Warner |
| 1993 | House of Cards | Michael Lessac | Miramax Films | |
| 1993 | Hocus Pocus | Kenny Ortega | Walt Disney Pictures | Only wrote "Sarah's Theme" with Brock Walsh; film scored by John Debney |
| 1993 | Searching for Bobby Fischer | Steven Zaillian | Paramount Pictures | |
| 1993 | The Man Without a Face | Mel Gibson | Icon Productions Warner Bros. Pictures | |
| 1993 | Bopha! | Morgan Freeman | Paramount Pictures | |
| 1993 | We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story | Dick Zondag Ralph Zondag Phil Nibbelink Simon Wells | Amblimation Amblin Entertainment Universal Pictures | also wrote "Roll Back The Rock (To The Dawn Of Time)" with Thomas Dolby for Little Richard |
| 1993 | The Pelican Brief | Alan J. Pakula | Warner Bros. Pictures | |
| 1994 | Clear and Present Danger | Phillip Noyce | Paramount Pictures | |
| 1994 | The Pagemaster | Joe Johnston | Turner Feature Animation 20th Century Fox (North America) Turner Pictures (International) | also wrote "Whatever You Imagine" with Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil for Wendy Moten |
| 1994 | Legends of the Fall | Edward Zwick | Bedford Falls Productions TriStar Pictures | Golden Globe nomination; also wrote "Twilight and Mist" with Brock Walsh |
| 1995 | Braveheart | Mel Gibson | Icon Productions The Ladd Company Paramount Pictures (North America) 20th Century Fox (International) | Oscar, Golden Globe & BAFTA nomination |
| 1995 | Casper | Brad Silberling | Harvey Films Amblin Entertainment Universal Pictures | |
| 1995 | Apollo 13 | Ron Howard | Imagine Entertainment Universal Pictures | Oscar nomination |
| 1995 | Jade | William Friedkin | Paramount Pictures | |
| 1995 | Jumanji | Joe Johnston | Interscope Communications TriStar Pictures | |
| 1995 | Balto | Simon Wells | Amblimation Amblin Entertainment Universal Pictures | also wrote "Reach for the Light" with Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil for Steve Winwood |
| 1996 | The Spitfire Grill | Lee David Zlotoff | Castle Rock Entertainment Columbia Pictures | Replaced Bennie Wallace |
| 1996 | Courage Under Fire | Edward Zwick | Davis Entertainment 20th Century Fox | |
| 1996 | To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday | Michael Pressman | Rastar Triumph Films | |
| 1996 | Ransom | Ron Howard | Icon Productions Imagine Entertainment Touchstone Pictures | Replaced Howard Shore |
| 1997 | The Devil's Own | Alan J. Pakula | Columbia Pictures | |
| 1997 | Titanic | James Cameron | Lightstorm Entertainment Paramount Pictures (North America) 20th Century Fox (International) | Oscar, Golden Globe & Grammy winner, BAFTA nomination; also wrote "My Heart Will Go On" with Will Jennings for Celine Dion |
| 1998 | Deep Impact | Mimi Leder | Paramount Pictures (US) DreamWorks Pictures (International) | |
| 1998 | The Mask of Zorro | Martin Campbell | Amblin Entertainment TriStar Pictures | also wrote "I Want to Spend My Lifetime Loving You" with Will Jennings for Tina Arena and Marc Anthony |
| 1998 | Mighty Joe Young | Ron Underwood | RKO Pictures Walt Disney Pictures | |
| 1999 | Bicentennial Man | Chris Columbus | 1492 Pictures Touchstone Pictures (North America) Columbia Pictures (International) | also wrote "Then You Look at Me" with Will Jennings for Celine Dion |

### 2000s

| Year | Title | Director(s) | Studio(s) | Notes |
| 2000 | The Perfect Storm | Wolfgang Petersen | Warner Bros. Pictures | also wrote "Yours Forever" with Will Jennings for John Mellencamp |
| 2000 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Ron Howard | Imagine Entertainment Universal Pictures | also wrote "Where Are You, Christmas?" with Mariah Carey and Will Jennings for Faith Hill; based on a book by Dr. Seuss. |
| 2001 | Enemy at the Gates | Jean-Jacques Annaud | Mandalay Pictures Paramount Pictures | |
| 2001 | Iris | Richard Eyre | BBC Films Intermedia Mirage Enterprises Miramax Films | |
| 2001 | A Beautiful Mind | Ron Howard | Imagine Entertainment DreamWorks Pictures Universal Pictures | Golden Globe & Oscar Nominee; also wrote "All Love Can Be" with Will Jennings for Charlotte Church |
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| 2002 | Windtalkers | John Woo | Lion Rock Productions Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 01 Distribution (Italy) | |
| 2002 | The Four Feathers | Shekhar Kapur | Lakeshore Entertainment Mandeville Films Paramount Pictures (US) Miramax Films (International) | |
| 2003 | Beyond Borders | Martin Campbell | Mandalay Pictures Paramount Pictures | |
| 2003 | Radio | Michael Tollin | Tollin/Robbins Productions Revolution Studios Columbia Pictures | |
| 2003 | The Missing | Ron Howard | Revolution Studios Imagine Entertainment Columbia Pictures | |
| 2003 | House of Sand and Fog | Vadim Perelman | DreamWorks Pictures | Oscar nominee |
| 2004 | Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius | Rowdy Herrington | Film Foundry Releasing | |
| 2004 | Troy | Wolfgang Petersen | Warner Bros. Pictures | Replaced Gabriel Yared; also wrote "Remember" with Cynthia Weil for Josh Groban and Tanja Carovska |
| 2004 | The Forgotten | Joseph Ruben | Revolution Studios Columbia Pictures | |
| 2005 | The Chumscrubber | Arie Posin | Newmarket Films Equity Pictures Go Fish Pictures (through DreamWorks Pictures) | |
| 2005 | Flightplan | Robert Schwentke | Imagine Entertainment Touchstone Pictures | |
| 2005 | The Legend of Zorro | Martin Campbell | Spyglass Entertainment Amblin Entertainment Columbia Pictures | |
| 2005 | The New World | Terrence Malick | New Line Cinema | |
| 2006 | All the King's Men | Steven Zaillian | Relativity Media Phoenix Pictures Columbia Pictures | |
| 2006 | Apocalypto | Mel Gibson | Icon Productions Touchstone Pictures | |
| 2007 | The Life Before Her Eyes | Vadim Perelman | 2929 Entertainment Magnolia Pictures | |
| 2008 | The Spiderwick Chronicles | Mark Waters | Nickelodeon Movies The Kennedy/Marshall Company Paramount Pictures | |
| 2008 | The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas | Mark Herman | BBC Films Heyday Films Miramax Films | |
| 2009 | Avatar | James Cameron | Lightstorm Entertainment Dune Entertainment Ingenious Film Partners 20th Century Fox | Golden Globe, BAFTA & Oscar Nominee; also wrote "I See You" with Kuk Harrell and Simon Franglen for Leona Lewis |

### 2010s

| Year | Title | Director(s) | Studio(s) | Notes |
| 2010 | The Karate Kid | Harald Zwart | Overbrook Entertainment JW Productions China Film Group Columbia Pictures | |
| 2011 | Day of the Falcon (also known as Black Gold) | Jean-Jacques Annaud | Image Entertainment | |
| 2012 | Cristiada | Dean Wright | ARC Entertainment 20th Century Fox | |
| 2012 | The Amazing Spider-Man | Marc Webb | Marvel Entertainment Columbia Pictures | |
| 2015 | Wolf Totem | Jean-Jacques Annaud | | |
| 2015 | One Day in Auschwitz | Steve Purcell | | Documentary |
| 2015 | Living in the Age of Airplanes | Brian J. Terwilliger | Terwilliger Productions | Documentary |
| 2015 | Southpaw | Antoine Fuqua | Escape Artists Fuqua Films The Weinstein Company | Posthumous release |
| 2015 | The 33 | Patricia Riggen | Alcon Entertainment Phoenix Pictures Warner Bros. Pictures | Posthumous release |
| 2016 | The Magnificent Seven | Antoine Fuqua | Village Roadshow Pictures Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Columbia Pictures | Posthumous release Composed with Simon Franglen Main theme by Elmer Bernstein |

## Television

* 1981 A Few Days in Weasel Creek
* 1981 Angel Dusted
* 1982 A Piano for Mrs. Cimino
* 1982 Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn
* 1983 Between Friends
* 1985 Amazing Stories ("Alamo Jobe")
* 1985 Surviving
* 1990 Tales from the Crypt ("Cutting Cards")
* 1990 Extreme Close-Up
* 1992 Fish Police (theme and pilot episode)
* 1992 Crossroads (theme)
* 1999 Michelle Kwan Skates to Disney's Greatest Hits
* 2000 Freedom Song
* 2006 CBS Evening News

## Short films

* 1986 Captain EO
* 1989 Tummy Trouble
* 2012 First in Flight

## Other

* 2015 album Pas de Deux released in May 2015
* Pandora – The World of Avatar, theme park land and attractions; composed with Simon Franglen
* The score for the third THX promotional trailer, titled "Cimarron"
* The 1990-1997 Universal Studios fanfare
* The 1996 Imagine Entertainment fanfare
* Horner's Spider-Man theme briefly appeared in the 2021 film Spider-Man: No Way Home