James Horner, le compositeur de Titanic et de Braveheart, est mort

C'est avec une immense tristesse que nous avons appris ce matin la mort du célèbre compositeur de musiques de film James Horner, âgé de 61 ans. Selon plusieurs médias américains, Horner serait décédé dans le crash de son avion privé, qui s'est écrasé près de Santa Barbara en Californie. Récompensé par deux Oscars (celui de la meilleure bande originale et celui de la meilleure chanson, tous deux pour Titanic), Horner laissera derrière lui des dizaines de compositions plus mémorables les unes que les autres, parmi lesquelles celles de Braveheart, Aliens, Apollo 13, Field of Dreams, Apocalypto, Fievel et le nouveau monde, Le Petit Dinosaure et la vallée des merveilles, Rocketeer, Willow, Star Trek II ou encore Krull. Ses dernières partitions auront été pour Le Dernier Loup de Jean-Jeacques Annaud, La Rage au ventre d'Antoine Fuqua (bientôt en salles) et The 33 de Patricia Riggen (qui sortira d'ici la fin de l'année). Par ailleurs, il travaillait déjà aux BO d'Avatar 2 et 3, qui devaient sortir en 2017 et 2018.

Les plus belles compositions de James Horner

Sur le net, les hommages n'ont pas tardé à fleurir. Céline Dion a ainsi déclaré : "James Horner a joué un rôle très important dans ma carrière. Il va nous manquer à René et moi". De son côté, le compositeur français Alexandre Desplat (The Grand Budapest Hotel) s'est montré très attristé par la nouvelle : "C'est une tragédie pour tous les compositeurs. Nous venons de perdre l'un de nos collègues les plus talentueux et respectés. Ses musiques resteront à jamais". Même son de cloche du côté Marco Beltrami (World War Z) : "James Horner était une des légendes de la musique de film. Je ne peux m'empêcher de penser que sa mort marque la fin d'une ère". Ci-dessous, retrouvez des tweets de célébrités - telles que Ron Howard, Russell Crowe, Rob Lowe, Richard Kelly, Seth MacFarlane ou Ron Perlman - qui, elles aussi, ont été touchées par ce décès et ont souhaité rendre un dernier hommage à leur ami et/ou collègue.

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

My sincere condolences to the family, loved ones and friends of James Horner. #abeautifulmind

— Russell Crowe (@russellcrowe) June 23, 2015

"If we hold on together, I know our dreams will never die. Dreams see us through to forever." RIP James Horner. You'll be sadly missed.

— James Wan (@creepypuppet) June 23, 2015

We lost a MASTER today. RIP James Horner. Your music will live forever... https://t.co/qi4n0hiX0d

— Debra Messing (@DebraMessing) June 23, 2015

I"m so sad to hear about James Horner..He scored the first movie I did..Star Trek 2...great composer..great person...huge loss

— Kirstie Alley (@kirstiealley) June 23, 2015

There is nothing that shaped my movie-going experience more than the musical genius of James Horner. He will live on through the ages.

— Rob Lowe (@RobLowe) June 23, 2015

STAR TREK II and ALIENS are two of my all-time favorite scores. Rest in peace to the great James Horner.

— Todd Gilchrist (@mtgilchrist) June 23, 2015

James Horner helped define my love of cinema as a child. One of the greatest film composers of all time. So tragic if he is gone.

— Richard Kelly (@JRichardKelly) June 23, 2015

James Horner's scores were rousing, but often w/ a strain of melancholy. Helped give even the biggest blockbusters intimacy and poetry.

— Bilge Ebiri (@BilgeEbiri) June 23, 2015

My Favorite James Horner scores: Braveheart, Willow, Rocketeer, Apollo 13, Legends of the Fall, Aliens, Apocalypto, Krull, Titanic and Trek II

— Kyle Newman (@kyle_newman) June 23, 2015

Khan. 48 Hrs. Something Wicked. Cocoon. Aliens. American Tail. Willow. Field of Dreams. Glory... James Horner helped score my childhood #RIP

— Seth Grahame-Smith (@sethgs) June 23, 2015

The films James Horner scored were often sentimental, but his music was always emotional, and he understood the difference.

— Matt Zoller Seitz (@mattzollerseitz) June 23, 2015

RIP James Horner. pic.twitter.com/XHroJYd2kA

— Ryan Turek (@_RyanTurek) June 23, 2015

James Horner is a major loss. Composed many of my favorite scores. I know what I'll be listening to on my way to set in the morning. RIP.

— Peter Atencio (@Atencio) June 23, 2015

DP/30 interview: James Horner http://t.co/E5AlZIkZbr #RIP

— Scott Myers (@GoIntoTheStory) June 23, 2015

So saddened by the loss of James Horner, an incredible inspiration and a brilliant composer. I just can't believe it.

— Brian Tyler (@BrianTylerMusic) June 23, 2015

RIP James Horner. Thank U for the beautiful music. We will miss what beautiful music was yet to come

— Diane Warren (@Diane_Warren) June 23, 2015

Incredibly saddened to hear about the loss of James Horner. I grew up loving his work. He leaves behind a spectacular musical legacy.

— Seth MacFarlane (@SethMacFarlane) June 23, 2015

Listening to the #Braveheart score on the radio right now in honor of #JamesHorner. Reminded of what a huge loss his passing is. RIP

— Josh Gad (@joshgad) June 23, 2015

Brilliant composer JAMES HORNER, friend and collaborator on many movies, has tragically died in a plane crash. My heart is with his family.

— Frank Marshall (@LeDoctor) June 23, 2015

RIP #JamesHorner , composer most famous for score of Titanic. Got to know this wonderful and warm human being when he scored Four Feathers,

— Shekhar Kapur (@shekharkapur) June 23, 2015

I am lucky to be able to say I was in a movie that was scored by #JamesHorner. Flights of angels dear sweet beautiful mind…

— Ron Perlman (@perlmutations) June 23, 2015