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James Horner began studying piano at the age of five, and trained at the Royal College of Music in London, England, before moving to California in the 1970s. After receiving a bachelor's degree in music at USC, he would go on to earn his master's degree at UCLA and teach music theory there. He later completed his Ph.D. in Music Composition and Theory at UCLA. Horner began scoring student films for the American Film Institute in the late 1970s, which paved the way for scoring assignments on a number of small-scale films. His first large, high-profile project was composing music for Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982), which would lead to numerous other film offers and opportunities to work with world-class performers such as the London Symphony Orchestra. With over 75 projects to his name, and work with people such as George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, James Cameron, Oliver Stone, and Ron Howard, Horner firmly established himself as a strong voice in the world of film scoring. In addition, Horner composed a classical concert piece in the 1980s, called "Spectral Shimmers", which was world premiered by the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. Horner passed away in a plane crash on June 22, 2015, two months short of his 62nd birthday.England. James Cameron's go to (From Aliens, Titanic to Avatar), 48hrs, Commando- Composer
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Marco Beltrami was born on 7 October 1966 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a composer and producer, known for I, Robot (2004), World War Z (2013) and Knowing (2009).USA. A Quiet Place, Logan, DH4-5, Hurt Locker- Composer
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Dan Romer is an award-winning composer, songwriter and music producer based in Los Angeles. Romer's scores include Station Eleven (HBO MAX), Pixar's latest feature, Luca (Disney+), four-time Oscar-nominated Beasts of the Southern Wild (Searchlight), Maniac (Netflix), The Good Doctor (ABC), Beasts of No Nation (Netflix), Atypical (Netflix), and Emmy award-winning series RAMY (Hulu). In 2018, Romer composed the music for Ubisoft's flagship video game "Far Cry 5." In addition to his scoring work, Dan produced several worldwide hit singles for numerous acclaimed artists including, A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera's Grammy winning "Say Something," and Shawn Mendes' "Treat You Better."USA. Fukunaga's go to. Ramy, Maniac, Far Cry 5, Beasts of no nation (often works with Mike Tuccillo)- Composer
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Jóhann Jóhannsson was born on 19 September 1969 in Reykjavík, Iceland. He was a composer and writer, known for Last and First Men (2020), The Theory of Everything (2014) and Sicario (2015). He died on 9 February 2018 in Berlin, Germany.Iceland. Villeneuve's go to (Prisoners, Sicario, Arrival). Theory of everything and great solo albums (Orphée). Close to Max Richter style.- Composer
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Ben Frost was born in 1980 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He is a composer, known for Dark (2017), Sleeping Beauty (2011) and 1899 (2022).Australia. Dark and Fortitude series. Dark, techno, cyberpunk and raw style.- Composer
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Daniel Hart is a composer and performer based in Los Angeles. Hart made his feature film debut in 2013 with the critically acclaimed Ain't Them Bodies Saints, which began his collaboration with filmmaker David Lowery. Hart has composed the music for all of Lowery's films, including Pete's Dragon, A Ghost Story, Old Man and The Gun, and 2021's The Green Knight. Over the past decade, he has also scored multiple TV shows, from Fox's The Exorcist, to SMILF, to The Society. Hart has written music for This American Life, and composed the score for S Town, one of the most popular podcasts of all time.
Hart's musical career started on the road, as a hired gun for bands such as St. Vincent, Broken Social Scene, Other Lives, and The Polyphonic Spree. He continues to work in this field, having recorded strings for St. Vincent's 2021 album Daddy's Home, re-arranging songs for Anjimile's latest release Reunion, and writing new music for his own band Dark Rooms, which has released two albums, and toured extensively throughout the US and Europe over the past eight years.USA (?). David Lowery's go to (A ghost story, Old man with a gun), Casey Affleck partner (Light of my life). He is to Violin what Max Richter is to piano.- Composer
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Ludwig Göransson is a Swedish composer known for composing Black Panther, the Creed films, Venom, Fruitvale Station, The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett, Turning Red, New Girl, Community, Top Five, Central Intelligence, 30 Minutes or Less and Tenet. He had a son from Serena McKinney, who was married to him since 2018.Sweden. Tenet & Mandalorian. Produce Hip Hop and Rap (collaboration with Donal Glover).- Composer
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Carter Burwell was born on 18 November 1954 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a composer and actor, known for Carol (2015), Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) and The Banshees of Inisherin (2022). He has been married to Christine Sciulli since 1999.USA. Coen brothers's go to. Also Three Bilboards outside Misouri, Olive Kitteridge. Many movies with Frances McDormand as an actress.- Composer
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Cliff Martinez was born on 5 February 1954 in The Bronx, New York, USA. He is a composer and actor, known for Only God Forgives (2013), The Neon Demon (2016) and Drive (2011).USA. Nicolas Winding Refn's go to (Drive, The Neon Demon, Only God Forgives). FarCry 4 & Mea Culpa