James Horner, who was the composer for Oscar-winning films such as Titanic and Braveheart, died at 61.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/james-horner-dead-titanic-composer-804365

Ahhh... that's lousy.

Horner was a really great composer. I loved his soundtracks. His Aliens score made my Top 10 Most Foreboding Movie (& TV) Theme Songs article over at RetroJunk.

He'll be missed.

James Horner will definitely be mentioned in the Oscars In Memoriam next year. My prediction is that Mr. Horner will be the last person in the montage and then they'll have Celine Dion sing "My Heart Will Go On", which won Mr. Horner one of his two Oscars (He did the music, Will Jennings did the lyrics). Personally, I would prefer for this song that was also co-written by Mr. Horner to accompany the In Memoriam. It's "If We Hold On Together" from "The Land Before Time": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Wwll6qeZJg

R.I.P. This really stinks.

He was good with steel drums.