James Horner

Chapter 1: Composer’s Biography James Horner was born on August 14, 1953, in Los Angeles, California. James died on June 22, 2015 at the age of 61 because of a plane crash. In James’ early life, he lived in London, where James went to school at The Royal College of Music. When James later came back to America he decided to go to Verde Valley School in Sedona, Arizona. This is the school where he later got his bachelor’s degree in music. James started to play the piano when he was five. His father was Harry Horner and his mother was Joan Frankel, James’ brother was Christopher Horner. His wife was Sarah Horner, their two daughters were Becky and Emily Horner. His music were composed in the movies Titanic, Avatar, and The Grinch.…

James Horner: Some of the best movies made today are so great thanks to the advances in video production technology and special effects. However, one of the biggest contributors to a successful motion picture is the soundtrack. The soundtrack to a movie sets tone for the action on the screen and has the ability to truly enchant the audience, creating an emotional stage of relativity between the movie storyline and the audience. We recently lost one of the greatest American composers of such a…

I am reading Pretty Tough by Liz Tigelaar, and I finished the book. This book was about two sisters who did not have anything in coming except their last name. Krista, one of the most pretty and popular girl in school did not want to be seen in private with her nerd and total freak sister Charlie Brown. When they both end up in the same soccer team, they both learn that sisters is more than friendship and that by working together they can go far. I am also reading Once was Lost by Sara Zarr,…

Ever since I was young I have always had a deep passion for nursery rhymes. Now that I am older my passion is transitioning into curiosity. I have done research on several nursery rhymes and their deep dark history. For this project I chose to do the nursery rhyme, “Five Little Monkeys.” This innocent rhyme that has helped many young children learned to count has a dark past and is quite demented. “Five Little Monkeys” was once said to be now what so would call racist. It is to be believed…

1. Vignette On September 4, 1997, James Matthew Garrison was born prematurely in a hospital. His parents are Tyler and Anya Garrison (a young couple 23 and 27 years old) who unexpectedly conceived James on New Year’s Eve at a party at an upscale hotel in New York City. Tyler and Anya Garrison are a wealthy couple and are well-known in their professions. Tyler is a successful entrepreneur in the technology field, and Anya is a world famous, traveling fashion designer and model. They are both…

I say high to everyone and then walk back through the Sasquatch sized door and walk down the hall to the living room. As I enter the room I 'm greeted by a sweet citrusy pine smell that makes the setting complete. I sit down facing the tree looking beyond into the black abyss and twinkling lights. I pull out my grandpas fly fishing book like I do every year. I read the cover, “ The Complete Angler” by James Prosek. Every year I can never seem to finish the book but I get closer every year. This…

AAARRRRR! My stomach growled so loud it sounded like a gorilla. I had just gotten back from mathematics, and I won the championship. For some reason I felt weird inside almost like I was scared. A random face comes up to me and asks ‘’did you win your math thing James’’. I said ‘’yeah in unusual way. For a second I thought he joking or something. As I walked to the cafeteria I feel very weird inside almost like I have butterflies in my stomach. Out of no were I see a kid fly like super man…

teacher, Mr. James. I say, “Hello, Mr. James! Lucky day! Guess what? It’s me! Francisco!” Mr. James says, “Yes, I see that. Please sit down. It’s time for our very first test. You did do the pre-reading, right?” I say, “I did not do the pre-reading. Or the reading. Or the post reading. I did not do any reading at all because it is summer and that is just wrong.” He says, “Well. Here’s your test. It is fill-in-the-blank. Good luck. Please, sit down.” But I cannot sit down. It is not…

That night, I went to bed and my mind was racing. Our plan was set in place. As the clock struck midnight, I quickly snuck out of bed and got dressed. I was so anxious. I wanted to be ready at a moment’s notice. It took less than two minutes to put on a thermal shirt, a sweater, jeans, and heavy wool socks. I laid on my bed, staring at the ceiling, counting down the minutes. At 12:50 on the dot, I heard muffled noises outside my window. I sat up and looked outside. There was James and his…

Rasta Man’s Cousin And Another Dream One day when I went out to get something to eat, I bumped into Rasta Man’s cousin. She told me that he had been asking about me and she asked if I wanted his number. I told her no. She was like girl, you better go ahead and get that money. I told her again no thanks. She was like I’m gonna tell him you acting funny. I just smiled and walked away. Weeks later after encountering Rasta Man’s cousin, I had a dream. I was awakened out of my…