AboutTom Hudson, Author at JAMES HORNER FILM MUSIC
LIVING IN THE AGE OF AIRPLANES: INTERVIEW WITH BRIAN TERWILLIGER
October 21, 2016 | Tom Hudson | 2 CommentsJHFM chats with filmmaker Brian Terwilliger on the eve of the home media release of his documentary and soundtrack album. JHFM: Thank you very much for taking the time to speak with us today. The charter of the James … Read More
ANIMATED VISUAL MUSIC VIDEO FOR “CONQUEST OF THE AIR”
October 6, 2016 | Tom Hudson | 2 CommentsMercury Classic presents a custom animation set to James Horner’s composition, “Conquest of the Air” from his score to the 2012 student film, First in Flight. Eschewing the context of aviation pioneering that was the subject of … Read More
SOUTHPAW: FIRST LISTEN
July 7, 2015 | Tom HudsonThe very day James Horner partook of his final flight, we at James Horner Film Music were working to secure an advanced review copy of what we now know to be his final composition for film: the … Read More
SEARCHING FOR BOBBY FISCHER EXPANDED RELEASE REVIEWED
June 16, 2015 | Tom HudsonIt was a late August evening in 1993. I was laying in my old bed in my parents’ house, my first summer after a year of studying Chemical Engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara. I had a Discman … Read More
SEARCHING FOR BOBBY FISCHER – EXPANDED AND REMASTERED RELEASE
May 27, 2015 | Tom HudsonFor many fans of James Horner’s music, 1993 was a high water mark, in terms of both quality and quantity, with no fewer than 13 films released that year featuring music written by James Horner. Chief among them was Horner’s … Read More
FIRST IN FLIGHT NOW AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE
April 24, 2015 | Tom Hudson | One CommentIt is well known that James Horner is a flight enthusiast, and when we learned that the composer had crafted a score for the short AFI film, First in Flight (2012), it was exciting but not surprising news (see our … Read More
LIVING IN THE AGE OF AIRPLANES WORLD PREMIERE
April 11, 2015 | Tom HudsonThe world premiere for the National Geographic documentary, Living in the Age of Airplanes, was held about 30,000 feet above the Pacific Ocean aboard an Emirates flight on a luxurious Airbus A380 that departed from and returned a few hours … Read More
UPDATED: WORLD CONCERT PREMIER OF JAMES HORNER’S “FLIGHT”
March 15, 2014 | Tom Hudson | 3 CommentsThe Pacific Symphony in Orange County, CA, is performing a program reflecting concert works by composers mostly known for film, in which they will perform the World Concert Premier of James Horner’s “Flight” (retitled by the composer). This 12-minute … Read More
NEW JAMES HORNER COMMISSIONED WORK – FOR FOUR HORNS!
January 25, 2014 | Tom Hudson | One CommentThe London Philharmonic Orchestra reports that they will perform several commissioned works the 2014-2015 season, including the world premier of a concert work by James Horner, "for four horns." On March 27, 2015, Horner's new concert work will be showcased … Read More
CINEMASCORE COMBINED HORNER ARTICLES
November 13, 2013 | Tom HudsonThe early 1980s was a watershed time in film music. After the success of Star Wars, studios began producing a flood of science fiction/fantasy & action/adventure films, calling for magical, exciting, and densely orchestrated music. A whole new crop of … Read More