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Tom Hudson

Tom Hudson

Los Angeles correspondent / Editor

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LIVING IN THE AGE OF AIRPLANES: INTERVIEW WITH BRIAN TERWILLIGER

October 21, 2016 | | 2 Comments

JHFM 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 | | 2 Comments

Mercury 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 |

The 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 |

It 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 |

For 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 | | One Comment

It 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 |

The 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 | | 3 Comments

The 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 | | One Comment

The 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 |

The 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