Celine Dion 'Shaken' By Death of 'Titanic' Composer James Horner
Celine Dion owes a lot to James Horner after the success of their Titanic song, "My Heart Will Go On." On Tuesday, she paid her respects to the Oscar-winning composer after it was revealed that he passed away in a tragic plane crash at age 61.
"Shaken by the tragic death of James Horner," the 47-year-old singer tweeted along with photos of herself and her husband Rene Angelil posing with Horner. "We send our prayers and deepest condolences to his family and friends."
"Shaken by the tragic death of James Horner. We send our prayers and deepest condolences to his family and friends." pic.twitter.com/6ngV2fcIaf
— Celine Dion (@celinedion) June 23, 2015
In the late '90s, Horner and Dion won big for their hit song off the Titanic soundtrack. At the 1999 GRAMMYs, the track got Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Dion won for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. At the 1998 Oscars, Horner won for Best Original Song and Best Original Dramatic Score for his work on the movie's music.
Hollywood has been in mourning ever since news broke of Horner's sudden passing.
From director Ron Howard to actress Kirstie Alley, numerous stars have taken to social media to offer their condolences.
"I'm so sad to hear about James Horner. He scored the first movie I did, Star Trek 2. Great composer, great person, huge loss," Alley tweeted. "RIP JAMES Horner."
I"m so sad to hear about James Horner..He scored the first movie I did..Star Trek 2...great composer..great person...huge loss
— Kirstie Alley (@kirstiealley) June 23, 2015
Pop star Leona Lewis performed Horner's Avatar theme song, "I See You," and tweeted that she was "so saddened" to hear about the composer's death.
"To work with James Horner was one of the biggest moments of my life. He was such a kind soul," she wrote.
To work with James Horner was one of the biggest moments of my life. He was such a kind soul, I'm so saddened
— Leona Lewis (@leonalewis) June 23, 2015
Howard and Russell Crowe worked on A Beautiful Mind in 2001 with Horner, and both paid their respects via social media.
Brilliant Composer James Horner, friend & collaborator on 7 movies has tragically died in a plane crash. My heart aches for his loved ones.
— Ron Howard (@RealRonHoward) June 23, 2015
My sincere condolences to the family, loved ones and friends of James Horner. #abeautifulmind
— Russell Crowe (@russellcrowe) June 23, 2015
Horner also did the score for CBS Evening News when Katie Couric was the lead anchor. "So sad about the brilliant composer James Horner who wrote the theme song of @CBSEveningNews during my tenure," she tweeted. "A lovely, talented man."
So sad about the brilliant composer Janes Horner who wrote the theme song of @CBSEveningNews during my tenure. A lovely, talented man. RIP
— Katie Couric (@katiecouric) June 23, 2015
Here's a number of other stars that shared the impact Horner had on their lives and careers:
Oh man, sad to hear of James Horner's tragic passing. He left us with many an iconic score.
— Elijah Wood (@woodelijah) June 23, 2015
I am lucky to be able to say I was in a movie that was scored by #JamesHorner. Flights of angels dear sweet beautiful mind…
— Ron Perlman (@perlmutations) June 23, 2015
The world lost an incredibly gifted soul today. It was heartbreaking to hear of James Horner's passing. His music will touch us forever.
— Alison Sweeney (@Ali_Sweeney) June 23, 2015
Song of the night 'The great migration' #JamesHorner
— #EvanRachelWould (@evanrachelwood) June 23, 2015
Listening to the #Braveheart score on the radio right now in honor of #JamesHorner. Reminded of what a huge loss his passing is. RIP
— Josh Gad (@joshgad) June 23, 2015
#JAMES HORNER composed the score to Volunteers, the movie that @tomhanks & I did in 1985. Beautiful score. Prayers 4 James and his family.
— Rita Wilson (@RitaWilson) June 23, 2015
Incredibly saddened to hear about the loss of James Horner. I grew up loving his work. He leaves behind a spectacular musical legacy.
— Seth MacFarlane (@SethMacFarlane) June 23, 2015
NEWS: More on the Tragice Death of Titanic Composer James Horner
On Monday morning, a plane registered to Horner crashed in North Ventura County, Calif. The pilot was killed, and the composer's death was later confirmed by his assistant Sylvia Patrycja in a post on Facebook.
In addition to Titanic, Horner is perhaps best known for his scores in Braveheart, Avatar and Apollo 13.
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