A screening of “Apollo 13,” Ron Howard’s dramatization of the “successful failure” mission to the moon in 1970, doubled as a touching tribute to the film’s late composer, James Horner.
The American Youth Symphony performed Horner’s entire score, live to picture, at UCLA’s Royce Hall on Saturday.The composer died in a plane crash in 2015 at the age of 61 and never had a public memorial.
This concert, which was followed by a dinner, served as a belated and fitting one, as well as a family reunion.
His wife, daughter, 96-year-old mother and brothers were all there — as were members of his work family: longtime music editor Jim Henrikson, synth programmer Ian Underwood and mixer Simon Rhodes.Sara Horner, accepting an award on her husband’s behalf, acknowledged the outsized role that the team played in his career.“I can say without any hesitation that each and every
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