Oscar Award winner, James Horner has been killed after crashing his single-engine plane in Southern California, Monday morning.
Multiple awards winner and the composer of the theme song for the legendary movie, 'Titanic', James Horner has been killed after crashing his single-engine plane in Southern California on Monday morning.
Ventura County fire spokesman, Mike Lindbery said the crash happened around 9:30am in the Los Padres National Forest, with the Federal Aviation Administration adding that the plane was an S-312 Tucano MK1 turbo-prop with two seats and that the debris was spread across an acre of land.
Crews extinguished a fire that erupted in vegetation as a result of the fact that the plane became engulfed in flames upon impact, about 100 miles northwest of Los Angeles.
Horner, a husband and father of two, was later confirmed dead by his assistant, Sylvia Patrycja. 'We have lost an amazing person with a huge heart, and unbelievable talent,' Patrycja wrote on Facebook. He died doing what he loved. Thank you for all your support and love and see you down the road.'
61-year old Horner, took home two Oscars for his work on the 1997 film' Titanic', for both his work on the score and writing the hugely popular theme song to the film 'My heart Will Go On', which was sung by Celine Dion. He also won two Grammys and two Golden Globes for his work on that film.
Celebrities has taken to Twitter to write tributes to the movie icon, check on it all below;