Hollywood composer James Horner, who scored the Oscar-winning film
"Titanic" and its megahit theme song "My Heart Will Go On", was killed
when the private plane he was piloting crashed in southern California,
his agents confirmed on Tuesday. He was 61.Horner's agents, Michael Gorfaine and Sam Schwartz, said his single-engine plane crashed in the Los Padres National Forest, north of Los Angeles, on Monday morning.
"For more than three decades, his unique creative genius made an indelible imprint on each of our lives and on those of the entire Hollywood community," his agents said in a statement. "A shining light has been extinguished, which can never be replaced."
Local fire authorities said on Monday that there was no one else onboard the plane when it crashed, sparking a small brush fire.
Hollywood stars from Russell Crowe to Ron Howard took to Twitter to pay tribute to Horner. Celine Dion, who performed the "Titanic" theme song that netted Horner one of his two Academy Awards, also expressed sadness on social media.
"Shaken by the tragic death of James Horner. We send our prayers and deepest condolences to his family and friends," she tweeted.
Horner also composed the music for "Aliens", "The Karate Kid", "Braveheart" and a string of other major films. His scores for "Avatar", "A Beautiful Mind" and "House of Sand and Fog" earned Oscar nominations.
The cause of the crash was not immediately known. The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate.
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