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James Cameron has written a tribute for the late composer James Horner, who did the music for some of the director’s biggest movies.

“I was doing a lot of thinking about James when I heard the news and I checked online,” the 60-year-old director wrote in a piece on THR. “The beginning and end of his filmography are films that he did, or would have done, with me. It’s a curious bookend. We both started out on the same film in 1980, and his last listed films are the Avatar sequels, which he would have begun later this year.”

“A couple of months ago, in April, they did a night at the Royal Albert Hall where the orchestra did the entire Titanic score live to the movie. James was there to take his bows. [Producer] Jon Landau and I went to London just for the concert, and we had a kind of reunion. It was emotional and I’m glad that was my last personal memory of James. They had to subtitle the film because when the orchestra was playing, you couldn’t hear the words. I thought, ‘This is how James would have imagined it,’” he ended the piece.

The two James‘ worked together on the movies Alien, Titanic, and Avatar. Horner sadly died this week in a plane crash.

Read the full tribute article now on THR.com.

Celebrities are in mourning after hearing about James Horner‘s tragic death earlier on Monday (June 22).

Many celebrities paid tribute to the 61-year-old composer, who is known for his work on Titanic, Braveheart, A Beautiful Mind, and Avatar.

“He wrote me a song that has such special meaning to me. We’ll always remember you, James. RIP. #genius,” Josh Groban wrote on Twitter after hearing about James‘ death.

Celine Dion also wrote a tribute tweet. James wrote “My Heart Will Go On” for Celine.

If you didn’t hear the tragic news, James lost his life after a plane crash near Santa Barbara, Calif.

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It was just been confirmed that James Horner has passed away at the age of 61.

“We have lost an amazing person with a huge heart and unbelievable talent,” the Titanic composer’s assistant Sylvia Patrycja wrote on Facebook on Monday (June 22). “He died doing what he loved. Thank you for all your support and love and see you down the road.”

In case you didn’t know, James died after his plane crashed near Santa Barbara earlier in the day.

We send out our thoughts and condolences to James‘ family and friends during this difficult time.

James Horner is rumored to be dead after a plane crash on Monday (June 22) near Santa Barbara, Calif.

The 61-year-old Titanic composer’s pilot died in the crash, which caused a one-acre brush fire earlier this morning.

“We know it’s his plane, and we know we haven’t heard from him,” James‘ attorney Jay Cooper shared to THR. “I’ve checked with the other reps.”

Jay added, “He owned five aircrafts. He loved flying. That’s all I can say.”

In addition to Titanic, James is known for his work on Braveheart, A Beautiful Mind, and Avatar.