Oscar-winning composer for "Titanic," "Braveheart" and more died in plane crash. — -- Stars are mourning the death of Oscar-winning composer James Horner, who was killed in a plane crash Monday.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — James Horner, who composed music for dozens of films and won two Oscars for his work on “Titanic,” died when his plane crashed in Southern California, his agents confirmed Tuesday.

MINNEAPOLIS -- News broke Tuesday morning that the award-winning film composer for the movies "Titanic," "Field of Dreams," and "An American Tail" died in a single plane crash as near Santa Barbara.

Composer James Horner, who won two Oscars for the music of “Titanic” and scored such other blockbusters as “Avatar,” “Braveheart,” “Apollo 13” and “A Beautiful Mind,” died Monday in a plane crash in ...