James Horner: Autism and the Creative Process: a Discussion with his Widow, Sara Horner

Name: James Horner: Autism and the Creative Process: a Discussion with his Widow, Sara Horner
Start: 2024-10-17T16:30:00+02:00
End: 2024-10-17T17:30:00+02:00
Location: Kinepolis Zaal 8

Schedule

Thu Oct 17 2024 at 04:30 pm to 05:30 pm

UTC+02:00

Location

Kinepolis Zaal 8 | Gent, OV

Moderator: Michael Levine (composer, ‘Close to Home’)
Panellist: Sara Horner, Emily Horner & Linda Sonck
How can autism affect the composer’s creative process? Sarah Horner, widow of the Oscar winning composer James Horner, discusses a little-known side of her husband’s influential career.
It has been often overlooked, but nonetheless crucial: James Horner’s iconic scores for classics like ‘Titanic’, ‘Avatar’ and ‘Braveheart’ were not only shaped by technical craftsmanship and surprising sources of inspiration, but just as much by autism. Through personal anecdotes and examples, the composer’s widow, Sara Horner, discusses how her husband’s Asperger’s Syndrome has profoundly influenced his career. Horner’s unique sense for detail and ability to notice what remains hidden to others has resulted time and again in award winning scores. What has often made him different, also made him stand out on a musical level. Together with fellow-composers and specialists in the field, Sara Horner explores how autism and creativity interact.

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