James Horner, the Oscar-winning composer who gave many hit films their sonic and emotional core, was missing and feared dead after a small plane he owned crashed in the Los Padres National Forest near the border of Ventura and Santa Barbara counties Monday.
The single-engine craft was one of several planes registered to the 61-year-old film composer, who was known to be an avid flying enthusiast. It was unknown what caused the plane to crash.