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Fri 12 Dec 2006CD of the WeekJAMES HORNER ApocalyptoEMI****The Oscar and Grammy-winning composer James Horner (who, unusually, has a PhD in Music Composition and Theory) has worked with several Hollywood A-list directors, including James Cameron (Titanic, Aliens), Ron Howard (Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind), and Wolfgang Petersen (A Perfect Storm, Troy). He's also made a career out of memorable romantic themes (unfortunately, one became Celine Dion's My Heart Will Go On). Recently, however, Horner has begun to take a less orthodox and more promiscuous approach to his scores, particularly to Chumscrubber and The Forgotten, and to a lesser extent to Flightplan and The New World.