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James Horner (1953-2015)
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Thomas Newman, 69
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Mark Morgan, 63
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David Paich, 71
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Scott Hansen, 48
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Chloe Flower, 39
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Michael Wolff, 73
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Wendy Melvoin, 61
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Joey Newman, 48
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Gabrial McNair, 51
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Timothy Michael Wynn, 55
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Mark Mancina, 68
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Alex Lacamoire, 50
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Don Davis, 68
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Max Vernon, 37
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Christopher Tin, 49
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Miles Goodman (1949-1996)
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Deke Sharon, 57
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Greg Laswell, 51
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