Danny Elfman, 72
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David Newman, 71
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Brian Tyler, 53
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James Horner (1953-2015)
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Jason Robert Brown, 55
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Joseph Williams, 64
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Mark Morgan, 63
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Roy Ayers (1940-2025)
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Thomas Newman, 69
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James Newton Howard, 74
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Lisa Coleman, 64
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Jerry Goldsmith (1929-2004)
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John Cage (1912-1992)
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Chloe Flower, 39
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Gabrial McNair, 51
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Shirley Walker (1945-2006)
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Carla Bley (1936-2023)
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Michael Wolff, 72
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Christopher Tin, 49
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Wendy Melvoin, 61
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Carmine Coppola (1910-1991)
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Alex Lacamoire, 50
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Scott Hansen, 48
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Born in California
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Max Vernon, 37
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Ryan Dorin, 45
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Hugo Friedhofer (1901-1981)
33
George Duke (1946-2013)
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David Lang, 68
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Greg Laswell, 51
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Rod McKuen (1933-2015)
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Joey Newman, 48
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