Horner 's biggest critical and financial success came in 1997 with his score for James Cameron 's '' Titanic '' . At the 70th Academy Awards , Horner received the Oscar for Best Original Dramatic Score , and shared the Oscar for Best Original Song with co-writer Will Jennings for " My Heart Will Go On " . The film 's score and song also won three Grammy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards . ( Ten years earlier , Horner had vowed never to work with Cameron again , referring to the highly stressful scoring sessions for '' Aliens '' as " a nightmare " . ) After '' Titanic '' , Horner continued to compose for major productions , including '' The Perfect Storm '' , '' A Beautiful Mind '' , '' Enemy at the Gates '' , '' The Mask of Zorro '' , '' The Legend of Zorro '' , '' House of Sand and Fog '' and '' Bicentennial Man '' . He also worked on smaller projects such as '' Iris '' , '' Radio '' and '' Bobby Jones : Stroke of Genius '' . He received his eighth and ninth Academy Award nominations for '' A Beautiful Mind '' ( 2001 ) and '' House of Sand and Fog '' ( 2003 ) , but lost on both occasions to composer Howard Shore
70th Academy Awards
70th Academy Awards
James Horner