Danny Elfman, 72
Composer
1
Jason Robert Brown, 55
2
James Newton Howard, 74
3
James Horner (1953-2015)
4
John Cage (1912-1992)
5
Roy Ayers (1940-2025)
6
David Newman, 72
7
Jerry Goldsmith (1929-2004)
8
Scott Hansen, 49
9
George Duke (1946-2013)
10
Alex Lacamoire, 50
11
Brian Tyler, 54
12
Greg Laswell, 52
13
Henry Cowell (1897-1965)
14
Ryan Dorin, 46
15
Carmine Coppola (1910-1991)
16
Lisa Coleman, 65
17
Mark Morgan, 64
18
Michael Andrews, 58
19
Thomas Newman, 70
20
Born in California
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Michael Wolff, 73
21
David Paich, 71
22
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23
Joseph Williams, 65
24
Chloe Flower, 40
25
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26
Shirley Walker (1945-2006)
27
Christopher Tin, 50
28
Hal Lindes, 72
29
Carla Bley (1936-2023)
30
Max Vernon, 37
31
Morton Subotnick, 93
32
Mark Mancina, 69
33
Curtis RX, 47
34
Charlie Gillingham, 66
35
Justin Caine Burnett, 53
36
Gabrial McNair, 52
37
David Lang, 69
38
Rod McKuen (1933-2015)
39
Tony Morales
40
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41
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42
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43
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45
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46
Danny Jacob, 69
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48
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