Danny Elfman, 72
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David Newman, 71
2
James Horner (1953-2015)
3
John Cage (1912-1992)
4
Brian Tyler, 53
5
Jason Robert Brown, 55
6
Lisa Coleman, 65
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Roy Ayers (1940-2025)
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James Newton Howard, 74
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Shirley Walker (1945-2006)
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Joseph Williams, 64
11
Gabrial McNair, 51
12
Thomas Newman, 69
13
Don Davis, 68
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Jerry Goldsmith (1929-2004)
15
Carmine Coppola (1910-1991)
16
Greg Laswell, 51
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Christopher Tin, 49
18
Scott Hansen, 48
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Michael Wolff, 73
20
Chloe Flower, 40
21
Wendy Melvoin, 61
22
Danny Jacob, 68
23
David Paich, 71
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Born in California
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Joey Newman, 48
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Rod McKuen (1933-2015)
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Max Vernon, 37
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Timothy Michael Wynn, 55
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Henry Cowell (1897-1965)
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Ryan Dorin, 45
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