The Usual Suspects
Gio Washington-Wright's L.A. Studio Musicians Tribute Site

James Thatcher began his professional career at the age of 16 when he played and studied in Mexico City with his uncle, Gerald Thatcher, former principal hornist with the National Symphony of Mexico. Subsequent instructors have included Fred Fox, Don Peterson, Wendell Hoss, James Decker, Vincent DeRosa and master classes with Hermann Baumann. Mr. Thatcher has been a member of the Phoenix Symphony, the Utah Symphony the Pacific Symphony and the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
He is currently principal horn of the Pasadena Symphony, the New West Symphony and the Los Angeles Music Center Opera, but principally he is a studio player, a recipient of the Most Valuable Player Award from the National Association of Recording Arts and Sciences and "arguably the most often heard horn player in the world" due to his performances on some 70 to 80 films per year for the last 20 years.
Jim has the enviable position of being the favored first horn of multiple Oscar winning composer John Williams performing in such films as Always, Jurassic Park, The Lost World, Sleepers (in which he received an on-screen credit), Nixon, Schindler's List, JFK, Sabrina, Home Alone, Rosewood, Seven Years in Tibet and The Patriot as well as the fanfare for the 1992 Olympics. He also works regularly with other Hollywood greats Jerry Goldsmith, James Newton Howard, Randy Newman, John Barry, James Horner and Alan Silvestri to name a few and can be heard as well in the tracks to Glory, The Rocketeer, Field of Dreams, Monster House, X-Men: The Last Stand, Robots, Spider-Man 3, Ice Age, Polar Express, Beowulf, Dances with Wolves, Toy Story, Cars, Maverick, Apollo 13, Forrest Gump, Titanic, Pearl Harbor, Constantine, National Treasure, Transformers, The Simpsons Movie, Night at the Museum, Dinosaur, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, King Kong, Signs, Lady in the Water, Peter Pan, First Knight, Hook, as well as Independence Day, and the Star Trek films. Most recently, Mr. Thatcher was deemed principal horn in James Newton Howard's soundtrack of The Last Airbender directed by M. Night Shyamalan.
He is currently principal horn of the Pasadena Symphony, the New West Symphony and the Los Angeles Music Center Opera, but principally he is a studio player, a recipient of the Most Valuable Player Award from the National Association of Recording Arts and Sciences and "arguably the most often heard horn player in the world" due to his performances on some 70 to 80 films per year for the last 20 years.
Jim has the enviable position of being the favored first horn of multiple Oscar winning composer John Williams performing in such films as Always, Jurassic Park, The Lost World, Sleepers (in which he received an on-screen credit), Nixon, Schindler's List, JFK, Sabrina, Home Alone, Rosewood, Seven Years in Tibet and The Patriot as well as the fanfare for the 1992 Olympics. He also works regularly with other Hollywood greats Jerry Goldsmith, James Newton Howard, Randy Newman, John Barry, James Horner and Alan Silvestri to name a few and can be heard as well in the tracks to Glory, The Rocketeer, Field of Dreams, Monster House, X-Men: The Last Stand, Robots, Spider-Man 3, Ice Age, Polar Express, Beowulf, Dances with Wolves, Toy Story, Cars, Maverick, Apollo 13, Forrest Gump, Titanic, Pearl Harbor, Constantine, National Treasure, Transformers, The Simpsons Movie, Night at the Museum, Dinosaur, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, King Kong, Signs, Lady in the Water, Peter Pan, First Knight, Hook, as well as Independence Day, and the Star Trek films. Most recently, Mr. Thatcher was deemed principal horn in James Newton Howard's soundtrack of The Last Airbender directed by M. Night Shyamalan.
2012 Snow White & the Huntsman Horn
2012 The Amazing Spider-Man [Music from the Motion Picture] James Horner French Horn
2011 Sucker Punch French Horn
2010 Repo Men Horn
2009 Public Enemies [Score] Elliot Goldenthal Horn
2009 The Uninvited [Original Motion Picture Score] Christopher Young Horn
2009 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen -- The Score Steve Jablonsky Horn
2009 Watchmen [Original Motion Picture Score] Tyler Bates French Horn
2008 Appaloosa [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Jeff Beal French Horn
2008 Bolt [Original Score] John Powell Horn
2008 The Express [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Horn
2008 Hancock [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] John Powell Horn
2008 Harps and Angels Randy Newman Horn
2008 Indiana Jones: The Complete Soundtracks Collection John Williams Horn
2008 Marley & Me [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Theodore Shapiro Horn
2008 Max Payne [Original Score] Marco Beltrami Horn
2008 Tropic Thunder [Original Motion Picture Score] Theodore Shapiro Horn
2007 August Rush Horn
2007 Bobby [Original Motion Picture Score] Mark Isham Horn
2007 Disturbia [Original Motion Picture Score] Horn
2007 Gracie [Original Motion Picture Score] Mark Isham Horn
2007 Hairspray [2007 Original Soundtrack] Horn
2007 Next [Music from the Motion Picture] Mark Isham Horn
2007 Pirates of the Caribbean [Box Set] [Collector's Edition] [4 CD/1 DVD] Horn
2007 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Horn
2007 Shooter [Music from the Motion Picture] Horn
2007 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles [2007 Soundtrack] Horn
2007 The Number 23 [Original Motion Picture Score] Harry Gregson-Williams Horn
2007 The Simpsons Movie: The Music [Original Soundtrack] The Simpsons Horn
2007 Transformers: The Score [Original Motion Picture Score] Steve Jablonsky Horn
2006 Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing and Charm School Mark Adler Horn
2006 The Nativity Story [Original Motion Picture Score] Mychael Danna Horn
2006 We Are Marshall [Original Motion Picture Score] Christophe Beck French Horn
2006 X-Men: The Last Stand [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] John Powell Horn
2005 An Adventure Story of Steamboy Steve Jablonsky Horn
2005 Constantine [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Brian Tyler Horn
2005 Dark Water [Original Score] Angelo Badalamenti Horn
2005 Elektra [Original Motion Picture Score] Christophe Beck Horn
2005 King Kong [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Horn
2005 Meet the Fockers [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Randy Newman Horn, Principal
2005 Munich [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] John Williams Horn
2005 The Interpreter [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] James Newton Howard Horn
2005 The Island [Soundtrack] Steve Jablonsky Horn
2005 The Legend of Zorro [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] James Horner Horn
2005 The Skeleton Key [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Horn, Principal
2005 Timeline: Music Inspired by the Film Jerry Goldsmith Horn
2005 War of the Worlds [Music from the Motion Picture] Horn
2004 Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] James Horner Horn
2004 Day After Tomorrow Harald Kloser Horn, Principal
2004 Flight of the Phoenix [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Marco Beltrami Horn
2004 Hidalgo (Music Composed by James Newton Howard James Newton Howard Horn
2004 I, Robot [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Marco Beltrami Horn
2004 Miracle (Original Soundtrack) Mark Isham Horn
2004 National Treasure (Original Score) Trevor Rabin Horn
2004 The Village (Original Score) James Newton Howard Horn
2003 Agent Cody Banks Horn
2003 Beyond Borders [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] James Horner Horn, Principal
2003 Dreamcatcher [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] James Newton Howard Horn
2003 Identity [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Alan Silvestri Horn
2003 Jeepers Creepers 2 [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Horn, Principal, Soloist
2003 Looney Tunes: Back in Action [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Jerry Goldsmith Horn
2003 Matchstick Men [Original Score] Hans Zimmer Horn
2003 Passionada [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Harry Gregson-Williams Horn
2003 Paycheck [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] John Powell Horn, Principal
2003 Peter Pan [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Horn, Principal
2003 Scary Movie 3 Horn, Principal
2003 Seabiscuit Randy Newman French Horn, Soloist
2003 Taken [Original Television Score] Laura Karpman Horn, Principal
2003 Tears of the Sun [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Hans Zimmer Horn
2003 The Last Samurai [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Hans Zimmer Bass
2003 The Rundown [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Horn, Principal
2002 Antwone Fisher Mychael Danna Horn
2002 Blade II Marco Beltrami Horn
2002 Ice Age [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] David Newman Horn
2002 Panic Room [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Howard Shore Horn
2002 Signs [Original Motion Picture Score] James Newton Howard Horn
2002 Star Trek: Nemesis [Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Horn
2002 The Affair of the Necklace [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] David Newman Horn
2002 The Emperor's Club [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] James Newton Howard Horn
2002 The Tuxedo [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] John Debney Horn
2002 Unfaithful [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Jan A.P. Kaczmarek Horn
2001 Along Came a Spider Jerry Goldsmith Horn
2001 Black Knight [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Randy Edelman Horn
2001 Evolution [Original Score] John Powell Horn
2001 Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back [Original Motion Picture Score] Horn
2001 Life as a House [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Mark Isham Horn
2001 The Glass House [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Christopher Young Horn
2000 The Hurricane [2000 Score] Christopher Young Horn
1999 For Love of the Game Basil Poledouris French Horn
1997 Amistad John Williams French Horn
1997 Conspiracy Theory Carter Burwell Horn
1996 Sleepers [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] John Williams French Horn
1993 Seaching for Bobby Fischer James Horner Unknown Contributor Role
1992 Grand Canyon [Original Soundtrack] James Newton Howard French Horn
1990 Always [Original Score] John Williams French Horn
1989 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Horn
1987 Harry and the Hendersons [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Bruce Broughton French Horn
1985 Cocoon James Horner Horn, Soloist
1985 The Color Purple [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] French Horn
1984 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom John Williams Horn
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey: Music from the Motion Picture [Score] Horn
He's Just Not That Into You [Score] Cliff Eidelman Horn
Human Target: Season 1 Bear McCreary French Horn
Role Models [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Horn
Throw Momma from the Train [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] French Horn
2012 The Amazing Spider-Man [Music from the Motion Picture] James Horner French Horn
2011 Sucker Punch French Horn
2010 Repo Men Horn
2009 Public Enemies [Score] Elliot Goldenthal Horn
2009 The Uninvited [Original Motion Picture Score] Christopher Young Horn
2009 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen -- The Score Steve Jablonsky Horn
2009 Watchmen [Original Motion Picture Score] Tyler Bates French Horn
2008 Appaloosa [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Jeff Beal French Horn
2008 Bolt [Original Score] John Powell Horn
2008 The Express [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Horn
2008 Hancock [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] John Powell Horn
2008 Harps and Angels Randy Newman Horn
2008 Indiana Jones: The Complete Soundtracks Collection John Williams Horn
2008 Marley & Me [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Theodore Shapiro Horn
2008 Max Payne [Original Score] Marco Beltrami Horn
2008 Tropic Thunder [Original Motion Picture Score] Theodore Shapiro Horn
2007 August Rush Horn
2007 Bobby [Original Motion Picture Score] Mark Isham Horn
2007 Disturbia [Original Motion Picture Score] Horn
2007 Gracie [Original Motion Picture Score] Mark Isham Horn
2007 Hairspray [2007 Original Soundtrack] Horn
2007 Next [Music from the Motion Picture] Mark Isham Horn
2007 Pirates of the Caribbean [Box Set] [Collector's Edition] [4 CD/1 DVD] Horn
2007 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Horn
2007 Shooter [Music from the Motion Picture] Horn
2007 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles [2007 Soundtrack] Horn
2007 The Number 23 [Original Motion Picture Score] Harry Gregson-Williams Horn
2007 The Simpsons Movie: The Music [Original Soundtrack] The Simpsons Horn
2007 Transformers: The Score [Original Motion Picture Score] Steve Jablonsky Horn
2006 Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing and Charm School Mark Adler Horn
2006 The Nativity Story [Original Motion Picture Score] Mychael Danna Horn
2006 We Are Marshall [Original Motion Picture Score] Christophe Beck French Horn
2006 X-Men: The Last Stand [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] John Powell Horn
2005 An Adventure Story of Steamboy Steve Jablonsky Horn
2005 Constantine [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Brian Tyler Horn
2005 Dark Water [Original Score] Angelo Badalamenti Horn
2005 Elektra [Original Motion Picture Score] Christophe Beck Horn
2005 King Kong [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Horn
2005 Meet the Fockers [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Randy Newman Horn, Principal
2005 Munich [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] John Williams Horn
2005 The Interpreter [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] James Newton Howard Horn
2005 The Island [Soundtrack] Steve Jablonsky Horn
2005 The Legend of Zorro [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] James Horner Horn
2005 The Skeleton Key [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Horn, Principal
2005 Timeline: Music Inspired by the Film Jerry Goldsmith Horn
2005 War of the Worlds [Music from the Motion Picture] Horn
2004 Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] James Horner Horn
2004 Day After Tomorrow Harald Kloser Horn, Principal
2004 Flight of the Phoenix [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Marco Beltrami Horn
2004 Hidalgo (Music Composed by James Newton Howard James Newton Howard Horn
2004 I, Robot [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Marco Beltrami Horn
2004 Miracle (Original Soundtrack) Mark Isham Horn
2004 National Treasure (Original Score) Trevor Rabin Horn
2004 The Village (Original Score) James Newton Howard Horn
2003 Agent Cody Banks Horn
2003 Beyond Borders [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] James Horner Horn, Principal
2003 Dreamcatcher [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] James Newton Howard Horn
2003 Identity [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Alan Silvestri Horn
2003 Jeepers Creepers 2 [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Horn, Principal, Soloist
2003 Looney Tunes: Back in Action [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Jerry Goldsmith Horn
2003 Matchstick Men [Original Score] Hans Zimmer Horn
2003 Passionada [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Harry Gregson-Williams Horn
2003 Paycheck [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] John Powell Horn, Principal
2003 Peter Pan [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Horn, Principal
2003 Scary Movie 3 Horn, Principal
2003 Seabiscuit Randy Newman French Horn, Soloist
2003 Taken [Original Television Score] Laura Karpman Horn, Principal
2003 Tears of the Sun [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Hans Zimmer Horn
2003 The Last Samurai [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Hans Zimmer Bass
2003 The Rundown [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Horn, Principal
2002 Antwone Fisher Mychael Danna Horn
2002 Blade II Marco Beltrami Horn
2002 Ice Age [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] David Newman Horn
2002 Panic Room [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Howard Shore Horn
2002 Signs [Original Motion Picture Score] James Newton Howard Horn
2002 Star Trek: Nemesis [Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Horn
2002 The Affair of the Necklace [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] David Newman Horn
2002 The Emperor's Club [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] James Newton Howard Horn
2002 The Tuxedo [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] John Debney Horn
2002 Unfaithful [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Jan A.P. Kaczmarek Horn
2001 Along Came a Spider Jerry Goldsmith Horn
2001 Black Knight [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Randy Edelman Horn
2001 Evolution [Original Score] John Powell Horn
2001 Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back [Original Motion Picture Score] Horn
2001 Life as a House [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Mark Isham Horn
2001 The Glass House [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Christopher Young Horn
2000 The Hurricane [2000 Score] Christopher Young Horn
1999 For Love of the Game Basil Poledouris French Horn
1997 Amistad John Williams French Horn
1997 Conspiracy Theory Carter Burwell Horn
1996 Sleepers [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] John Williams French Horn
1993 Seaching for Bobby Fischer James Horner Unknown Contributor Role
1992 Grand Canyon [Original Soundtrack] James Newton Howard French Horn
1990 Always [Original Score] John Williams French Horn
1989 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Horn
1987 Harry and the Hendersons [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Bruce Broughton French Horn
1985 Cocoon James Horner Horn, Soloist
1985 The Color Purple [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] French Horn
1984 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom John Williams Horn
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey: Music from the Motion Picture [Score] Horn
He's Just Not That Into You [Score] Cliff Eidelman Horn
Human Target: Season 1 Bear McCreary French Horn
Role Models [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Horn
Throw Momma from the Train [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] French Horn