Danny Elfman, 71
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1
Roy Ayers (1940-2025)
2
David Newman, 71
3
James Horner (1953-2015)
4
Scott Hansen, 48
5
Jason Robert Brown, 54
6
Joseph Williams, 64
7
Brian Tyler, 52
8
Thomas Newman, 69
9
Jerry Goldsmith (1929-2004)
10
James Newton Howard, 73
11
Lisa Coleman, 64
12
Alex Lacamoire, 49
13
Michael Andrews, 57
14
Don Davis, 68
15
Carmine Coppola (1910-1991)
16
Ryan Dorin, 45
17
John Cage (1912-1992)
18
Mark Mancina, 68
19
Charlie Gillingham, 65
20
Chloe Flower, 39
21
Carla Bley (1936-2023)
22
Shirley Walker (1945-2006)
23
Danny Jacob, 68
24
Born in California
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25
Curtis RX, 45
26
Joey Newman, 48
27
Miles Goodman (1949-1996)
28
David Paich, 70
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30
Deke Sharon, 57
31
George Duke (1946-2013)
32
David Lang, 68
33
Michael Wolff, 72
34
Greg Laswell, 50
35
Hugo Friedhofer (1901-1981)
36
Gabrial McNair, 51
37
Rod McKuen (1933-2015)
38
Christopher Tin, 48
39
Marty Paich (1925-1995)
40
Henry Cowell (1897-1965)
41
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42
Hal Lindes, 71
43
William Stromberg, 60
44
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45
Mark Morgan, 63
46
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