Danny Elfman, 71
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Roy Ayers (1940-2025)
2
Jason Robert Brown, 54
3
David Newman, 71
4
James Horner (1953-2015)
5
Joseph Williams, 64
6
Thomas Newman, 69
7
James Newton Howard, 73
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Brian Tyler, 52
9
Scott Hansen, 48
10
Jerry Goldsmith (1929-2004)
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Alex Lacamoire, 49
12
John Cage (1912-1992)
13
Carmine Coppola (1910-1991)
14
Morton Subotnick, 92
15
Lisa Coleman, 64
16
Carla Bley (1936-2023)
17
Michael Andrews, 57
18
Curtis RX, 45
19
Rod McKuen (1933-2015)
20
Chloe Flower, 39
21
Mark Mancina, 68
22
Mark Morgan, 63
23
Deke Sharon, 57
24
Born in California
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Don Davis, 68
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Michael Wolff, 72
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Greg Laswell, 51
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Charlie Gillingham, 65
28
Gabrial McNair, 51
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Ryan Dorin, 45
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Henry Cowell (1897-1965)
32
Justin Caine Burnett, 52
33
David Paich, 70
34
George Duke (1946-2013)
35
Shirley Walker (1945-2006)
36
Max Vernon, 36
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David Lang, 68
38
Wendy Melvoin, 61
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Hugo Friedhofer (1901-1981)
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Miles Goodman (1949-1996)
41
Christopher Tin, 48
42
Joey Newman, 48
43
Billy Childs, 68
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Hal Lindes, 71
45
William Stromberg, 60
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