James Thatcher

Active·Active 1980–2025

James Thatcher. Music Department: Inception. James Thatcher is known for his work on Inception (2010), Predator (1987) and Watchmen (2009). He has been married to Coleen R Thatcher since 1975. They have five children. As of 2020 James Thatcher participated in 291 movies that were nominated for the Academy Award. That's more than anyone else in the history of the award.

Career stats
262Films
22321Posters
45Years active
2010Peak year
Eras & genres
Eras
Genres

Selected work

262 posters
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade · 1989
Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump · 1994
Back to the Future Part II
Back to the Future Part II · 1989
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace · 1999
Titanic
Titanic · 1997
The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption · 1994
Avatar
Avatar · 2009
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom · 1984
Die Hard
Die Hard · 1988
The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight · 2008
Inception
Inception · 2010
Tron
Tron · 1982

Frequent collaborators

30 repeat partners
Malcolm McNab
Series Music Department · 157 films together
Sandy De Crescent
Series Music Department · 152 films together
Tom Boyd
Series Music Department · 138 films together
Bruce Dukov
Actor · 125 films together
Tom Brown
Series Music Department · 124 films together
James Walker
Series Music Department · 121 films together
Brian O'Connor
Series Music Department · 120 films together
Steve Erdody
Series Music Department · 111 films together