James Thatcher
Biography
James Winthrop Thatcher (March 25, 1936 – December 7, 2019) was an American computer scientist, and the inventor of the first screen reader, a type of assistive technology that enables the use of a computer by people with visual impairments. Thatcher was also important to the development of the accessibility consulting industry. Among many other awards, Thatcher was awarded the first ACM SIG Access Award for Outstanding Contributions to Computing and Accessibility for his contributions to digital accessibility in 2008.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Parade
1986
Edward Scissorhands (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1990
Titanic (Music From The Motion Picture)
1997
Jurassic Park - Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
1993
Home Alone (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1990
Frozen The Songs
2014
Bram Stoker's Dracula (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1992
Batman Returns (Music From The Motion Picture)
1992
Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom (The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1984
The Goonies (Original Motion Picture Score)
2010
Ghostbusters (Original Motion Picture Score)
2006
Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1989
Pirates Of The Caribbean - At World's End (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2007
Monsters, Inc. (An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack)
2001
When My Heart Finds Christmas
1993
Hook (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1991
Dances With Wolves (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1990
Glory (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1989
Trick 'R Treat (Original Motion Picture Score)
2009
Out Of Africa (Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1985
Evolver
2008
Hairspray (Soundtrack To The Motion Picture)
2007
Predator (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2003
Come By Me
1999
Credited work
1,146 releases · 388 albums · active 1978–2026
- Performance · 1,156
- Other credits · 191
Studios: Capitol Studios · Sony Scoring Stage · Todd-AO Scoring Stage · Newman Scoring Stage
Frequent collaborators
- James Newton Howard
- John Williams (4)
- Jerry Goldsmith
- James Horner
- John Powell
- Alan Silvestri
- Various
- Brian Tyler