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James Thatcher
aka Jim Thatcher
James Thatcher is credited on 188 releases across 391 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1978–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
188
Pressings credited
391
Albums
6
Decades active
263
In collections
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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Credited work
188 releases · 391 albums · active 1978–2025
- Performance · 210
- Other credits · 14
Studios: Newman Scoring Stage · Sunset Sound · Paisley Park Studios · Monterey Sound Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Parade
1986
Edward Scissorhands (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1990
Jurassic Park (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1993
Home Alone (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1990
Titanic (Music From The Motion Picture)
1997
Frozen The Songs
2014
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
1979
Monsters, Inc. (An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack)
2001
Bram Stoker's Dracula (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1992
Batman Returns (Music From The Motion Picture)
1992
Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1989
Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom (The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1984
Hook (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1991
The Goonies (Original Motion Picture Score)
2010
Ghostbusters (Original Motion Picture Score)
2006
When My Heart Finds Christmas
1993
Dances With Wolves (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1990
Sucker Punch (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2011
Trick 'R Treat (Original Motion Picture Score)
2009
Pirates Of The Caribbean - At World's End (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2007
Unforgettable With Love
1991
Glory (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1989
Elysium
2012
Come By Me
1999
Frequent collaborators
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