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John Powell

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John Powell

EN, XH cinema · 91 credits

Born

18 September 1963 (age 63)

Birthplace

London, England

John Powell is an English composer best known for his film scores. He has been based in Los Angeles since 1997 and has composed the scores to over 70 feature films. He is best known for composing scores for films, including Face/Off, the Bourne film series, the Happy Feet films, United 93, X-Men: The Last Stand, Wicked and its sequel, Evolution, Dr. Seuss' The Lorax, Migration, Drumline, Hancock, The Call of the Wild, Bolt, eight Blue Sky Studios films, and nine DreamWorks Animation films. His work on Happy Feet, Ferdinand, and Solo: A Star Wars Story has earned him three Grammy nominations. He was nominated for an Academy Award for How to Train Your Dragon. Powell was a member of Hans Zimmer's music studio, Remote Control Productions, and has collaborated frequently with other composers from the studio, including Harry Gregson-Williams on Antz, Chicken Run, and Shrek and Zimmer himself on Chill Factor, The Road to El Dorado, and the first two Kung Fu Panda films. He has also collaborated with film directors such as Carlos Saldanha, Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders, Benjamin Renner, Chris Renaud, George Miller, John Woo, Ron Underwood, Doug Liman, Charles Stone III, Simon Otto, Jared Hess, and Paul Greengrass. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Powell (film composer), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Filmography

Super Rhino poster

Super Rhino

ENNot rated

Original Music Composer

Shrek 5 poster

Shrek 5

EN · 2027Not rated

Original Music Composer

Minions & Monsters poster

Minions & Monsters

EN · 20267.6

Original Music Composer

Soaring to Life: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon poster

Soaring to Life: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon

EN · 20257.0

as Self

How to Train Your Dragon poster

How to Train Your Dragon

EN · 20257.9

Original Music Composer

Wicked: For Good poster

Wicked: For Good

EN · 20256.6

Original Music Composer, Music Director

Thelma the Unicorn poster

Thelma the Unicorn

EN · 20246.9

Original Music Composer

That Christmas poster

That Christmas

EN · 20247.2

Original Music Composer

Wicked poster

Wicked

EN · 20246.9

Original Music Composer, Music Director

The Last Ranger poster

The Last Ranger

XH · 20247.0

Music

STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie poster

STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie

EN · 20237.8

Original Music Composer

Migration poster

Migration

EN · 20237.3

Original Music Composer

Don't Worry Darling poster

Don't Worry Darling

EN · 20226.8

Conductor, Original Music Composer

Locked Down poster

Locked Down

EN · 20215.2

Original Music Composer

The Call of the Wild poster

The Call of the Wild

EN · 20207.5

Original Music Composer

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World poster

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

EN · 20197.7

Original Music Composer

Solo: A Star Wars Story poster

Solo: A Star Wars Story

EN · 20186.6

Original Music Composer

Score: A Film Music Documentary poster

Score: A Film Music Documentary

EN · 20177.2

as Self

Ferdinand poster

Ferdinand

EN · 20177.2

Original Music Composer

Jason Bourne poster

Jason Bourne

EN · 20166.4

Original Music Composer

Pan poster

Pan

EN · 20156.0

Original Music Composer

How to Train Your Dragon 2 poster

How to Train Your Dragon 2

EN · 20147.7

Original Music Composer

Rio 2 poster

Rio 2

EN · 20146.5

Original Music Composer

Ice Age: Continental Drift poster

Ice Age: Continental Drift

EN · 20126.4

Original Music Composer

The Lorax poster

The Lorax

EN · 20126.5

Original Music Composer, Songs

Serenade poster

Serenade

EN · 20124.7

Additional Music

Rio poster

Rio

EN · 20116.8

Original Music Composer

Happy Feet Two poster

Happy Feet Two

EN · 20116.2

Original Music Composer

Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters poster

Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters

EN · 20116.5

Original Music Composer

Book of Dragons poster

Book of Dragons

EN · 20116.8

Original Music Composer

Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury poster

Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury

EN · 20117.3

Original Music Composer

Kung Fu Panda 2 poster

Kung Fu Panda 2

EN · 20117.1

Original Music Composer

Mars Needs Moms poster

Mars Needs Moms

EN · 20116.0

Original Music Composer

Fair Game poster

Fair Game

EN · 20106.5

Original Music Composer

Green Zone poster

Green Zone

EN · 20106.5

Original Music Composer

How to Train Your Dragon poster

How to Train Your Dragon

EN · 20107.9

Original Music Composer

Kung Fu Panda Holiday poster

Kung Fu Panda Holiday

EN · 20107.0

Original Music Composer

Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon poster

Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon

EN · 20107.1

Original Music Composer

Knight and Day poster

Knight and Day

EN · 20106.2

Original Music Composer

Super Rhino poster

Super Rhino

EN · 20095.9

Original Music Composer

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs poster

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

EN · 20096.8

Original Music Composer

Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants poster

Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants

EN · 200910.0

Original Music Composer

Horton Hears a Who! poster

Horton Hears a Who!

EN · 20086.5

Original Music Composer

Stop-Loss poster

Stop-Loss

EN · 20086.1

Original Music Composer

Kung Fu Panda poster

Kung Fu Panda

EN · 20087.3

Original Music Composer

Bolt poster

Bolt

EN · 20086.6

Original Music Composer

Hancock poster

Hancock

EN · 20086.4

Original Music Composer

Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five poster

Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five

EN · 20086.8

Original Music Composer

Jumper poster

Jumper

EN · 20086.2

Original Music Composer

The Bourne Ultimatum poster

The Bourne Ultimatum

EN · 20077.4

Original Music Composer

P.S. I Love You poster

P.S. I Love You

EN · 20077.2

Original Music Composer

The Light and The Dark: The Making of Face/Off

2007

The Light and The Dark: The Making of Face/Off

EN · 2007Not rated

Original Music Composer

Ice Age: The Meltdown poster

Ice Age: The Meltdown

EN · 20066.7

Original Music Composer

United 93 poster

United 93

EN · 20067.1

Original Music Composer

Happy Feet poster

Happy Feet

EN · 20066.2

Original Music Composer

X-Men: The Last Stand poster

X-Men: The Last Stand

EN · 20066.4

Original Music Composer

United 93: The Families and the Film poster

United 93: The Families and the Film

EN · 20066.6

Music

Mr. & Mrs. Smith poster

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

EN · 20056.7

Original Music Composer

Be Cool poster

Be Cool

EN · 20055.5

Original Music Composer

Robots poster

Robots

EN · 20056.5

Original Music Composer

Aunt Fanny's Tour of Booty poster

Aunt Fanny's Tour of Booty

EN · 20055.3

Original Music Composer

The Bourne Supremacy poster

The Bourne Supremacy

EN · 20047.3

Original Music Composer

Alfie poster

Alfie

EN · 20045.9

Original Music Composer

Mr. 3000 poster

Mr. 3000

EN · 20045.3

Original Music Composer

Agent Cody Banks poster

Agent Cody Banks

EN · 20035.6

Original Music Composer

Paycheck poster

Paycheck

EN · 20036.2

Original Music Composer

Gigli poster

Gigli

EN · 20034.0

Original Music Composer

The Italian Job poster

The Italian Job

EN · 20036.8

Original Music Composer

Stealing Sinatra poster

Stealing Sinatra

EN · 20035.5

Original Music Composer

The Bourne Identity poster

The Bourne Identity

EN · 20027.5

Original Music Composer

Two Weeks Notice poster

Two Weeks Notice

EN · 20026.4

Original Music Composer

The Adventures of Pluto Nash poster

The Adventures of Pluto Nash

EN · 20024.4

Original Music Composer

Drumline poster

Drumline

EN · 20027.0

Original Music Composer

D-Tox poster

D-Tox

EN · 20025.6

Original Music Composer

Shrek poster

Shrek

EN · 20017.8

Original Music Composer

Evolution poster

Evolution

EN · 20016.1

Original Music Composer

Rat Race poster

Rat Race

EN · 20016.3

Original Music Composer

Just Visiting poster

Just Visiting

EN · 20014.8

Original Music Composer

Man and Cat

2001

Man and Cat

EN · 20017.0

Original Music Composer

I Am Sam poster

I Am Sam

EN · 20017.6

Original Music Composer

The Road to El Dorado poster

The Road to El Dorado

EN · 20007.3

Original Music Composer

Chicken Run poster

Chicken Run

EN · 20006.9

Original Music Composer

Chill Factor poster

Chill Factor

EN · 19994.9

Original Music Composer

Forces of Nature poster

Forces of Nature

EN · 19995.5

Original Music Composer

Endurance poster

Endurance

EN · 19996.4

Original Music Composer

Antz poster

Antz

EN · 19986.2

Original Music Composer

The Thin Red Line poster

The Thin Red Line

EN · 19987.4

Additional Music

With Friends Like These poster

With Friends Like These

EN · 19986.5

Original Music Composer

Human Bomb poster

Human Bomb

EN · 19984.5

Original Music Composer

Face/Off poster

Face/Off

EN · 19977.1

Original Music Composer

I Am Your Punishment poster

I Am Your Punishment

EN · 19967.0

Original Music Composer