- Known for
- Sound
- Credits
- 89 films
- Born
- September 18, 1963 (age 63)
- Place of birth
- London, England
Sound
John Powell
Biography
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.
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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.
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Known for
Shrek
English · Animation · Comedy
How to Train Your Dragon
English · Fantasy · Adventure
Acting 2
- 2025Soaring to Life: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon · Self
- 2017Score: A Film Music Documentary · Self
Sound 85
- —Super Rhino · Original Music Composer
- 2027Shrek 5 · Original Music Composer
- 2026Minions & Monsters · Original Music Composer
- 2025Wicked: For Good · Original Music Composer, Music Director
- 2025How to Train Your Dragon · Original Music Composer
- 2024That Christmas · Original Music Composer
- 2024Wicked · Original Music Composer, Music Director
- 2024
Crew 2
- 2012Serenade · Additional Music
- 1998The Thin Red Line · Additional Music
