John Powell
Personal Info
Known for
Sound
Gender
Male
Birthday
1963-09-18 (61 years old)
Place of Birth
London, England
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.
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
Acting
(2017)
Crew
(2025)
How to Train Your Dragon
Original Music Composer
(2025)
Wicked: For Good
Original Music Composer, Music Director
(2024)
Thelma the Unicorn
Original Music Composer
(2024)
That Christmas
Original Music Composer
(2024)
Wicked
Original Music Composer, Music Director
(2024)
The Last Ranger
Music
(2023)
STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie
Original Music Composer
(2023)
Migration
Original Music Composer
(2022)
Don't Worry Darling
Conductor, Original Music Composer
(2021)
Locked Down
Original Music Composer
(2020)
The Call of the Wild
Original Music Composer
(2019)
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Original Music Composer
(2018)
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Original Music Composer
(2017)
Ferdinand
Original Music Composer
(2016)
Jason Bourne
Original Music Composer
(2015)
Pan
Original Music Composer
(2014)
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Original Music Composer
(2014)
Rio 2
Original Music Composer
(2012)
Ice Age: Continental Drift
Original Music Composer
(2012)
The Lorax
Original Music Composer, Songs
(2011)
Rio
Original Music Composer
(2011)
Happy Feet Two
Original Music Composer
(2011)
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters
Original Music Composer
(2011)
Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury
Original Music Composer
(2011)
Book of Dragons
Original Music Composer
(2011)
Kung Fu Panda 2
Original Music Composer
(2011)
Mars Needs Moms
Original Music Composer
(2010)
Fair Game
Original Music Composer
(2010)
Green Zone
Original Music Composer
(2010)
How to Train Your Dragon
Original Music Composer
(2010)
Kung Fu Panda Holiday
Original Music Composer
(2010)
Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon
Original Music Composer
(2010)
Knight and Day
Original Music Composer
(2009)
Super Rhino
Original Music Composer
(2009)
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Original Music Composer
(2009)
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
Original Music Composer
(2008)
Horton Hears a Who!
Original Music Composer
(2008)
Stop-Loss
Original Music Composer
(2008)
Kung Fu Panda
Original Music Composer
(2008)
Hancock
Original Music Composer
(2008)
Bolt
Original Music Composer
(2008)
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five
Original Music Composer
(2008)
Jumper
Original Music Composer
(2007)
The Bourne Ultimatum
Original Music Composer
(2007)
P.S. I Love You
Original Music Composer
(2006)
Ice Age: The Meltdown
Original Music Composer
(2006)
Happy Feet
Original Music Composer
(2006)
United 93
Original Music Composer
(2006)
X-Men: The Last Stand
Original Music Composer
(2005)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Original Music Composer
(2005)
Be Cool
Original Music Composer
(2005)
Robots
Original Music Composer
(2005)
Aunt Fanny's Tour of Booty
Original Music Composer
(2004)
The Bourne Supremacy
Original Music Composer
(2004)
Alfie
Original Music Composer
(2004)
Mr. 3000
Original Music Composer
(2003)
Agent Cody Banks
Original Music Composer
(2003)
Paycheck
Original Music Composer
(2003)
Gigli
Original Music Composer
(2003)
The Italian Job
Original Music Composer
(2003)
Stealing Sinatra
Original Music Composer
(2002)
The Bourne Identity
Original Music Composer
(2002)
Two Weeks Notice
Original Music Composer
(2002)
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
Original Music Composer
(2002)
Drumline
Original Music Composer
(2002)
D-Tox
Original Music Composer
(2001)
Shrek
Original Music Composer
(2001)
Evolution
Original Music Composer
(2001)
Rat Race
Original Music Composer
(2001)
Just Visiting
Original Music Composer
(2001)
Man and Cat
Original Music Composer
(2001)
I Am Sam
Original Music Composer
(2000)
The Road to El Dorado
Original Music Composer
(2000)
Chicken Run
Original Music Composer
(1999)
Chill Factor
Original Music Composer
(1999)
Forces of Nature
Original Music Composer
(1999)
Endurance
Original Music Composer
(1998)
Antz
Original Music Composer
(1998)
The Thin Red Line
Additional Music
(1998)
Human Bomb
Original Music Composer
(1998)
With Friends Like These
Original Music Composer, Compositors
(1997)
Face/Off
Original Music Composer
(1996)
I Am Your Punishment
Original Music Composer