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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Filmography
all 88
Movies 87
Director 2
TV Shows 1
self 1
Wicked: Part Two (2025)
How to Train Your Dragon (2025)
That Christmas (2024)
Wicked (2024)
Thelma the Unicorn (2024)
Migration (2023)
STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie (2023)
Don't Worry Darling (2022)
Ice Age: Scrat Tales (2022)
Locked Down (2021)
The Call of the Wild (2020)
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
Ferdinand (2017)
Jason Bourne (2016)
Pan (2015)
How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)
Rio 2 (2014)
Moshi Monsters: The Movie (2013)
Serenade (2012)
Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)
The Lorax (2012)
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters (2011)
Happy Feet Two (2011)
Book of Dragons (2011)
Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury (2011)
Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)
Rio (2011)
Mars Needs Moms (2011)
Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon (2010)
Knight and Day (2010)
Fair Game (2010)
How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
Green Zone (2010)
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants (2009)
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)
Super Rhino (2009)
Bolt (2008)
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five (2008)
Hancock (2008)
Kung Fu Panda (2008)
Stop-Loss (2008)
Horton Hears a Who! (2008)
Jumper (2008)
P.S. I Love You (2007)
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
Happy Feet (2006)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
United 93 (2006)
Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)
Aunt Fanny's Tour of Booty (2005)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)
Robots (2005)
Be Cool (2005)
Alfie (2004)
The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
Mr. 3000 (2004)
Paycheck (2003)
Gigli (2003)
The Italian Job (2003)
Agent Cody Banks (2003)
Stealing Sinatra (2003)
Two Weeks Notice (2002)
Drumline (2002)
The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)
The Bourne Identity (2002)
D-Tox (2002)
I Am Sam (2001)
Man and Cat (2001)
Rat Race (2001)
Evolution (2001)
Shrek (2001)
Just Visiting (2001)
Chicken Run (2000)
The Road to El Dorado (2000)
Chill Factor (1999)
Endurance (1999)
Forces of Nature (1999)
The Thin Red Line (1998)
Antz (1998)
Human Bomb (1998)
Face/Off (1997)
I Am Your Punishment (1996)
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Known ForSound
GenderMale
Birthday1963-09-18 (61 years old)
Birth PlaceLondon, United Kingdom
Height
RelationshipsMelinda Lerner (1999 - 2016)
ChildrenOliver Powell
FatherChester Powell
MotherGino Basille
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
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