John Powell

Personal Info

Know For

Sound

Gender

Male

Birthday

1963-09-18 (62 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 T...

Production

1997

Face/Off

as Original Music Composer

2002

The Bourne Identity

as Original Music Composer

2004

The Bourne Supremacy

as Original Music Composer

2005

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

as Original Music Composer

2007

The Bourne Ultimatum

as Original Music Composer

2001

Shrek

as Original Music Composer

2002

Two Weeks Notice

as Original Music Composer

2006

Ice Age: The Meltdown

as Original Music Composer

2000

The Road to El Dorado

as Original Music Composer

1999

Chill Factor

as Original Music Composer

2005

Be Cool

as Original Music Composer

2003

Agent Cody Banks

as Original Music Composer

2002

The Adventures of Pluto Nash

as Original Music Composer

2000

Chicken Run

as Original Music Composer

2001

Evolution

as Original Music Composer

1998

Antz

as Original Music Composer

2008

Horton Hears a Who!

as Original Music Composer

2008

Stop-Loss

as Original Music Composer

2006

United 93

as Original Music Composer

2008

Kung Fu Panda

as Original Music Composer

2006

Happy Feet

as Original Music Composer

2001

Rat Race

as Original Music Composer

2005

Robots

as Original Music Composer

2003

Paycheck

as Original Music Composer

2011

Rio

as Original Music Composer

2011

Happy Feet Two

as Original Music Composer

2009

Super Rhino

as Original Music Composer

2022

2009

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

as Original Music Composer

2012

Ice Age: Continental Drift

as Original Music Composer

2014

How to Train Your Dragon 2

as Original Music Composer

2010

Fair Game

as Original Music Composer

2004

Alfie

as Original Music Composer

2008

Hancock

as Original Music Composer

2003

Gigli

as Original Music Composer

2007

P.S. I Love You

as Original Music Composer

2006

X-Men: The Last Stand

as Original Music Composer

2002

Drumline

as Original Music Composer

2008

Bolt

as Original Music Composer

2010

How to Train Your Dragon

as Original Music Composer

2004

Mr. 3000

as Original Music Composer

1999

Forces of Nature

as Original Music Composer

2002

D-Tox

as Original Music Composer

2011

Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters

as Original Music Composer

2010

Green Zone

as Original Music Composer

2014

Rio 2

as Original Music Composer

2001

Just Visiting

as Original Music Composer

2012

The Lorax

as Original Music Composer

2022

Don't Worry Darling

as Original Music Composer

2012

The Lorax

as Songs

2023

STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie

as Original Music Composer

2015

Pan

as Original Music Composer

2018

Solo: A Star Wars Story

as Original Music Composer

2011

Book of Dragons

as Original Music Composer

2019

2011

Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury

as Original Music Composer

2024

Thelma the Unicorn

as Original Music Composer

2024

That Christmas

as Original Music Composer

2016

Jason Bourne

as Original Music Composer

1998

The Thin Red Line

as Additional Music

2011

Kung Fu Panda 2

as Original Music Composer

2010

Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon

as Original Music Composer

2010

Kung Fu Panda Holiday

as Original Music Composer

1999

Endurance

as Original Music Composer

1998

With Friends Like These

as Original Music Composer

1998

Human Bomb

as Original Music Composer

2008

2001

Man and Cat

as Original Music Composer

2005

Aunt Fanny's Tour of Booty

as Original Music Composer

1996

I Am Your Punishment

as Original Music Composer

2025

How to Train Your Dragon

as Original Music Composer

2017

Ferdinand

as Original Music Composer

2001

I Am Sam

as Original Music Composer

2010

Knight and Day

as Original Music Composer

2003

The Italian Job

as Original Music Composer

2008

Jumper

as Original Music Composer

2024

Wicked

as Original Music Composer

2025

Wicked: For Good

as Original Music Composer

2025

Wicked: For Good

as Music Director

2024

Wicked

as Music Director

2023

Migration

as Original Music Composer

2003

Stealing Sinatra

as Original Music Composer

2020

The Call of the Wild

as Original Music Composer

2011

Mars Needs Moms

as Original Music Composer

2021

Locked Down

as Original Music Composer

2024

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