John Powell

John Powell (born 18 September 1963) is an English composer, best known for his scores in films. He has been based in Los Angeles since 1997 and has composed the scores to over seventy feature films. Powell is best known for composing and/or co-composing scores for animated films, such as Antz (1998), The Road to El Dorado (2000), Chicken Run (2000), Shrek (2001), Robots (2005), the second through fourth Ice Age films (2006–2012), the Happy Feet films (2006–2011), Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! (2008), Bolt (2008), the How to Train Your Dragon trilogy (2010–2019), the Rio films (2011–2014), Dr. Seuss' The Lorax (2012), and Ferdinand (2017). His work on Happy Feet, Ferdinand and Solo: A Star Wars Story has earned him 3 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Powell (film composer), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Birth Location London, England
Born 1963-09-18

Movies

Movies

Untitled How to Train Your Dragon Film Original Music Composer
2025
Thelma the Unicorn Original Music Composer
2024
Migration Original Music Composer
2023
STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie Original Music Composer
2023
2022
Don't Worry Darling Original Music Composer
2022
Locked Down Original Music Composer
2021
The Call of the Wild Original Music Composer
2020
2019
Solo: A Star Wars Story Original Music Composer
2018
Ferdinand Original Music Composer
2017
Jason Bourne Original Music Composer
2016
Pan Original Music Composer
2015
How to Train Your Dragon 2 Original Music Composer
2014
Rio 2 Original Music Composer
2014
Moshi Monsters: The Movie Original Music Composer
2013
Ice Age: Continental Drift Original Music Composer
2012
The Lorax Songs
2012
The Lorax Original Music Composer
2012
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters Original Music Composer
2011
Happy Feet Two 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
Rio Original Music Composer
2011
Mars Needs Moms Original Music Composer
2011
Kung Fu Panda Holiday Original Music Composer
2010
Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon Original Music Composer
2010
Knight and Day Original Music Composer
2010
Fair Game Original Music Composer
2010
How to Train Your Dragon Original Music Composer
2010
Green Zone Original Music Composer
2010
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Original Music Composer
2009
Super Rhino Original Music Composer
2009
Bolt Original Music Composer
2008
2008
Hancock Original Music Composer
2008
Kung Fu Panda Original Music Composer
2008
Stop-Loss Original Music Composer
2008
Horton Hears a Who! Original Music Composer
2008
Jumper Original Music Composer
2008
P.S. I Love You Original Music Composer
2007
The Bourne Ultimatum Original Music Composer
2007
Happy Feet Original Music Composer
2006
X-Men: The Last Stand Original Music Composer
2006
United 93 Original Music Composer
2006
Ice Age: The Meltdown Original Music Composer
2006
Aunt Fanny's Tour of Booty Original Music Composer
2005
Mr. & Mrs. Smith Original Music Composer
2005
Robots Original Music Composer
2005
Be Cool Original Music Composer
2005
Alfie Original Music Composer
2004
The Bourne Supremacy Original Music Composer
2004
Mr. 3000 Original Music Composer
2004
Paycheck Original Music Composer
2003
Gigli Original Music Composer
2003
The Italian Job Original Music Composer
2003
Agent Cody Banks Original Music Composer
2003
Stealing Sinatra Original Music Composer
2003
Two Weeks Notice Original Music Composer
2002
Drumline Original Music Composer
2002
The Adventures of Pluto Nash Original Music Composer
2002
The Bourne Identity Original Music Composer
2002
D-Tox Original Music Composer
2002
I Am Sam Original Music Composer
2001
Man and Cat Original Music Composer
2001
Rat Race Original Music Composer
2001
Evolution Original Music Composer
2001
Shrek Original Music Composer
2001
Just Visiting Original Music Composer
2001
Chicken Run Original Music Composer
2000
The Road to El Dorado Original Music Composer
2000
Chill Factor Original Music Composer
1999
Endurance Original Music Composer
1999
Forces of Nature Original Music Composer
1999
The Thin Red Line Additional Music
1998
Antz Original Music Composer
1998
With Friends Like These... Original Music Composer
1998
1998
Human Bomb Original Music Composer
1998
Face/Off Original Music Composer
1997
I Am Your Punishment Original Music Composer
1996
That Christmas Original Music Composer
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