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John Powell

John Powell is a composer born on September 18, 1963 in London, England. He is known for Shrek, How to Train Your Dragon and Kung Fu Panda. GloboWatch shows where to watch one of his movies and TV shows, country by country.

Known for
Sound
Born
September 18, 1963
Place of birth
London, England

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Powell (film composer), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

  1. 2026Minions & MonstersMusic
  2. 2025Wicked: For GoodMusic
  3. 2025How to Train Your DragonMusic
  4. 2024WickedMusic
  5. 2023MigrationMusic
  6. 2022Don't Worry DarlingMusic
  7. 2020The Call of the WildMusic
  8. 2019How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden WorldMusic
  9. 2018Solo: A Star Wars StoryMusic
  10. 2017FerdinandMusic
  11. 2016Jason BourneMusic
  12. 2015PanMusic
  13. 2014How to Train Your Dragon 2Music
  14. 2014Rio 2Music
  15. 2012Ice Age: Continental DriftMusic
  16. 2012The LoraxMusic
  17. 2011Happy Feet TwoMusic
  18. 2011Kung Fu Panda 2Music
  19. 2011RioMusic
  20. 2011Mars Needs MomsMusic
  21. 2010Knight and DayMusic
  22. 2010Fair GameMusic
  23. 2010How to Train Your DragonMusic
  24. 2010Green ZoneMusic
  25. 2009Ice Age: Dawn of the DinosaursMusic
  26. 2008BoltMusic
  27. 2008HancockMusic
  28. 2008Kung Fu PandaMusic
  29. 2008Horton Hears a Who!Music
  30. 2008JumperMusic
  31. 2007P.S. I Love YouMusic
  32. 2007The Bourne UltimatumMusic
  33. 2006Happy FeetMusic
  34. 2006X-Men: The Last StandMusic
  35. 2006United 93Music
  36. 2006Ice Age: The MeltdownMusic
  37. 2005Mr. & Mrs. SmithMusic
  38. 2005RobotsMusic
  39. 2005Be CoolMusic
  40. 2004AlfieMusic
  41. 2004The Bourne SupremacyMusic
  42. 2003PaycheckMusic
  43. 2003GigliMusic
  44. 2003The Italian JobMusic
  45. 2003Agent Cody BanksMusic
  46. 2002Two Weeks NoticeMusic
  47. 2002DrumlineMusic
  48. 2002The Adventures of Pluto NashMusic
  49. 2002The Bourne IdentityMusic
  50. 2002D-ToxMusic
  51. 2001I Am SamMusic
  52. 2001Rat RaceMusic
  53. 2001EvolutionMusic
  54. 2001ShrekMusic
  55. 2001Just VisitingMusic
  56. 2000Chicken RunMusic
  57. 2000The Road to El DoradoMusic
  58. 1999Forces of NatureMusic
  59. 1998AntzMusic
  60. 1997Face/OffMusic