John Powell
An image from X-Men: The Last Stand, one of the productions that also features John Powell.
John Powell

John Powell

September 18, 1963 — London, England

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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Shrek

Shrek

2001

How to Train Your Dragon

How to Train Your Dragon

2010

Kung Fu Panda

Kung Fu Panda

2008

How to Train Your Dragon 2

How to Train Your Dragon 2

2014

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

2005

The Bourne Identity

The Bourne Identity

2002

Ice Age: The Meltdown

Ice Age: The Meltdown

2006

X-Men: The Last Stand

X-Men: The Last Stand

2006