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Henry Jackman(I)

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Henry Jackman
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Henry Jackman has established himself as one of today's top composers by fusing his classical training with his experience as a successful record producer and creator of electronic music.

Jackman grew up in the southeast of England, where he began composing his first symphony at the age of six. He studied classical music at Oxford and sang in the St. Paul's Cathedral Choir-but simultaneously got involved in the underground rave scene and began producing popular electronica music and dance remixes, eventually working with artists such as Seal and The Art of Noise.

In 2006 he caught the attention of film composers Hans Zimmer and John Powell, and began writing additional music for Powell on Kung Fu Panda and then for Zimmer on The Dark Knight, The Da Vinci Code, and The Pirates of the Caribbean films, which rapidly led to scoring blockbuster films on his own. His first solo feature film then came to be 'Monsters v Aliens' directed by Rob Letterman.

"I've spent a lot of time working in the record industry," says Jackman, "and for my money being a film composer is way more fun. You can be working on X-Men, and then a movie set in 17th-century Italy. It's not about showing off what you think is cool or what you want to hear, but 'what is this movie about, and what would best serve it?' That process just leads to strange and remarkable places."

Jackman is known for his recent scores for Marvel Studios' 'The Falcon and the Winter Soldier', Showtime's 'The Comey Rule', The Russo Brothers' 'Cherry', as well as 'Jumanji: The Next Level', a continuation of the magical board game adventure story, and 'Detective Pikachu', following the story of the beloved Pikachu Pokémon character starring Ryan Reynolds. His other recent work includes 'Ralph Breaks the Internet', which was nominated for Best Animated Feature. His other diverse credits include Captain America: Civil War, Kong: Skull Island, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, Big Hero 6, and Kingsman: The Golden Circle.
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Henry Jackman at an event for Captain America: Civil War (2016)
Henry Jackman and Victoria de la Vega at an event for Captain America: Civil War (2016)
Henry Jackman at an event for Captain America: Civil War (2016)
John Powell and Henry Jackman at an event for Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five (2008)
John Powell, Mark Walton, Katy Mixon, and Henry Jackman at an event for Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five (2008)

Known for

Bruce Willis, Dwayne Johnson, Lee Byung-hun, Elodie Yung, Channing Tatum, and Adrianne Palicki in G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
5.7
  • Composer(music by)
  • 2013
Colin Firth, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Caine, Mark Strong, Sofia Boutella, and Taron Egerton in Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)
Kingsman: The Secret Service
7.7
  • Composer
  • 2014
Faysal Ahmed and Barkhad Abdirahman in Captain Phillips (2013)
Captain Phillips
7.8
  • Composer
  • 2013
Kevin Bacon, Jason Flemyng, January Jones, Rose Byrne, Nicholas Hoult, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Lucas Till, Jennifer Lawrence, and Zoë Kravitz in X-Men: First Class (2011)
X-Men: First Class
7.7
  • Composer(music composed by)
  • 2011

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  • Dennis Quaid, Lucy Liu, Gabrielle Union, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Jaboukie Young-White in Strange World (2022)
    Strange World
    • (music by)
  • Chris Evans and Ryan Gosling in The Gray Man (2022)
    The Gray Man
    • (music by)
  • Zach Galifianakis, Jack Dylan Grazer, and Kyliegh Curran in Ron's Gone Wrong (2021)
    Ron's Gone Wrong
    • (music by)
  • Daniel Brühl, Wyatt Russell, Emily VanCamp, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, and Erin Kellyman in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021)
    The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
  • Tom Holland in Cherry (2021)
    Cherry
    • (music by)
  • Jeff Daniels and Brendan Gleeson in The Comey Rule (2020)
    The Comey Rule
  • Chris Hemsworth in Extraction (2020)
    Extraction
    • (music by)
  • Jack Black, Kevin Hart, Dwayne Johnson, and Karen Gillan in Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)
    Jumanji: The Next Level
  • Chadwick Boseman in 21 Bridges (2019)
    21 Bridges
  • Mosul (2019)
    Mosul
  • American Skin (2019)
    American Skin
  • Ryan Reynolds in Pokémon: Detective Pikachu (2019)
    Pokémon: Detective Pikachu
  • Anthony Mackie and Margaret Qualley in IO (2019)
    IO
  • John C. Reilly, Ming-Na Wen, Brad Garrett, Irene Bedard, Kristen Bell, Jodi Benson, Corey Burton, Bill Hader, Jennifer Hale, Taraji P. Henson, Linda Larkin, Jane Lynch, Kelly Macdonald, Idina Menzel, Mandy Moore, Paige O'Hara, Anika Noni Rose, Sarah Silverman, Alan Tudyk, Pamela Ribon, Jack McBrayer, Kate Higgins, Gal Gadot, Timothy Simons, Ali Wong, Sean Giambrone, and Auli'i Cravalho in Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)
    Ralph Breaks the Internet
  • The Predator (2018)
    The Predator
    • (music by)

Music Department

  • Chris Evans and Ryan Gosling in The Gray Man (2022)
    The Gray Man
  • Back from the Brink: Saved from Extinction (2019)
    Back from the Brink: Saved from Extinction
  • John C. Reilly, Ming-Na Wen, Brad Garrett, Irene Bedard, Kristen Bell, Jodi Benson, Corey Burton, Bill Hader, Jennifer Hale, Taraji P. Henson, Linda Larkin, Jane Lynch, Kelly Macdonald, Idina Menzel, Mandy Moore, Paige O'Hara, Anika Noni Rose, Sarah Silverman, Alan Tudyk, Pamela Ribon, Jack McBrayer, Kate Higgins, Gal Gadot, Timothy Simons, Ali Wong, Sean Giambrone, and Auli'i Cravalho in Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)
    Ralph Breaks the Internet
  • Kong: Skull Island (2017)
    Kong: Skull Island
  • George Clooney, Julia Roberts, and Jack O'Connell in Money Monster (2016)
    Money Monster
  • Jim Carrey, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse in Kick-Ass 2 (2013)
    Kick-Ass 2
    • (uncredited)
  • Bruce Willis, Dwayne Johnson, Lee Byung-hun, Elodie Yung, Channing Tatum, and Adrianne Palicki in G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)
    G.I. Joe: Retaliation
  • Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter: The Great Calamity (2012)
    Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter: The Great Calamity
  • Jim Cummings and Travis Oates in Winnie the Pooh (2011)
    Winnie the Pooh
  • Alec Baldwin and Meryl Streep in It's Complicated (2009)
    It's Complicated
  • B.O.B.'s Big Break (2009)
    B.O.B.'s Big Break
  • Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Aaron Eckhart, Heath Ledger, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Cillian Murphy, and Chin Han in The Dark Knight (2008)
    The Dark Knight
  • Will Smith in Hancock (2008)
    Hancock
  • Jack Black in Kung Fu Panda (2008)
    Kung Fu Panda
  • Sigourney Weaver, William Hurt, Dennis Quaid, Stuart Baird, James Le Gros, Forest Whitaker, Matthew Fox, and Zoe Saldana in Vantage Point (2008)
    Vantage Point

Soundtrack

  • Dennis Quaid, Lucy Liu, Gabrielle Union, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Jaboukie Young-White in Strange World (2022)
    Strange World
  • 49th Annie Awards
    • (uncredited)
  • Zach Galifianakis, Jack Dylan Grazer, and Kyliegh Curran in Ron's Gone Wrong (2021)
    Ron's Gone Wrong
  • Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson in The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)
    The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
  • Diminishing Returns (2016)
    Diminishing Returns
    • ("Theme from Captain Phillips")
  • Ryan Reynolds in Pokémon: Detective Pikachu (2019)
    Pokémon: Detective Pikachu
  • Michael vs Jason: Evil Emerges (2019)
    Michael vs Jason: Evil Emerges
    • ("Music from 'Captain America: Civil War'")
  • Kayak Kops (2019)
    Kayak Kops
  • Diego Aramburu-Zabala in Aramburu's Magical Mystery Tour (2017)
    Aramburu's Magical Mystery Tour
  • The Man in the High Castle (2015)
    The Man in the High Castle
    • (uncredited)
  • Michael Douglas, Bobby Cannavale, Michael Peña, Paul Rudd, Corey Stoll, Mark Knapton, and Evangeline Lilly in Ant-Man (2015)
    Ant-Man
  • Jim Parsons in Home (2015)
    Home
  • Jim Carrey, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse in Kick-Ass 2 (2013)
    Kick-Ass 2
    • (uncredited)
  • Some Jerk with a Camera (2011)
    Some Jerk with a Camera
  • 16H en mission (2012)
    16H en mission

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    • Hillingdon, Middlesex, England, UK

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