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John Powell(I)

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  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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John Powell at Newman Scoring Stage during The Call of the Wild scoring
'Ferdinand' tells the story of a giant bull with a big heart. After being mistaken for a dangerous beast, he is captured and torn from his home. Determined to return to his family, he rallies a misfit team on the ultimate adventure.
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John Powell was born on 18 September 1963 in London, England, UK. He is a composer, known for Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018), How to Train Your Dragon (2010) and Rio (2011). He was previously married to Melinda Lerner.
BornSeptember 18, 1963
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 42 wins & 75 nominations total

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John Powell at Ferdinand Scoring Session
at Abbey Road Studios for Solo: A Star Wars Story
How to Train Your Dragon Recording Session Abbey Road Studios, London
John Powell in Robots (2005)
John Powell in Robots (2005)
Ron Howard, George Lucas, Woody Harrelson, Simon Emanuel, Kathleen Kennedy, Alan Bergman, Paul Bettany, Jon Favreau, Alan F. Horn, Clint Howard, Jonathan Kasdan, Thandiwe Newton, John Powell, Donald Glover, Alden Ehrenreich, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Emilia Clarke, and Joonas Suotamo at an event for Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
Djimon Hounsou, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Bonnie Arnold, Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Dean DeBlois, Craig Ferguson, John Powell, Randy Thom, America Ferrera, and Kit Harington at an event for How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)
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)
John Powell, Mark Walton, and Katy Mixon at an event for Kung Fu Panda (2008)
John Powell at an event for Kung Fu Panda (2008)

Known for

Woody Harrelson, Paul Bettany, Thandiwe Newton, Donald Glover, Alden Ehrenreich, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Emilia Clarke, Charlotte Louise, and Joonas Suotamo in Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
Solo: A Star Wars Story
6.9
  • Composer(score composed and adapted by)
  • 2018
Jay Baruchel in How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
How to Train Your Dragon
8.1
  • Composer
  • 2010
Anne Hathaway, Jamie Foxx, Jesse Eisenberg, George Lopez, Tracy Morgan, Jemaine Clement, and Will.i.am in Rio (2011)
Rio
6.9
  • Composer(music by)
  • 2011
Matt Damon, Franka Potente, and Nicky Naudé in The Bourne Identity (2002)
The Bourne Identity
7.9
  • Composer
  • 2002

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Composer

  • Michael J. Fox in Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie (2023)
    Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
    • Composer
    • 2023
  • Harry Styles and Florence Pugh in Don't Worry Darling (2022)
    Don't Worry Darling
    • Composer (music composed and conducted by)
    • 2022
  • Anne Hathaway and Chiwetel Ejiofor in Locked Down (2021)
    Locked Down
    • Composer
    • 2021
  • Harrison Ford in The Call of the Wild (2020)
    The Call of the Wild
    • Composer
    • 2020
  • Jay Baruchel in How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)
    How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
    • Composer (music by)
    • 2019
  • Woody Harrelson, Paul Bettany, Thandiwe Newton, Donald Glover, Alden Ehrenreich, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Emilia Clarke, Charlotte Louise, and Joonas Suotamo in Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
    Solo: A Star Wars Story
    • Composer (score composed and adapted by)
    • 2018
  • John Cena and Lily Day in Ferdinand (2017)
    Ferdinand
    • Composer (music by)
    • 2017
  • Matt Damon and Alicia Vikander in Jason Bourne (2016)
    Jason Bourne
    • Composer
    • 2016
  • Hugh Jackman, Garrett Hedlund, Rooney Mara, and Levi Miller in Pan (2015)
    Pan
    • Composer
    • 2015
  • How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)
    How to Train Your Dragon 2
    • Composer
    • 2014
  • Anne Hathaway, Jamie Foxx, Kristin Chenoweth, Jesse Eisenberg, George Lopez, Jemaine Clement, Will.i.am, Pierce Gagnon, Rachel Crow, and Amandla Stenberg in Rio 2 (2014)
    Rio 2
    • Composer (music by)
    • 2014
  • Serenade (2012)
    Serenade
    • Composer
    • Video
    • 2012
  • John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Ray Romano, Chris Wedge, and Kunal Nayyar in Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)
    Ice Age: Continental Drift
    • Composer (music by)
    • 2012
  • Danny DeVito in The Lorax (2012)
    The Lorax
    • Composer (music by)
    • 2012
  • The Pointless Hunt
    • Composer (archival music)
    • Short
    • 2011

Music Department

  • Harry Styles and Florence Pugh in Don't Worry Darling (2022)
    Don't Worry Darling
    • conductor (uncredited)
    • 2022
  • Ice Age: Scrat Tales (2022)
    Ice Age: Scrat Tales
    • composer: end titles
    • musician: accordion
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2022
  • Dominique Jennings, Justina Machado, Simon Pegg, Sean Kenin, Skyler Stone, Aaron Harris, Vincent Tong, Utkarsh Ambudkar, and Jake Green in The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild (2022)
    The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild
    • original themes by (uncredited)
    • 2022
  • Wilmer Valderrama, Angie Cepeda, María Cecilia Botero, Carolina Gaitan, Stephanie Beatriz, Diane Guerrero, Adassa, Ravi Cabot-Conyers, Rhenzy Feliz, Jess Darrow, and Mauro Castillo in Encanto (2021)
    Encanto
    • score coordinator
    • 2021
  • Anne Hathaway and Chiwetel Ejiofor in Locked Down (2021)
    Locked Down
    • score composer
    • score performer
    • score producer
    • 2021
  • Monty and Patrik S. Jørgensen in Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith: Comic Dub (2019)
    Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith: Comic Dub
    • reused music
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Harrison Ford in The Call of the Wild (2020)
    The Call of the Wild
    • conductor
    • score producer
    • soundtrack producer
    • 2020
  • Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, Liam Ferguson, and Madalyn Gonzalez in How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming (2019)
    How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming
    • original themes by
    • TV Movie
    • 2019
  • Joseph Izzo and Chloe Bennet in Abominable (2019)
    Abominable
    • composer: "DreamWorks Fanfare" (uncredited)
    • 2019
  • John Cena and Lily Day in Ferdinand (2017)
    Ferdinand
    • conductor
    • score producer
    • soundtrack producer
    • 2017
  • Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, T.J. Miller, Andree Vermeulen, and Zack Pearlman in Dragons: Race to the Edge (2015)
    Dragons: Race to the Edge
    • original theme
    • composer: theme music
    • TV Series
    • 2015–2016
  • Kate Hudson, Jack Black, and Bryan Cranston in Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)
    Kung Fu Panda 3
    • composer: theme music
    • 2016
  • Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll (2016)
    Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll
    • stock music by
    • Short
    • 2016
  • Danny DeVito in The Lorax (2012)
    The Lorax
    • musician: guitar
    • songs: music by
    • 2012
  • Anne Hathaway, Jamie Foxx, Jesse Eisenberg, George Lopez, Tracy Morgan, Jemaine Clement, and Will.i.am in Rio (2011)
    Rio
    • musician: whistler
    • 2011

Soundtrack

  • Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Wagner Moura, Ray Winstone, Olivia Colman, Harvey Guillén, Samson Kayo, and Florence Pugh in Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)
    Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
    • writer: "The End / Happily Ever After", "It Is You (I Have Loved)" (uncredited)
    • 2022
  • Dominique Jennings, Justina Machado, Simon Pegg, Sean Kenin, Skyler Stone, Aaron Harris, Vincent Tong, Utkarsh Ambudkar, and Jake Green in The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild (2022)
    The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild
    • writer: "Themes from Ice Age
    • 2022
  • Diminishing Returns Diminisodes (2017)
    Diminishing Returns Diminisodes
    • Soundtrack
    • Podcast Series
    • 2020–2021
  • Top 10 Best Animated Films of the 2010 Decade (2019)
    Top 10 Best Animated Films of the 2010 Decade
    • writer: "Dragon Racing" (uncredited)
    • TV Special
    • 2019
  • Top 10 Worst Animated Films of the 2010 Decade (2019)
    Top 10 Worst Animated Films of the 2010 Decade
    • writer: "How Bad Can I Be" (uncredited)
    • TV Movie
    • 2019
  • Diminishing Returns (2016)
    Diminishing Returns
    • Soundtrack ("Chicken in the Pot")
    • Podcast Series
    • 2018
  • Burger Quiz (2001)
    Burger Quiz
    • writer: "Fairytale"
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • John Cena and Lily Day in Ferdinand (2017)
    Ferdinand
    • arranger: "Home (Film Version)"
    • producer: "Home (Film Version)"
    • 2017
  • John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Ray Romano, and Chris Wedge in Ice Age: Collision Course (2016)
    Ice Age: Collision Course
    • writer: "End Credits"
    • 2016
  • Hugh Jackman, Garrett Hedlund, Rooney Mara, and Levi Miller in Pan (2015)
    Pan
    • producer: "Smells Like Teen Spirit", "Blitzkrieg Bop", "Something's Not Right"
    • 2015
  • Reel Iconic (2015)
    Reel Iconic
    • Soundtrack ("Two New Alphas", "Where No One Goes")
    • TV Series
    • 2015
  • How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)
    How to Train Your Dragon 2
    • music: "Where No One Goes", "For the Dancing and the Dreaming"
    • producer: "Where No One Goes", "For the Dancing and the Dreaming"
    • 2014
  • Anne Hathaway, Jamie Foxx, Kristin Chenoweth, Jesse Eisenberg, George Lopez, Jemaine Clement, Will.i.am, Pierce Gagnon, Rachel Crow, and Amandla Stenberg in Rio 2 (2014)
    Rio 2
    • music: "Real in Rio", "Ô Vida", "Poisonous Love", "Bola Viva", "Batucada Familia"
    • producer: "What Is Love (Cast)", "Ô Vida", "Poisonous Love", "Welcome Back", "Beautiful Creatures", "Don't Go Away", "Look at Me Now", "Memory", "It's a Jungle Out Here (Brazilian)", "I Will Survive", "Bola Viva", "Batucada Familia"
    • writer: "Welcome Back"
    • 2014
  • Faysal Ahmed and Barkhad Abdirahman in Captain Phillips (2013)
    Captain Phillips
    • performer: "The End"
    • writer: "The End"
    • 2013
  • Winnie the Pooh Meets the Toxic Avenger
    • writer: "Scrat's Fantasia/Ode to Joy (from Ice Age
    • Video
    • 2013

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Rio
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Rio
Rio
Promo 0:17
Rio

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    • September 18, 1963
    • London, England, UK
  • Spouse
    • Melinda Lerner? - 2016 (her death, 1 child)

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    His 2010 score for the film How to Train Your Dragon earned him his first Academy Award nomination at the 83rd Academy Awards.
  • Trademark
      Use of live percusions, especially the Indian Conga drum, which he first used in The Bourne Supremacy.

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