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John Powell is a British film score composer born on 18 September 1963, and currently based in Los Angeles.
Powell originally trained as a violinist as a child, before studying at London’s Trinity College of Music. He later ventured into jazz and rock music, playing in a soul band The Fabulistics. On leaving college, he composed music for commercials, which led to a job as an assistant to the composer Patrick Doyle on several film productions, including Much Ado About Nothing.
In 1995 he co-founded the London-based commercial music house Independently Thinking Music, which produced scores for more than 100 British and French commercials and independent films.
Since moving to the U.S. in 1997, he has become a popular choice for comedy and action film scores, including Robots, The Italian Job, The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum, Shrek, Chicken Run (co-composed with Harry Gregson-Williams), Endurance, Ice Age: The Meltdown and Face/Off.
Powell is one of the best known former members of the Remote Control (formerly known as Media Ventures) team of film composers and has a scoring style that incorporates both traditional orchestral and more modern, synthesized elements.
He recently wrote the scores for X-Men: The Last Stand, United 93, Happy Feet, The Bourne Ultimatum, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, and How to Train Your Dragon. He is signed to score The Brazilian Job.
Powell originally trained as a violinist as a child, before studying at London’s Trinity College of Music. He later ventured into jazz and rock music, playing in a soul band The Fabulistics. On leaving college, he composed music for commercials, which led to a job as an assistant to the composer Patrick Doyle on several film productions, including Much Ado About Nothing.
In 1995 he co-founded the London-based commercial music house Independently Thinking Music, which produced scores for more than 100 British and French commercials and independent films.
Since moving to the U.S. in 1997, he has become a popular choice for comedy and action film scores, including Robots, The Italian Job, The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum, Shrek, Chicken Run (co-composed with Harry Gregson-Williams), Endurance, Ice Age: The Meltdown and Face/Off.
Powell is one of the best known former members of the Remote Control (formerly known as Media Ventures) team of film composers and has a scoring style that incorporates both traditional orchestral and more modern, synthesized elements.
He recently wrote the scores for X-Men: The Last Stand, United 93, Happy Feet, The Bourne Ultimatum, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, and How to Train Your Dragon. He is signed to score The Brazilian Job.
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_Vitor_ wrote:
The HTTYD score is amazing, for sure! But just listen to Rat Race Suite from the movie Rat Race. AWESOME!
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cristhianfs wrote:
Love the Bourne saga, amazing music!
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Stecka wrote:
Kisses anc cake <3 <3 <3
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ladysdragonrose wrote:
i love the romantic flight song, and i had it on my profile from project playlist. id like to have the song back. but guess im gonna have to buy the cd. i loved the movie how to train your dragon and loved the music big time! please put it back on playlist puleeezzzeee!!!!!
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Clackers wrote:
ForceDestroyer, mind telling us which film you are talking about?
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ForceDestroyer wrote:
Always nice when epic music suddenly comes out of nowhere! Never heard of the man before, movie was so-so, but man, that is some awesome sound there!
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JeanLuis13 wrote:
Forbidden Friendship <3 !!
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LordOpeth wrote:
My son's favourite film at the moment.
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Mulgorea wrote:
Just realised that he will score How To Train Your Dragon 2 which is probably done 2014. Hoping it will be a good sequel! Can't wait :P I want him to have that academy award! Also Ice Age 4, next year.
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horla4 wrote:
John taught me how to train my own dragon. <3
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Ronnie11 wrote:
How to train your dragon-one of the best scores ever
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Mal0ney wrote:
I don't wanna talk about Inception. This is just overrated as hell. But the count as listeners goes along with the popularity of a movie.
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Mulgorea wrote:
HTTYD is not overrated at all imo, it deserves all fame it can get especially as it didn't win the Oscar for Powell's brilliant job. Best score i've heard in a good while if not the best animated score of all time? I simply can't get bored of it, but I may be alone thinking this. If somethings "overrated" i'd say it's the Inception score, obviously Zimmer is more known but still just compare the plays here on lastfm for instance. I still think Inception was a really good score (even though Zimmer isn't one of my favorite composers) but still, not near HTTYD at all. But we all have difference opinions and this is mine, and I know that none cares but i'm bored and just writing it anyways since I really adore his work.
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ArleynAmadrowix wrote:
The HTTYD score is so beautiful, lively and soulful.[1]
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Mal0ney wrote:
HTTYD is good but terribly overrated. Check Death & Transfiguration from HANCOCK. Powerful orchestration.
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weyfryd wrote:
The HTTYD score is so beautiful, lively and soulful. And yes, "he should've won the Oscar". Romantic Flight, Test drive, Forbidden Friendship and Where's Hiccup? ♥
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KangarooBoxer wrote:
I'm back on HTTYD at the mo, after not listening to it for ages as a complete work it's once again blown me away, how it didn't get the Oscar is beyond me.
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Mulgorea wrote:
He should've won the Oscar... there's no question about it
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David_CZ wrote:
I still cry with HTTYD.
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Prescilla_x wrote:
I can't believe the song 'Test Drive' from 'How to Train Your Dragon' isn't number 1. That song literally makes you feel as though you're flying high through the clouds on a dragon!
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