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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.
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  • Ahi_max

    Funeral For a Tree - Lorax score -->I almost had to cry [second for this]

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  • Ahi_max

    OMG!! love you...

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  • tenced

    my greatest way to the world of score soundtracks ...thank you John

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  • Shauni51

    awesome Bourne soundtracks!

    March 2012

  • Alex__Burn

    Face/Off - best soundtrack I've ever heard..

    March 2012

  • kaplis

    the latter

    March 2012

  • Clackers

    Eagerly awaiting The Lorax score. If it's anything like HTTYD then I will be very happy, however if it's more like Rio or Mars Needs Moms then it will be a little disappointing.

    March 2012

  • kaplis

    classic Powell but more fun

    March 2012
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