John Powell

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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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  • Octaviobanake

    HTTYD *_____*

    5 May 9:15am Reply
  • aphoticapathy

    Jumper!

    10 Mar 4:54am Reply
  • Parade_

    John Powell – Face On <3

    7 Feb 5:45pm Reply
  • Heidimoose134

    How To Train Your Dragon score = <3 <3 <3 <3

    14 Oct 2012 Reply
  • Picu28

    How To Train Your Dragon, amazing movie, AMAZING soundtrack.

    1 Sep 2012 Reply
  • benxander

    I read that he's composing the music for the new Mad Max film, Fury Road. Should be a decent score indeed.

    7 Aug 2012 Reply
  • WiwiKien

    HTTYD really is his best, but i give you the advice, take a listen into "Happy Feet Two", some awesome meldies in this! "Skua attack/adelie rescue"

    1 Aug 2012 Reply
  • eN4ez

    Death and Transfiguration - шедеврище

    7 Jul 2012 Reply
  • PleunWeijers

    How To Train Your Dragon!

    13 Jun 2012 Reply
  • Ahi_max

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

    3 Apr 2012 Reply
  • Ahi_max

    OMG!! love you...

    3 Apr 2012 Reply
  • tenced

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

    1 Apr 2012 Reply
  • Shauni51

    awesome Bourne soundtracks!

    25 Mar 2012 Reply
  • Alex__Burn

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

    23 Mar 2012 Reply
  • kaplis

    the latter

    14 Mar 2012 Reply
  • 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.

    14 Mar 2012 Reply
  • kaplis

    classic Powell but more fun

    7 Mar 2012 Reply
  • elnimio

    Anyone seen the Lorax? How's the score?

    5 Mar 2012 Reply
  • SummerPup

    The HTTYD score was the best I have ever heard, so gorgeous, emotional, and beautiful. ♥

    1 Mar 2012 Reply
  • _Vitor_

    The HTTYD score is amazing, for sure! But just listen to Rat Race Suite from the movie Rat Race. AWESOME!

    19 Jan 2012 Reply
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