John Powell (film composer)

English film music composer and music conductor

John Powell

John Powell in 2008

Background information
Born| London, England
Origin| East Sussex, England
Genres| Film score
Occupation(s)| Music composer
Music conductor
Years active| 1989–present
Labels| 5 Cat Studios
Website| johnpowellmusic.com 5catstudios.com

Musical artist

John Powell is an English film music composer and music conductor. He has been based in Los Angeles, California since 1997 and has composed the music to over 70 feature films. He is best known for composing the music for films such as Face/Off, the Bourne films, the Happy Feet films, United 93, X-Men: The Last Stand, Wicked and its upcoming sequel For Good, Evolution, Dr. Seuss' The Lorax, Migration, Drumline, Hancock, The Call of the Wild, Bolt, That Christmas, Thelma the Unicorn, Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie, eight Blue Sky Studios films and ten DreamWorks Animation films.

His work on Happy Feet, Ferdinand and Solo: A Star Wars Story has earned him three Grammy nominations. He was nominated for two Academy Awards for How to Train Your Dragon and Wicked.[1]

Powell was a member of Hans Zimmer's music studio, Remote Control Productions, and has collaborated frequently with other composers from the studio, including Harry Gregson-Williams on Antz, Chicken Run and Shrek and Zimmer himself on Chill Factor, The Road to El Dorado, and the first two Kung Fu Panda films.

He has also collaborated with film directors such as Carlos Saldanha, Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders, Jon M. Chu, George Miller, John Woo, Ron Underwood, Doug Liman, Charles Stone III and Paul Greengrass.

## Early life and education

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As a child, he played the violin and viola. He studied the violin at the Trinity College of Music, central London (now the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in Greenwich, London). There, he met John Ashton Thomas, who orchestrated many of Powell's scores. Powell played for "Faboulistics", an amateur rock and roll band.[2]

After finishing 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.[3] In 1995, Powell co-founded the London-based commercial music house "Independently Thinking Music" with Gavin Greenaway,[4] which produced scores for more than 100 British and French commercials and independent films.

## Career

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Powell's first score was for the Season 4 of the TV series Stay Lucky. He moved to Los Angeles in 1997 and scored his first major film, Face/Off. It was followed by Antz in 1998, the first film produced by DreamWorks Animation, which he co-scored with fellow British composer Harry Gregson-Williams, which also marked the duo's first score for an animated film. Two years later, Powell collaborated with composer Hans Zimmer on the score for The Road to El Dorado. Later that same year, he also teamed up with Harry Gregson-Williams again to compose the score to Chicken Run and then again the following year on Shrek. Gregson-Williams composed all the subsequent Shrek films and the sequel to Chicken Run himself. In 2001 he also scored Evolution, I Am Sam, Just Visiting and Rat Race.

In 2002 Powell was hired to score The Bourne Identity for director Doug Liman after Carter Burwell left the project. He also returned to score the series' other two films, The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum, under British director Paul Greengrass.

Powell collaborated with Liman again to score Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005). That year he also scored Robots for Blue Sky Studios, and went on to score many of the studio's subsequent films until 2017's Ferdinand.

In 2006, he scored Greengrass' United 93. He also composed music for his second Blue Sky film Ice Age: The Meltdown, following David Newman, who scored the first Ice Age film; as well as X-Men: The Last Stand and Happy Feet, for which he won a Film & TV Music Award for Best Score for an Animated Feature Film. The next year he scored The Bourne Ultimatum. In 2008 he reunited with Hans Zimmer and returned to DreamWorks Animation to score Kung Fu Panda, and also wrote music for Jumper, Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!, Hancock, and Bolt. In 2009 he scored the third film of Ice Age series; Dawn of the Dinosaurs.

In 2010, Powell composed the score to How to Train Your Dragon, which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Score. It was his sixth DreamWorks Animation film, although the first where he composed the whole score himself. That year he also scored Greengrass's Green Zone and Knight and Day.

In 2013, Powell took a sabbatical year from film scoring. In April 2014, after completing his scores to sequels Rio 2 and How to Train Your Dragon 2, he announced he would take another break to compose concert music, including a 45-minute oratorio to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of World War I. The piece, "A Prussian Requiem", with a libretto by Michael Petry, premiered on 6 March 2016 at The Royal Festival Hall, London with José Serebrier conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra.[5]

Powell composed the score for Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018),[6] collaborating with John Williams, who wrote Han Solo's theme. In 2019, Powell scored How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, the final film in the How to Train Your Dragon series. In November 2023, it was announced that Powell would compose the musical score for the 2024 Netflix and Locksmith Animation film That Christmas. In January 2024, it was announced that Powell will return to compose the score for the live-action remake of How to Train Your Dragon.[7] In August 2024, it was confirmed that Powell will compose and conduct the incidental score for the two-part film adaptation of Wicked, in collaboration with the musical's composer Stephen Schwartz.[8][9][10]

## Filmography

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### Feature films

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#### 1990s

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Year  | Title  | Director(s)  | Company credits  | Note(s)

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1997  | Face/Off | John Woo | Touchstone Pictures
Paramount Pictures
Permut Presentations
Douglas/Reuther Productions
WCG Entertainment Productions  | Additional music composed by Gavin Greenaway
Originally composed by Mark Isham
John Powell's first musical score for a feature film
1998  | With Friends Like These... | Philip Frank Messina  | Miramax Films
Parkway Productions
Quadrant Films
Robert Greenhut Productions  | Also a music conductor
Endurance | Leslie Woodhead
Bud Greenspan | Walt Disney Pictures
Channel Four Films
Helkon Media
La Junta
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution | Also a music producer
Additional music composed by Geoff Zanelli
Antz | Eric Darnell
Tim Johnson | DreamWorks Pictures
DreamWorks Animation
PDI/DreamWorks | Co-composed with Harry Gregson-Williams
Additional music composed by Gavin Greenaway, Geoff Zanelli and Steve Jablonsky
John Powell's first musical score for an animated feature film
1999  | Forces of Nature | Bronwen Hughes | DreamWorks Pictures
Roth-Arnold Productions  | Also a soundtrack producer
Additional music composed by Gavin Greenaway
Chill Factor | Hugh Johnson | Morgan Creek Entertainment
Warner Bros. Pictures | Co-composed with Hans Zimmer
Additional music composed by Klaus Badelt, James S. Levine, James McKee Smith, Jeff Rona and Geoff Zanelli

#### 2000s

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Year  | Title  | Director(s)  | Company credits  | Note

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2000  | The Road to El Dorado | Don Paul
Eric "Bibo" Bergeron
Jeffrey Katzenberg | DreamWorks Pictures
DreamWorks Animation | Co-composed with Hans Zimmer
Additional music composed by Klaus Badelt, Gavin Greenaway, James McKee Smith and Geoff Zanelli
Chicken Run | Peter Lord
Nick Park | Aardman Animations
DreamWorks Animation
DreamWorks Pictures
Allied Filmmakers
Pathé | Co-composed with Harry Gregson-Williams
Additional music composed by Gavin Greenaway, Don L. Harper, Alastair King, James McKee Smith, Geoff Zanelli and Steve Jablonsky
2001  | Just Visiting | Jean-Marie Poiré | Gaumont
Hollywood Pictures
Bruin Grip Services
Hughes Entertainment
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution | Additional music composed by Nick Glennie-Smith, James McKee Smith and Geoff Zanelli
Shrek | Andrew Adamson
Vicky Jenson | DreamWorks Pictures
DreamWorks Animation
PDI/DreamWorks | Co-composed with Harry Gregson-Williams
Additional music composed by Alastair King, James McKee Smith and Toby Chu
Evolution | Ivan Reitman | The Montecito Picture Company
DreamWorks Pictures
Columbia Pictures | Trailer music composed by Daniel Nielsen
Additional music composed by Gavin Greenaway and James McKee Smith
Rat Race | Jerry Zucker | Fireworks Pictures
Alphaville Films
Zucker Productions
Paramount Pictures | Originally composed by Elmer Bernstein
Additional music composed by James McKee Smith and John Ashton Thomas
I Am Sam | Jessie Nelson | The Bedford Falls Company
New Line Cinema
Avery Pix
Red Fish Blue Fish Films  | —
2002  | D-Tox | Jim Gillespie | Universal Pictures
KC Medien
Capella International
Soul Simple Productions
Imagine Entertainment | Additional music composed by Nick Glennie-Smith, James McKee Smith, William Ross and Geoff Zanelli
The Bourne Identity | Doug Liman | Stillking Films
Hypnotic
Kalima Productions GmbH & Co. KG
The Kennedy/Marshall Company
Universal Pictures | Originally composed by Carter Burwell
Additional music composed by James McKee Smith and Joel Richard
Drumline | Charles Stone III | 20th Century Fox
Fox 2000 Pictures
Wendy Finerman Productions | —
The Adventures of Pluto Nash | Ron Underwood | Castle Rock Entertainment
Village Roadshow Pictures
NPV Entertainment
Sprockets Music
Warner Bros. Pictures | Additional music composed by James McKee Smith, Joel J. Richard and John Ashton Thomas
Two Weeks Notice | Marc Lawrence | Fortis Films
Castle Rock Entertainment
Village Roadshow Pictures
NPV Entertainment
Warner Bros. Pictures | —
2003  | Agent Cody Banks | Harald Zwart | Maverick Films
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Splendid Pictures
Dylan Sellers Productions
Madacy Entertainment  | Additional music composed by James McKee Smith and John Ashton Thomas
The Italian Job | F. Gary Gray | Paramount Pictures
De Line Pictures
Working Title Films | Also a guitarist
Additional music composed by T.J. Lindgren, James McKee Smith, Rupert Parkes and John Ashton Thomas
Gigli | Martin Brest | Columbia Pictures
Revolution Studios
Casey Silver Productions
City Light Films
Sony Pictures Releasing | Originally composed by Carter Burwell
Trailer music composed by Daniel Nielsen
Paycheck | John Woo | Davis Entertainment
Paramount Pictures
DreamWorks Pictures
Lion Rock Productions
Solomon/Hackett Productions  | Also a soundtrack producer
Additional music composed by T.J. Lindgren, James McKee Smith and John Ashton Thomas
2004  | The Bourne Supremacy | Paul Greengrass | The Kennedy/Marshall Company
Universal Pictures
Ludlum Entertainment
Hypnotic | Trailer music composed by Daniel Nielsen
Mr. 3000 | Charles Stone III | The Kennedy/Marshall Company
Spyglass Entertainment
Dimension Films
Touchstone Pictures
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution | —
Alfie | Charles Shyer | Paramount Pictures
Patalex Productions Limited  | Co-composed with Mick Jagger and David A. Stewart
2005  | Be Cool | F. Gary Gray | Jersey Films
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Double Feature Films
Wonderworks Films  | Also a guitarist
Additional music composed by Dylan Berry
Robots | Chris Wedge | 20th Century Fox
20th Century Fox Animation
Blue Sky Studios | Trailer music composed by Daniel Nielsen
Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Doug Liman | Weed Road Pictures
Regency Enterprises
Summit Entertainment
20th Century Fox
New Regency Productions
Epsilon Motion Pictures  | Also a music conductor
Trailer music composed by Daniel Nielsen
2006  | Ice Age: The Meltdown | Carlos Saldanha | 20th Century Fox
20th Century Fox Animation
Blue Sky Studios | Originally composed by David Newman
Co-composed with Will Edwards
Trailer music composed by Daniel Nielsen
Additional music composed by James McKee Smith and John Ashton Thomas
United 93 | Paul Greengrass | Universal Pictures
StudioCanal
Sidney Kimmel Entertainment
Working Title Films
Zak Productions  | —
X-Men: The Last Stand | Brett Ratner | 20th Century Fox
Marvel Entertainment
The Donners' Company
Dune Entertainment
Ingenious Film Partners
Bad Hat Harry Productions | Additional music composed by James McKee Smith and John Ashton Thomas
Happy Feet | George Miller | Animal Logic
Kennedy Miller Productions
Village Roadshow Pictures
Warner Bros. Pictures
Kingdom Feature Productions  | Also a song arranger and a song producer
Nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Media
Additional music composed by John Ashton Thomas
2007  | The Bourne Ultimatum | Paul Greengrass | The Kennedy/Marshall Company
Universal Pictures
MP BETA Productions
Ludlum Entertainment
Bourne Again
KanZaman Services
Peninsula Films
Studio Babelsberg | Additional music composed by James McKee Smith, Joel J. Richard, John Ashton Thomas and Islam Sabry
P.S. I Love You | Richard LaGravenese | Alcon Entertainment
Wendy Finerman Productions
Grosvenor Park Films LLP  | Also a guitarist
Additional music composed by John Ashton Thomas and Scott Liggett
2008  | Jumper | Doug Liman | Regency Enterprises
20th Century Fox
New Regency Productions
Dune Entertainment
Hypnotic
Epsilon Motion Pictures
Jumper Productions  | Additional music composed by James McKee Smith and John Ashton Thomas
Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! | Jimmy Hayward
Steve Martino | 20th Century Fox
20th Century Fox Animation
Blue Sky Studios
Dr. Seuss Enterprises  | Additional music by James McKee Smith, John Ashton Thomas and Paul Mounsey
Stop-Loss | Kimberly Peirce | MTV Films
Paramount Pictures
Scott Rudin Productions
Peirce Pictures  | Also a music conductor and a solo guitarist
Kung Fu Panda | John Stevenson
Mark Osborne | Paramount Pictures
DreamWorks Animation
Dragon Warrior Media  | Co-composed with Hans Zimmer
Additional music composed by James McKee Smith and Henry Jackman
Hancock | Peter Berg | Overbrook Entertainment
Relativity Media
Columbia Pictures
Weed Road Pictures
Blue Light
Forward Pass
GH Three
Sony Pictures Releasing | Trailer music composed by Ernst Meinrath
Additional music composed by Henry Jackman, James McKee Smith and John Ashton Thomas
Bolt | Chris Williams
Byron Howard | Walt Disney Pictures
Walt Disney Animation Studios
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Walt Disney Animation Studios theme music composed by Wilfred Jackson
Additional music composed by James McKee Smith, Paul Mounsey and John Ashton Thomas
2009  | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | Carlos Saldanha | 20th Century Fox
20th Century Fox Animation
Blue Sky Studios | Additional music composed by James McKee Smith and Paul Mounsey

#### 2010s

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2010  | Green Zone | Paul Greengrass | Universal Pictures
StudioCanal
Relativity Media
Working Title Films
Dentsu
Antena 3 Films
KanZaman Productions  | —
How to Train Your Dragon | Chris Sanders
Dean DeBlois | Paramount Pictures
DreamWorks Animation | Also a soundtrack producer
Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Score
Additional music composed by Paul Mounsey
Fair Game | Doug Liman | Participant Media
River Road Entertainment
Weed Road Pictures
Hypnotic
Zucker Productions
Summit Entertainment | Additional music composed by Paul Mounsey
Knight and Day | James Mangold | Dune Entertainment
Regency Enterprises
20th Century Fox
Pink Machine
Tree Line Film
Broken Road Productions
New Regency Productions
Roth Films
Wintergreen Productions  | Additional music composed by Beth Caucci, Paul Mounsey and James McKee Smith
2011  | Mars Needs Moms | Simon Wells | Walt Disney Pictures
ImageMovers Digital
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Additional music composed by Paul Mounsey, Beth Caucci, Victor Chaga and Michael Z. Gordon
Rio | Carlos Saldanha | 20th Century Fox
20th Century Fox Animation
Blue Sky Studios | Also a whistler
Additional music composed by Dominic Lewis and Paul Mounsey
Kung Fu Panda 2 | Jennifer Yuh Nelson | Paramount Pictures
DreamWorks Animation | Co-composed with Hans Zimmer
Additional music composed by Paul Mounsey, James Carlson, Lorne Balfe and Dominic Lewis
Happy Feet Two | George Miller | Village Roadshow Pictures
Kennedy Miller Mitchell
Warner Bros. Pictures
Dr. D Studios | Additional music composed by Paul Mounsey and Hélène Muddiman
2012  | Dr. Seuss' The Lorax | Chris Renaud | Universal Pictures
Illumination Entertainment
Dr. Seuss Enterprises  | Also a song writer and a guitarist
Additional music composed by Paul Mounsey, Beth Caucci and Victor Chaga
Ice Age: Continental Drift | Steve Martino
Mike Thurmeier | 20th Century Fox
20th Century Fox Animation
Blue Sky Studios | Additional music composed by Paul Mounsey, Beth Caucci, Victor Chaga and Hélène Muddiman
2014  | Rio 2 | Carlos Saldanha | Additional music composed by Anthony B. Willis and Paul Mounsey
How to Train Your Dragon 2[11] | Dean DeBlois | 20th Century Fox
DreamWorks Animation | Additional music composed by Anthony Willis and Paul Mounsey
2015  | Pan | Joe Wright | Berlanti Productions
RatPac-Dune Entertainment
Warner Bros. Pictures | Additional music composed by Anthony Willis, Batu Sener and Paul Mounsey
2016  | Jason Bourne | Paul Greengrass | Perfect World Pictures
Captivate Entertainment
Pearl Street Films
The Kennedy/Marshall Company
Universal Pictures | Co-composed with David Buckley
Additional music composed by Batu Sener
2017  | Ferdinand | Carlos Saldanha | 20th Century Fox
20th Century Fox Animation
Blue Sky Studios
Davis Entertainment | Also a music conductor, a score producer and a soundtrack producer
Nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
Additional music composed by Batu Sener, Anthony Willis and Paul Mounsey
2018  | Solo: A Star Wars Story[12] | Ron Howard | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Lucasfilm Ltd.
Allison Shearmur Productions
Lord Miller | Nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition"
Han Solo theme music and original Star Wars music composed by John Williams
Additional music composed by Batu Sener, Anthony Willis, Sebastien Pan and Paul Mounsey
Trailer music composed by Salvador Casais, Nicolas Felix, Gerrit Kinkel, Alex Klingle, Michael Werner Maas and Denis Surov
2019  | How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World[13] | Dean DeBlois | Universal Pictures
DreamWorks Animation | Trailer music composed by Benjamin Squires
Additional music composed by Batu Sener, Anthony Willis and Paul Mounsey

#### 2020s

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2020  | The Call of the Wild[14] | Chris Sanders | 20th Century Studios
TSG Entertainment
3 Arts Entertainment
Halon Entertainment  | Also a music conductor, a score producer and a soundtrack producer
Additional music composed by Batu Sener, Kamille Rudisill, Kelly Adams and Paul Mounsey
2021  | Locked Down[15] | Doug Liman | Warner Bros. Pictures
AGC Studios
Storyteller Productions
Hypnotic
Nebulastar
HBO Max | Also a score producer and a score performer
Additional music composed by Batu Sener
2022  | Don't Worry Darling[16] | Olivia Wilde | Warner Bros. Pictures
New Line Cinema
Vertigo Entertainment | Also a music conductor
Additional music composed by Batu Sener
2023  | Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie | Davis Guggenheim | Apple TV+
Concordia Studio | Additional music composed by Batu Sener
Migration[17] | Benjamin Renner | Universal Pictures
Illumination | Additional music composed by Batu Sener and Pete Davison[18]
2024  | Thelma the Unicorn[19] | Jared Hess
Lynn Wang  | Netflix
Netflix Animation
Netflix Studios
Scholastic Entertainment | Also a choir conductor
Additional music composed by Batu Sener[20]
Wicked[21] | Jon M. Chu | Universal Pictures
Marc Platt Productions | Also a choir conductor
Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Score
Incidental score co-composed with Stephen Schwartz
Additional music composed by Batu Sener and Markus Siegel
That Christmas[22][23] | Simon Otto | Netflix
Netflix Animation
Locksmith Animation
DNEG Animation | Additional music composed by Batu Sener, Anthony Willis, Ed Sheeran, Johnny McDaid and Markus Siegel[24]
2025  | How to Train Your Dragon[25] | Dean DeBlois | Universal Pictures
DreamWorks Animation
Marc Platt Productions | Also a choir conductor
Live-action remake of the 2010 animated film of the same name
Additional music composed by Batu Sener and Markus Siegel
Wicked: For Good[21] | Jon M. Chu | Universal Pictures
Marc Platt Productions | Also a choir conductor
Incidental score co-composed with Stephen Schwartz
Additional music composed by Batu Sener and Markus Siegel

### Television

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Year  | Title  | Creator(s)  | Company credits  | Note(s)

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1989–1993  | Stay Lucky | Geoff McQueen | Yorkshire Television
ITV | Co-composed with Ray Russell
Title music composed by Danny Chang and Mike Price
John Powell's first musical score for a television series
1996–1997  | High Incident | Steven Spielberg
Michael Pavone
Eric Bogosian
Dave Alan Johnson  | Johnson/Pavone Productions
Nothing But Net, Inc. (season 1)
Donwell Productions (season 2)
DreamWorks Television
ABC | Co-composed with Jeff Rona and Christopher Tyng
Theme music composed by Hans Zimmer
Additional music composed by Chris Horvath
2003  | Stealing Sinatra | Howard Korder | Showtime Networks
Ron Ziskin Productions Inc.
Showtime | Television film
Additional music composed by James McKee Smith
2022  | Ice Age: Scrat Tales[26] | Chris Wedge[27] | Blue Sky Studios (final animated production before shutting down)
Blue Sky Television
20th Century Studios
20th Century Animation
Disney+ | Miniseries
Also an accordionist
Co-composed with Batu Sener

## Albums

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### Studio albums

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2018  | Hubris: Choral Works by John Powell[28] | Classical  | First release on John Powell's own label, 5 Cats Studios.

John Powell's 1st original project.

Performed with the Philharmonia Orchestra.

| 5 Cat Studios  | FCS001
2020  | Piano Solos from "How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World"[29] | Solo Piano  | Music by John Powell.

Piano solos performed by Batu Sener.

| FCS005
Piano Solos from "The Call of the Wild" | FCS007
Film Suites, Vol. 1 | Classical  | Performed with Jose Serebrier, Philharmonia Orchestra, and The Philharmonia Voices.  | FCS010

### Archival soundtrack albums

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2020  | Forces of Nature (Music from the Motion Picture) | Released on Audio CD.

Limited 1000 copies. Co-composed with Oliver J. Lieber

The first awaiting official score album since the 1999 film debut.

Includes 2 bonus tracks/demos.

| 5 Cat Studios, La-La Land Records |
How to Train Your Dragon (The Deluxe Edition)[30] | Deluxe Edition of the 2010 film score.

Includes alternate versions and demos.

| 5 Cat Studios, Varèse Sarabande |
Solo: A Star Wars Story (Deluxe Edition) | Deluxe Edition of the 2018 film score.

Includes over 2 hours of original/unedited music as written for the film, and an end credits suite.

Han Solo Theme & Original Star Wars Music by John Williams.

Additional Music by Batu Sener, Anthony Willis & Paul Mounsey.

| 5 Cat Studios, Walt Disney Records |
2021  | Paycheck: The Deluxe Edition (Music From The Motion Picture)[31] | Deluxe Edition of the 2003 film score.

This Deluxe Edition greatly expands the playing time to over 95 minutes.[31]

| 5 Cat Studios, Varèse Sarabande |
2022  | How to Train Your Dragon 2 (The Deluxe Edition) | Deluxe Edition of the 2014 film score.

Includes alternate versions and demos.

| 5 Cat Studios, Varèse Sarabande, Back Lot Music |
The Bourne Identity (Tumescent Edition) | Expanded score with alternate versions of cues.  | 5 Cat Studios, Varèse Sarabande | 888072412774
2024  | How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (The Deluxe Edition)[32] | Deluxe Edition of the 2019 film score.

Includes alternate versions and demos.

Additional Music by Batu Sener, Anthony Willis & Paul Mounsey.

| 5 Cat Studios, Varèse Sarabande |

## See also

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* Music of Star Wars

## References

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1. ^ "From Gigli to Oscar: Composer John Powell Reacts to His Nomination". Movieline. 25 January 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
2. ^ "John Powell – Composer Biography, Facts and Music Compositions". FAMOUS COMPOSERS. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
3. ^ "Much Ado About Nothing · British Universities Film & Video Council". bufvc.ac.uk. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
4. ^ "John Powell receives IFMCA Award for The Call of the Wild". IFMCA: International Film Music Critics Association. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
5. ^ "John Powell's 'A Prussian Requiem' to be performed live in London". SoundtracksAndTrailerMusic.com. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
6. ^ "John Powell on Scoring The "Completely Absorbing World" of Solo: A Star Wars Story". Star Wars. 10 September 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
7. ^ Gearan, Hannah (16 February 2023). "How To Train Your Dragon Live-Action Movie Bringing Back Key Original Creator". ScreenRant. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
8. ^ "John Powell Scoring Jon M. Chu's 'Wicked'". Film Music Reporter. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
9. ^ Sharpe, Josh (8 July 2024). "John Powell Scoring WICKED Movie With Stephen Schwartz". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
10. ^ Giere, Carol de. "The Schwartz Scene updates on the Wicked Soundtrack from Stephen Schwartz". The Schwartz Scene. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
11. ^ V., Erin (2 April 2012). "Interview: Dean DeBlois, director of 'How To Train Your Dragon'". One Movie, Five Views. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
12. ^ "John Powell to Score Untitled Han Solo Movie". Star Wars. Lucasfilm. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
13. ^ "How to Train Your Dragon 3 Pushed Back to 2017". ComingSoon.net. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
14. ^ "Soundtrack.net".
15. ^ "John Powell Scoring Doug Liman's 'Locked Down'". Film Music Reporter. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
16. ^ "John Powell Scoring Olivia Wilde's Don't Worry Darling". Film Music Reporter. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
17. ^ "John Powell Scoring Illumination Entertainment's 'Migration' | Film Music Reporter". Retrieved 19 June 2023.
18. ^ "IMDb Full Music Credits". IMDb.
19. ^ "John Powell Scoring Lynn Wang's & Jared Hess' Thelma the Unicorn". Film Music Reporter. 5 December 2023.
20. ^ "IMDb Full Music Department Credits". IMDb.
21. ^ a b "John Powell Scoring Jon M. Chu's 'Wicked'". Film Music Reporter. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
22. ^ Powell, John (30 November 2023). "Scoring my 25th animated film and my first Xmas movie at Abbey Road Studios this week 🎶 Coming next winter! ❄️ #JohnPowell #soundtrack…". Retrieved 1 December 2023 – via Instagram.
23. ^ "John Powell Scoring Locksmith Animation's 'That Christmas'". Film Music Reporter. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
24. ^ "IMDb Full Music Department Credits". IMDb.
25. ^ "John Powell to Score Dean DeBlois' 'How to Train Your Dragon' Live-Action Film Adaptation". Film Music Reporter. 15 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
26. ^ "Batu Sener Scoring Disney+'s 'Ice Age: Scrat Tales' | Film Music Reporter". Retrieved 23 February 2022.
27. ^ "Ice Age: Scrat Tales". ComicBook. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
28. ^ "Hubris: Choral Works by John Powell (192kHz / 24-bit)". John Powell. Archived from the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
29. ^ "Film Music Reporter".
30. ^ "How To Train Your Dragon: The Deluxe Edition (CD)". Varèse Sarabande. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
31. ^ a b "Paycheck: The Deluxe Edition (Music From The Motion Picture) (2-CD)". Varèse Sarabande. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
32. ^ "Powell's announcement of the Deluxe Edition of How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World".

## External links

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* John Powell – official site
* John Powell discography at Discogs
* John Powell at IMDb
* John Powell Archived 13 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine biography at SoundtrackNet

Awards for John Powell

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* t
* e

Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Music in a Feature Production

* Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz (1995)
* Randy Newman (1996)
* Randy Newman (1997)
* Matthew Wilder, David Zippel and Jerry Goldsmith (1998)
* Michael Kamen (1999)
* Randy Newman (2000)
* John Powell and Harry Gregson-Williams (2001)
* Joe Hisaishi (2002)
* Thomas Newman (2003)
* Michael Giacchino (2004)
* Julian Nott (2005)
* Randy Newman (2006)
* Michael Giacchino (2007)
* Hans Zimmer and John Powell (2008)
* Bruno Coulais (2009)
* John Powell (2010)
* John Williams (2011)
* Henry Jackman, Skrillex, Adam Young, Matthew Thiessen, Jamie Houston and Yasushi Akimoto (2012)
* Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez and Christophe Beck (2013)
* John Powell and Jónsi (2014)
* Michael Giacchino (2015)
* Hans Zimmer, Richard Harvey, and Camille (2016)
* Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez, Germaine Franco, Adrian Molina and Michael Giacchino (2017)
* Michael Giacchino (2018)
* Dan Levy (2019)
* Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste (2020)
* Germaine Franco and Lin-Manuel Miranda (2021)
* Alexandre Desplat, Roeban Katz, Guillermo del Toro and Patrick McHale (2022)
* Daniel Pemberton and Metro Boomin (2023)
* Kris Bowers (2024)

* v
* t
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Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production

* Alf Clausen (1997)
* Alf Clausen and Ken Keeler (1998)
* Randy Rogel (1999)
* Alf Clausen (2000)
* Thomas Chase, Steve Rucker and James L. Venable (2001)
* James L. Venable (2002)
* Alf Clausen, Ian Maxtone-Graham and Ken Keeler (2003)
* Robert J. Kral (2004)
* James L. Venable and Jennifer Kes Remington (2005)
* James L. Venable and Jennifer Kes Remington (2006)
* Alf Clausen and Michael Price (2007)
* Henry Jackman, Hans Zimmer and John Powell (2008)
* Guy Moon (2009)
* Jeremy Wakefield, Sage Guyton, Nick Carr and Tuck Tucker (2010)
* Grace Potter and Michael Giacchino (2011)
* John Paesano (2012)
* Christopher Willis (2013)
* Christopher Willis (2014)
* Christopher Willis (2015)
* Scot Stafford, Alexis Harte and JJ Wiesler (2016)
* Christopher Willis (2017)
* Christopher Willis (2018)
* Rob Cairns (2019)
* Kevin Kiner (2020)
* Tim Davies and Gustavo Santaolalla (2021)
* Ego Plum, Dave Wasson and Cosmo Segurson (2022)
* Markus Wormstorm, Nadia Darries and Dineo du Toit (2023)
* Ryan Jillian Santiago, Alexander Seaver and Simon Wilcox (2024)

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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special (Original Dramatic Score)

* Marco Beltrami & Brandon Roberts (2019)
* Laura Karpman (2020)
* Steven Price (2021)
* David Schwartz (2022)
* John Powell (2023)
* David Fleming (2024)

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Hollywood Music in Media Award for Best Original Score in an Animated Film

* John Powell (2014)
* Christophe Beck (2015)
* Alexandre Desplat (2016)
* Michael Giacchino (2017)
* Alexandre Desplat (2018)
* John Powell (2019)
* Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, and Jon Batiste (2020)
* Mychael Danna and Jeff Danna (2021)
* Alexandre Desplat (2022)
* Daniel Pemberton (2023)
* Kris Bowers (2024)

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Hollywood Music in Media Award for Best Original Score in a Documentary

* Mark Adler (2014)
* Miriam Cutler (2015)
* Mark Adler (2016)
* Philip Glass (2017)
* Cyrille Aufort (2018)
* Jeff Beal (2019)
* Steven Price (2020)
* Rachel Portman (2021)
* Jessica Jones (2022)
* John Powell (2023)
* Ilan Eshkeri (2024)

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International Film Music Critics Association Award for Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure Film

* Jerry Goldsmith / James Horner (1998)
* Michael Giacchino (2004)
* James Newton Howard (2005)
* Hans Zimmer (2006)
* John Powell (2007)
* John Williams (2008)
* James Peterson (2009)
* Alexandre Desplat (2010)
* Cliff Martinez (2011)
* Thomas Newman (2012)
* Víctor Reyes (2013)
* Christopher Young (2014)
* Joe Kraemer (2015)
* Christopher Young (2016)
* Benjamin Wallfisch (2017)
* James Newton Howard (2018)
* Thomas Newman (2019)
* John Powell (2020)
* James Newton Howard (2021)

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International Film Music Critics Association Award for Best Original Score for an Animated Film

* John Powell (2006)
* Michael Giacchino (2007)
* Thomas Newman (2008)
* Michael Giacchino (2009)
* John Powell (2010)
* John Williams (2011)
* Alexandre Desplat (2012)
* Joe Hisaishi (2013)
* John Powell (2014)
* Michael Giacchino (2015)
* Laurent Perez Del Mar (2016)
* Theodore Shapiro (2017)
* Mark McKenzie (2018)
* John Powell (2019)
* Bruno Coulais (2020)
* James Newton Howard (2021)
* Alexandre Desplat (2022)

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International Film Music Critics Association Award for Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror Film

* Jerry Goldsmith (1998)
* Edward Shearmur (2004)
* Patrick Doyle (2005)
* James Newton Howard (2006)
* Alexandre Desplat (2007)
* Javier Navarrete (2008)
* Michael Giacchino (2009)
* Daft Punk (2010)
* Michael Giacchino (2011)
* Michael Giacchino (2012)
* Roque Baños (2013)
* James Newton Howard (2014)
* John Williams (2015)
* James Newton Howard (2016)
* Michael Giacchino (2017)
* John Powell (2018)
* John Williams (2019)
* Hans Zimmer (2020)
* Maurizio Malagnini (2021)

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International Film Music Critics Association Award for Film Music Composition of the Year

* James Newton Howard (2006)
* Dario Marianelli (2007)
* Michael Giacchino (2008)
* Christopher Young (2009)
* Danny Elfman (2010)
* John Williams (2011)
* Fernando Velázquez (2012)
* Roque Baños (2013)
* John Powell (2014)
* John Williams (2015)
* Justin Hurwitz (2016)
* Michael Giacchino (2017)
* John Williams (2018)
* John Williams (2019)
* Carlos Rafael Rivera (2020)
* Michael Giacchino (2021)

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International Film Music Critics Association Award for Film Score of the Year

* Jerry Goldsmith (1998)
* Jerry Goldsmith (1999)
* Michael Giacchino (2004)
* John Williams (2005)
* James Newton Howard (2006)
* Dario Marianelli (2007)
* Alexandre Desplat (2008)
* Michael Giacchino (2009)
* John Powell (2010)
* John Williams (2011)
* Mychael Danna (2012)
* Abel Korzeniowski (2013)
* Hans Zimmer (2014)
* John Williams (2015)
* Jóhann Jóhannsson (2016)
* Jonny Greenwood (2017)
* John Powell (2018)
* John Williams (2019)
* Christopher Willis (2020)
* Maurizio Malagnini (2021)

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World Soundtrack Award – Public Choice

2000s|

* A.I. Artificial Intelligence – John Williams (2001)
* The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Howard Shore (2002)
* The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers – Howard Shore (2003)
* Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban – John Williams (2004)
* Alexander – Vangelis (2005)
* Brokeback Mountain – Gustavo Santaolalla (2006)
* The Fountain – Clint Mansell (2007)
* Aanrijding in Moscow – Tuur Florizoone (2008)
* Twilight – Carter Burwell (2009)

2010s|

* A Single Man – Abel Korzeniowski (2010)
* 127 Hours – A. R. Rahman (2011)
* W.E. – Abel Korzeniowski (2012)
* The Butterfly's Dream – Rahman Altin (2013)
* Marina – Michelino Bisceglia (2014)
* The Maze Runner – John Paesano (2015)
* Carol – Carter Burwell (2016)
* Viceroy's House – A. R. Rahman (2017)
* Nostalgia – Laurent Eyquem (2018)
* How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World – John Powell (2019)

2020s|

* Klaus – Alfonso G. Aguilar (2020)
* SAS: Red Notice – Benji Merrison (2021)
* The King's Daughter – Joseph Metcalfe, John Coda, and Grant Kirkhope (2022)
* Mr. Malcolm's List – Amelia Warner (2023)
* La Guerra dei Nonni – Umberto Scipione (2024)

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