John Powell

Biography

John Powell is an English composer best known for his film scores. He has been based in Los Angeles since 1997 and has composed the scores to over 70 ...read more

John Powell is an English composer best known for his film scores. He has been based in Los Angeles since 1997 and has composed the scores to over 70 feature films. He is best known for composing scores for films, including Face/Off, the Bourne film series, the Happy Feet films, United 93, X-Men: The Last Stand, Wicked and its sequel, Evolution, Dr. Seuss' The Lorax, Migration, Drumline, Hancock, ...read more

John Powell is an English composer best known for his film scores. He has been based in Los Angeles since 1997 and has composed the scores to over 70 feature films. He is best known for composing scores for films, including Face/Off, the Bourne film series, the Happy Feet films, United 93, X-Men: The Last Stand, Wicked and its sequel, Evolution, Dr. Seuss' The Lorax, Migration, Drumline, Hancock, The Call of the Wild, Bolt, eight Blue Sky Studios films, and nine 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 an Academy Award for How to Train Your Dragon. 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...read more


Department

Sound

Birthday

1963-09-18

Place of Birth

London, England

Also Known As

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What nominations did John Powell get?

1

Emmy Awards

  • Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special

1

Emmy Awards

  • Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special

What nominations did John Powell get?

3

British Academy of Film and Television Arts

  • Best Original Music

1

Academy Awards

  • Best Original Score

3

British Academy of Film and Television Arts

  • Best Original Music

1

Academy Awards

  • Best Original Score

John Powell’s Awards and Nominations

How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

Nominations

1

64th British Academy of Film and Television Arts

(2010)

1

83rd Academy Awards

(2011)

Shrek (2001)

Nominations

1

55th British Academy of Film and Television Arts

(2001)

Happy Feet (2006)

Nominations

1

60th British Academy of Film and Television Arts

(2006)

STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie (2023)

Awards

1

75th Emmy Awards

(2023)

John Powell

Biography

John Powell is an English composer best known for his film scores. He has been based in Los Angeles since 1997 and has composed the scores to over 70 ...read more

John Powell is an English composer best known for his film scores. He has been based in Los Angeles since 1997 and has composed the scores to over 70 feature films. He is best known for composing scores for films, including Face/Off, the Bourne film series, the Happy Feet films, United 93, X-Men: The Last Stand, Wicked and its sequel, Evolution, Dr. Seuss' The Lorax, Migration, Drumline, Hancock, ...read more

John Powell is an English composer best known for his film scores. He has been based in Los Angeles since 1997 and has composed the scores to over 70 feature films. He is best known for composing scores for films, including Face/Off, the Bourne film series, the Happy Feet films, United 93, X-Men: The Last Stand, Wicked and its sequel, Evolution, Dr. Seuss' The Lorax, Migration, Drumline, Hancock, The Call of the Wild, Bolt, eight Blue Sky Studios films, and nine 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 an Academy Award for How to Train Your Dragon. 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...read more


Department

Sound

Birthday

1963-09-18

Place of Birth

London, England

Also Known As

[]

What nominations did John Powell get?

1

Emmy Awards

  • Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special

1

Emmy Awards

  • Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special

What nominations did John Powell get?

3

British Academy of Film and Television Arts

  • Best Original Music

1

Academy Awards

  • Best Original Score

3

British Academy of Film and Television Arts

  • Best Original Music

1

Academy Awards

  • Best Original Score

John Powell’s Awards and Nominations