John Powell

ComposerSoundActorCrew Sep 18 (age 62) London, England 1996–2025 (29 year career)

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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 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 …

Known For

Film

Shrek

Original Music Composer

Film

How to Train Your Dragon

Original Music Composer

Film

How to Train Your Dragon 2

Original Music Composer

Film

Kung Fu Panda

Original Music Composer

Film

The Bourne Identity

Original Music Composer

Film

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

Original Music Composer

Film

The Bourne Ultimatum

Original Music Composer

Film

The Bourne Supremacy

Original Music Composer

Filmography

Acting (2)

Movies (2)

Soaring to Life: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon

2025

as Self

6.0

Score: A Film Music Documentary

2017

as Self

7.1

Crew (89)

Movies (88)

How to Train Your Dragon

2025

Original Music Composer

Wicked: For Good

Music Director

Wicked: For Good

Original Music Composer

Wicked

Music Director

Wicked

Original Music Composer

6.9

That Christmas

2024

Original Music Composer

7.2

Thelma the Unicorn

2024

Original Music Composer

The Last Ranger

Music

Migration

Original Music Composer

7.3

STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie

2023

Original Music Composer

Don't Worry Darling

Conductor

Don't Worry Darling

Original Music Composer

6.8

Locked Down

2021

Original Music Composer

5.2

The Call of the Wild

2020

Original Music Composer

7.5

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

2019

Original Music Composer

7.7

Solo: A Star Wars Story

2018

Original Music Composer

6.6

Ferdinand

2017

Original Music Composer

7.2

Jason Bourne

2016

Original Music Composer

6.4

Pan

2015

Original Music Composer

6.0

How to Train Your Dragon 2

2014

Original Music Composer

7.7

Rio 2

2014

Original Music Composer

6.5

The Lorax

2012

Original Music Composer

6.5

The Lorax

2012

Songs

6.5

Ice Age: Continental Drift

2012

Original Music Composer

6.4

Rio

2011

Original Music Composer

6.8

Kung Fu Panda 2

2011

Original Music Composer

7.1

Happy Feet Two

2011

Original Music Composer

6.2

Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury

2011

Original Music Composer

7.2

Mars Needs Moms

2011

Original Music Composer

5.9

Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters

2011

Original Music Composer

6.5

Book of Dragons

2011

Original Music Composer

6.8

How to Train Your Dragon

2010

Original Music Composer

7.9

Fair Game

2010

Original Music Composer

6.5

Knight and Day

2010

Original Music Composer

6.2

Green Zone

2010

Original Music Composer

6.5

Kung Fu Panda Holiday

2010

Original Music Composer

7.0

Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon

2010

Original Music Composer

7.0

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

2009

Original Music Composer

6.8

Super Rhino

2009

Original Music Composer

6.0

Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants

2009

Original Music Composer

10.0

Kung Fu Panda

2008

Original Music Composer

7.3

Hancock

2008

Original Music Composer

6.4

Bolt

2008

Original Music Composer

6.5

Jumper

2008

Original Music Composer

6.2

Horton Hears a Who!

2008

Original Music Composer

6.5

Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five

2008

Original Music Composer

6.8

Stop-Loss

2008

Original Music Composer

6.1

Legend of the Legendary Warrior

2008

Music Producer

7.0

The Bourne Ultimatum

2007

Original Music Composer

7.4

P.S. I Love You

2007

Original Music Composer

7.2

Ice Age: The Meltdown

2006

Original Music Composer

6.7

Happy Feet

2006

Original Music Composer

6.2

United 93

2006

Original Music Composer

7.1

X-Men: The Last Stand

2006

Original Music Composer

6.4

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

2005

Original Music Composer

6.7

Robots

2005

Original Music Composer

6.5

Be Cool

2005

Original Music Composer

5.5

Aunt Fanny's Tour of Booty

2005

Original Music Composer

5.3

The Bourne Supremacy

2004

Original Music Composer

7.3

Alfie

2004

Original Music Composer

5.8

Mr. 3000

2004

Original Music Composer

5.3

The Italian Job

2003

Original Music Composer

6.8

Paycheck

2003

Original Music Composer

6.2

Agent Cody Banks

2003

Original Music Composer

5.5

Gigli

2003

Original Music Composer

4.0

Stealing Sinatra

2003

Original Music Composer

5.4

The Bourne Identity

2002

Original Music Composer

7.5

Drumline

2002

Original Music Composer

6.9

Two Weeks Notice

2002

Original Music Composer

6.4

The Adventures of Pluto Nash

2002

Original Music Composer

4.4

D-Tox

2002

Original Music Composer

5.6

Shrek

2001

Original Music Composer

7.8

Evolution

2001

Original Music Composer

6.1

I Am Sam

2001

Original Music Composer

7.6

Rat Race

2001

Original Music Composer

6.3

Just Visiting

2001

Original Music Composer

4.8

Man and Cat

2001

Original Music Composer

7.0

Chicken Run

2000

Original Music Composer

6.8

The Road to El Dorado

2000

Original Music Composer

7.3

Chill Factor

1999

Original Music Composer

4.9

Forces of Nature

1999

Original Music Composer

5.5

Endurance

1999

Original Music Composer

The Thin Red Line

Additional Music

Antz

Original Music Composer

6.2

With Friends Like These

1998

Original Music Composer

5.0

Human Bomb

1998

Original Music Composer

3.3

Face/Off

1997

Original Music Composer

7.1

I Am Your Punishment

1996

Original Music Composer

Television (1)

Ice Age: Scrat Tales

2022

Original Music Composer

7.3