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John Powell is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Sound and Compositors British born on 18 september 1963 at London (United-kingdom)

John Powell

John Powell
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Birth 18 september 1963 (60 years) at London (United-kingdom)

John Powell (born 18 September 1963) is an English composer and conductor, best known for his scores to motion pictures. After studying at London's Trinity College of Music, Powell rose to fame in the late 1990s and 2000s, scoring numerous animated films, in addition to his live-action collaborations with directors Doug Liman and Paul Greengrass. He has been based in Los Angeles since 1997 and has composed the scores to over fifty feature films. His 2010 score for the film How to Train Your Dragon earned him his first Academy Award nomination at the 83rd Academy Awards. He was a member of Hans Zimmer's music studio, Remote Control Productions, and collaborated frequently with other composers from the studio, including Harry Gregson-Williams and Zimmer himself.

Biography

Né en Grande-Bretagne le 18 septembre 1963, Powell s’intéresse dès l’âge de treize ans aux formes musicales les plus variées, du rock au jazz. En 1986, il entame des études de composition au Trinity College of Music de Londres, où il remporte ses premiers prix. Il collabore ensuite à de nombreuses séries anglaises et européennes, dont "Stay Lucky", "Vanishing Rembrandts" et "Les Escarpins Sauvages", pour laquelle il est primé au Festival de Villeurbanne. Il travaille au studio Media Ventures, qu'il a intégré en 1997 avec son ami Gavin Greenaway.

Depuis son arrivée aux États-Unis, John Powell a contribué à des succès aussi divers que Volte-face de John Woo, Sam, je suis Sam de Jessie Nelson, La Mémoire dans la peau de Doug Liman, et les films d'animation Fourmiz, Shrek, Chicken Run, La Route d'Eldorado et Dragons ainsi qu'à L'Amour sans préavis de Marc Lawrence et Cody Banks, agent secret de Harald Zwart.

En 1995, il fonde avec son ancien condisciple Garvin Greenaway le studio de création musicale Thinking Music (ITM) où tous deux composeront les musiques d’une bonne centaine de spots publicitaires, pour Coca-Cola, Ford, Sega, BMW, ainsi qu'un opéra : "An Englishman, Irishman and Frenchman". ITM collaborera également avec le studio parisien Vol de Nuit à des spots publicitaires et à des films indépendants.

Powell a aussi travaillé avec certains des plus grands noms de l’industrie musicale contemporaine, dont Hans Zimmer (à partir de 1998 au sein d’Air-Edel Music, puis en tant que programmeur de la musique électronique de Croc-blanc et compositeur additionnel sur La Ligne rouge de Terrence Malick) et Patrick Doyle (comme assistant compositeur sur Le Cheval venu de la mer) avant de composer la musique de Volte-face.

Il a également signé la musique de la série DreamWorks/ABC High Incident et du documentaire Endurance, consacré au champion olympique Haile Gebreselassie, et dans lequel il mélangeait les sonorités africaines, arabes et européennes ; arrangé les chansons de Stephen Schwartz pour Le Prince d'Égypte ; composé la musique du pilote "For the People" pour la chaîne ABC.

John Powell est aussi un habitué des studios Blue Sky pour lequel il a composé la musique de la série l'Age de Glace (2,3,4) ainsi que Rio 1 et 2.

Outre les films cités, Powell a travaillé sur Evolution d’Ivan Reitman, Un vent de folie, la comédie romantique de Bronwen Hughes, Les Visiteurs en Amérique de Jean-Marie Poiré, Rat Race de Jerry Zucker, Compte à rebours mortel de Jim Gillespie, Dragons (How To Train Your Dragon) de Chris Sanders et Pluto Nash de Ron Underwood.

En 2008 il compose la musique du film Hancock de Peter Berg.

Best films

Zootopia
Zootopia
(2016)
(Original Music Composer) Shrek 2
Shrek 2
(2004)
(Original Music Composer) Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
(2009)
(Original Music Composer) Ice Age: Continental Drift
Ice Age: Continental Drift
(2012)
(Original Music Composer) Kung Fu Panda 2
Kung Fu Panda 2
(2011)
(Original Music Composer) Ice Age: The Meltdown
Ice Age: The Meltdown
(2006)
(Actor)

Usually with

Carlos Saldanha
Carlos Saldanha
(7 films)
David Randall Thom
David Randall Thom
(14 films)
Chris Wedge
Chris Wedge
(9 films)
John Leguizamo
John Leguizamo
(4 films)
Seann William Scott
Seann William Scott
(4 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of John Powell (81 films)

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YearNameJobRoles
2020The Call of the WildOriginal Music Composer
2019How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden WorldOriginal Music Composer
2018Solo: A Star Wars StoryOriginal Music Composer
2017FerdinandOriginal Music Composer
2016ZootopiaOriginal Music Composer
2016Jason BourneOriginal Music Composer
2016Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the ScrollMusic
2015PanOriginal Music Composer
2014How to Train Your Dragon 2Original Music Composer
2014Rio 2Original Music Composer, Compositors
2013Captain PhillipsOriginal Music Composer
2013Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2Original Music Composer
2013Moshi Monsters: The MovieOriginal Music Composer
2012Ice Age: Continental DriftOriginal Music Composer
2012The LoraxSongs
2012Project XSound
2011Happy Feet TwoOriginal Music Composer
2011Kung Fu Panda 2Original Music Composer
2011Mars Needs MomsOriginal Music Composer
2011We Bought a ZooSound
2011RioOriginal Music Composer
2011Dragons: Gift of the Night FuryOriginal Music Composer
2011Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the MastersOriginal Music Composer
2011Book of DragonsOriginal Music Composer
2010How to Train Your DragonOriginal Music Composer
2010Fair GameOriginal Music Composer
2010Green ZoneOriginal Music Composer
2010Knight and DayOriginal Music Composer
2010Legend of the BoneKnapper DragonOriginal Music Composer
2010Kung Fu Panda HolidayOriginal Music Composer
2009Ice Age: Dawn of the DinosaursOriginal Music Composer
2009Barbie and the Three MusketeersSound
2009Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePantsOriginal Music Composer
2009Super RhinoOriginal Music Composer
2008HancockOriginal Music Composer
2008Horton Hears a Who!Original Music Composer
2008JumperOriginal Music Composer
2008Kung Fu PandaOriginal Music Composer
2008Stop-LossOriginal Music Composer
2008BoltOriginal Music Composer
2008Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious FiveOriginal Music Composer
2007The Bourne UltimatumOriginal Music Composer
2007P.S. I Love YouOriginal Music Composer
2006Ice Age: The MeltdownActor, Director, Scriptwriter, Original Music Composer
2006United 93Original Music Composer
2006X-Men: The Last StandOriginal Music Composer
2006Happy FeetOriginal Music Composer
2005Be CoolOriginal Music Composer
2005Mr. & Mrs. SmithOriginal Music Composer
2005Aunt Fanny's Tour of BootyOriginal Music Composer
2005RobotsOriginal Music Composer
2004The Bourne SupremacyOriginal Music Composer
2004Shrek 2Original Music Composer
2004AlfieOriginal Music Composer
2004Mr. 3000Original Music Composer
2003GigliOriginal Music Composer
2003The Italian JobOriginal Music Composer
2003Agent Cody BanksOriginal Music Composer
2003PaycheckOriginal Music Composer
2003Abby SingerSound
2002The Bourne IdentityOriginal Music Composer
2002I Am SamOriginal Music Composer
2002The Adventures of Pluto NashOriginal Music Composer
2002D-ToxOriginal Music Composer
2002DrumlineOriginal Music Composer
2002FubarSound
2002Two Weeks NoticeOriginal Music Composer
2002Stealing SinatraOriginal Music Composer
2001EvolutionOriginal Music Composer
2001ShrekOriginal Music Composer
2001Just VisitingOriginal Music Composer
2001Rat RaceOriginal Music Composer
2000Chicken RunOriginal Music Composer
2000The Road to El DoradoOriginal Music Composer
1999Chill FactorOriginal Music Composer
1999The Thin Red LineSound, Additional Music
1999Forces of NatureOriginal Music Composer
1998AntzOriginal Music Composer
1998The Newton BoysSound
1998With Friends Like These...Original Music Composer, Compositors
1997Face/OffOriginal Music Composer