John Powell
John Powell ( born September 18, 1963) is a born in England composer for film music.
Biography
He studied at Trinity College of Music, London, viola and composition with Richard Arnell and won several awards. He then worked as a composer for commercials. In 1980 he wrote the first film score for the publisher 's Air-Edel Music in the house Independently Thinking Music. In 1985 he founded together with Gavin Greenaway and Michael Petry Media Arts Group. He composed film music soundtracks except for art installations by Petry, which were shown in exhibitions in Europe, the USA and Japan. 1997 John Powell moved to the U.S. and worked with composers such as Harry Gregson- Williams, Patrick Doyle and Hans Zimmer. In 2011 he was awarded for the animated film How to Train Your Dragon his first Oscar nomination.
Filmography (selection)
- 2004: Alfie
- 2004: Mr. 3000
- 2005: Miss Congeniality 2 (Miss Congeniality 2)
- 2005: Robots
- 2005: Be Cool - Everyone is looking for the next big hit ( Be Cool )
- 2005: Mr. & Mrs. Smith
- 2006: Ice Age 2: The Meltdown (Ice Age: The Meltdown )
- 2006: X -Men: The Last Stand (X -Men: The Last Stand )
- 2006: Flight 93 ( United 93 )
- 2006: Happy Feet
- 2007: The Bourne Ultimatum ( The Bourne Ultimatum )
- 2007: P. S. I love you ( P. S. I Love You )
- 2008: Jumper
- 2008: Horton Hears a Who! ( Horton Hears a Who! )
- 2008: Kung Fu Panda ( with Hans Zimmer )
- 2008: Hancock
- 2008: Bolt - for all cases
- 2009: Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs ( Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs )
- 2010: Green Zone
- 2010: Train Your Dragon ( How to Train Your Dragon)
- 2010: Knight and Day
- 2010: Fair Game - Nothing is more dangerous than the truth ( Fair Game )
- 2011: Rio
- 2011: Mars Needs Moms (Mars Needs Moms )
- 2011: Kung Fu Panda 2 (together with Hans Zimmer )
- 2011: Happy Feet 2
- 2012: The Lorax ( The Lorax )
- 2012: Ice Age 4 - Continental Drift ( Ice Age: Continental Drift )
- 2014: Rio 2 - Jungle Fever (Rio 2)
Prices
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