John Powell

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About John Powell

Los Angeles-based English composer John Powell crafts scores for major motion pictures with a focus on animated films and sci-fi/action movies. Following his first major score for Face/Off (1997), he went on to compose for franchises including the Jason Bourne series, X-Men, Shrek, and the Ice Age series, among others. In addition to multiple Saturn, BAFTA, and Annie Award nominations, Powell also received a Grammy nomination in 2008 for his score for the animated penguin flick Happy Feet. His two Academy Award nominations were for his fanciful orchestral scores to 2010's How to Train Your Dragon and 2024's Wicked (with Stephen Schwartz).

BORN
1963
GENRE
Soundtrack
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