John Powell

January 5, 2024
Composer

Quick Facts

John Powell
Full Name John Powell
Occupation Composer
Date Of Birth Sep 18, 1963(1963-09-18)
Age 61
Birthplace London
Country United Kingdom
Birth City England
Horoscope Virgo

John Powell Biography

Name John Powell
Birthday Sep 18
Birth Year 1963
Place Of Birth London
Home Town England
Birth Country United Kingdom
Birth Sign Virgo
Spouse Melinda Lerner

John Powell is one of the most popular and richest Composer who was born on September 18, 1963 in London, England, United Kingdom. Acclaimed film musician who received an Best Achievement in Music Oscar nomination for “How to Train Your Dragon” in 2010.

He often worked frequently with He frequently collaborated with Hans Zimmer‘s music studio Remote Control Productions.’s music studio Remote Control Productions.

Powell’s first film score was for the 1990 film Stay Lucky. He moved to Los Angeles in 1997 and scored his first major film, Face/Off. This was followed by Antz in 1998, the first film produced by DreamWorks Animation which he co- scored with fellow British composer Harry Gregson-Williams. Two years later the two collaborated again to compose the score to Chicken Run, and again the following year on Shrek, which won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. All subsequent Shrek films however, have been scored solely by Gregson-Williams. During 2001 he also scored Evolution, I Am Sam, Just Visiting, and Rat Race.

In 1995, Powell co-founded the London-based commercial music house Independently Thinking Music, which produced scores for more than 100 British and French commercials and independent films.

He was married to his fiance Melinda Lerner.

John Powell Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Composer
House Living in own house.

John Powell is one of the richest Composer from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, John Powell 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a music student in the Trinity College of Music after which he formed productive partnerships together with director Paul Greengrass and He studied music at Trinity College of Music after which he cultivated productive partnerships with directors Paul Greengrass and Doug Liman..

He co-wrote or composed the score to “Shrek” from 2001, “Happy Feet” from 2006″Happy Feet” from 2006 “Rio” from 2011.

John Powell (born 18 September 1963) is an English composer, best known for his scores in motion pictures. He has been based in Los Angeles since 1997 and has composed the scores to over fifty feature films. He is particularly known for his scores for animated films, including Antz, Chicken Run, Shrek (all three co-composed with Harry Gregson-Williams), Robots, Happy Feet, Happy Feet Two, three Ice Age sequels, Bolt, Rio, Rio 2, and the How to Train Your Dragon film series . He has also scored many live-action films, of which his collaborations with directors Doug Liman and Paul Greengrass are perhaps the best known. These include the first three and the fifth Bourne films, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, United 93, Jumper, Green Zone and Solo: A Star Wars Story.

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Who is John Powell Dating?

According to our records, John Powell married to Melinda Lerner. As of December 1, 2023, John Powell’s is not dating anyone.

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In 2013, he took a sabbatical year from film scoring. In April 2014, following the completion of his scores to sequels Rio 2 and How to Train Your Dragon 2, he announced his decision to take another break to compose concert music, including a 45-minute oratorio to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of World War I. The piece, named “A Prussian Requiem”, premiered on 6 March 2016 at The Royal Festival Hall, London with José Serebrier conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra and a libretto by Michael Petry.

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John Ranked on the list of most popular Composer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. John Powell celebrates birthday on September 18 of every year.

Powell also composed How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, which released in theatres February 22, 2019 in the United States.

What is John Powell famous for?

John Powell is an English composer most famous for his work on animated movies. Like many other emerging composers of the 1990s, Powell was a member of Hans Zimmer’s “Remote Control Productions” and he frequently composed alongside members of the studio, as well as Hans Zimmer himself.

What happened to John Powell?

Susan Cox Powell’s husband Josh Powell killed himself and his two sons in a fiery explosion.

Why does John A Powell not capitalize his name?

Haas Chancellor’s Chair in Equity and Inclusion, Professor of Law and Professor of African American Studies and Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law. powell spells his name in lowercase based on the idea that we should be “part of the universe, not over it, as capitals signify”.

What films did John Powell score?

  • Chicken Run (2000, with Harry Gregson-Williams)
  • The Bourne trilogy (2002-2007) and Jason Bourne (2016)
  • The How to Train Your Dragon trilogy (2010-2019)
  • Happy Feet (2006) and Happy Feet Two (2011)
  • Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018, with John Williams)

Who wrote the score for Yellowstone?

YearTitleNotes
2014–18| Scorpion| 66 episodes
2018| Yellowstone| 19 episodes

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