John Powell

John Powell Movies and TV Shows

John Powell (born 18 September 1963) is an English composer, best known for his scores in films. He has been based in Los Angeles since 1997 and has composed the scores to over seventy feature films. Powell is best known for composing and/or co-composing scores for animated films, such as Antz (1998), The Road to El Dorado (2000), Chicken Run (2000), Robots (2005), the second through fourth Ice Age films (2006–2012), the Happy Feet films (2006–2011), Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! (2008), Bolt (2008), the How to Train Your Dragon trilogy (2010–2019), the Rio films (2011–2014), Dr. Seuss' The Lorax (2012), and Ferdinand (2017). His work on Happy Feet, Ferdinand and Solo: A Star Wars Story has earned him 3 Grammy nominations. He was nominated for an Academy Award for How to Train Your Dragon. Powell was a member of Hans Zimmer's music studio, Remote Control Productions, and has collaborated frequently with other composers from the studio, including Harry Gregson-Williams on Antz, Chicken Run and Shrek and Zimmer himself on Chill Factor, The Road to El Dorado, and the first two Kung Fu Panda films. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Powell (film composer), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal info

Gender: Male
Date of birth: 9/18/1963 (61 years old)
Place of birth: London, England

Year

Genre

Available on the following streaming services in the United States

How to Train Your Dragon

How to Train Your Dragon (2025)

role:
Original Music Composer

Not available

2025

Adventure

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Not available

That Christmas

That Christmas (2024)

7.9

75%

role:
Original Music Composer

2024

Animation

Comedy

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.9

75%

Wicked

Wicked (2024)

8.0

76%

role:
Music Director

Not available

2024

Drama

Romance

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

8.0

76%

Not available

Thelma the Unicorn

Thelma the Unicorn (2024)

5.8

68%

role:
Original Music Composer

2024

Animation

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.8

68%

Migration

Migration (2023)

6.6

74%

role:
Original Music Composer

2023

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Family

6.6

74%

STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie

STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie (2023)

8.1

73%

role:
Original Music Composer

2023

Documentary

8.1

73%

Don't Worry Darling

Don't Worry Darling (2022)

6.3

69%

role:
Conductor

2022

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

6.3

69%

Ice Age: Scrat Tales

Ice Age: Scrat Tales (2022)

7.3

80%

role:
Original Music Composer

2022

Animation

Family

7.3

80%

Locked Down

Locked Down (2021)

5.3

54%

role:
Original Music Composer

2021

Comedy

Crime

Drama

5.3

54%

The Call of the Wild

The Call of the Wild (2020)

6.7

76%

role:
Original Music Composer

2020

Adventure

Drama

Family

6.7

76%

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)

7.4

78%

role:
Original Music Composer

2019

Adventure

Animation

Family

7.4

78%

Solo: A Star Wars Story

Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)

6.9

66%

role:
Original Music Composer

2018

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.9

66%

Ferdinand

Ferdinand (2017)

6.7

72%

role:
Original Music Composer

2017

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Family

6.7

72%

Score: A Film Music Documentary

Score: A Film Music Documentary (2017)

7.5

73%

role:
Self

2017

Documentary

Music

7.5

73%

Jason Bourne

Jason Bourne (2016)

6.6

64%

role:
Original Music Composer

2016

Action

Thriller

6.6

64%

Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll

Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll (2016)

6.9

68%

role:
Music

2016

Animation

Comedy

Family

6.9

68%

Pan

5.7

60%

role:
Original Music Composer

2015

Adventure

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.7

60%

How to Train Your Dragon 2

How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)

7.8

77%

role:
Original Music Composer

2014

Action

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.8

77%

Rio 2

6.3

65%

role:
Original Music Composer

2014

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Family

6.3

65%

Ice Age: Continental Drift

Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)

6.5

64%

role:
Original Music Composer

2012

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Family

6.5

64%

The Lorax

The Lorax (2012)

6.4

65%

role:
Original Music Composer

2012

Animation

Family

6.4

65%

Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters

Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters (2011)

6.9

64%

role:
Original Music Composer

2011

Action

Animation

6.9

64%

Happy Feet Two

Happy Feet Two (2011)

5.8

61%

role:
Original Music Composer

2011

Animation

Comedy

Family

5.8

61%

Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury

Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury (2011)

7.6

71%

role:
Music

2011

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Family

7.6

71%

Book of Dragons

Book of Dragons (2011)

6.6

66%

role:
Music

2011

Action

Animation

Comedy

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.6

66%

Kung Fu Panda 2

Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)

7.3

70%

role:
Original Music Composer

2011

Animation

Family

7.3

70%

Rio

6.9

67%

role:
Original Music Composer

2011

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Family

6.9

67%

Mars Needs Moms

Mars Needs Moms (2011)

5.4

60%

role:
Original Music Composer

2011

Adventure

Animation

Family

5.4

60%

Kung Fu Panda Holiday

Kung Fu Panda Holiday (2010)

6.7

69%

role:
Music

2010

Animation

Comedy

Family

TV Movie

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.7

69%

Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon

Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon (2010)

6.9

67%

role:
Music

2010

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Family

TV Movie

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.9

67%

Knight and Day

Knight and Day (2010)

6.3

62%

role:
Original Music Composer

2010

Action

Comedy

6.3

62%

Fair Game

Fair Game (2010)

6.8

65%

role:
Original Music Composer & 1 more

2010

Drama

Thriller

6.8

65%

How to Train Your Dragon

How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

8.1

78%

role:
Original Music Composer

2010

Adventure

Animation

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

8.1

78%

Green Zone

Green Zone (2010)

6.8

65%

role:
Original Music Composer

2010

Action

Adventure

Drama

Thriller

War & Politics

6.8

65%

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)

6.9

68%

role:
Original Music Composer

2009

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Family

6.9

68%

Super Rhino

Super Rhino (2009)

6.3

60%

role:
Original Music Composer

2009

Animation

Comedy

6.3

60%

Bolt

6.8

65%

role:
Original Music Composer

2008

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Family

6.8

65%

Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five

Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five (2008)

7.1

67%

role:
Music

2008

Action

Animation

Family

7.1

67%

Hancock

6.4

63%

role:
Original Music Composer

2008

Action

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.4

63%

Kung Fu Panda

Kung Fu Panda (2008)

7.6

73%

role:
Original Music Composer

2008

Action

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Family

7.6

73%

Stop-Loss

Stop-Loss (2008)

6.4

61%

role:
Original Music Composer

2008

Drama

War & Politics

6.4

61%

Horton Hears a Who!

Horton Hears a Who! (2008)

6.8

65%

role:
Original Music Composer

2008

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.8

65%

Jumper

6.1

61%

role:
Original Music Composer

2008

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.1

61%

P.S. I Love You

P.S. I Love You (2007)

7.0

72%

role:
Original Music Composer

2007

Drama

Romance

7.0

72%

The Bourne Ultimatum

The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)

8.0

74%

role:
Original Music Composer

2007

Action

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

8.0

74%

Happy Feet

Happy Feet (2006)

6.4

61%

role:
Original Music Composer

2006

Animation

Comedy

Family

6.4

61%

X-Men: The Last Stand

X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)

6.6

64%

role:
Original Music Composer

2006

Action

Adventure

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.6

64%

United 93

United 93 (2006)

7.6

71%

role:
Original Music Composer

2006

Action

Crime

Drama

History

Thriller

7.6

71%

Ice Age: The Meltdown

Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)

6.8

67%

role:
Original Music Composer

2006

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Family

6.8

67%

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)

6.5

67%

role:
Original Music Composer

2005

Action

Comedy

Drama

Thriller

6.5

67%

Robots

6.4

64%

role:
Original Music Composer

2005

Animation

Comedy

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.4

64%

Be Cool

5.6

54%

role:
Original Music Composer

2005

Comedy

Crime

5.6

54%

Alfie

6.2

58%

role:
Original Music Composer

2004

Comedy

Drama

Romance

6.2

58%

The Bourne Supremacy

The Bourne Supremacy (2004)

7.7

73%

role:
Original Music Composer

2004

Action

Drama

Thriller

7.7

73%

Mr. 3000

Mr. 3000 (2004)

5.6

54%

role:
Original Music Composer

2004

Comedy

Drama

5.6

54%

Shrek 2

7.4

73%

role:
Original Music Composer

2004

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.4

73%

Paycheck

Paycheck (2003)

6.3

62%

role:
Original Music Composer

2003

Action

Adventure

Mystery

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.3

62%

Gigli

2.6

40%

role:
Original Music Composer

2003

Comedy

Drama

Romance

2.6

40%

The Italian Job

The Italian Job (2003)

7.0

68%

role:
Original Music Composer

2003

Action

Crime

7.0

68%

Agent Cody Banks

Agent Cody Banks (2003)

5.1

54%

role:
Original Music Composer

2003

Action

Adventure

Comedy

Family

5.1

54%

Two Weeks Notice

Two Weeks Notice (2002)

6.2

63%

role:
Original Music Composer

2002

Comedy

Romance

6.2

63%

Drumline

Drumline (2002)

6.0

69%

role:
Original Music Composer

2002

Comedy

Drama

Music

Romance

6.0

69%

The Adventures of Pluto Nash

The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)

3.9

44%

role:
Original Music Composer

2002

Action

Comedy

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

3.9

44%

The Bourne Identity

The Bourne Identity (2002)

7.8

75%

role:
Original Music Composer

2002

Action

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

7.8

75%

D-Tox

5.3

56%

role:
Original Music Composer

2002

Action

Horror

Thriller

5.3

56%

I Am Sam

I Am Sam (2001)

7.6

76%

role:
Original Music Composer

2001

Drama

7.6

76%

Rat Race

Rat Race (2001)

6.5

62%

role:
Original Music Composer

2001

Adventure

Comedy

6.5

62%

Evolution

Evolution (2001)

6.1

60%

role:
Original Music Composer

2001

Comedy

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.1

60%

Shrek

7.9

77%

role:
Original Music Composer

2001

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.9

77%

Just Visiting

Just Visiting (2001)

5.7

46%

role:
Original Music Composer

2001

Comedy

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.7

46%

Chicken Run

Chicken Run (2000)

7.1

68%

role:
Original Music Composer

2000

Animation

Comedy

Family

7.1

68%

The Road to El Dorado

The Road to El Dorado (2000)

6.9

72%

role:
Original Music Composer

2000

Action

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Family

6.9

72%

Chill Factor

Chill Factor (1999)

5.2

48%

role:
Original Music Composer

1999

Action

Comedy

Thriller

5.2

48%

Forces of Nature

Forces of Nature (1999)

5.5

54%

role:
Original Music Composer

1999

Comedy

Romance

5.5

54%

Antz

6.5

61%

role:
Original Music Composer

1998

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Family

6.5

61%

Face/Off

Face/Off (1997)

7.3

70%

role:
Original Music Composer

1997

Action

Crime

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.3

70%

: Some movies or TV shows available in the United States starring or involving John Powell are, for example, Thelma the Unicorn, Migration and STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie.
: The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, Google Play and Microsoft.
: The best StreamFat ratings are How to Train Your Dragon (8.0), Shrek (7.8) and How to Train Your Dragon 2 (7.8).