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John Powell is an English composer best known for his film scores. He has been based in Los Angeles since 1997 and has composed the scores to over 70 feature films.
How to Train Your Dragon: Music from the Motion Picture is a soundtrack album composed by John Powell for the film of the same name and released by Varèse Sarabande on March 23, 2010. The score earned Powell his first Academy Award nomination and his third BAFTA nomination, which he lost to The Social Network and The King's Speech, respectively.
John Powell was born on 18 September 1963 in London, England, UK. He is a composer, known for How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014), Happy Feet (2006) and Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018). He was previously married to Melinda Lerner.
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John Powell is an LA-based British composer best known for his brilliant movie scores, including the Oscar-nominated How to Train Your Dragon, The Bourne Identity (plus the second, third and fifth Bourne films), and many more.
May 31, 2014 · Many British composers have made it big in Hollywood, but John Powell is currently the most influential. As a result, he has resources others can only dream of. But there’s a drawback, he tells...
Aug 12, 2023 · John Powell is a successful film composer known for his work on animated movies such as the “How to Train Your Dragon” series and “Kung Fu Panda.” Powell’s music is characterized by its orchestral and melodic qualities and incorporates ethnic instruments and choirs.
Jul 5, 2017 · Composer John Powell chats to us about scoring Jason Bourne, working with John Woo, his upcoming work and more.
