John James Powell is a famous British composer. He has composed the scores to over fifty feature films and is perhaps best known for composing soundtracks for animated movies. He has provided the original soundtrack for Chicken Run, the How to Train Your Dragon trilogy, Happy Feet, the first two films in the Kung Fu Panda franchise and The Road to El Dorado (with Hans Zimmer), Horton Hears a Who, and three Ice Age sequels, but has also worked with a range of live-action movies. John Powell has worked with Disney as well, when he provided the soundtrack from the 2008 Disney animated feature film Bolt. John Powell has worked closely with many other famous musicians, such as Hans Zimmer.
Feature Film Filmography[]
| Year | Film | Position | Subsidiary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | With Friends Like These... | Music | Miramax Films |
| 1999 | Endurance | Music Composed/Music Produced | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 2001 | Just Visiting | Music Composed | Hollywood Pictures |
| 2004 | Mr. 3000 | Music | Touchstone Pictures |
| 2008 | Bolt | Original Score Composed | Walt Disney Animation Studios |
| 2011 | Mars Needs Moms | Music | ImageMovers Digital |
| 2018 | Solo: A Star Wars Story | Music | Lucasfilm |
| 2020 | The Call of the Wild | Music | 20th Century Studios |
| 2021 | Encanto | Score Consultant | Walt Disney Animation Studios |
Gallery[]
John Powell poses in the pressroom at the 2011 Ivor Novello Awards.
John Powell at premiere of Solo: A Star War's Story in May 2018.