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John Powell

1963 - Today

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John Powell (born 18 September 1963) is an English film composer and music conductor. Based in Los Angeles, California since 1997, he has composed music for over 70 feature films, including Face/Off, the Bourne franchise, Happy Feet (and its sequel Happy Feet Two), United 93, X-Men: The Last Stand, Wicked (and its sequel Wicked: For Good), Evolution, Dr. Seuss' The Lorax, Migration, Drumline, Hancock, The Call of the Wild, Bolt, That Christmas, Thelma the Unicorn, Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie, eight Blue Sky Studios films, and ten DreamWorks Animation films. Powell's work on Happy Feet, Ferdinand, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Wicked, and the live-action remake of How to Train Your Dragon have earned him six Grammy Award nominations. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. John Powell is the 444th most popular musician (up from 1,521st in 2024), the 1,602nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,973rd in 2019) and the 101st most popular British Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, John Powell ranks 444 out of 3,175. Before him are Glenn Frey, Albert King, Guido Cantelli, Simon Le Bon, Floyd Westerman, and Matt Bellamy. After him are Theo Jörgensmann, Ole Bull, Robert Trujillo, Valery Gergiev, Krystian Zimerman, and Ellie Goulding.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, John Powell ranks 83. Before him are Manuel Marrero Cruz, Junji Ito, Satoshi Kon, Mike Pompeo, Eric McCormack, and Seal. After him are Khaltmaagiin Battulga, Park Chan-wook, Brian Kemp, Mikkey Dee, Eddie the Eagle, and Anne-Sophie Mutter.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Powell ranks 1,602 out of 8,785. Before him are Martin Shaw (1945), Martin Lowry (1874), Matt Bellamy (1978), Genesis P-Orridge (1950), Seal (1963), and Thomas Addison (1793). After him are Gerry Byrne (1938), Ricky Gervais (1961), Thomas Arne (1710), Frank Lampard (1978), Colin Dexter (1930), and Michael Redgrave (1908).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, John Powell ranks 101. Before him are Clive Burr (1957), Ginger Baker (1939), John Entwistle (1944), Bill Ward (1948), Simon Le Bon (1958), and Matt Bellamy (1978). After him are Ellie Goulding (1986), George Young (1946), Greg Lake (1947), Dave Hill (1946), Martin Gore (1961), and Donovan (1946).

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