John Powell Net Worth
John Powell Net Worth is
$850,000
John Powell Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
John Powell was born on September 18, 1963 in London, England. He is a composer, known for Rio (2011), Shrek (2001) and How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014). He is married to Melinda Lerner. They have one child. | Date Of Birth | September 18, 1963 |
| Place Of Birth | London, England, UK |
| Profession | Composer, Soundtrack, Music Department |
| Star Sign | Virgo |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | Use of live percusions, especially the Indian Conga drum, which he first used in The Bourne Supremacy. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | His 2010 score for the film How to Train Your Dragon earned him his first Academy Award nomination at the 83rd Academy Awards. |
| 2 | Won the IFMCA Awards for Score of the Year and Best Score for an Animated Feature for his score to How To Train Your Dragon (2010). |
| 3 | Was nominated for Film Composer of the Year in 2006 and 2008 by the International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA). |
Composer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Pointless Hunt | 2011 | Short archival music | |
| Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters | 2011 | Video short | |
| Happy Feet Two | 2011 | ||
| Book of Dragons | 2011 | Video short music score | |
| Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury | 2011 | Video short | |
| Kung Fu Panda 2 | 2011 | ||
| Rio | 2011 | music by | |
| Mars Needs Moms | 2011 | ||
| Kung Fu Panda Holiday | 2010 | TV Short | |
| The Last Shot 2 | 2010 | Short | |
| Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon | 2010 | TV Short | |
| Knight and Day | 2010 | ||
| Fair Game | 2010/I | ||
| How to Train Your Dragon | 2010 | ||
| Green Zone | 2010 | ||
| Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | 2009 | ||
| Super Rhino | 2009 | Video short | |
| Bolt | 2008 | ||
| Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five | 2008 | Video short | |
| Hancock | 2008 | ||
| Kung Fu Panda | 2008 | ||
| Stop-Loss | 2008 | ||
| Horton Hears a Who! | 2008 | ||
| Jumper | 2008 | ||
| P.S. I Love You | 2007 | ||
| The Bourne Ultimatum | 2007 | ||
| Happy Feet | 2006 | ||
| X-Men: The Last Stand | 2006 | ||
| United 93 | 2006 | ||
| Ice Age: The Meltdown | 2006 | ||
| Aunt Fanny's Tour of Booty | 2005 | Video short | |
| Mr. & Mrs. Smith | 2005 | ||
| Robots | 2005 | music by | |
| Be Cool | 2005 | ||
| Alfie | 2004 | ||
| Mr 3000 | 2004 | ||
| The Bourne Supremacy | 2004 | ||
| Paycheck | 2003 | ||
| Gigli | 2003 | ||
| The Italian Job | 2003 | ||
| Agent Cody Banks | 2003 | ||
| Stealing Sinatra | 2003 | ||
| Two Weeks Notice | 2002 | ||
| The Adventures of Pluto Nash | 2002 | ||
| Drumline | 2002 | ||
| The Bourne Identity | 2002 | ||
| Eye See You | 2002 | ||
| I Am Sam | 2001 | ||
| Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party | 2001 | Video short | |
| Rat Race | 2001 | ||
| Evolution | 2001 | ||
| Shrek | 2001 | ||
| Just Visiting | 2001 | music composed by | |
| Chicken Run | 2000 | ||
| The Road to El Dorado | 2000 | ||
| Chill Factor | 1999 | ||
| Forces of Nature | 1999 | ||
| Endurance | 1999 | ||
| Antz | 1998 | music by | |
| With Friends Like These... | 1998 | ||
| Human Bomb | 1998 | TV Movie | |
| Face/Off | 1997 | ||
| Je suis ton châtiment | 1996 | Short | |
| High Incident | 1996 | TV Series 4 episodes | |
| The Wild Heels | 1995 | Short | |
| Stay Lucky | 1993 | TV Series 10 episodes | |
| How to Train Your Dragon 3 | 2019 | pre-production | |
| Ferdinand | 2017 | post-production | |
| Jason Bourne | 2016 | ||
| Pan | 2015 | ||
| How to Train Your Dragon 2 | 2014 | ||
| Rio 2 | 2014 | ||
| Serenade | 2012 | Video short | |
| Ice Age: Continental Drift | 2012 | ||
| The Lorax | 2012 |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ice Age: Collision Course | 2016 | writer: "End Credits" | |
| Pan | 2015 | producer: "Smells Like Teen Spirit", "Blitzkrieg Bop", "Something's Not Right" | |
| Reel Iconic | 2015 | TV Mini-Series 1 episode | |
| How to Train Your Dragon 2 | 2014 | music: "Where No One Goes", "For the Dancing and the Dreaming" / producer: "Where No One Goes", "For the Dancing and the Dreaming" | |
| Rio 2 | 2014 | music: "Real in Rio", "Poisonous Love", "Bola Viva", "Batucada Familia" / producer: "What Is Love Cast", "Let Me Take You to Rio", "Poisonous Love", "Welcome Back", "Beautiful Creatures", "Don't Go Away", "Look at Me Now", "Memory", "It's a Jungle Out Here Brazilian", "I Will Survive", "Bola Viva", "Batucada Familia" / writer: "Welcome Back" | |
| Captain Phillips | 2013 | performer: "The End" / writer: "The End" | |
| The Board Game | 2012 | Short "Memory Game" | |
| The Lucky One | 2012 | writer: "Step Up from Gigli" | |
| How I Met Your Mother | 2012 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| The Lorax | 2012 | writer: "Thneedville", "Everybody Needs a Thneed", "How Bad Can I Be", "Let It Grow", "These Trees", "Let It Grow Celebrate the World", "This Is the Place Tricky Version", "You Need a Thneed" | |
| Dancing with the Stars | TV Series 1 episode, 2009 writer - 2 episodes, 2009 - 2011 | ||
| Happy Feet Two | 2011 | music: "The Mighty Sven" / producer: "Rhythm Nation", "Dance and Shout Shake Your Body down to the Ground", "Mama Said Knock You Out", "Seymour's Rap", "Sexyback", "Shake It Fast", "Ain't Nobody", "Do Your Thing", "I Want to Know What Love Is", "The Mighty Sven", "Papa Oom Mow Mow", "Bridge of Light", "Erik's Opera", "Dragostea Din Tei", "Under Pressure", "Rawhide" | |
| Scrat's Continental Crack-Up: Part 2 | 2011 | Short writer: "Big Smelly Crack", "Herd Crossing", "Playground" | |
| Hollywood in Vienna 2011 | 2011 | TV Special music: "HOW TO TRAIN YOU DRAGON Suite" | |
| Dancing with the Stars | 2011 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
| Rio | 2011 | arranger: "Sapo Cai" / music: "Real In Rio", "Copacabana Dreams", "Pretty Bird", "Real in Rio New Home" / producer: "Real In Rio", "Let Me Take You to Rio", "Sapo Cai", "Copacabana Dreams", "Pretty Bird", "Funky Monkey", "Mas Que Nada", "Forro Da Fruta", "Fly Love", "Real in Rio New Home" | |
| RED | 2010 | writer: "Emergency" | |
| American Idol | 2010 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | 2009 | performer: "You'll Never Tango" / writer: "You'll Never Tango" | |
| Public Enemies | 2009 | performer: "Beam" / writer: "Beam" | |
| So You Think You Can Dance | 2008 | TV Series music - 1 episode | |
| Street Kings | 2008 | performer: "Victory Quest" / writer: "Victory Quest" | |
| I Am Legend | 2007 | writer: "Flying Talking Donkey" | |
| BBC Proms | 2007 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Sicko | 2007 | Documentary writer: "Beam" | |
| Knocked Up | 2007 | performer: "Helicopter" / writer: "Helicopter" | |
| Happy Feet | 2006 | producer: "Tell Me Something Good", "Somebody To Love", "I Wish", "My Way", "Kiss", "Boogie Wonderland", "Heartbreak Hotel", "The Message", "No Scrubs" / writer: "Adelie Rap/Adelie Bridge" | |
| Jericho | 2006 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Mr. & Mrs. Smith | 2005 | "Mondo Bongo" | |
| Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous | 2005 | writer: "George's Speech", "Emergency", Excerpts from tt0120630 Score, "Rita" | |
| Be Cool | 2005 | arranger: "Moving On", "Heistus Interruptus" / music: "Moving On", "Heistus Interruptus" / producer: "Moving On", "Heistus Interruptus" / writer: "Moving On", "Heistus Interruptus" | |
| Hitch | 2005/I | performer: "Emergency" / writer: "Emergency" - as John James Powell | |
| Gigli | 2003 | producer: "The Beach Song" / writer: "The Beach Song" | |
| The In-Laws | 2003/I | writer: "Thunder Struck" | |
| The Adventures of Pluto Nash | 2002 | arranger: "They're Moving Father's Grave" / writer: "Safe in My Arms" | |
| Rat Race | 2001 | producer: "Rat Race Choir Version" | |
| Cats & Dogs | 2001 | writer: "Rocky And The Circus" | |
| Shrek | 2001 | music: "It Is You I Have Loved" 2001 | |
| Just Visiting | 2001 | writer: "Your Time Will Come" | |
| The Prince of Egypt | 1998 | producer: "Playing with the Big Boys" | |
| Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan | 1989 | writer: "Strike" |
Music Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dragons: Race to the Edge | TV Series original theme - 26 episodes, 2015 - 2016 composer - 1 episode, 2015 | ||
| Kung Fu Panda 3 | 2016 | composer: theme music | |
| Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll | 2016 | Short stock music by | |
| The Lorax | 2012 | musician: guitar / songs: music by | |
| Rio | 2011 | musician: whistler | |
| Stop-Loss | 2008 | conductor / musician: solo guitar | |
| P.S. I Love You | 2007 | musician: guitar | |
| Happy Feet | 2006 | music arranger: songs / music producer: songs | |
| Mr. & Mrs. Smith | 2005 | conductor - uncredited | |
| The Bourne Supremacy | 2004 | conductor | |
| Shrek 2 | 2004 | composer: original themes from Shrek | |
| Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London | 2004 | composer: original Cody Banks themes | |
| Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai | 2000 | composer: stock music - uncredited | |
| Endurance | 1999 | music producer | |
| The Thin Red Line | 1998 | composer: additional music | |
| With Friends Like These... | 1998 | conductor |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Land of Higher Peace | 2011 | Documentary special thanks | |
| 3 Américas | 2007 | special thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCORE: A Film Music Documentary | 2016 | Documentary | Himself |
| Hollywood in Vienna 2011 | 2011 | TV Special | Himself |
| Boom-Boom Tish-Tish: The Sounds of Rio | 2011 | Video short | Himself |
| The Bourne Supremacy: Scoring with John Powell | 2004 | Video short | Himself |
| Poultry in Motion: The Making of 'Chicken Run' | 2000 | TV Movie documentary |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Annie | Annie Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Music in an Animated Feature Production | How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) |
| 2014 | HMMA Award | Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA) | Best Original Score - Animated Film | How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) |
| 2014 | IFMCA Award | International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA) | Best Original Score for an Animated Feature Film | How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) |
| 2014 | IFMCA Award | International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA) | Film Music Composition of the Year | How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) |
| 2013 | ASCAP Award | ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards | Top Box Office Films | The Lorax (2012) |
| 2013 | ASCAP Award | ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards | Top Box Office Films | Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012) |
| 2012 | ASCAP Award | ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards | Top Box Office Films | Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) |
| 2012 | ASCAP Award | ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards | Top Box Office Films | Rio (2011) |
| 2011 | Annie | Annie Awards | Best Music in an Animated Feature Production | How to Train Your Dragon (2010) |
| 2011 | ASCAP Award | ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards | Top Box Office Films | How to Train Your Dragon (2010) |
| 2011 | Ivor Novello Award | Ivor Novello Awards | Best Original Film Score | How to Train Your Dragon (2010) |
| 2010 | ASCAP Award | ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards | Top Box Office Films | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) |
| 2010 | IFMCA Award | International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA) | Film Score of the Year | How to Train Your Dragon (2010) |
| 2010 | IFMCA Award | International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA) | Best Original Score for an Animated Feature Film | How to Train Your Dragon (2010) |
| 2010 | Ivor Novello Award | Ivor Novello Awards | Best Original Film Score | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) |
| 2009 | Annie | Annie Awards | Best Music in an Animated Feature Production | Kung Fu Panda (2008) |
| 2009 | Annie | Annie Awards | Best Music in an Animated Television Production or Short Form | Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five (2008) |
| 2009 | ASCAP Award | ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards | Top Box Office Films | Bolt (2008) |
| 2009 | ASCAP Award | ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards | Top Box Office Films | Kung Fu Panda (2008) |
| 2008 | ASCAP Award | ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards | Top Box Office Films | The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) |
| 2007 | ASCAP Award | ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards | Top Box Office Films | Happy Feet (2006) |
| 2007 | IFMCA Award | International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA) | Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure Film | The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) |
| 2007 | Ivor Novello Award | Ivor Novello Awards | Best Original Film Score | Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) |
| 2006 | ASCAP Award | ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards | Top Box Office Films | Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) |
| 2006 | ASCAP Award | ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards | Top Box Office Films | Robots (2005) |
| 2006 | IFMCA Award | International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA) | Best Original Score for an Animated Feature Film | Happy Feet (2006) |
| 2005 | ASCAP Award | ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards | Top Box Office Films | The Bourne Supremacy (2004) |
| 2004 | ASCAP Award | ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards | Top Box Office Films | The Italian Job (2003) |
| 2003 | ASCAP Award | ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards | Top Box Office Films | The Bourne Identity (2002) |
| 2002 | ASCAP Award | ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards | Top Box Office Films | Shrek (2001) |
| 2002 | Ivor Novello Award | Ivor Novello Awards | Best Original Film Score | Shrek (2001) |
| 2001 | Annie | Annie Awards | Outstanding Individual Achievement for Music Score an Animated Feature Production | Shrek (2001) |
| 2001 | ASCAP Award | ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards | Top Box Office Films | Chicken Run (2000) |
| 1999 | ASCAP Award | ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards | Top Box Office Films | Antz (1998) |
| 1998 | ASCAP Award | ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards | Top Box Office Films | Face/Off (1997) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Ivor Novello Award | Ivor Novello Awards | Best Original Film Score | Pan (2015) |
| 2015 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Film Music | How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) |
| 2014 | HMMA Award | Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA) | Best Song - Animated Film | How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) |
| 2014 | IFMCA Award | International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA) | Film Score of the Year | How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) |
| 2014 | IFMCA Award | International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA) | Film Composer of the Year | |
| 2013 | Annie | Annie Awards | Music in an Animated Feature Production | Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012) |
| 2013 | Annie | Annie Awards | Music in an Animated Feature Production | The Lorax (2012) |
| 2013 | Ivor Novello Award | Ivor Novello Awards | Best Original Film Score | The Lorax (2012) |
| 2012 | Annie | Annie Awards | Music in a Feature Production | Rio (2011) |
| 2011 | Annie | Annie Awards | Best Music in a Television Production | Kung Fu Panda Holiday (2010) |
| 2011 | IFMCA Award | International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA) | Best Original Score for an Animated Feature Film | Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) |
| 2011 | World Soundtrack Award | World Soundtrack Awards | Soundtrack Composer of the Year | Mars Needs Moms (2011) |
| 2011 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score | How to Train Your Dragon (2010) |
| 2011 | Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music | BAFTA Awards | How to Train Your Dragon (2010) | |
| 2011 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Music | How to Train Your Dragon (2010) |
| 2010 | Annie | Annie Awards | Music in a Feature Production | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) |
| 2010 | Davis Award | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Original Score | How to Train Your Dragon (2010) |
| 2010 | Davis Award | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Original Score | Shutter Island (2010) |
| 2010 | HFCS Award | Houston Film Critics Society Awards | Best Original Score | How to Train Your Dragon (2010) |
| 2010 | IFMCA Award | International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA) | Film Composer of the Year | Fair Game (2010) |
| 2010 | IFMCA Award | International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA) | Film Music Composition of the Year | How to Train Your Dragon (2010) |
| 2010 | IFMCA Award | International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA) | Film Music Composition of the Year | How to Train Your Dragon (2010) |
| 2010 | World Soundtrack Award | World Soundtrack Awards | Soundtrack Composer of the Year | Green Zone (2010) |
| 2009 | Annie | Annie Awards | Best Music in an Animated Feature Production | Horton Hears a Who! (2008) |
| 2009 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Music | Jumper (2008) |
| 2008 | Grammy | Grammy Awards | Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media | Happy Feet (2006) |
| 2008 | IFMCA Award | International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA) | Film Composer of the Year | |
| 2008 | IFMCA Award | International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA) | Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure Film | Hancock (2008) |
| 2008 | IFMCA Award | International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA) | Best Original Score for an Animated Feature Film | Bolt (2008) |
| 2008 | IFMCA Award | International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA) | Best Original Score for an Animated Feature Film | Horton Hears a Who! (2008) |
| 2008 | Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Original Score | Horton Hears a Who! (2008) |
| 2008 | World Soundtrack Award | World Soundtrack Awards | Soundtrack Composer of the Year | The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) |
| 2008 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Music | The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) |
| 2007 | Annie | Annie Awards | Best Music in an Animated Feature Production | Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) |
| 2007 | World Soundtrack Award | World Soundtrack Awards | Soundtrack Composer of the Year | Happy Feet (2006) |
| 2007 | Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music | BAFTA Awards | Happy Feet (2006) | |
| 2007 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Music | X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) |
| 2006 | IFMCA Award | International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA) | Film Score of the Year | X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) |
| 2006 | IFMCA Award | International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA) | Film Composer of the Year | |
| 2006 | IFMCA Award | International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA) | Best Original Score for an Animated Feature Film | Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) |
| 2006 | IFMCA Award | International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA) | Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror Film | X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) |
| 2006 | World Soundtrack Award | World Soundtrack Awards | Soundtrack Composer of the Year | Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) |
| 2005 | IFMCA Award | International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA) | Best Original Score for a Comedy Film | Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) |
| 2005 | IFMCA Award | International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA) | Best Original Score for a Comedy Film | Robots (2005) |
| 2005 | Golden Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Original Score | Alfie (2004) |
| 2005 | World Soundtrack Award | World Soundtrack Awards | Soundtrack Composer of the Year | The Bourne Supremacy (2004) |
| 2005 | World Soundtrack Award | World Soundtrack Awards | Best Original Soundtrack of the Year | The Bourne Supremacy (2004) |
| 2004 | IFMCA Award | International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA) | Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure Film | The Bourne Supremacy (2004) |
| 2002 | Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music | BAFTA Awards | Shrek (2001) | |
| 2002 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Music | Shrek (2001) |
| 2001 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Music | The Road to El Dorado (2000) |
| 2001 | PFCS Award | Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best Original Score | Chicken Run (2000) |
| 2000 | Annie | Annie Awards | Outstanding Individual Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production | The Road to El Dorado (2000) |
| 1999 | Annie | Annie Awards | Outstanding Individual Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production | Antz (1998) |
| 1999 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Music, Original Family Score | Antz (1998) |
| 1998 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Music | Face/Off (1997) |
| 1998 | FMCJ Award | International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA) | Best Original Score for a Comedy Film | Antz (1998) |
Known for movies
How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
as Composer
Rio (2011)
as Composer
The Bourne Identity (2002)
as Composer
Shrek (2001)
as Composer