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| Background information | |
| Birth name | John James Powell |
| Born | September 18, 1963 |
| Origin | England  |
| Genre(s) | Film scores |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, Conductor, Music producer |
| Instrument(s) | Piano, Viola, Violin |
| Years active | 1990-present |
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Early Life
Born on 18th September 1963, John Powell is a native of England. At the age of 7, he started training as a classical violinist and wouldn't listen to, or play anything but that until he was about 12 years old. He then started venturing into jazz and rock and roll, and played in the 60's soul band, The Fabulistics. While Khachaturian and Sibelius rank as two of his favourite classical composers, he still nowadays likes listening to Motown and Stax soul music from the 60's.
At the age of 18, he switched the violin for the viola in order to gain entrance to London's Trinity College of Music. Trinity College of Music is one of the London music conservatoires, based in Greenwich. During his time at Trinity, he won the John Halford and the Boosey and Hawkes Bursary Music awards for composition. He also joined performance art group Media Arts, and teamed up with Gavin Greenaway to compose music for installation art pieces created by artist Michael Petry, whose work went on display in Europe, Asia and America.
Early Career
After graduating, Powell landed a job composing music for television and commercials at Air-Edel music in London. While there, he served as assistant composer on Patrick Doyle's "Into The West" and "Much Ado About Nothing" and Hans Zimmer on "White Fang". Much Ado About Nothing is a 1993 film based on William Shakespeare's play. Hans Florian Zimmer (born September 12, 1957 in Frankfurt/Main, Germany) is an Academy Award, Grammy, and Golden This article is about the 1991 film For other films and other uses see White Fang (disambiguation. At this point, Powell also began his solo career, scoring independent films such as "The Tourist" and "Salinas", and TV projects such as "The Vanishing Rembrandts" and ""Stay Lucky"".
In 1995, Powell left Air-Edel, and with Greenaway, co-founded the London-based music producer, Independently Thinking Music. While there, both composed music for more than 100 British and French commercials as well as several independent films, winning several "best soundtrack" awards in the process. Among their commercial credits were BMW, Coca-Cola, Ford and Sega.
One of the last things Powell did while in Britain was co-compose a 70-minute opera with Greenaway and Petry, titled, "An Englishman, An Irishman and a Frenchman". It premiered in Bonn, Germany for an AIDS benefit. Powell and Greenaway began writing two more operas, but it is unknown whether they were ever completed or performed.
Media Ventures and Beyond
In 1997, Powell moved to Los Angeles to tackle more demanding projects. Getting in contact with Hans Zimmer again, Powell, later along with Greenaway, joined Media Ventures. He immediately scored two DreamWorks TV projects: the second season of Steven Spielberg's crime drama, "High Incident" and the pilot to "For The People". Other projects also included arranging songs for "The Prince Of Egypt".
It was Powell's score to the John Travolta and Nicholas Cage thriller "Face/Off" that really began his career as a film composer. Nicolas Cage (born Nicholas Kim Coppola; January 7, 1964) is an Academy Award -winning American actor Face/Off is a 1997 Action film directed by John Woo and starring John Travolta and Nicolas Cage. Writing just under two hours of music, Powell managed to create a highly acclaimed-score, and add a heightened state of tension to the film.
After this came the Italian-inspired music of "With Friends Like These", and "Antz", his first joint-effort with composer Harry Gregson-Williams. Harry Gregson-Williams (born December 13, 1961) is a Golden Globe - and Grammy -nominated British Film score Composer The two would later on team-up again on "Chicken Run" and "Shrek".
Personal life
Powell married to photographer Melinda Lerner and currently resides in the United States with his family, five cats and a dog.
Filmography
| Year | Title |
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| 1990 | Stay Lucky |
| 1994 | The Wild Heels |
| 1996 | High Incident |
| Human Bomb | |
| 1997 | Face/Off |
| 1998 | Antz (with Harry Gregson-Williams) |
| With Friends Like These… | |
| Endurance | |
| 1999 | Chill Factor |
| Forces of Nature | |
| 2000 | Chicken Run (with Harry Gregson-Williams) |
| The Road to El Dorado (with Hans Zimmer) | |
| 2001 | Evolution |
| I Am Sam | |
| Just Visiting | |
| Rat Race | |
| Shrek (with Harry Gregson-Williams) | |
| 2002 | The Bourne Identity |
| D-Tox | |
| Drumline | |
| Pluto Nash | |
| Two Weeks Notice | |
| 2003 | Agent Cody Banks |
| Gigli | |
| Paycheck | |
| Stealing Sinatra | |
| The Italian Job | |
| 2004 | Alfie |
| Mr 3000 | |
| The Bourne Supremacy | |
| 2005 | Be Cool |
| Mr & Mrs Smith | |
| Robots | |
| 2006 | Ice Age: The Meltdown |
| United 93 | |
| X-Men: The Last Stand | |
| Happy Feet | |
| 2007 | The Bourne Ultimatum |
| Stop-Loss | |
| PS, I Love You | |
| 2008 | Bolt |
| Hancock | |
| Horton Hears a Who! | |
| Jumper | |
| Kung Fu Panda (with Hans Zimmer) | |
| 2009 | Green Zone |
Cultural references
- Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. Solid State Society's composer, Yoko Kanno, used The Bourne Identity's theme track for the film. The year 1990 in film involved some significant events Events CGI technique is expanded with motion capture for The year 1994 in film involved some significant events Top grossing films (U The year 1996 in film involved some significant events Major releases this year included Fargo, Trainspotting, The English Patient The year 1997 in film involved some significant events Events Summer - Production begins on Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace Face/Off is a 1997 Action film directed by John Woo and starring John Travolta and Nicolas Cage. The year 1998 in film involved some significant events Events February 14 - Sharon Stone marries Phil Bronstein Antz is a 1998 computer-animated Film produced by DreamWorks. Harry Gregson-Williams (born December 13, 1961) is a Golden Globe - and Grammy -nominated British Film score Composer Endurance is a docudrama about the famous distance runner Haile Gebrselassie with Gebrselassie playing the role of himself The year 1999 in film involved some significant events and was arguably the most successful year for films released in the 1990s Forces of Nature is a 1999 Romantic comedy film directed by Bronwen Hughes, and starring Ben Affleck and Sandra Bullock The year 2000 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films Please note that following the tradition of the Chicken Run is a 2000 Stop-motion animation British film made by the Aardman Animations studios (which produced the Oscar Harry Gregson-Williams (born December 13, 1961) is a Golden Globe - and Grammy -nominated British Film score Composer The Road to El Dorado is a 2000 animated comedy film by DreamWorks SKG. Hans Florian Zimmer (born September 12, 1957 in Frankfurt/Main, Germany) is an Academy Award, Grammy, and Golden The year 2001 in film involved some significant events (For more about non-English films check sources in those languages Evolution is a 2001 comedy sci-fi movie directed by Ivan Reitman. I Am Sam is a film telling the story of a mentally handicapped father and his efforts to retain custody of his daughter Just Visiting is a 2001 Comedy film, a Remake of the French film Les Visiteurs, and a spin-off of Les Visiteurs Rat Race is a 2001 American Comedy film directed by Jerry Zucker, and stars an Ensemble cast featuring Rowan Shrek is a 2001 computer-animated American Comedy film, directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson, and Harry Gregson-Williams (born December 13, 1961) is a Golden Globe - and Grammy -nominated British Film score Composer The year 2002 in film involved some significant events The first significant releases of sequels took place between Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, The Bourne Identity is a 2002 Spy film loosely based on Robert Ludlum 's novel of the same name. D-Tox is a 2002 Movie directed by Jim Gillespie and starring Sylvester Stallone. Drumline is a 2002 film directed by Charles Stone III. The screenplay which was inspired by the life of Dallas Austin The Adventures of Pluto Nash is a 2002 Comedy film directed by Ron Underwood and starring Eddie Murphy as the owner of a lunar nightclub Two Weeks Notice is a 2002 Romantic comedy film starring Sandra Bullock and Hugh Grant from Warner Bros The year 2003 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like 2 Fast 2 Furious, The Lord of the Rings The Return Agent Cody Banks is a 2003 film that follows the adventures of the 15-year-old title character (played by Frankie Muniz) who has to finish his chores avoid getting Not to be confused with Gigi Gigli (ˈdʒiːli or /ˈʒiːʎi/ is a film released in 2003 which was written and directed Paycheck is a 2003 Film adaptation of the Short story of the same name by Science fiction writer Philip K The Italian Job is a 2003 American Heist film directed by F Gary Gray. The year 2004 in film involved some significant events Major releases of sequels took place Alfie is a 2004 American-British Romantic comedy film starring Jude Law as the title character Mr 3000 is a 2004 Touchstone Pictures / Dimension Films / Spyglass Entertainment / The Kennedy/Marshall Company Film The Bourne Supremacy is a 2004 spy mystery Thriller film loosely based on the Robert Ludlum novel of the same name The year 2005 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Devil's Rejects, Cheaper Mr & Mrs Smith is a 2005 action / Comedy film, directed by Doug Liman and written by Simon Kinberg. Robots is a 2005 American computer-animated Comedy film produced by Blue Sky Studios for 20th Century Fox (the The year 2006 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with Superman Returns, Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest Ice Age The Meltdown, also known as Ice Age 2 The Meltdown or simply as Ice Age 2, is the 2006 film sequel to the United 93 (formerly named Flight 93) is a 2006 Film written and directed by Paul Greengrass that chronicles events X-Men The Last Stand is a 2006 Superhero film and the third in the X-Men series Happy Feet is an Australian -produced 2006 computer-animated Comedy-drama musical Film, directed and co-written 2007 saw major releases such as The Simpsons Movie, National Treasure Book of Secrets, The Bourne Ultimatum is a 2007 Spy film directed by Paul Greengrass and loosely based on the Robert Ludlum novel of the same name. Stop-Loss is a 2008 American Drama film directed by Kimberly Peirce, director of Boys Don't Cry, and starring Ryan PS I Love You is a 2007 American romantic Drama film directed by Richard LaGravenese. Bolt is a 2008 CGI animated film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, and will be Disney's 47th animated feature Hancock is a 2008 Superhero film directed by Peter Berg and starring Will Smith, Jason Bateman, and Charlize Theron Horton Hears a Who! (also known as Dr Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!) is a 2008 computer-generated imagery animated film based on Jumper is a 2008 Science fiction film from 20th Century Fox and New Regency Productions. Kung Fu Panda is an American animated Comedy film released in 2008 Hans Florian Zimmer (born September 12, 1957 in Frankfurt/Main, Germany) is an Academy Award, Grammy, and Golden 2009 in film has numerous films in production to be released in 2009 as well as films that have announced release dates but have yet to begin filming Green Zone is an upcoming thriller film written and directed by Paul Greengrass. is the 2006 anime film based on the Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex series which is based on Masamune Shirow 's Manga is a Composer, Arranger and Musician best known for her work on the Soundtracks for many games seminal Anime films TV series live-action The Bourne Identity is a 2002 Spy film loosely based on Robert Ludlum 's novel of the same name.
- The Bourne Identity's track "Escape from Embassy" is used in the trailer for Timeline. The Bourne Identity is a 2002 Spy film loosely based on Robert Ludlum 's novel of the same name. Timeline is a 2003 Film directed by Richard Donner, director of Lethal Weapon.
External links
- The Unofficial John Powell Website
- John Powell at the Internet Movie Database
- SoundtrackNet - John Powell Biography
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