John Powell is an English composer known above all for his richly thematic scores for animated and action films. Born in London and trained as a violinist before studying at Trinity College of Music, he worked on commercials and as a scoring assistant in Britain before moving to Los Angeles in 1997, where he joined Hans Zimmer's Remote Control Productions and quickly established himself.
His first major Hollywood score was Face/Off (1997), followed by a run of animated features — several co-composed with Harry Gregson-Williams — including Antz, Chicken Run, and Shrek. Powell became a defining voice in animation with propulsive, emotionally expansive scores for the Ice Age, Rio, and Kung Fu Panda films, earning his first Academy Award nomination for How to Train Your Dragon (2010) and a second for Wicked (2024). In live action he is closely associated with directors Doug Liman and Paul Greengrass, scoring the first three Bourne films and United 93.
In 2018 Powell scored Solo: A Star Wars Story, sharing the project with John Williams, who contributed Han Solo's theme. Alongside his screen work he has composed concert music, including the oratorio A Prussian Requiem (2016). Powell is regarded as one of the most melodically inventive orchestral composers working in film today.
How To Train Your Dragon: The Deluxe Edition (Music From The Motion Picture)
John Powell
United States / 2020-10-02
Varèse Sarabande (CD Club)
2xCD (Album) / 42 Tracks / 105:26 m:s
How to Train Your Dragon ('For Your Consideration' - Promotional Score)
John Powell
United States / 2010-03-18
2xCD (Album) / 35 Tracks / 86:23 m:s
How to Train Your Dragon ('For Your Consideration' - Promotional Score)
John Powell
United States / 2010
1xCD (Album) / 8 Tracks / 31:41 m:s
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World: The Deluxe Edition (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
John Powell
United States / 2024-02-23
Varèse Sarabande (CD Club) VCL 0224 1237
2xCD (Album) / 33 Tracks / 115:36 m:s
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World: The Deluxe Edition (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
John Powell
United States / 2024-04-26
Back Lot Music
Digital (Album) / 33 Tracks / 116:07 m:s
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Variant: Blue & Red Coloured Vinyl Variant
John Powell
Netherlands / 2022-01-22
Music On Vinyl (At the Movies) MOVATM240
2xLP (Album)
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
John Powell
United States / 2019-02-01
Back Lot Music
Digital (Album) / 18 Tracks / 82:31 m:s
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
John Powell
United States / 2019-02-01
Back Lot Music
1xCD (Album) / 17 Tracks / 75:51 m:s
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Variant: Dragon-Green Coloured Vinyl Variant
John Powell
Netherlands / 2019-04-19
Music On Vinyl (At the Movies) MOVATM240
2xLP (Album)
How to Train Your Dragon: Isle of Berk
John Powell
Worldwide / 2026-05-21
Back Lot Music
Digital (Album)
Hi-Res
/ 17 Tracks / 41:58 m:s
How to Train Your Dragon (Music From the Motion Picture)
John Powell
United States / 2010-03-23
Varèse Sarabande 302 067 012 2
1xCD (Album) / 25 Tracks / 71:49 m:s
How to Train Your Dragon (Music From the Motion Picture)
John Powell
Germany / 2010-03-23
Colosseum Music Entertainment CVS 7012.2
1xCD (Album) / 25 Tracks / 71:49 m:s
How to Train Your Dragon (Music From the Motion Picture)
John Powell
United States / 2010-03-23
Varèse Sarabande 302 067 012 2
Digital (Album) / 25 Tracks / 71:49 m:s
How to Train Your Dragon (Music From The Motion Picture)
John Powell
Germany / 2010-03-23
Colosseum Music Entertainment CVS 7012.2
Digital (Album) / 25 Tracks / 71:49 m:s
How to Train Your Dragon (Music From The Motion Picture)
Variant: Dragon Eye Vinyl Variant
John Powell
United States / 2016-04-16
Varèse Sarabande 302 067 012 1
1xLP (Album) / 11 Tracks / 36:41 m:s
How To Train Your Dragon (Music From The Motion Picture)
John Powell
United States / 2019-06-07
Varèse Sarabande
1x10" (Album) / 12 Tracks / 40:49 m:s
How to Train Your Dragon (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Variant: Night Fury
John Powell
United States / 2025-06-13
Mondo Music MOND-342A
3xLP (Album)
How to Train Your Dragon (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
John Powell
United States / 2025-06-13
Back Lot Music
Digital (Album)
Hi-Res
/ 33 Tracks / 105:48 m:s
How to Train Your Dragon (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
John Powell
United States / 2025-06-13
Mondo Music MOND-342CD
2xCD (Album)
Ice Age 2: The Meltdown (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
John Powell
United States / 2006-04-04
Varèse Sarabande 302 066 725 2
1xCD (Album) / 32 Tracks / 62:48 m:s
Ice Age 2: The Meltdown (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
John Powell
Germany / 2006-03-27
Colosseum Schallplatten VSD-6725
1xCD (Album) / 32 Tracks / 62:48 m:s
Ice Age: Continental Drift (Original Motion Picture Score)
John Powell
United States / 2012-07-10
Varèse Sarabande 302 067 152 2
1xCD (Album) / 14 Tracks / 57:57 m:s
Ice Age: Continental Drift (Original Motion Picture Score)
John Powell
Germany / 2012-07-10
Colosseum Music Entertainment CVS 7152.2
1xCD (Album) / 14 Tracks / 57:57 m:s
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
John Powell
United States / 2009-06-23
Varèse Sarabande 302 066 978 2
1xCD (Album) / 44 Tracks / 73:02 m:s