Los Angeles-based English composer John Powell crafts scores for major motion pictures with a focus on animated films and sci-fi/action movies. Following his first major score for Face/Off (1997), he went on to compose for franchises including the Jason Bourne series, X-Men, Shrek, and the Ice Age series, among others. In addition to multiple Saturn, BAFTA, and Annie Award nominations, Powell also received a Grammy nomination in 2008 for his score for the animated penguin flick Happy Feet. His two Academy Award nominations were for his fanciful orchestral scores to 2010's How ...