Age: 62
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John Powell is an English composer best known for his film scores. He has been based in Los Angeles since 1997 and has composed the scores to over 70 feature films. He is best known for composing scores for films, including Just Visiting, Face/Off, the Bourne film series, the Happy Feet films, United 93, X-Men: The Last Stand, Wicked and its sequel, Evolution, Dr. Seuss' The Lorax, Migration, Drumline, Hancock, The Call of the Wild, Bolt, eight Blue Sky Studios films, and nine DreamWorks Animation films. His work on Happy Feet, Ferdinand, and Solo: A Star Wars Story has earned him three Grammy nominations. He was nominated for an Academy Award for How to Train Your Dragon. Powell was a member of Hans Zimmer's music studio, Remote Control Productions, and has collaborated frequently with other composers from the studio, including Harry Gregson-Williams on Antz, Chicken Run, and Shrek and Zimmer himself on Chill Factor, The Road to El Dorado, and the first two Kung Fu Panda films. He has also collaborated with film directors such as Carlos Saldanha, Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders, Benjamin Renner, Chris Renaud, George Miller, John Woo, Ron Underwood, Doug Liman, Charles Stone III, Simon Otto, Jared Hess, and Paul Greengrass. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Powell (film composer), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Alan and Jane face a bleak Christmas as their parents struggle to make ends meet, their only hope lying with their cold, wealthy uncle, Barnaby. When they reach out for aid, the villainous Barnaby, seeking their meager inheritance, arranges for his bumbling henchmen Roderigo and Gonzorgo to have them "taken care of" at sea. The children miraculously survive the ordeal and wash ashore on a mysterious island near the North Pole, where they reach Toyland, a magical place ruled by the cheerful Toymaker who, with he assistance of his absent-minded designer and assistant Grumio, crafts the toys and gifts for Santa. The two meet up with Mary and Tom Piper, two inhabitants of Mother Goose Village who have a blossoming romance and likewise help with the preparations. The children get acquainted with he colorful and fantastic land while hoping to get the help they need as they help with the preparations at the castle/factory. Meanwhile, a relentless Barnaby and his goons follow the way and find themselves in Toyland, where Barnaby plot to get to the children, cause trouble, and take the kingdom.
