Interview with Emmy-Nominated Composer John Powell (STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie, How To Train Your Dragon, SOLO: A Star Wars Story)

Interview with Emmy-Nominated Composer John Powell (STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie, How To Train Your Dragon, SOLO: A Star Wars Story)

Author: The Movie Podcast August 23, 2023 Duration: 31:22
The Movie Podcast LIVE is coming to FAN EXPO CANADA in TORONTO with SPECIAL GUEST Jay McCarrol! Join us FRIDAY AUGUST 25 at 12PM ET in the South Building (Level 700) Room 717 AB.  On this SPECIAL EDITION of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Shahbaz are joined by Emmy-Nominated Composer JOHN POWELL of STILL: A MICHAEL J. FOX MOVIE. 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 and/or co-composing scores for animated films, such as Antz, Shrek, Happy Feet, Kung Fu Panda, How to Train Your Dragon, and so many more. 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 received a 2023 Emmy Nomination for his work on Apple Original Film STILL: A MICHAEL J. FOX MOVIE which is now streaming on Apple TV+ worldwide. Watch and listen to The Movie Podcast now on all podcast feeds, YouTube, and TheMoviePodcast.ca Get a whole month of great cinema FREE on MUBI: mubi.com/themoviepodcast Contact: hello@themoviepodcast.ca THE MOVIE PODCAST ON ET CANADA! THE MOVIE PODCAST MERCHANDISE NOW AVAILABLE! FOLLOW US Daniel on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Shahbaz on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Anthony on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd The Movie Podcast on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, and YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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