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John Powell, 61, has written the scores to hits like How to Train Your Dragon, Happy Feet, the Bourne film series, X-Men: The Last Stand and Don't Worry Darling.

John Powell, 61, has written the scores to hits like How to Train Your Dragon, Happy Feet, the Bourne film series, X-Men: The Last Stand and Don't Worry Darling (pictured in 2022) He is favourite to win the Oscar for Best Original Score this year for his work on Wicked, the blockbuster starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo , which cost $150 million to make (pictured) He was previously nominated for an Academy Award for How To Train Your Dragon in 2011, but lost to Trent Reznor (of the rock band Nine Inch Nails) and Atticus Ross who won for writing the music to The Social Network.

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