Henry Jackman | |
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Birth name | Henry Pryce Jackman |
Born | Hillingdon, London, England | 1 June 1974
Genres | Film and television scores, video game score, EDM, big beat, synth-pop, pop rock, hard rock, classical, jazz |
Occupation(s) | Composer, conductor, arranger |
Years active | 1999–present |
Labels | Remote Control Productions |
Henry Pryce Jackman (born 1 June 1974) [1] is an English composer. He composed music for films such as Kong: Skull Island , X-Men: First Class , Puss in Boots , Monsters vs. Aliens , Captain Phillips , Kick-Ass , Kick-Ass 2 , Wreck-It Ralph , Turbo , Big Hero 6 , Pixels , Ron's Gone Wrong , The Interview , and Detective Pikachu , as well as the video games Uncharted 4: A Thief's End and Disney Infinity 2.0 . He has also collaborated with film directors such as Don Hall, Stephen J. Anderson, Rob Letterman, Matthew Vaughn, Raman Hui, Russo brothers, Jake Kasdan, Sam Hargrave and Rich Moore.
Jackman was born in Hillingdon, London. [2] He studied classical music at St. Paul's Cathedral Choir School, Eton College, Framlingham College and New College, Oxford, University of Oxford.
Jackman has done programming and production work with artists including Mike Oldfield ( Voyager ), Sally Oldfield (Flaming Star), Trevor Horn/Art of Noise ( The Seduction of Claude Debussy ), Elton John and Gary Barlow. He co-produced Seal's unreleased 2001 album Togetherland . [3] "This Could Be Heaven", released from the album, was also co-written by Jackman and used on the movie The Family Man [4] and included on the deluxe edition of Seal's compilation album Hits .
Jackman has released three albums, Utopia (2003), Transfiguration (2005), and Acoustica (2007; with Augustus Isadore).
Jackman had various minor roles on film scores since 2006, generally working with mentor Hans Zimmer, including for The Da Vinci Code (music programmer), The Dark Knight (music arranger) and additional music for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest , At World's End , The Simpsons Movie , Kung Fu Panda and Hancock . In 2009, Jackman, Zimmer and John Powell won the 2008 Annie Award for Music in an Animated Television Production or Short Form for their work on DreamWorks Animation's Secrets of the Furious Five (a sequel to Kung Fu Panda). [5] He has since composed soundtracks for Monsters vs. Aliens , Henri IV , Gulliver's Travels , X-Men: First Class , Winnie the Pooh , Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter , Wreck-It Ralph , Captain America: The Winter Soldier , and Captain America: Civil War . His first major video game score was Uncharted 4: A Thief's End .
In March 2022, Reservoir Media acquired the rights to Jackman's catalog. [6]
Henry Jackman is the son of keyboardist and arranger Andrew Pryce Jackman, who was a member of The Syn and worked for many years with Chris Squire of Yes. His uncle Gregg Jackman is a sound engineer and producer who has worked with the King's Singers and Barclay James Harvest; [7] Henry and his uncle both worked on Moa's 1999 album Universal. [8] His grandfather, Bill Jackman, played clarinet on "When I'm Sixty-Four" on The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band . [9]
Year | Title | Director(s) | Notes |
2006 | The Da Vinci Code | Ron Howard | Synthesizer programmer Main score composed by Hans Zimmer |
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | Gore Verbinski | Additional Music composed with Lorne Balfe, Tom Gire, Nick Glennie-Smith, Trevor Morris, John Sposnler & Geoff Zanelli Main score composed by Hans Zimmer | |
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The Holiday | Nancy Meyers | Additional Music composed with Atli Örvarsson, Lorne Balfe, Tansy Aked, Ryeland Allison & Heitor Pereira Main score composed by Hans Zimmer | |
2007 | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | Gore Verbinski | Additional Music composed with Lorne Balfe, Tom Gire, Nick Glennie-Smith, Atli Örvarsson, John Sponsler & Geoff Zanelli Main score composed by Hans Zimmer |
The Simpsons Movie | David Silverman | Additional Music composed with Jim Dooley, Heitor Pereira, Ryeland Allison, Lorne Balfe, Michael A. Levine, & Atli Örvarsson Main score composed by Hans Zimmer Title Theme composed by Danny Elfman | |
2008 | Kung Fu Panda | John Stevenson Mark Osborne | Additional Music composed with James McKee Smith Main score composed by Hans Zimmer & John Powell |
Hancock | Peter Berg | Additional Music composed with James McKee Smith & James Ashton Thomas Main score composed by John Powell | |
The Dark Knight | Christopher Nolan | Synthesizer programmer & arranger Main score composed by Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard | |
Vantage Point | Pete Travis | Additional Music composed with Clay Duncan & Ryeland Allison Main score composed by Atli Örvarsson | |
2009 | It's Complicated | Nancy Meyers | Additional Music Main score composed by Hans Zimmer & Heitor Pereira |
2016 | Money Monster | Jodie Foster | Score producer Main score composed by Dominic Lewis |
Year | Title | Notes |
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2009 | Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space | Television special |
2010 | Kung Fu Panda Holiday | Television special |
2013–2016 | Turbo FAST | Composed with Ali Dee Theodore and Halli Cauthery Pilot episode only |
2015 | The Man in the High Castle | Composed with Dominic Lewis |
2020 | The Comey Rule | Television miniseries |
2021 | The Falcon and the Winter Soldier | Television miniseries; composed with Sven Faulconer |
Year | Title | Notes |
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1991 | Exile [15] | Title music |
1992 | Zyconix [15] | Music and sound effects |
1992 | M.C. Kids [15] | Commodore 64 version |
2007 | Colin McRae: Dirt [15] | "Stasis" track |
2014 | Disney Infinity 2.0 | Main Theme |
2015 | Just Cause 3 | Additional music by Zach Abramson |
2016 | Uncharted 4: A Thief's End [16] | First game in the series to be scored by Jackman, also features some music by Greg Edmonson, the previous composer in the series |
2017 | Uncharted: The Lost Legacy [17] | Follow-up standalone expansion to Uncharted 4, also scored by Jackman |
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Wreck-It Ralph: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album to the 2012 animated film Wreck-It Ralph. The film's score was composed by Henry Jackman, and the soundtrack featured three original songs and three incorporated songs, with Jackman's score accompanying the remainder of it. Artists featured in the soundtrack are, Owl City, AKB48, Buckner & Garcia, Skrillex, Noisia, Kool & the Gang and Rihanna. The soundtrack was released by Walt Disney Records on October 24, 2012 and received positive reviews from critics.
Captain America: The Winter Soldier is the film score for the Marvel Studios film, Captain America: The Winter Soldier by Henry Jackman, which was released by Hollywood Records on April 1, 2014.
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Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle is the film score to the 2017 film of the same name, written, and composed by British composer Henry Jackman. The soundtrack was released digitally on December 15, 2017 through Sony Masterworks. A limited edition Vinyl which consisted of 300 copies was released on May 5, 2018. The score was nominated for the 2018 IFMCA Award for Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure/Thriller Film.
Winnie the Pooh is the soundtrack album to the 2011 film of the same name, based on the eponymous novel created by A. A. Milne and E. H. Shepard, and directed by Stephen J. Anderson and Don Hall, the latter in his feature directorial debut. Henry Jackman composed the film score with additional music by Christopher Willis. The original songs were written by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez. The soundtrack was released by Walt Disney Records on July 12, 2011.
X-Men: First Class is the soundtrack album to the 2011 film X-Men: First Class. The film, directed by Matthew Vaughn, is based on the X-Men characters appearing in Marvel Comics, and is the fourth mainline installment in the X-Men film series and the fifth installment overall. Henry Jackman, who had worked with Vaughn in Kick-Ass (2010) composed the score, becoming the fourth composer to score for the series. The score consisted of pop and rock infused music, which is reminiscent of John Barry's themes from the 1960s.
Captain Phillips (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to the 2013 film Captain Phillips directed by Paul Greengrass, starring Tom Hanks as the titular character. Henry Jackman composed the film's musical score, which released on October 15, 2013, through Varèse Sarabande.