His works for X-Men: The Last Stand, Kung Fu Panda 2, The Road to El Dorado and Solo can be found with the provided links.
- Ice Age: The Meltdown has the majestic "Mammoths
", which plays at the end of the film when Manny and Ellie discover the large herd of mammoths cresting the hill. It might as well be the Cenozoic equivalent of Jurassic Park. - The main theme for Shrek, "Fairytale" (which was co-scored with Harry Gregson-Williams) is a hauntingly beautiful leitmotif which manages to fit with the series' tongue-in-cheek tone. Furthermore, it managed to become the opening fanfare of all of DreamWorks Animation's films to come after, and whenever they do their logo gag, expect to hear some variation of it.
- How to Train Your Dragon:
- Not only does "Forbidden Friendship" absolutely make the film's Heartwarming Moment between Hiccup and Toothless, it is also quite possibly the most beautiful four minutes and twelve seconds ever created.
- "Test Drive" and "Romantic Flight" come close, though.
- The entire soundtrack of How to Train Your Dragon is one of the most awesome musical scores to ever be paired with a movie, let alone an animated one. Just listening to it all the way through is a roller coaster for the ears, and you can really tell why this was the one score that got John Powell nominated for an Oscar.
- Not only does "Forbidden Friendship"
- Powell + Blue Man Group + Robots = WIN!
- Many people didn't care for the musical numbers in The Lorax, but the Villain Song is not to be missed. There's also the emotional song "Funeral For A Tree", and the more uplifting final song "Let It Grow".
- The full climax of Horton Hears a Who! (2008), especially "We Are Here".
- The entire soundtrack for Chicken Run is superb, but the track titled "Building the Crate" is one of the most uplifting pieces of film music ever heard from a kid's film. The track is followed up by "The Chickens are Revolting", which concludes the preceding track so triumphantly you might even shed a tear.
- Cheesy as it was, P.S. I Love You had an absolutely gorgeous piece that really shows Powell's sentiment style. It feels like the perfect music for coming home somewhere.
