Henry Jackman
Introduction  '''Henry Pryce Jackman''' (born 1 June 1974) is an English composer. He composed music for films such as ''Kong: Skull Island'', ''X-Men: First Class'', ''Winnie the Pooh'', ''Wreck-It Ralph'', ''Ralph Breaks the Internet'', ''Puss in Boots'', ''Monsters vs. Aliens'', ''Captain Phillips'', ''Kick-Ass'', ''Kick-Ass 2'', ''Turbo'', ''Big Hero 6'', ''Ron's Gone Wrong'', ''The Interview'', ''Detective Pikachu'' and ''Strange World'' as well as the video games ''Uncharted 4: A Thief's End'' and ''Disney Infinity 2.0''.
Life and career Jackman was born in Hillingdon, London. 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''. "This Could Be Heaven", released from the album, was also co-written by Jackman and used on the movie ''The Family Man'' 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''). 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.
Family 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; Henry and his uncle both worked on Moa's 1999 album ''Universal''. His grandfather, Bill Jackman, played clarinet on "When I'm Sixty-Four" on The Beatles' ''Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band''.==Discography== ===Singles===*Mike Oldfield, "Women of Ireland" (1997): co-produced, programming*Elton John & LeAnn Rimes, "Written in the Stars" (1999): programming*Jocelyn Brown, "I Believe" (1999): programming, mixing*Seal, "This Could Be Heaven" (2000): co-written, co-produced, programming===Albums===*Mike Oldfield, ''Voyager'' (1996): co-produced, programming*Sally Oldfield, ''Flaming Star''*Conner Reeves, ''Earthbound'' (1998): programming*Michael Gordon, ''Weather'' (1998): production, sound design*Art of Noise, ''The Seduction of Claude Debussy'' (1999): "Born on a Sunday" co-produced, co-written*Moa, ''Universal'' (1999): writing, producing, mixing*Maryanna Matiss, ''Time to Fly'' (2001): writing, producing, mixing*Seal, ''Togetherland'' (2001/unreleased): producing, programming*Hans Zimmer, ''The Holiday'' OST (2006): co-writing*''Vantage Point'' OST (2008): co-writing*various artists, ''Monsters vs. Aliens'' OST (2009): writing===Solo albums===*''Utopia'' (WestOneMusic, 2003)*''Transfiguration'' (KPM Music, 2005)*''Acoustica'' (KPM Music, 2007)===Filmography=======Main composer==== Year Title Director(s) Studio(s) Notes 2008 ''Secrets of the Furious Five'' Raman Hui Paramount Home EntertainmentDreamWorks Animation Composed with Hans Zimmer & John PowellShort film2009 ''Monsters vs. Aliens'' Conrad VernonRob Letterman Paramount PicturesDreamWorks Animation First score for an animated filmReplaced Mark MothersbaughAdditional Music by Ryeland Allison & Marc Bonilla ''Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space'' Peter Ramsey DreamWorks Animation Additional Music by Matthew Margeson2010 ''Henri 4'' Jo Baier  Composed with Hans Zimmer ''Kick-Ass'' Matthew Vaughn Universal PicturesLionsgate Composed with Marius de Vries, Ilan Eshkeri & John Murphy ''Gulliver's Travels'' Rob Letterman 20th Century FoxDune EntertainmentDavis Entertainment Additional Music by Christopher Willis & Dominic Lewis2011 ''Winnie the Pooh'' Stephen J. AndersonDon Hall Walt Disney PicturesWalt Disney Animation Studios Additional Music by Christopher WillisAlso score producer ''X-Men: First Class'' Matthew Vaughn 20th Century FoxMarvel Entertainment Additional Music by Christopher Willis, Noah Sorota, Dominic Lewis & Matthew Margeson ''Puss in Boots'' Chris Miller Paramount PicturesDreamWorks Animation Additional Music by Dominic Lewis & Matthew Margeson ''Small Fry'' Angus MacLane Walt Disney PicturesPixar Animation Studios Short film2012 ''Man on a Ledge'' Asger Leth Lionsgate Additional Music by Stephen Hilton, Dominic Lewis & Matthew Margeson ''Puss in Boots: The Three Diablos'' Raman Hui Paramount Home EntertainmentDreamWorks Animation Composed with Matthew MargesonShort film ''Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter'' Timur Bekmambetov 20th Century FoxTim Burton Productions Additional Music by Dominic Lewis & Matthew Margeson ''Wreck-It Ralph'' Rich Moore Walt Disney PicturesWalt Disney Animation Studios Replaced Thomas NewmanAdditional Music by Dominic Lewis & Matthew Margeson2013 ''G.I. Joe: Retaliation'' Jon M. Chu Paramount PicturesMetro-Goldwyn-MayerSkydance Productions Additional Music by Dominic Lewis, Tom Holkenborg, & Matthew Margeson ''This Is the End'' Seth RogenEvan Goldberg Columbia PicturesPoint Grey Pictures Additional Music by Marc Bonilla, Dominic Lewis & Matthew Margeson ''Turbo'' David Soren 20th Century FoxDreamWorks Animation Additional Music by Paul Mounsey & Halli Cauthery ''Kick-Ass 2'' Jeff Wadlow Universal Pictures Composed with Matthew MargesonAdditional Music by Jason SoudahAlso score producer ''Captain Phillips'' Paul Greengrass Columbia PicturesScott Rudin Productions Additional Music By Al Clay & Jack Dolman2014 ''Captain America: The Winter Soldier'' Anthony RussoJoe Russo Walt Disney Studios Motion PicturesMarvel Studios Additional Music by Dominic Lewis & Matthew Margeson, also features some music by Alan Silvestri, the composer of previous movie ''Big Hero 6'' Don HallChris Williams Walt Disney PicturesWalt Disney Animation Studios Additional Music by Dominic Lewis & Paul Mounsey ''The Interview'' Seth RogenEvan Goldberg Columbia PicturesPoint Grey PicturesLStar Capital Additional Music by Dominic Lewis ''Kingsman: The Secret Service'' Matthew Vaughn 20th Century FoxMarv FilmsCloudy ProductionsTSG Entertainment Composed with Matthew MargesonAdditional Music by Alex Belcher, Dominic Lewis & Jason Soudah 2015 ''Pixels'' Chris Columbus Columbia PicturesHappy Madison Productions1492 PicturesLStar Capital Additional Music by Halli Cauthery2016 ''The 5th Wave'' J Blakeson Columbia PicturesGK FilmsLStar Capital Additional Music by Alex Belcher & Andrew Kawczynski ''The Birth of a Nation'' Nate Parker Fox Searchlight Pictures Additional Music by Anthony Willis ''Captain America: Civil War'' Anthony RussoJoe Russo  Walt Disney Studios Motion PicturesMarvel Studios Additional Music by Alex Belcher & Halli Cauthery ''Jack Reacher: Never Go Back'' Edward Zwick Paramount PicturesSkydance Media Additional Music by Alex Belcher & Paul Mounsey2017 ''Kong: Skull Island'' Jordan Vogt-Roberts Warner Bros. PicturesLegendary Pictures Additional Music by Alex Belcher, Halli Cauthery & Stephen Hilton ''Kingsman: The Golden Circle'' Matthew Vaughn 20th Century FoxMarv FilmsCloudy ProductionsTSG Entertainment  Composed with Matthew MargesonAdditional Music by Alex Belcher, Ryan Taubert & Jason Soudah ''Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle'' Jake Kasdan Columbia Pictures Replaced James Newton HowardAdditional Music by Halli Cauthery & Paul Mounsey2018 ''Trial by Fire'' Edward Zwick Roadside Attractions Additional Music by Alex Belcher ''The Predator'' Shane Black 20th Century Fox Original ''Predator'' themes by Alan SilvestriAdditional Music by Alex Belcher, Halli Cauthery & Matthew Margeson ''Ralph Breaks the Internet'' Rich MoorePhil Johnston Walt Disney PicturesWalt Disney Animation Studios Additional Music by Anthony Willis & Jeff Morrow2019 ''Io'' Jonathan Helpert Netflix Composed with Alex Belcher ''Detective Pikachu'' Rob Letterman Warner Bros. PicturesLegendary PicturesThe Pokémon Company Additional Music By Evan Goldman, Kazuma Jinnouchi & Jeff Morrow ''American Skin'' Nate Parker Vertical Entertainment ''Mosul'' Matthew Michael Carnahan NetflixAdditional Music by Alex Belcher ''21 Bridges'' Brian Kirk STXfilms Composed with Alex BelcherAdditional music by Maverick Dugger ''Jumanji: The Next Level'' Jake Kasdan Columbia Pictures Additional Music by Anthony Willis, Kazuma Jinnouchi & Jeff Morrow 2020 ''Extraction'' Sam Hargrave NetflixComposed with Alex Belcher2021 ''Cherry'' Anthony RussoJoe Russo  Apple TV+ Additional Music by Alex Belcher & Jack Dolman ''Ron's Gone Wrong'' Sarah SmithJean-Philippe Vine 20th Century Studios20th Century AnimationLocksmith Animation Additional Music By Kazuma Jinnouchi, Jake Monaco & Jeff Morrow2022 ''The Gray Man'' Anthony RussoJoe Russo  Netflix ''Strange World'' Don Hall Walt Disney PicturesWalt Disney Animation Studios 2023 ''Extraction 2'' Sam Hargrave Netflix Composed with Alex Belcher====Other==== Year Title Director(s) Notes2006 ''The Da Vinci Code'' Ron Howard Synthesizer programmerMain 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 ZanelliMain score composed by Hans Zimmer ''The Holiday'' Nancy Meyers Additional Music composed with Atli Örvarsson, Lorne Balfe, Tansy Aked, Ryeland Allison & Heitor PereiraMain score composed by Hans Zimmer2007 ''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 ZanelliMain 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 ÖrvarssonMain score composed by Hans ZimmerTitle Theme composed by Danny Elfman2008 ''Kung Fu Panda'' John StevensonMark Osborne Additional Music composed with James McKee SmithMain score composed by Hans Zimmer & John Powell ''Hancock'' Peter Berg Additional Music composed with James McKee Smith & James Ashton ThomasMain score composed by John Powell ''The Dark Knight'' Christopher Nolan Synthesizer programmer & arrangerMain score composed by Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard ''Vantage Point'' Pete Travis Additional Music composed with Clay Duncan & Ryeland AllisonMain score composed by Atli Örvarsson 2009 ''It's Complicated'' Nancy Meyers Additional MusicMain score composed by Hans Zimmer & Heitor Pereira 2016 ''Money Monster'' Jodie Foster Score producerMain score composed by Dominic Lewis===Television scores=== Year Title Notes 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 CautheryPilot 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===Video game scores=== Year Title Notes 1991 ''Exile'' Title music 1992 ''Zyconix'' Music and sound effects 1992 ''M.C. Kids'' Commodore 64 version 2007 ''Colin McRae: Dirt'' "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'' 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'' Follow-up standalone expansion to ''Uncharted 4'', also scored by Jackman
Awards and nominations  Year Award Nominated work Result 2009 Annie Award for Best Music in an Animated Television Production or Short Form ''Secrets of the Furious Five''  2009 International Film Music Critics Award for Breakout Composer of the Year  2010 ASCAP Film and Television Music Award for Top Box Office Films ''Monsters vs. Aliens''  2011 Annie Award for Best Music in a Television Production ''Kung Fu Panda Holiday''  2011 World Soundtrack Award for Discovery of the Year ''X-Men: First Class'' & ''Gulliver's Travels''  2011 International Film Music Critics Award for Best Original Score for an Animated Feature Film ''Puss in Boots''  2012 Annie Award for Music in a Feature Production ''Puss in Boots''  2012 Annie Award for Music in a Feature Production ''Winnie the Pooh''  2012 ASCAP Film and Television Music Award for Top Box Office Films ''Puss in Boots''  2012 ASCAP Film and Television Music Award for Top Box Office Films ''X-Men: First Class''  2013 Annie Award for Music in an Animated Feature Production ''Wreck-It Ralph''  2013 ASCAP Film and Television Music Award for Top Box Office Films ''Wreck-It Ralph''  2013 International Film Music Critics Award for Best Original Score for a Comedy Film ''This Is the End''  2014 Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music in an Animated Feature Production ''Turbo''  2014 BAFTA Award for Best Film Music ''Captain Phillips''  2017 BAFTA Games Award for Best Music ''Uncharted 4: A Thief's End''  2017 National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers ''Uncharted 4: A Thief's End''
See also *Music of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
References
External links * Henry Jackman on Myspace** Interview Henry Jackman at  FilmMusicSite