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Henry Jackman

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Henry Jackman
Birth nameHenry Pryce Jackman
Born (1979-06-01) 1 June 1979 (age 45)
London, England, U.K.
GenresFilm score and Television Score, Hard Rock, Comptemporary Classical, Electronic, Rock, Hard Rock, Big Band, Jazz, Pop, EDM, Ethnic, World Music, Synthpop, Pop Rock, Experimental Music, Big Beat, Ambient, Ska, Country, Country Rock, Funk
Occupation(s)Composer
conductor
orchestrator
producer
InstrumentsPiano, keyboards, synthesizer, guitar,
Years active2000–present

Henry Jackman (born 1 June 1979) is an English composer, conductor and producer. He is known for creating the music for many movies. He has worked on over 160 movies. His best known works are Monsters vs. Aliens, Winnie The Pooh, Wreck-It Ralph, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Pokémon: Detective Pikachu, Puss in Boots, Turbo, Captain America: Civil War, Rim of The World, Animal Crackers, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle and Ron's Gone Wrong.[1]

Early Life

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Jackman was born in Hillingdon, London. He studied classical music at St. Paul's Cathedral Choir School, Eton College, Framlingham College & New College, Oxford, University of Oxford in London. He also studied at the USC Thornton School of Music in Los Angeles under the mentorship of Elmer Bernstein. He graduated in 2000 from Screen Scoring.

References

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  1. Donelson, Marcy. "Henry Jackman". AllMusic. Retrieved November 20, 2020.