# Henry Jackman

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, 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 Anderson, Rob Letterman, Matthew Vaughn, Raman Hui, Russo brothers, Jake Kasdan, Sam Hargrave and Rich Moore.

## 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 Entertainment DreamWorks Animation | Composed with Hans Zimmer & John Powell Short film |
| 2009 | Monsters vs. Aliens | Conrad Vernon Rob Letterman | Paramount Pictures DreamWorks Animation | First score for an animated film Replaced Mark Mothersbaugh Additional Music by Ryeland Allison & Marc Bonilla |
| 2009 | Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space | Peter Ramsey | DreamWorks Animation | Additional Music by Matthew Margeson |
| 2010 | Henri 4 | Jo Baier | — | Composed with Hans Zimmer |
| 2010 | Kick-Ass | Matthew Vaughn | Universal Pictures Lionsgate | Composed with Marius de Vries, Ilan Eshkeri & John Murphy |
| 2010 | Gulliver's Travels | Rob Letterman | 20th Century Fox Dune Entertainment Davis Entertainment | Additional Music by Christopher Willis & Dominic Lewis |
| 2011 | Winnie the Pooh | Stephen Anderson Don Hall | Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Animation Studios | Additional Music by Christopher Willis Also score producer |
| 2011 | X-Men: First Class | Matthew Vaughn | 20th Century Fox Marvel Entertainment | Additional Music by Christopher Willis, Noah Sorota, Dominic Lewis & Matthew Margeson |
| 2011 | Puss in Boots | Chris Miller | Paramount Pictures DreamWorks Animation | Additional Music by Dominic Lewis & Matthew Margeson |
| 2011 | Small Fry | Angus MacLane | Walt Disney Pictures Pixar Animation Studios | Short film |
| 2012 | Man on a Ledge | Asger Leth | Lionsgate | Additional Music by Stephen Hilton, Dominic Lewis & Matthew Margeson |
| 2012 | Puss in Boots: The Three Diablos | Raman Hui | Paramount Home Entertainment DreamWorks Animation | Composed with Matthew Margeson Short film |
| 2012 | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | Timur Bekmambetov | 20th Century Fox Tim Burton Productions | Additional Music by Dominic Lewis & Matthew Margeson |
| 2012 | Wreck-It Ralph | Rich Moore | Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Animation Studios | Replaced Thomas Newman Additional Music by Dominic Lewis & Matthew Margeson |
| 2013 | G.I. Joe: Retaliation | Jon M. Chu | Paramount Pictures Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Skydance Productions | Additional Music by Dominic Lewis, Tom Holkenborg, & Matthew Margeson |
| 2013 | This Is the End | Seth Rogen Evan Goldberg | Columbia Pictures Point Grey Pictures | Additional Music by Marc Bonilla, Dominic Lewis & Matthew Margeson |
| 2013 | Turbo | David Soren | 20th Century Fox DreamWorks Animation | Additional Music by Paul Mounsey & Halli Cauthery |
| 2013 | Kick-Ass 2 | Jeff Wadlow | Universal Pictures | Composed with Matthew Margeson Additional Music by Jason Soudah Also score producer |
| 2013 | Captain Phillips | Paul Greengrass | Columbia Pictures Scott Rudin Productions | Additional Music By Al Clay & Jack Dolman |
| 2014 | Captain America: The Winter Soldier | Anthony Russo Joe Russo | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Marvel Studios | Additional Music by Dominic Lewis & Matthew Margeson, also features some music by Alan Silvestri, the composer of previous movie |
| 2014 | Big Hero 6 | Don Hall Chris Williams | Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Animation Studios | Additional Music by Dominic Lewis & Paul Mounsey |
| 2014 | The Interview | Seth Rogen Evan Goldberg | Columbia Pictures Point Grey Pictures LStar Capital | Additional Music by Dominic Lewis |
| 2014 | Kingsman: The Secret Service | Matthew Vaughn | 20th Century Fox Marv Films Cloudy Productions TSG Entertainment | Composed with Matthew Margeson Additional Music by Alex Belcher, Dominic Lewis & Jason Soudah |
| 2015 | Pixels | Chris Columbus | Columbia Pictures Happy Madison Productions 1492 Pictures LStar Capital | Additional Music by Halli Cauthery |
| 2016 | The 5th Wave | J Blakeson | Columbia Pictures GK Films LStar Capital | Additional Music by Alex Belcher & Andrew Kawczynski |
| 2016 | The Birth of a Nation | Nate Parker | Fox Searchlight Pictures | Additional Music by Anthony Willis |
| 2016 | Captain America: Civil War | Anthony Russo Joe Russo | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Marvel Studios | Additional Music by Alex Belcher & Halli Cauthery |
| 2016 | Jack Reacher: Never Go Back | Edward Zwick | Paramount Pictures Skydance Media | Additional Music by Alex Belcher & Paul Mounsey |
| 2017 | Kong: Skull Island | Jordan Vogt-Roberts | Warner Bros. Pictures Legendary Pictures | Additional Music by Alex Belcher, Halli Cauthery & Stephen Hilton |
| 2017 | Kingsman: The Golden Circle | Matthew Vaughn | 20th Century Fox Marv Films Cloudy Productions TSG Entertainment | Composed with Matthew Margeson Additional Music by Alex Belcher, Ryan Taubert & Jason Soudah |
| 2017 | Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle | Jake Kasdan | Columbia Pictures | Replaced James Newton Howard Additional Music by Halli Cauthery & Paul Mounsey |
| 2018 | Trial by Fire | Edward Zwick | Roadside Attractions | Additional Music by Alex Belcher |
| 2018 | The Predator | Shane Black | 20th Century Fox | Original Predator themes by Alan Silvestri Additional Music by Alex Belcher, Halli Cauthery & Matthew Margeson |
| 2018 | Ralph Breaks the Internet | Rich Moore Phil Johnston | Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Animation Studios | Additional Music by Anthony Willis & Jeff Morrow |
| 2019 | Io | Jonathan Helpert | Netflix | Composed with Alex Belcher |
| 2019 | Detective Pikachu | Rob Letterman | Warner Bros. Pictures Legendary Pictures The Pokémon Company | Additional Music By Evan Goldman, Kazuma Jinnouchi & Jeff Morrow |
| 2019 | American Skin | Nate Parker | Vertical Entertainment | |
| 2019 | Mosul | Matthew Michael Carnahan | Netflix | Additional Music by Alex Belcher |
| 2019 | 21 Bridges | Brian Kirk | STXfilms | Composed with Alex Belcher Additional music by Maverick Dugger |
| 2019 | Jumanji: The Next Level | Jake Kasdan | Columbia Pictures | Additional Music by Anthony Willis, Kazuma Jinnouchi & Jeff Morrow |
| 2020 | Extraction | Sam Hargrave | Netflix | Composed with Alex Belcher |
| 2021 | Cherry | Anthony Russo Joe Russo | Apple TV+ | Additional Music by Alex Belcher & Jack Dolman |
| 2021 | Ron's Gone Wrong | Sarah Smith Jean-Philippe Vine | TSG Entertainment 20th Century Animation Locksmith Animation | Additional music by Halli Cauthery, Alex Kovacs and Anthony Willis |
| 2022 | The Gray Man | Anthony Russo Joe Russo | Netflix | |
| 2022 | Strange World | Don Hall | Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Animation Studios | Additional Music By Halli Cauthery, Alex Kovacs, Evan Goldman, Antonio Di Iorio, and Sven Faulconer. |
| 2023 | Extraction 2 | Sam Hargrave | Netflix | Composed with Alex Belcher |
| 2024 | Red One | Jake Kasdan | Amazon MGM Studios | Additional music by Anthony Willis |

#### Other

| Year | Title | Director(s) | Notes |
| 2006 | The Da Vinci Code | Ron Howard | Synthesizer programmer Main score composed by Hans Zimmer |
| 2006 | 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 |
| 2006 | 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 |
| 2007 | 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 |
| 2008 | Hancock | Peter Berg | Additional Music composed with James McKee Smith & James Ashton Thomas Main score composed by John Powell |
| 2008 | The Dark Knight | Christopher Nolan | Synthesizer programmer & arranger Main score composed by Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard |
| 2008 | 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 |

### 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 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 |

### 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 | Won |
| 2009 | International Film Music Critics Award for Breakout Composer of the Year | International Film Music Critics Award for Breakout Composer of the Year | Nominated |
| 2010 | ASCAP Film and Television Music Award for Top Box Office Films | Monsters vs. Aliens | Won |
| 2011 | Annie Award for Best Music in a Television Production | Kung Fu Panda Holiday | Nominated |
| 2011 | World Soundtrack Award for Discovery of the Year | X-Men: First Class & Gulliver's Travels | Nominated |
| 2011 | International Film Music Critics Award for Best Original Score for an Animated Feature Film | Puss in Boots | Nominated |
| 2012 | Annie Award for Music in a Feature Production | Puss in Boots | Nominated |
| 2012 | Annie Award for Music in a Feature Production | Winnie the Pooh | Nominated |
| 2012 | ASCAP Film and Television Music Award for Top Box Office Films | Puss in Boots | Won |
| 2012 | ASCAP Film and Television Music Award for Top Box Office Films | X-Men: First Class | Won |
| 2013 | Annie Award for Music in an Animated Feature Production | Wreck-It Ralph | Won |
| 2013 | ASCAP Film and Television Music Award for Top Box Office Films | Wreck-It Ralph | Won |
| 2013 | International Film Music Critics Award for Best Original Score for a Comedy Film | This Is the End | Nominated |
| 2014 | Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music in an Animated Feature Production | Turbo | Nominated |
| 2014 | BAFTA Award for Best Film Music | Captain Phillips | Nominated |
| 2017 | BAFTA Games Award for Best Music | Uncharted 4: A Thief's End | Nominated |
| 2017 | National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers | Uncharted 4: A Thief's End | Won |