Henry Jackman | |
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Birth name | Henry Pryce Jackman |
Born | 1974 (age 42–43) Hillingdon, Middlesex, England |
Genres | Film score, EDM, big beat, synthpop, pop rock, hard rock, classical, jazz |
Occupation(s) | Composer, conductor, arranger, pianist, musician, songwriter |
Instruments | Piano, keyboards, synthesizer, guitar, drums |
Years active | 1999–present |
Labels | Remote Control Productions |
Henry Pryce Jackman (born 1974) is an English composer, conductor, arranger, pianist, musician, and songwriter. He is best known for composing major hit films such as X-Men: First Class, Wreck-It Ralph, Captain Phillips, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America: Civil War, Kick-Ass, Kick-Ass 2, Big Hero 6 and The Interview, as well as the video games Uncharted 4: A Thief's End and Just Cause 3.
Jackman was born in Hillingdon, Middlesex. He studied classical music at St. Paul's Cathedral Choir School, Eton College, Framlingham College and 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.