Henry Pryce Jackman (born 1 June 1974) is a British film and television score composer, conductor and arranger. He composed music for films such as Kick-Ass and its sequel, X-Men: First Class, Captain Phillips, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, The Interview, Pixels, Captain America: Civil War, Kong: Skull Island, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle and its sequels, Pokémon: Detective Pikachu, Ron's Gone Wrong, Red One, Smurfs, five Walt Disney Animation Studios films, including Winnie the Pooh, Wreck-It Ralph, Big Hero 6 and Strange World and three DreamWorks Animation films, including Monsters vs. Aliens, Puss in Boots and Turbo. Outside of film, he has also scored television series including The Man in the High Castle, The Comey Rule and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and video games including Battlefield 6, Disney Infinity, Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy and Just Cause 3.
He is also known for collaborating with directors including the Russo brothers, Matthew Vaughn, Rich Moore, Don Hall, Chris Miller, Rob Letterman, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Edward Zwick, Jake Kasdan and Sam Hargrave; conductor Nick Glennie-Smith; scoring mixer Alan Meyerson and Chris Fogel; and violinists Bruce Dukov, Charlie Bisharat, and Eun-Mee Ahn.
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, Pirates of the Caribbean: 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 spin-off to Kung Fu Panda). Jackman has since composed soundtracks for films such as Monsters vs. Aliens, Henri 4, Gulliver's Travels, X-Men: First Class, Winnie the Pooh, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Wreck-It Ralph, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America: Civil War and Ron's Gone Wrong. His most successful video game scores were Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy and Just Cause 3.
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 Albums Voyager (1996): additional music programming Earthbound (1997): drum programming The Seduction of Claude Debussy (1999): album co-producing Universal (1999): album producing Weather (1999): rhythm programming and sound designing Togetherland (2001): album producing Utopia (2003): album producing Transfiguration (2005): album producing Acoustica (2007): album producing
Songs "Flaming Star" (1992): remixing and remastering "At the Beginning" (1997): keyboarding, programming and string arranging "Women of Ireland" (1997): additional music programming "Weather (Henry Jackman Remix)" (1998): co-writing, co-producing and remixing "Written in the Stars" (1999): programming "I Believe" (1999): programming and mixing "This Could Be Heaven" (2001): co-writing, co-producing and programming "Time to Fly" (2001): co-writing, co-producing and co-mixing "A Grave Situation" (2015): co-writing and co-producing "Fate Is Fluid" (2015): co-writing and co-producing "The Crown Prince's Speech" (2015): co-writing and co-producing "Too Good For This World" (2015): co-writing and co-producing "Louisiana Hero" (2021): writing and producing "New Friends" (2021): co-writing and co-producing "The Comedown" (2021): writing and producing "The Future of Friendship / New Friends" (2021): co-writing and co-producing
Filmography Films Feature films 2000s Year Title Director(s) Company credits Note(s) 2009 Monsters vs. Aliens Rob LettermanConrad Vernon Paramount PicturesDreamWorks Animation Replaced Mark MothersbaughHenry Jackman's first score for an animated film.Additional Music by Marc Bonilla
2010s Year Title Director(s) Company credits Note(s) 2010 Henri 4 Jo Baier Ziegler Film & CompanyBanijay Studios FranceInstitut del Cinema Català (ICC)Wega FilmWestdeutscher RundfunkBayerischer RundfunkSüdwestrundfunkMitteldeutscher RundfunkNorddeutscher Rundfunk Österreichischer RundfunkARD Degeto FilmFrance 2B.A. ProduktionMMC MoviesARTEArte France CinémaDeutscher FilmförderfondsFilmFernsehFonds BayernFilmförderungsanstaltFilmstiftung Nordrhein-WestfalenGétévé ProductionsMEDIA Programme of the European UnionMFG FilmMaya ProductionMedienboard Berlin-BrandenburgTVC ProductionsTelevisió de Catalunya (TV3) Co-composed with Hans Zimmer Kick-Ass Matthew Vaughn LionsgateMarv FilmsPlan B Entertainment Co-composed with John Murphy, Marius de Vries and Ilan Eshkeri Gulliver's Travels Rob Letterman 20th Century FoxDune EntertainmentDavis EntertainmentBig Screen ProductionsIngenious Film PartnersPhoenix Film Partners Additional Music by Christopher Willis and Dominic Lewis 2011 Winnie the Pooh Stephen AndersonDon Hall Walt Disney PicturesWalt Disney Animation StudiosWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Walt Disney Animation Studios theme music composed by Wilfred JacksonAdditional Music by Christopher WillisOriginal songs by Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez X-Men: First Class Matthew Vaughn 20th Century FoxMarvel EntertainmentThe Donners' CompanyBad Hat Harry ProductionsDune EntertainmentIngenious Film Partners Additional Music by Christopher Willis, Matthew Margeson & Dominic Lewis Puss in Boots Chris Miller Paramount PicturesDreamWorks Animation Additional Music by Matthew Margeson & Dominic Lewis 2012 Abraham Lincoln: Vampire HunterTimur Bekmambetov20th Century FoxBazelevs CompanyDune EntertainmentTim Burton ProductionsAdditional Music by Matthew Margeson Man on a LedgeAsger LethSummit EntertainmentLionsgateDi Bonaventura Pictures Wreck-It Ralph Rich Moore Walt Disney PicturesWalt Disney Animation StudiosWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Walt Disney Animation Studios theme music composed by Wilfred JacksonReplaced Thomas NewmanAdditional Music by Matthew Margeson & Dominic Lewis 2013 Captain PhillipsPaul GreengrassSony Pictures ReleasingColumbia PicturesScott Rudin ProductionsMichael De Luca ProductionsTrigger Street Productions Additional Music by Al Clay, Lorne Balfe & Jack Dolman G.I. Joe: Retaliation Jon M. Chu Paramount Pictures Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer PicturesSkydance ProductionsHasbroDi Bonaventura Pictures Additional Music By Matthew Margeson & Dominic Lewis Kick-Ass 2Jeff Wadlow Universal PicturesMarv FilmsPlan B Entertainment Co-composed with Matthew MargesonAdditional Music by Alex Belcher & Jason Soudah This Is the End Seth RogenEvan GoldbergSony Pictures ReleasingColumbia PicturesMandate PicturesPoint Grey Pictures Additional Music by Marc Bonilla, Matthew Margeson & Dominic Lewis Turbo David Soren 20th Century FoxDreamWorks Animation Additional Music by Halli Cauthery & Paul Mounsey 2014 Big Hero 6 Don Hall Walt Disney PicturesWalt Disney Animation StudiosWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Walt Disney Animation Studios theme music composed by Wilfred JacksonAdditional Music by Dominic Lewis & Paul Mounsey Captain America: The Winter Soldier Marvel StudiosWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Replaced Alan SilvestriAdditional Music by Matthew Margeson & Dominic Lewis Kingsman: The Secret ServiceMatthew Vaughn20th Century FoxMarv FilmsCloudy ProductionsAdditional Music by Jason Soudah & Dominic Lewis The Interview Seth RogenEvan GoldbergSony Pictures ReleasingColumbia PicturesLStar CapitalPoint Grey Pictures Additional Music by Dominic Lewis & Sujin Nam 2015 PixelsChris ColumbusSony Pictures ReleasingColumbia PicturesHappy Madison Productions1492 PicturesLStar CapitalChina Film Co., Ltd.Film Croppers Entertainment Replaced Rupert Gregson-WilliamsAdditional Music by Halli Cauthery2016 Captain America: Civil War Marvel StudiosWalt Disney Studios Motion PicturesAdditional Music by Alex Belcher & Halli Cauthery Jack Reacher: Never Go BackEdward ZwickParamount PicturesSkydanceTC ProductionsAdditional Music by Alex Belcher, Stephen Hilton & Paul Mounsey The 5th Wave J BlakesonSony Pictures ReleasingColumbia PicturesLStar CapitalGK FilmsMaterial PicturesLiving Films Additional Music by Alex Belcher & Andrew Kaczynski The Birth of a NationNate Parker Fox Searchlight PicturesBRON StudiosPhantom FourMandalay PicturesTiny Giant EntertainmentNovofam ProductionsInfinity EntertainmentOster MediaPoint Made FilmsJuniper ProductionsHit 55 VenturesCreative Wealth Media Finance Corp.Additional Music by Anthony Willis2017 Jumanji: Welcome to the JungleJake KasdanSony Pictures ReleasingColumbia PicturesMatt Tolmach ProductionsSeven Bucks ProductionsReplaced James Newton HowardAdditional Music by Tammy Ari, Halli Cauthery, Collin G. Scudder & Paul Mounsey Kingsman: The Golden CircleMatthew Vaughn 20th Century FoxMarv FilmsCloudy Productions Co-composed with Matthew MargesonAdditional Music by Alex Belcher & Stephen Hilton Kong: Skull Island Jordan Vogt-Roberts Warner Bros. PicturesLegendary PicturesTencent Pictures Additional Music by Alex Belcher & Halli Cauthery 2018 Ralph Breaks the Internet Rich MoorePhil Johnston Walt Disney PicturesWalt Disney Animation StudiosWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Walt Disney Animation Studios theme music composed by Wilfred JacksonAdditional Music by Jeff Morrow, Anthony Willis & Alan Menken The PredatorShane Black20th Century FoxDavis EntertainmentAdditional Music by Alex Belcher, Halli Cauthery & Matthew Margeson Trial by FireEdward ZwickRoadside AttractionsThe Bedford Falls CompanyFlashlight Films Additional Music by Alex Belcher 2019 21 BridgesBrian Kirk STXfilmsMWM StudiosH. BrothersAGBOX-Ception ContentCo-composed with Alex BelcherAdditional Music by Maverick Dugger American Skin Nate Parker Vertical EntertainmentTM FilmsTiny Giant EntertainmentAdditional Music by Maverick Dugger Io Jonathan HelpertNetflixMandalay PicturesSunset Junction EntertainmentUntitled EntertainmentGreat Point Media Jumanji: The Next Level Jake KasdanSony Pictures ReleasingColumbia PicturesMatt Tolmach ProductionsSeven Bucks ProductionsThe Detective Agency Additional Music by Jeff Morrow, Anthony Willis and Paul Mounsey MosulMatthew Michael CarnahanNetflixAGBOImage NationCondé Nast Entertainment Pokémon: Detective PikachuRob Letterman Warner Bros. PicturesLegendary PicturesThe Pokémon CompanyToho Co., LtdAdditional Music by Jeff Morrow, Kazuma Jinnouchi, Evan Goldman, and Maverick Dugger
2020s