![]() "Jason Bourne has always been a victim of violence," Powell says. ![]() "The definition of what a violent film, in my head, is one where the violence is to achieve the hero's success." "I didn't want to write music for movies where violence was the entertainment," he says. Then, six years ago, Powell stepped away. The movies, and Powell's propulsive, minimalistic music, had a big influence on the entire action genre - from the Fast and Furious series to the Daniel Craig James Bond films. But he hit his stride with the Bourne movies, starting with The Bourne Identity in 2002. He followed that with more action, including The Italian Job and Mr. His first full-length feature film assignment was the 1997 action movie Face/Off. Like the protagonist he helps propel, Powell has faced some challenges. In four of the five Bourne features, the music underlying the action has been the work of British composer John Powell. ![]() The character created by best-selling author Robert Ludlum has populated 12 novels, a made-for-TV movie, and now five big-screen adventures. Jason Bourne is back, though it might seem like he never went away. Composer John Powell, in a photo taken by his late wife Melinda Lerner.
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