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John Ashton Thomas(1961-2021)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Additional Crew
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John Ashton Thomas was born on 28 March 1961 in Plymouth, Devon, England, UK. He was a composer, known for Edge of Tomorrow (2014), Jumper (2008) and X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014). He died on 4 October 2021 in London, England, UK.
BornMarch 28, 1961
DiedOctober 4, 2021(60)
BornMarch 28, 1961
DiedOctober 4, 2021(60)
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Known for

Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt in Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
Edge of Tomorrow
7.9
  • Music Department
  • 2014
Hayden Christensen in Jumper (2008)
Jumper
6.1
  • Music Department
  • 2008
Halle Berry, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Elliot Page, Michael Fassbender, Daniel Cudmore, Bingbing Fan, and Jennifer Lawrence in X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
X-Men: Days of Future Past
7.9
  • Music Department
  • 2014
Cas Anvar, Vera Farmiga, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jeffrey Wright, Michelle Monaghan, and Michael Arden in Source Code (2011)
Source Code
7.5
  • Music Department
  • 2011

Credits

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Music Department

  • Mason Thames in How to Train Your Dragon (2025)
    How to Train Your Dragon
    7.7
    • legacy orchestration
    • 2025
  • Gateway to India (2024)
    Gateway to India
    Music Video
    • Music Department
    • 2024
  • Helen Mirren, Ariella Glaser, and Orlando Schwerdt in White Bird (2023)
    White Bird
    7.4
    • conductor
    • 2023
  • Harry Styles and Florence Pugh in Don't Worry Darling (2022)
    Don't Worry Darling
    6.3
    • score orchestrator
    • 2022
  • Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, Bradley Cooper, and Rooney Mara in Nightmare Alley (2021)
    Nightmare Alley
    7.0
    • orchestrator
    • 2021
  • Colin Firth, Jason Isaacs, Kelly Macdonald, Matthew Macfadyen, Penelope Wilton, and Johnny Flynn in Operation Mincemeat (2021)
    Operation Mincemeat
    6.6
    • conductor
    • 2021
  • John Leguizamo, Wilmer Valderrama, Angie Cepeda, María Cecilia Botero, Carolina Gaitan, Stephanie Beatriz, Diane Guerrero, Adassa, Ravi Cabot-Conyers, Rhenzy Feliz, Jess Darrow, and Mauro Castillo in Encanto (2021)
    Encanto
    7.2
    • orchestrator
    • 2021
  • Jessica Chastain in The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021)
    The Eyes of Tammy Faye
    6.6
    • score conductor
    • score orchestrator
    • 2021
  • The Arctic: Our Last Great Wilderness (2021)
    The Arctic: Our Last Great Wilderness
    7.3
    • orchestrator
    • 2021
  • Isabela Merced in Spirit Untamed (2021)
    Spirit Untamed
    5.5
    • orchestrator
    • 2021
  • Megumi Hayashibara, Akira Ishida, Yûko Miyamura, Megumi Ogata, and Maaya Sakamoto in Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (2021)
    Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
    8.0
    • conductor: London Studio Orchestra
    • 2021
  • Owen Vaccaro, Alex Aiono, Lindsay Watson, and Kea Peahu in Finding 'Ohana (2021)
    Finding 'Ohana
    6.1
    • score reader
    • 2021
  • Madalen Mills in Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (2020)
    Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
    6.4
    • orchestrator
    • 2020
  • Sophia Loren in The Life Ahead (2020)
    The Life Ahead
    6.8
    • conductor
    • 2020
  • Martin Short, Jane Krakowski, Seán Cullen, Will Forte, Ricky Gervais, and Alessia Cara in The Willoughbys (2020)
    The Willoughbys
    6.4
    • conductor
    • orchestrator
    • 2020

Composer

  • Nature's Weirdest Events (2012)
    Nature's Weirdest Events
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Composer (2012)
    • 2012
  • Coast (2005)
    Coast
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 2006
  • Real Life
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1999
  • Working Lunch (1994)
    Working Lunch
    5.9
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1994

Additional Crew

  • Nicole Kidman, Robin Williams, Elijah Wood, Brittany Murphy, Hugh Jackman, and Hugo Weaving in Happy Feet (2006)
    Happy Feet
    6.4
    • additional programmer
    • 2006
  • Famke Janssen, Halle Berry, Kelsey Grammer, Anna Paquin, Patrick Stewart, Ben Foster, James Marsden, Hugh Jackman, and Elliot Page in X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
    X-Men: The Last Stand
    6.6
    • additional programmer
    • 2006

Personal details

  • Official site
    • Official Site
  • Alternative names
    • John Ashton-Thomas
  • Born
    • March 28, 1961
    • Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
  • Died
    • October 4, 2021
    • London, England, UK(undisclosed)

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