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John Houlihan(I)

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John Houlihan is a film studio Music Executive, veteran independent Music Supervisor and Music Producer who has helped shape the music of more than 100 feature films, numerous television episodes and dozens of popular soundtrack albums. Recent highlights include the award winning films Jojo Rabbit, Bohemian Rhapsody, Ford v Ferrari and The Shape Of Water. John was the Music Supervisor for the three Austin Powers films, Charlie's Angels 1 & 2 and John Wick 1 & 2. Seeking projects in all genres, past films include Atomic Blonde, Training Day, 13 Going on 30, Get Rich Or Die Tryin', The Lake House, Charlotte's Web, Nacho Libre and the 2009 re-make of the movie musical Fame. He has also worked on advertising for international brands, documentary films (including the Academy Award winning OJ: Made In America) and supervised the music of high profile media projects for both presidential campaigns of Barack Obama. John co-founded the Guild Of Music Supervisors and served as Vice President (2010-2014), Board Member (2012-2017) and President (2014-2017).
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    • Awards
      • 17 nominations total

    Known for

    Ryan Reynolds in Deadpool (2016)
    Deadpool
    8.0
    • Music Department
    • 2016
    Josh Brolin, Ryan Reynolds, Terry Crews, Bill Skarsgård, Leslie Uggams, Morena Baccarin, Lewis Tan, Stefan Kapicic, Rob Delaney, Shioli Kutsuna, Zazie Beetz, and Brianna Hildebrand in Deadpool 2 (2018)
    Deadpool 2
    7.6
    • Music Department
    • 2018
    Amanda Seyfried in Letters to Juliet (2010)
    Letters to Juliet
    6.5
    • Music Department
    • 2010
    Diego Luna and Zoe Saldaña in The Book of Life (2014)
    The Book of Life
    7.2
    • Music Department
    • 2014

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    Music Department



    • Laurence Fishburne and Rami Malek in The Amateur (2025)
      The Amateur
      6.5
      • SVP music: 20th Century Studios
      • 2025
    • Timothée Chalamet in A Complete Unknown (2024)
      A Complete Unknown
      7.3
      • SVP: Music for Searchlight Pictures
      • 2024
    • Willem Dafoe, Jesse Plemons, Emma Stone, Hong Chau, Margaret Qualley, Mamoudou Athie, Joe Alwyn, and Hunter Schafer in Kinds of Kindness (2024)
      Kinds of Kindness
      6.5
      • SVP music
      • 2024
    • Taika Waititi, David Fane, Oscar Kightley, Michael Fassbender, Kaimana, Rachel House, Semu Filipo, Beulah Koale, Chris Alosio, and Lehi Makisi Falepapalangi in Next Goal Wins (2023)
      Next Goal Wins
      6.5
      • SVP Music, Searchlight Pictures
      • 2023
    • Jamie Bell, Andrew Scott, Carter John Grout, Claire Foy, and Paul Mescal in All of Us Strangers (2023)
      All of Us Strangers
      7.6
      • music executive for Searchlight Pictures
      • 2023
    • Sinqua Walls and Jack Harlow in White Men Can't Jump (2023)
      White Men Can't Jump
      5.2
      • SVP: Music 20th Century Studios
      • 2023
    • Jesse Garcia in Flamin' Hot (2023)
      Flamin' Hot
      6.8
      • senior vice president: Music, Searchlight Pictures
      • 2023
    • Vivian Oparah and David Jonsson in Rye Lane (2023)
      Rye Lane
      7.2
      • SVP Music, Searchlight Pictures
      • 2023
    • Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson in The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)
      The Banshees of Inisherin
      7.7
      • music executive for Searchlight Pictures
      • 2022
    • Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, Bradley Cooper, and Rooney Mara in Nightmare Alley (2021)
      Nightmare Alley
      7.0
      • music
      • 2021
    • Jessica Chastain in The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021)
      The Eyes of Tammy Faye
      6.6
      • music supervisor: 20th Century Studios (uncredited)
      • 2021
    • Frances McDormand in Nomadland (2020)
      Nomadland
      7.3
      • music executive (uncredited)
      • 2020
    • Kristen Stewart in Underwater (2020)
      Underwater
      5.9
      • music supervisor: for 20th Centruy Fox
      • 2020
    • Sam Rockwell, Taika Waititi, Scarlett Johansson, Stephen Merchant, Alfie Allen, Rebel Wilson, Thomasin McKenzie, and Roman Griffin Davis in Jojo Rabbit (2019)
      Jojo Rabbit
      7.9
      • music supervisor: for 20th Century Fox
      • 2019
    • Christian Bale and Matt Damon in Ford v Ferrari (2019)
      Ford v Ferrari
      8.1
      • music supervisor: for 20th Centruy Fox
      • 2019

    Composer



    • Jim Belushi, Jerry O'Connell, and Natalie Cohen in The Defenders (2010)
      The Defenders
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 2010–2011

    Producer



    • The Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
      TV Special
      • producer
      • 2018
    • Supermensch (2013)
      Supermensch
      7.4
      • co-producer
      • 2013

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      Nominated for Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media Grammy award for the Deadpool 2 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack- 61st Annual Grammy Awards (2019).

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