John Debney
Biography
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Best known for his sweeping orchestral score for the 1995 epic swashbuckler "Cutthroat Island" and for his multifaceted score for Mel Gibson's controversial religious film "The Passion of the Christ," composer John Debney has displayed a strong range throughout his career in movies, television, and even videogames. With a background in rock music, he studied music at CalArts in the late ...
Biography
Best known for his sweeping orchestral score for the 1995 epic swashbuckler "Cutthroat Island" and for his multifaceted score for Mel Gibson's controversial religious film "The Passion of the Christ," composer John Debney has displayed a strong range throughout his career in movies, television, and even videogames. With a background in rock music, he studied music at CalArts in the late 1970s and after graduation worked at Disney for several years, having an inside connection there, his father, Louis Debney, producer of "Zorro." After leaving Disney, where he worked on supplying music for rides at Disney World's Epcot theme park and for various animated programs and live-action shows, he scored music for Hanna-Barbera's "A Pup Named Scooby-Doo" and "Jetsons: The Movie," as well for the television version of "Fame." His most prominent work, though, was for "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine," "Star Trek: The Next Generation," on the Western "The Young Riders," and on SeaQuest 2032," the latter two shows garnering him Emmy nominations and wins. He jumped into movies with the witchy comedy "Hocus Pocus" in 1993 and has become one of Hollywood's most active and prolific composers. Known for its bombast, his work has been used effectively in robust big-budget fare like the dark fantasy movies "The Relic" and "End of Days," comedies "Liar Liar" and "Dick," and the two "Princess Diaries" movies. Debney also won an Emmy for the short-lived 1996 NASA drama "The Cape."
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
(2008)
Performer
The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D
(2005)
Performer
Music (Feature Film)
Dora and the Lost City of Gold
(2019)
Music
Brian Banks
(2019)
Music
Isn't It Romantic
(2019)
Music
High Wire Act
(2018)
Music
The Beach Bum
(2018)
Music
Home Again
(2017)
Music
Home Again
(2017)
Music Scoring Mixer
The Greatest Showman
(2017)
Music
Flint
(2017)
Music
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Out of the Shadows
(2016)
Song Performer
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Out of the Shadows
(2016)
Song
Ice Age: Collision Course
(2016)
Music
The Young Messiah
(2016)
Music
The Jungle Book
(2016)
Music
Mother's Day
(2016)
Music
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
(2015)
Music Conductor
Broken Horses
(2015)
Music
The Cobbler
(2015)
Music Composer
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
(2015)
Music Engineer
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
(2015)
Music
Mary Mother of Christ
(2014)
Music Composer
The Road Within
(2014)
Music
Draft Day
(2014)
Music
Walk of Shame
(2014)
Music Scoring Mixer
Walk of Shame
(2014)
Music
Eliza Graves
(2014)
Music
Jobs
(2013)
Music
The Call
(2013)
Music
The Three Stooges
(2012)
Music Conductor
Alex Cross
(2012)
Music
The Three Stooges
(2012)
Music
No Strings Attached
(2011)
Music Conductor
New Year's Eve
(2011)
Music
No Strings Attached
(2011)
Music
New Year's Eve
(2011)
Song
Yogi Bear
(2010)
Music
Valentine's Day
(2010)
Music Composer
Valentine's Day
(2010)
Song
Iron Man 2
(2010)
Music Conductor
Iron Man 2
(2010)
Music
Iron Man 2
(2010)
Song Performer
Predators
(2010)
Music
The Stoning of Soraya M.
(2009)
Original Music
Hannah Montana: The Movie
(2009)
Music Conductor
Aliens in the Attic
(2009)
Original Music
Hotel for Dogs
(2009)
Music Conductor
Hannah Montana: The Movie
(2009)
Music
Old Dogs
(2009)
Original Music
Hotel for Dogs
(2009)
Music
Aliens in the Attic
(2009)
Music
Old Dogs
(2009)
Music
My Best Friend's Girl
(2008)
Music Conductor
Meet Dave
(2008)
Original Music
Meet Dave
(2008)
Music
Swing Vote
(2008)
Original Music
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
(2008)
Music
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
(2008)
Music
Swing Vote
(2008)
Music
Bachelor No. 2
(2008)
Music Conductor
Spider-Man 3
(2007)
Song
Georgia Rule
(2007)
Music Composer
Georgia Rule
(2007)
Song
Evan Almighty
(2007)
Music
Barnyard: The Original Party Animals
(2006)
Music
Everyone's Hero
(2006)
Music Conductor
Barnyard: The Original Party Animals
(2006)
Music Conductor
Idlewild
(2006)
Original Score
Everyone's Hero
(2006)
Song
Keeping Up With The Steins
(2006)
Original Music
The Ant Bully
(2006)
Music Conductor
Everyone's Hero
(2006)
Original Music
The Ant Bully
(2006)
Original Music
Idlewild
(2006)
Music Conductor
Duma
(2005)
Music
The Pacifier
(2005)
Music
Venom
(2005)
Theme Music
Sin City
(2005)
Music Conductor
Sin City
(2005)
Music Composer
The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D
(2005)
Music Composer
Cheaper by the Dozen 2
(2005)
Music
Zathura
(2005)
Music
Chicken Little
(2005)
Music Composer
Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story
(2005)
Music
The Whole Ten Yards
(2004)
Music
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
(2004)
Music
Christmas with the Kranks
(2004)
Music
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
(2004)
Music Conductor
Raising Helen
(2004)
Music
Christmas with the Kranks
(2004)
Music Composer
Welcome to Mooseport
(2004)
Music
The Passion of the Christ
(2004)
Music
Malibu's Most Wanted
(2003)
Theme Music
Bruce Almighty
(2003)
Music
Elf
(2003)
Music
Dragonfly
(2002)
Music
The Tuxedo
(2002)
Composer
Snow Dogs
(2002)
Music
Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams
(2002)
Music
The Scorpion King
(2002)
Music
Christmas Rush
(2002)
Theme Music
Swimfan
(2002)
Music
The Hot Chick
(2002)
Music
The Scorpion King
(2002)
Music Composer
Heartbreakers
(2001)
Music
See Spot Run
(2001)
Music
Spy Kids
(2001)
Music
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
(2001)
Music
Heartbreakers
(2001)
Music Producer
Cats & Dogs
(2001)
Music
The Princess Diaries
(2001)
Music
Michael Jordan to the Max
(2000)
Music
Running Mates
(2000)
Music
Relative Values
(2000)
Music Conductor
Relative Values
(2000)
Music
The Replacements
(2000)
Music
Komodo
(2000)
Music
The Emperor's New Groove
(2000)
Music Composer
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
(1999)
Music
Inspector Gadget
(1999)
Music
Lost & Found
(1999)
Music
Dick
(1999)
Music
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
(1999)
Music
End of Days
(1999)
Music Composer
My Favorite Martian
(1999)
Music
I'll Be Home for Christmas
(1998)
Music Conductor
I'll Be Home for Christmas
(1998)
Music
Paulie
(1998)
Music
The Relic
(1997)
Music Composer And Conductor
Liar Liar
(1997)
Music Composer
I Know What You Did Last Summer
(1997)
Music
Doctor Who
(1996)
Music
Getting Away With Murder
(1996)
Music
Chameleon
(1996)
Music
Getting Away With Murder
(1996)
Music Arranger
Carpool
(1996)
Music
Carpool
(1996)
Music Arranger
Runaway Brain
(1995)
Original Music
In Pursuit of Honor
(1995)
Music
Sudden Death
(1995)
Music
Runaway Brain
(1995)
Music Conductor
Houseguest
(1995)
Music
Cutthroat Island
(1995)
Music Composer
Little Giants
(1994)
Music
White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf
(1994)
Music
Gunmen
(1994)
Music
For Love and Glory
(1993)
Music
Class of '61
(1993)
Music
Praying Mantis
(1993)
Music
Searching for Bobby Fischer
(1993)
Music
Jonny's Golden Quest
(1993)
Music
Hocus Pocus
(1993)
Music
I Yabba Dabba Do
(1993)
Music
Sunstroke
(1992)
Music
Into the Badlands
(1991)
Music
A Seduction in Travis County
(1991)
Music
The Face of Fear
(1990)
Music
Jetsons: The Movie
(1990)
Music
The Housekeeper
(1989)
Music
Trenchcoat in Paradise
(1989)
Music
Not Since Casanova
(1988)
Music
Seven Hours To Judgement
(1988)
Music
The Wild Pair
(1987)
Music
The Curse
(1987)
Music
Music (Special)
Goodnight Moon and Other Sleepytime Tales
(1999)
Music ("Goodnight Moon")
Vidiots
(1991)
Music
The Turn of the Screw
(1989)
Music
Carmilla
(1989)
Music
The Eyes of the Panther
(1989)
Music
Changing Patterns
(1987)
Music
The Day My Kid Went Punk
(1987)
Music
Disneyland's Summer Vacation Party
(1986)
Music
Music (TV Mini-Series)
Still Not Quite Human
(1992)
Music
Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School
(1988)
Song
Yogi's Great Escape
(1987)
Music
Rose-Petal Place
(1984)
Music Conductor
Rose-Petal Place
(1984)
Music
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