John Debney (born August 18, 1956) is an American composer and conductor of film, television, and video game scores. His work encompasses a variety of mediums and genres including comedy, horror, thriller, and action-adventure. He is a long-time collaborator of The Walt Disney Company, having written music for their films, television series, and theme parks.
Debney has been the recipient of three Primetime Emmy Awards, and an Academy Award nomination for his score for Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ (2004).
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Known For
The Garfield Movie
(2024)
Original Music Composer
Iron Man 2
(2010)
Original Music Composer
Predators
(2010)
Original Music Composer
Hocus Pocus 2
(2022)
Original Music Composer
Luck
(2022)
Original Music Composer
The Greatest Showman
(2017)
Original Music Composer
The Emperor's New Groove
(2000)
Original Music Composer
Bruce Almighty
(2003)
Original Music Composer
The Jungle Book
(2016)
Music
The Passion of the Christ
(2004)
Original Music Composer
Ice Age: Collision Course
(2016)
Original Music Composer
Evan Almighty
(2007)
Original Music Composer
Chicken Little
(2005)
Original Music Composer
Sin City
(2005)
Original Music Composer and Conductor
The Princess Diaries
(2001)
Original Music Composer
No Strings Attached
(2011)
Original Music Composer
Full Filmography
Sound
Deer in the Works
(1980)
Music
Backstage at Disney
(1983)
Music
Donald Duck's 50th Birthday
(1984)
Original Music Composer
Fitness and Me: Why Exercise?
(1984)
Original Music Composer
Sport Goofy in Soccermania
(1987)
Music
The Day My Kid Went Punk
(1987)
Music
Yogi's Great Escape
(1987)
Songs
The Further Adventures of Tennessee Buck
(1988)
Music
Trenchcoat in Paradise
(1989)
Music
The Eyes of the Panther
(1989)
Music
Carmilla
(1989)
Music
The Turn of the Screw
(1989)
Music
The Yum Yums: The Day Things Went Sour
(1990)
Music
Jetsons: The Movie
(1990)
Original Music Composer
Into the Badlands
(1991)
Original Music Composer
Sunstroke
(1992)
Music
Still Not Quite Human
(1992)
Music
The Town Santa Forgot
(1993)
Original Music Composer
Hocus Pocus
(1993)
Original Music Composer
Gunmen
(1993)
Original Music Composer
Jonny's Golden Quest
(1993)
Music
The Halloween Tree
(1993)
Original Music Composer
Praying Mantis
(1993)
Music
For Love and Glory
(1993)
Music
Class of '61
(1993)
Music
White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf
(1994)
Music
Little Giants
(1994)
Original Music Composer
Cutthroat Island
(1995)
Music
Houseguest
(1995)
Music
Sudden Death
(1995)
Original Music Composer and Conductor
Runaway Brain
(1995)
Music
Kansas
(1995)
Music
In Pursuit of Honor
(1995)
Original Music Composer
Chameleon
(1996)
Music
Carpool
(1996)
Original Music Composer
Getting Away with Murder
(1996)
Original Music Composer
Doctor Who
(1996)
Original Music Composer and Theme Song Performance
Liar Liar
(1997)
Original Music Composer and Conductor
The Relic
(1997)
Original Music Composer and Conductor
I Know What You Did Last Summer
(1997)
Original Music Composer and Conductor
Justice League of America
(1997)
Original Music Composer
I'll Be Home for Christmas
(1998)
Music
Paulie
(1998)
Music
Lost & Found
(1999)
Music
Komodo
(1999)
Original Music Composer
Inspector Gadget
(1999)
Music
My Favorite Martian
(1999)
Music
Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales
(1999)
Original Music Composer
End of Days
(1999)
Original Music Composer
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
(1999)
Music
G-Saviour
(1999)
Original Music Composer
Dick
(1999)
Original Music Composer
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
(1999)
Music
Running Mates
(2000)
Music
Michael Jordan to the Max
(2000)
Music
The Replacements
(2000)
Original Music Composer
The Emperor's New Groove
(2000)
Original Music Composer
Relative Values
(2000)
Music
See Spot Run
(2001)
Music
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
(2001)
Original Music Composer
Cats & Dogs
(2001)
Original Music Composer
Heartbreakers
(2001)
Original Music Composer
The Princess Diaries
(2001)
Original Music Composer
Spy Kids
(2001)
Original Music Composer
The Hot Chick
(2002)
Original Music Composer
The Scorpion King
(2002)
Original Music Composer
Snow Dogs
(2002)
Original Music Composer
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
(2002)
Original Music Composer
The Tuxedo
(2002)
Original Music Composer
Dragonfly
(2002)
Original Music Composer
Swimfan
(2002)
Original Music Composer
Elf
(2003)
Original Music Composer
Bruce Almighty
(2003)
Original Music Composer
Christmas with the Kranks
(2004)
Music
Welcome to Mooseport
(2004)
Original Music Composer
The Whole Ten Yards
(2004)
Original Music Composer
The Passion of the Christ
(2004)
Original Music Composer
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
(2004)
Original Music Composer
Raising Helen
(2004)
Original Music Composer
The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl
(2005)
Music
Duma
(2005)
Music
Chicken Little
(2005)
Original Music Composer
Cheaper by the Dozen 2
(2005)
Music
Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story
(2005)
Original Music Composer
Zathura: A Space Adventure
(2005)
Original Music Composer and Conductor
The Pacifier
(2005)
Music
Sin City
(2005)
Original Music Composer and Conductor
Barnyard
(2006)
Original Music Composer and Conductor
Idlewild
(2006)
Music
The Ant Bully
(2006)
Original Music Composer
Keeping Up with the Steins
(2006)
Music
Everyone's Hero
(2006)
Original Music Composer
Evan Almighty
(2007)
Original Music Composer
Georgia Rule
(2007)
Music
Meet Dave
(2008)
Original Music Composer
Swing Vote
(2008)
Music
The Seed
(2008)
Music
My Best Friend's Girl
(2008)
Original Music Composer
Hannah Montana: The Movie
(2009)
Original Music Composer
The Stoning of Soraya M.
(2009)
Music
Hotel for Dogs
(2009)
Original Music Composer
Old Dogs
(2009)
Original Music Composer
Aliens in the Attic
(2009)
Original Music Composer
Iron Man 2
(2010)
Original Music Composer
Valentine's Day
(2010)
Original Music Composer
Predators
(2010)
Original Music Composer
Yogi Bear
(2010)
Original Music Composer
No Strings Attached
(2011)
Original Music Composer
The Double
(2011)
Original Music Composer
The Change-Up
(2011)
Music
New Year's Eve
(2011)
Music
Dream House
(2011)
Original Music Composer
A Thousand Words
(2012)
Original Music Composer
Alex Cross
(2012)
Original Music Composer
The Three Stooges
(2012)
Original Music Composer
The Call
(2013)
Original Music Composer and Music
Jobs
(2013)
Original Music Composer
Stonehearst Asylum
(2014)
Music
Draft Day
(2014)
Original Music Composer
Walk of Shame
(2014)
Original Music Composer
The Cobbler
(2014)
Music
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
(2015)
Original Music Composer
Broken Horses
(2015)
Music
League of Gods
(2016)
Original Music Composer
Scrat: Spaced Out
(2016)
Original Music Composer
The Jungle Book
(2016)
Music
The Young Messiah
(2016)
Music
Mother's Day
(2016)
Music
Ice Age: Collision Course
(2016)
Original Music Composer
The Greatest Showman
(2017)
Original Music Composer
Home Again
(2017)
Original Music Composer
Flint
(2017)
Music
Beirut
(2018)
Music
Sextuplets
(2019)
Original Music Composer
The Beach Bum
(2019)
Original Music Composer
Dora and the Lost City of Gold
(2019)
Original Music Composer
Brian Banks
(2019)
Original Music Composer
Isn't It Romantic
(2019)
Music
Lake of Death
(2019)
Original Music Composer
I Still Believe
(2020)
Music
Come Away
(2020)
Original Music Composer
Asteroid Hunters
(2020)
Original Music Composer
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
(2020)
Original Music Composer
Clifford the Big Red Dog
(2021)
Original Music Composer
American Underdog
(2021)
Original Music Composer
Home Sweet Home Alone
(2021)
Original Music Composer
Luck
(2022)
Original Music Composer
Hocus Pocus 2
(2022)
Original Music Composer
Marry Me
(2022)
Original Music Composer
Bad Luck Spot!
(2023)
Music
80 for Brady
(2023)
Music
Under the Boardwalk
(2023)
Music
Spy Kids: Armageddon
(2023)
Original Music Composer
The Garfield Movie
(2024)
Original Music Composer
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
(2024)
Original Music Composer
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
(2024)
Original Music Composer
Acting
The Strongest Man in the World
(1975)
John (Student)
The Sweatbox
(2002)
Self
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
(2006)
Self
Score: A Film Music Documentary
(2017)
Self
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
(2018)
Self
Silent Night: A Song for the World
(2021)
Self
Crew