John Debney
John C. Debney ( born August 18, 1956 in Glendale, California) is an American film composer.
Life
Debney, whose father Louis was employed as a producer at the Disney Studios, grew up near Glendale and graduated 1979, the California Institute of the Arts ( CalArts ).
He is known primarily for his film scores, including a number of Walt Disney productions. So he wrote along with David Hartley and Sting the soundtrack of the animated film The Emperor 's New Groove ( The Emperor's New Groove, 2000).
Debney was nominated for his music for the film The Passion of the Christ for an Oscar and won the Film & Television Music Award of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. He was given three Emmy Award ( among others for the music for the TV series SeaQuest DSV), he was twice nominated for this award.
In addition to numerous film soundtracks wrote or arranged John Debney also some pieces of music for Disney theme parks around the globe, such as the haunted house attraction Phantom Manor in Disneyland Paris and the light parade SpectroMagic at Walt Disney World in Florida.
Filmography (selection)
- 2003: Bruce Almighty ( Bruce Almighty )
- 2003: Buddy - The Christmas Elf (Elf )
- 2003: Malibu 's Most Wanted
- 2003: Most ( short film )
- 2004: The Passion of the Christ ( The Passion of the Christ)
- 2004: The Whole Nine Yards 2 - Now More Than Ever! ( The Whole Ten Yards )
- 2004: Raising Helen ( Raising Helen )
- 2004: The Princess Diaries 2 ( The Princess Diaries 2)
- 2004: Welcome to Mooseport ( Welcome to Mooseport )
- 2005: The Pacifier ( The Pacifier )
- 2005: The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 3 -D ( The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D)
- 2005: Dreamer - A dream come true ( Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story)
- 2005: Duma - My friend from the wilderness ( Duma )
- 2005: Chicken Little (Chicken Little)
- 2005: Cheaper by the Dozen 2 - Two fathers are spinning ( Cheaper by the Dozen 2)
- 2005: Sin City
- 2005: Zathura - A Space Adventure ( Zathura: A Space Adventure)
- 2006: Barnyard ( Barnyard )
- 2006: Idlewild
- 2006: Lucas, The Ant Bully ( The Ant Bully )
- 2006: Yankee Irving - 's Hero! ( Everyone's Hero )
- 2007: Evan Almighty ( Evan Almighty )
- 2008: Meet Dave (Meet Dave )
- 2008: Swing Vote
- 2009: Hotel for Dogs (Hotel for Dogs )
- 2009: The Noobs - Small but common ( Aliens in the Attic )
- 2009: Hannah Montana - The Movie (Hannah Montana: The Movie)
- 2009: Old Dogs - Daddy or Deal ( Old Dogs )
- 2010: Iron Man 2
- 2010: Predators
- 2010: Machete
- 2010: Valentine's Day ( Valentine 's Day)
- 2010: Yogi Bear ( Yogi Bear )
- 2011: Friends with Benefits ( No Strings Attached )
- 2011: Happy New Year (New Year's Eve )
- 2011: The Change-Up (The Change-Up )
- 2011: The Double
- 2012: Still a thousand words (A Thousand Words )
- 2012: The Stooges - Three Vollpfosten turn off ( The Three Stooges )
- 2012: Hatfields & McCoys
- 2012: Alex Cross
- 2013: Jobs
- 2013: The Call - Do not hang up! ( The Call )
Awards
- 2003: ASCAP Award for Spy Kids 2 - The Island of Lost Dreams
- 2003: ASCAP Award for The Scorpion King
- 2004: ASCAP Award for Bruce Almighty
- 2005: Academy Award nomination for The Passion of the Christ
- 2005: ASCAP Award for The Passion of the Christ
- 2005: ASCAP Award for The Princess Diaries 2
- 2005: Henry Mancini Award
- 2006: ASCAP Award for Chicken Little
- 2006: ASCAP Award for Sin City
- 2006: ASCAP Award for The Pacifier
- 2007: Annie Award nomination for Lucas, The Ant Bully