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Gender: Male

Place of birth: Glendale, California, USA

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Movie Involvements: 179

TV Involvements: 14

Most Famous Work

Biography

John Cardon 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, science fiction, thriller, fantasy, 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. He has also collaborated with film directors such as Jon Favreau, Garry Marshall, Tom Shadyac, Peter Hyams, John A. Davis, Brad Anderson, Howard Deutch, Mark Dindal, Robert Rodriguez, and Paul Tibbitt. 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). The son of Disney Studios producer Louis Debney (Zorro, The Mickey Mouse Club), John was born and raised in Glendale, California, nearby to Disney. He began guitar lessons at age six and played in rock bands in college. Debney earned his B.A. degree in Music Composition from the California Institute of Arts in 1979. After ending his career with Disney, Debney worked for Mike Post. Debney furthered his hands-on training by working with Hanna-Barbera composer Hoyt Curtin. After this, Debney went on to score television projects as diverse as Disneyland, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, SeaQuest DSV, A Pup Named Scooby-Doo, The Cape, The Lazarus Man, Piggsburg Pigs!, The Further Adventures of SuperTed, Doctor Who, Cagney and Lacey, Tiny Toon Adventures, The Young Riders, The New Yogi Bear Show, Police Academy: The Animated Series, Fame, Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future, Dragon's Lair, Freshman Dorm, Pop Quiz, and Dink, the Little Dinosaur, for which he won an Emmy for Best Main Title. In the early 1990s, Debney began to score indie films and Disneyland attractions. In 1991, Debney composed the music for Phantom Manor and It's a Small World (also used at Disneyland from 1993 to 2002) in Disneyland Paris and SpectroMagic at Magic Kingdom. In 1993, he scored his first studio feature, the Disney comedy Hocus Pocus starring Bette Midler. In 1994, Debney wrote Friends Forever with Greg Scelsa from Greg & Steve's album We All Live Together, Vol. 5. Debney has since gone on to have a career composing scores for many films, including Cats & Dogs, The Passion of the Christ, Bruce Almighty, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Elf, Sin City, Chicken Little, Liar Liar, Spy Kids, The Scorpion King, The Princess Diaries, and Predators. Debney has also composed scores for the video games Lair and The Sims Medieval. In 2010, he composed the theme music for the Nickelodeon television series Supah Ninjas. He composed some of Disney Parks's Nighttime Spectaculars, including World Of Colour Celebrate! in Disney's California Adventure, The Magic, The Memories And You! and Celebrate the Magic in Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom and Celebrate! Tokyo Disneyland in Tokyo Disneyland, as well as an arrangement of "When You Wish Upon a Star" as a fanfare for the Walt Disney Pictures logo from 1985 to 2006. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Debney, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

Young Sheldon
Average
8

Young Sheldon

 (2017) Original Music Composer
The Orville
Average
8

The Orville

 (2017) Music
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Average
8

Star Trek: The Next Generation

 (1987) Music
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Average
8

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

 (1993) Music
The Garfield Movie
Average
7

The Garfield Movie

 (2024) Conductor
Space Cadet
Average
5

Space Cadet

 (2024) Original Music Composer
Fame
Average
7

Fame

 (1982) Original Music Composer
Iron Man 2
Average
7

Iron Man 2

 (2010) Original Music Composer

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2021 Self
Silent Night: A Song for the World
Silent Night: A Song for the World
 2021-12-19
 Movie
2020 Music Man
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
 2020-10-30
 Movie
2018 Self
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
 2018-10-20
 Movie
2017 Self
Score: A Film Music Documentary
Score: A Film Music Documentary
 2017-03-16
 Movie
2006 Self
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
 2006-07-18
 Movie
2002 Self
The Sweatbox
The Sweatbox
 2002-09-13
 Movie
1975 John (Student)
The Strongest Man in the World
The Strongest Man in the World
 1975-02-06
 Movie
Year Character Movie/Tv

Sound

Year Role Movie/Tv
2025 Sound
The Passion of the Christ: Resurrection, Part One
The Passion of the Christ: Resurrection, Part One
 2025-04-18
 Movie
2024 Original Music Composer
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
 2024-08-14
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Space Cadet
Space Cadet
 2024-07-04
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
 2024-06-26
 Movie
Original Music Composer
The Garfield Movie
The Garfield Movie
 2024-04-30
 Movie
Conductor
The Garfield Movie
The Garfield Movie
 2024-04-30
 Movie
2023 Music
Under the Boardwalk
Under the Boardwalk
 2023-10-27
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Spy Kids: Armageddon
Spy Kids: Armageddon
 2023-09-22
 Movie
Music
Bad Luck Spot!
Bad Luck Spot!
 2023-03-17
 Movie
Original Music Composer
80 for Brady
80 for Brady
 2023-02-03
 Movie
2022 Original Music Composer
Hocus Pocus 2
Hocus Pocus 2
 2022-09-30
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Luck
Luck
 2022-08-05
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Marry Me
Marry Me
 2022-02-09
 Movie
2021 Original Music Composer
American Underdog
American Underdog
 2021-12-25
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Home Sweet Home Alone
Home Sweet Home Alone
 2021-11-12
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Clifford the Big Red Dog
Clifford the Big Red Dog
 2021-11-10
 Movie
Original Music Composer
The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers
The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers
 2021-03-26
 TV Show
2020 Original Music Composer
Come Away
Come Away
 2020-11-12
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
 2020-11-06
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Asteroid Hunters
Asteroid Hunters
 2020-04-17
 Movie
Music
I Still Believe
I Still Believe
 2020-03-12
 Movie
2019 Original Music Composer
Lake of Death
Lake of Death
 2019-11-01
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Sextuplets
Sextuplets
 2019-08-16
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Brian Banks
Brian Banks
 2019-08-09
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Dora and the Lost City of Gold
Dora and the Lost City of Gold
 2019-08-08
 Movie
Original Music Composer
The Beach Bum
The Beach Bum
 2019-03-21
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Isn't It Romantic
Isn't It Romantic
 2019-02-13
 Movie
2018 Original Music Composer
Beirut
Beirut
 2018-04-11
 Movie
2017 Original Music Composer
The Greatest Showman
The Greatest Showman
 2017-12-20
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Flint
Flint
 2017-10-28
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Young Sheldon
Young Sheldon
 2017-09-25
 TV Show
Music
The Orville
The Orville
 2017-09-10
 TV Show
Original Music Composer
Home Again
Home Again
 2017-09-07
 Movie
Music
Santa Clarita Diet
Santa Clarita Diet
 2017-02-03
 TV Show
2016 Original Music Composer
Scrat: Spaced Out
Scrat: Spaced Out
 2016-10-11
 Movie
Original Music Composer
League of Gods
League of Gods
 2016-07-28
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Ice Age: Collision Course
Ice Age: Collision Course
 2016-06-23
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Mother's Day
Mother's Day
 2016-04-28
 Movie
Original Music Composer
The Jungle Book
The Jungle Book
 2016-04-07
 Movie
Original Music Composer
The Young Messiah
The Young Messiah
 2016-03-10
 Movie
2015 Music
Texas Rising
Texas Rising
 2015-05-25
 TV Show
Music
American Odyssey
American Odyssey
 2015-04-05
 TV Show
Music
Broken Horses
Broken Horses
 2015-03-15
 Movie
Original Music Composer
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
 2015-01-28
 Movie
Music
Point of Honor
Point of Honor
 2015-01-15
 TV Show
2014 Original Music Composer
Stonehearst Asylum
Stonehearst Asylum
 2014-10-23
 Movie
Original Music Composer
The Cobbler
The Cobbler
 2014-09-11
 Movie
Music
Houdini
Houdini
 2014-09-01
 TV Show
Original Music Composer
Walk of Shame
Walk of Shame
 2014-05-02
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Draft Day
Draft Day
 2014-04-11
 Movie
2013 Original Music Composer
Jobs
Jobs
 2013-08-15
 Movie
Original Music Composer
The Call
The Call
 2013-03-14
 Movie
Music
The Call
The Call
 2013-03-14
 Movie
2012 Original Music Composer
Alex Cross
Alex Cross
 2012-10-18
 Movie
Original Music Composer
The Three Stooges
The Three Stooges
 2012-04-13
 Movie
Original Music Composer
A Thousand Words
A Thousand Words
 2012-03-07
 Movie
2011 Original Music Composer
New Year's Eve
New Year's Eve
 2011-12-08
 Movie
Original Music Composer
The Double
The Double
 2011-10-27
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Dream House
Dream House
 2011-09-29
 Movie
Original Music Composer
The Change-Up
The Change-Up
 2011-08-05
 Movie
Original Music Composer
No Strings Attached
No Strings Attached
 2011-01-21
 Movie
2010 Original Music Composer
Yogi Bear
Yogi Bear
 2010-12-17
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Predators
Predators
 2010-07-03
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Iron Man 2
Iron Man 2
 2010-04-28
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day
 2010-02-10
 Movie
2009 Original Music Composer
Old Dogs
Old Dogs
 2009-11-24
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Aliens in the Attic
Aliens in the Attic
 2009-07-30
 Movie
Music
The Stoning of Soraya M.
The Stoning of Soraya M.
 2009-06-26
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Hannah Montana: The Movie
Hannah Montana: The Movie
 2009-04-10
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Hotel for Dogs
Hotel for Dogs
 2009-01-16
 Movie
2008 Original Music Composer
My Best Friend's Girl
My Best Friend's Girl
 2008-09-19
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Swing Vote
Swing Vote
 2008-08-01
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Meet Dave
Meet Dave
 2008-07-08
 Movie
Music
The Seed
The Seed
 2008-01-01
 Movie
2007 Original Music Composer
Evan Almighty
Evan Almighty
 2007-06-09
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Georgia Rule
Georgia Rule
 2007-05-10
 Movie
2006 Original Music Composer
Idlewild
Idlewild
 2006-08-25
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Barnyard
Barnyard
 2006-08-04
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Everyone's Hero
Everyone's Hero
 2006-08-04
 Movie
Conductor
Barnyard
Barnyard
 2006-08-04
 Movie
Original Music Composer
The Ant Bully
The Ant Bully
 2006-07-28
 Movie
Music
Keeping Up with the Steins
Keeping Up with the Steins
 2006-05-12
 Movie
2005 Original Music Composer
Cheaper by the Dozen 2
Cheaper by the Dozen 2
 2005-12-21
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Zathura: A Space Adventure
Zathura: A Space Adventure
 2005-11-06
 Movie
Conductor
Zathura: A Space Adventure
Zathura: A Space Adventure
 2005-11-06
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Chicken Little
Chicken Little
 2005-11-04
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story
Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story
 2005-09-10
 Movie
Original Music Composer
The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl
The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl
 2005-06-10
 Movie
Music
Duma
Duma
 2005-04-22
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Sin City
Sin City
 2005-04-01
 Movie
Conductor
Sin City
Sin City
 2005-04-01
 Movie
Original Music Composer
The Pacifier
The Pacifier
 2005-03-04
 Movie
2004 Original Music Composer
Christmas with the Kranks
Christmas with the Kranks
 2004-11-24
 Movie
Original Music Composer
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
 2004-08-06
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Raising Helen
Raising Helen
 2004-05-27
 Movie
Original Music Composer
The Whole Ten Yards
The Whole Ten Yards
 2004-04-07
 Movie
Original Music Composer
The Passion of the Christ
The Passion of the Christ
 2004-02-25
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Welcome to Mooseport
Welcome to Mooseport
 2004-02-24
 Movie
2003 Original Music Composer
Elf
Elf
 2003-10-09
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Bruce Almighty
Bruce Almighty
 2003-05-23
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Malibu's Most Wanted
Malibu's Most Wanted
 2003-04-10
 Movie
2002 Original Music Composer
The Hot Chick
The Hot Chick
 2002-12-13
 Movie
Original Music Composer
The Tuxedo
The Tuxedo
 2002-09-27
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Swimfan
Swimfan
 2002-09-06
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
 2002-08-07
 Movie
Original Music Composer
The Scorpion King
The Scorpion King
 2002-04-18
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Dragonfly
Dragonfly
 2002-02-22
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Snow Dogs
Snow Dogs
 2002-01-18
 Movie
2001 Original Music Composer
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
 2001-12-14
 Movie
Original Music Composer
The Princess Diaries
The Princess Diaries
 2001-08-03
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Cats & Dogs
Cats & Dogs
 2001-07-04
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Heartbreakers
Heartbreakers
 2001-03-23
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Spy Kids
Spy Kids
 2001-03-18
 Movie
Original Music Composer
See Spot Run
See Spot Run
 2001-03-02
 Movie
2000 Original Music Composer
The Emperor's New Groove
The Emperor's New Groove
 2000-12-15
 Movie
Music
Running Mates
Running Mates
 2000-08-13
 Movie
Original Music Composer
The Replacements
The Replacements
 2000-08-11
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Relative Values
Relative Values
 2000-06-23
 Movie
Music
Michael Jordan to the Max
Michael Jordan to the Max
 2000-05-05
 Movie
1999 Original Music Composer
Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales
Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales
 1999-12-06
 Movie
Original Music Composer
End of Days
End of Days
 1999-11-24
 Movie
Music
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
 1999-10-08
 Movie
Original Music Composer
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
 1999-10-01
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Dick
Dick
 1999-08-04
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Inspector Gadget
Inspector Gadget
 1999-07-23
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Komodo
Komodo
 1999-07-04
 Movie
Original Music Composer
G-Saviour
G-Saviour
 1999-06-18
 Movie
Music
Lost & Found
Lost & Found
 1999-04-23
 Movie
Original Music Composer
My Favorite Martian
My Favorite Martian
 1999-02-11
 Movie
1998 Original Music Composer
I'll Be Home for Christmas
I'll Be Home for Christmas
 1998-11-13
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Paulie
Paulie
 1998-04-17
 Movie
1997 Original Music Composer
Justice League of America
Justice League of America
 1997-12-28
 Movie
Original Music Composer
I Know What You Did Last Summer
I Know What You Did Last Summer
 1997-10-17
 Movie
Conductor
I Know What You Did Last Summer
I Know What You Did Last Summer
 1997-10-17
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Liar Liar
Liar Liar
 1997-03-21
 Movie
Conductor
Liar Liar
Liar Liar
 1997-03-21
 Movie
Original Music Composer
The Relic
The Relic
 1997-01-10
 Movie
Conductor
The Relic
The Relic
 1997-01-10
 Movie
1996 Original Music Composer
Carpool
Carpool
 1996-08-23
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Doctor Who
Doctor Who
 1996-05-12
 Movie
Theme Song Performance
Doctor Who
Doctor Who
 1996-05-12
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Getting Away with Murder
Getting Away with Murder
 1996-04-12
 Movie
Music
Chameleon
Chameleon
 1996-03-26
 Movie
1995 Original Music Composer
Cutthroat Island
Cutthroat Island
 1995-12-22
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Sudden Death
Sudden Death
 1995-10-27
 Movie
Conductor
Sudden Death
Sudden Death
 1995-10-27
 Movie
Music
Runaway Brain
Runaway Brain
 1995-08-11
 Movie
Music
Kansas
Kansas
 1995-07-27
 Movie
Original Music Composer
In Pursuit of Honor
In Pursuit of Honor
 1995-03-18
 Movie
Music
Houseguest
Houseguest
 1995-01-06
 Movie
1994 Original Music Composer
Little Giants
Little Giants
 1994-10-14
 Movie
Music
White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf
White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf
 1994-04-15
 Movie
1993 Original Music Composer
The Flintstones: Hollyrock a Bye Baby
The Flintstones: Hollyrock a Bye Baby
 1993-12-05
 Movie
Original Music Composer
The Town Santa Forgot
The Town Santa Forgot
 1993-12-03
 Movie
Original Music Composer
The Halloween Tree
The Halloween Tree
 1993-10-02
 Movie
Music
Against the Grain
Against the Grain
 1993-10-01
 TV Show
Music
For Love and Glory
For Love and Glory
 1993-09-11
 Movie
Music
Praying Mantis
Praying Mantis
 1993-08-11
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Hocus Pocus
Hocus Pocus
 1993-07-16
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Gunmen
Gunmen
 1993-05-21
 Movie
Music
Class of '61
Class of '61
 1993-04-12
 Movie
Music
Jonny's Golden Quest
Jonny's Golden Quest
 1993-04-04
 Movie
Music
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
 1993-01-03
 TV Show
1992 Music
Sunstroke
Sunstroke
 1992-09-23
 Movie
Music
Still Not Quite Human
Still Not Quite Human
 1992-01-01
 Movie
1991 Original Music Composer
Into the Badlands
Into the Badlands
 1991-07-24
 Movie
1990 Music
Tiny Toon Adventures
Tiny Toon Adventures
 1990-09-14
 TV Show
Original Music Composer
Jetsons: The Movie
Jetsons: The Movie
 1990-06-06
 Movie
Music
The Yum Yums: The Day Things Went Sour
The Yum Yums: The Day Things Went Sour
 1990-04-07
 Movie
1989 Music
The Eyes of the Panther
The Eyes of the Panther
 1989-11-26
 Movie
Music
Trenchcoat in Paradise
Trenchcoat in Paradise
 1989-10-18
 Movie
Music
Carmilla
Carmilla
 1989-09-10
 Movie
Music
The Turn of the Screw
The Turn of the Screw
 1989-08-12
 Movie
1988 Music
The Further Adventures of Tennessee Buck
The Further Adventures of Tennessee Buck
 1988-04-29
 Movie
1987 Songs
Yogi's Great Escape
Yogi's Great Escape
 1987-11-19
 Movie
Music
The Day My Kid Went Punk
The Day My Kid Went Punk
 1987-10-23
 Movie
Music
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation
 1987-09-28
 TV Show
Music
Sport Goofy in Soccermania
Sport Goofy in Soccermania
 1987-05-27
 Movie
1984 Original Music Composer
Donald Duck's 50th Birthday
Donald Duck's 50th Birthday
 1984-11-13
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Fitness and Me: Why Exercise?
Fitness and Me: Why Exercise?
 1984-01-01
 Movie
1983 Music
Backstage at Disney
Backstage at Disney
 1983-01-01
 Movie
1982 Music
Cagney & Lacey
Cagney & Lacey
 1982-03-25
 TV Show
Original Music Composer
Fame
Fame
 1982-01-07
 TV Show
1980 Music
Deer in the Works
Deer in the Works
 1980-01-01
 Movie
Sound
The Passion of the Christ: Resurrection, Part Two
The Passion of the Christ: Resurrection, Part Two
Movie
Original Music Composer
In Your Dreams
In Your Dreams
Movie
Year Role Movie/Tv

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
2023 Additional Music
Hypnotic
Hypnotic
 2023-05-11
 Movie
1987 Additional Music
DTV Monster Hits
DTV Monster Hits
 1987-10-30
 Movie
Year Role Movie/Tv

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