John Debney
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| Birth name | John Cardon Debney |
| Born | August 18, 1956 Glendale, California, United States |
| Genres | Movie score |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, conductor, musician |
| Years active | 1978-present |
John Cardon Debney (born August 18, 1956) is an American composer, conductor and musician. He received an Academy Award nomination for the music for Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ (2004). He is also known for writing the music for Cutthroat Island (1995).[1][2][3][4]
Life and career
[change | change source]Debney was born in Glendale, California to Louis Debney and Edith Manhunt. His father is of English, French-Canadian, German, Greek, Irish, Northern Irish (Scotch-Irish) and Welsh descent. His mother is of Cherokee Native American and Russian Jewish descent.
Influences
[change | change source]Debney stated composers like John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith, Alfred Newman, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Max Steiner, Elmer Bernstein, Lalo Schifrin, Maurice Jarre, Ennio Morricone, Nino Rota, Henry Mancini, Bernard Herrmann, Sergei Prokofiev, Igor Stravinsky and John Barry as influences.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Cutthroat Island (John Debney)". Filmtracks. Retrieved 2012-02-13.
- ↑ "Cutthroat Island (John Debney) soundtrack review". ScoreReviews.com. 2009-02-28. Archived from the original on 2009-02-28. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
- ↑ Other reviews by Mike Brennan (2005-05-12). "Soundtrack: CutThroat Island (2005)". Soundtrack.Net. Retrieved 2012-02-13.
- ↑ "Movie Music UK - Cutthroat Island – John Debney". MovieMusicUK.us. 2010-01-13. Archived from the original on 2010-01-13. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
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