Interview John Debney

John Debney is an Oscar-nominated and multi-Emmy-winning composer. Debney is an agile jack-of-all-genres, composing for comedies (Bruce Almighty), sci-fi action (Predators), horror (Dream House) and romance (Valentine’s Day) with the same confidence and panache. Debney is also known for his work in such films as Princess Diaries, Elf, Sin City, Liar Liar, Spy Kids, Cutthroat Island, The Emperor’s New Groove, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Hocus Pocus, The Jungle Book, The Greatest Showman and The Passion of the Christ. Debney’s most recent releases include Paramount’s 80 for Brady and Disney’s Hocus Pocus 2. His most recent project, the Kevin Costner directed Horizon: An American Saga, is now playing in theatres everywhere.

In this new episode of Composer Talk composer John Debney talks in-depth about his music for Horizon: An American Saga part 1. We also look back at Hocus Pocus 2 and Elf in Concert. He drops the name of soundtrack of his that will receive an expanded release this summer from La-La Land Records.

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