View source for John Debney

{{Short description|American film composer (born 1956)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox musical artist<!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| name             = John Debney
| image            = John Debney.JPG
| caption          = Debney at the 2013 [[San Diego Comic-Con]]
| image_size       = 
| background       = non_performing_personnel
| birth_name       = John Cardon Debney
| alias            = 
| birth_date       = {{Birth date and age|1956|8|18}}
| birth_place      = [[Glendale, California]], U.S.
| years_active     = 1974–present
| occupation       = [[Composer]], [[conducting|conductor]]
| instrument       = [[Piano]], [[guitar]]
| genre            = [[Film score]]s, [[soundtrack]]s
| website          = {{URL|http://www.johndebney.com/}}
| associated_acts  = [[Jerry Goldsmith]], [[Louis Febre]], [[Danny Elfman]]
}}
'''John Cardon Debney''' (born August 18, 1956) is an American [[composer]] and [[Conducting|conductor]] of [[film]], [[television]], and [[video game]] scores.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://johndebney.com/|title=John Debney - Award-winning Composer|website=John Debney|language=en-US|access-date=September 24, 2017}}</ref> His work encompasses a variety of mediums and genres, including [[Comedy film|comedy]], [[Horror film|horror]], [[Science fiction film|science fiction]], [[Thriller film|thriller]], [[fantasy]] and [[Action-adventure film|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 (director)|Brad Anderson]], [[Howard Deutch]], [[Mark Dindal]], [[Robert Rodriguez]], and [[Paul Tibbitt]].

Debney has been the recipient of three [[Primetime Emmy Award]]s, and an [[Academy Award]] nomination for [[The Passion of the Christ (soundtrack)|his score]] for [[Mel Gibson]]'s ''[[The Passion of the Christ]]'' (2004).

==Early life and education==
The son of [[Walt Disney Studios (Burbank)|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.

== Career ==
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 (TV series)|Disneyland]]'', ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'', ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'', ''[[SeaQuest DSV]]'', ''[[A Pup Named Scooby-Doo]]'', ''[[The Cape (1996 TV series)|The Cape]]'', ''[[The Lazarus Man]]'', ''[[Piggsburg Pigs!]]'', ''[[The Further Adventures of SuperTed]]'', ''[[Doctor Who (film)|Doctor Who]]'', ''[[Cagney and Lacey]]'', ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]'', ''[[The Young Riders]]'', ''[[The New Yogi Bear Show]]'', ''[[Police Academy: The Animated Series]]'', ''[[Fame (1982 TV series)|Fame]]'', ''[[Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future]]'', ''[[Dragon's Lair (TV series)|Dragon's Lair]]'', ''[[Freshman Dorm]]'', ''[[Pop Quiz]]'' and ''[[Dink, the Little Dinosaur]]'', for which he won an [[Emmy Awards|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 (1993 film)|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 (film)|Elf]]'', ''[[Sin City (film)|Sin City]]'', ''[[Chicken Little (2005 film)|Chicken Little]]'', ''[[Liar Liar]]'', ''[[Spy Kids (film)|Spy Kids]]'', ''[[The Scorpion King]]'', ''[[The Princess Diaries (film)|The Princess Diaries]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/19281 |title=John Debney to Score 'Predators' Prequel |date=February 27, 2010 |publisher=Bloody-disgusting.com |access-date=June 23, 2012}}</ref> and ''[[Predators (film)|Predators]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/37893/a-peek-behind-scenes-a-predators-scoring-session |title=A Peek Behind the Scenes of a Predators Scoring Session |publisher=Dreadcentral.com |date=June 7, 2010 |access-date=June 23, 2012}}</ref>

Debney has also composed scores for the video games ''[[Lair (video game)|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 Color 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]] [[Disney logo|logo]] from 1985 to 2006.

==Filmography==
===Film===
====1980s====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Director(s)
! Studio(s)
! Notes
|-
| 1987 ||''[[The Wild Pair (film)|The Wild Pair]]''|| |[[Beau Bridges]]|| rowspan="3" |[[Trans World Entertainment (film company)|Trans World Entertainment]]|| Composed with [[Michel Colombier]]
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1988 ||''[[The Further Adventures of Tennessee Buck]]''||[[David L. Keith|David Keith]]|| {{N/A}}
|-
|''[[Seven Hours to Judgment]]''||[[Beau Bridges]]|| {{N/A}}
|-
| ''Not Since Casanova''|| Brett Thompson ||The Brett Thompson Company<br>West Productions || {{N/A}}
|-
| 1989 ||''[[Trenchcoat in Paradise]]''||[[Martha Coolidge]]|| Finnegan/Pinchuk Productions<br>[[MGM Television]] || {{N/A}}
|}

====1990s====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Director(s)
! Studio(s)
! Notes
|-
|1990
|''[[Jetsons: The Movie]]''||[[William Hanna]]<br />[[Joseph Barbera]]|| [[Universal Pictures]]<br>[[Hanna-Barbera Productions]] || John Debney's first score for an animated film.
|-
|1993
|''[[Hocus Pocus (1993 film)|Hocus Pocus]]''||[[Kenny Ortega]]|| [[Walt Disney Pictures]] || {{N/A}}
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1994 ||''[[Gunmen (1994 film)|Gunmen]]''||[[Deran Sarafian]]||[[Dimension Films]] <small>(North America)</small><br>[[Sony Pictures Releasing|Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International]] <small>(International)</small><br>[[LIVE Entertainment]]<br>[[Davis Entertainment]]<br>Gray Gunmen Productions|| {{N/A}}
|-
|''[[White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf]]''||[[Ken Olin]]|| [[Walt Disney Pictures]]|| {{N/A}}
|-
|''[[Little Giants]]''|| [[Duwayne Dunham]] || [[Warner Bros. Pictures|Warner Bros.]]<br>[[Amblin Entertainment]] || {{N/A}}
|-
| rowspan="5" | 1995 ||''[[Chameleon (1995 film)|Chameleon]]''||[[Michael Pavone]]|| Rysher Entertainment || Direct-to-video
|-
| ''[[Houseguest]]''||[[Randall Miller]]|| [[Hollywood Pictures]]<br>[[Caravan Pictures]]|| {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Runaway Brain]]''||[[Chris Bailey (animator)|Chris Bailey]]|| [[Walt Disney Pictures]]<br>[[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Walt Disney Feature Animation]]|| Short film
|-
| ''[[Cutthroat Island]]''||[[Renny Harlin]]|| [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM/UA Distribution Co.]]<br>[[Carolco Pictures]]<br>Cutthroat Productions || {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Sudden Death (1995 film)|Sudden Death]]''||[[Peter Hyams]]|| [[Universal Pictures]]<br>Shattered Productions || {{N/A}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1996 ||''[[Getting Away with Murder (film)|Getting Away with Murder]]''|| Harvey Miller || [[Savoy Pictures]] || {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Carpool (1996 film)|Carpool]]''||[[Arthur Hiller]]|| [[Warner Bros. Pictures|Warner Bros.]]<br>[[Regency Enterprises]] || {{N/A}}
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1997 ||''[[The Relic]]''||[[Peter Hyams]]|| [[Paramount Pictures]]<br>[[Mutual Film Company|Cloud Nine Entertainment]]<br>[[PolyGram Filmed Entertainment]]<br>[[Marubeni]]<br>[[Toho|Toho-Towa]]<br>[[Leonine Holding|Tele München]]<br>[[BBC Film|BBC]]<br>[[Valhalla Motion Pictures|Pacific Western]] || {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Liar Liar]]''||[[Tom Shadyac]]|| [[Universal Pictures]]<br>[[Imagine Entertainment]] || Themes by [[James Newton Howard]]
|-
| ''[[I Know What You Did Last Summer]]''||[[Jim Gillespie (director)|Jim Gillespie]]|| [[Columbia Pictures]]<br>[[Mandalay Entertainment]] || {{N/A}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |1998
|''[[Paulie]]''||John Roberts|| [[DreamWorks Pictures]]<br>[[Mutual Film Company]] ||Nominated- [[International Film Music Critics Association|IFMCA Award for Best Original Score for a Comedy Film]]
|-
| ''[[I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998 film)|I'll Be Home for Christmas]]''||[[Arlene Sanford]]|| [[Walt Disney Pictures]]<br>[[Mandeville Films]] || {{N/A}}
|-
| rowspan="7" | 1999 ||''[[My Favorite Martian (film)|My Favorite Martian]]''||[[Donald Petrie]]|| [[Walt Disney Pictures]] || {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Lost & Found (1999 film)|Lost & Found]]''||[[Jeff Pollack]]|| [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]<br>[[Alcon Entertainment]] || {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Inspector Gadget (film)|Inspector Gadget]]''|| David Kellogg || [[Walt Disney Pictures]]<br>[[Caravan Pictures]]<br>[[DIC Entertainment]]<br>Avnet/Kerner Productions<br>[[Roger Birnbaum|Roger Birnbaum Productions]] || {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Dick (film)|Dick]]''||[[Andrew Fleming]]|| [[Columbia Pictures]]<br>[[Phoenix Pictures]] || {{N/A}}
|-
|''[[Komodo (film)|Komodo]]''||[[Michael Lantieri]]|| Scanbox Entertainment || {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland]]''||[[Gary Halvorson]]|| [[Columbia Pictures]]<br/>[[Jim Henson Pictures]]<br>[[Children's Television Workshop]] || {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[End of Days (film)|End of Days]]''||[[Peter Hyams]]|| [[Universal Pictures]] <small>(North America)</small><br>[[Buena Vista International]] <small>(International)</small><br/>[[Beacon Pictures]] || {{N/A}}
|}

====2000s====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Director(s)
! Studio(s)
! Notes
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2000 || ''[[Michael Jordan to the Max]]'' || James D. Stern<br/>Don Kempf || Giant Screen Films || Documentary film
|-
| ''[[Relative Values (film)|Relative Values]]'' || Eric Styles || [[Alliance Atlantis|Alliance Atlantis Communications]]<br>[[Starz Encore|Starz Encore Entertainment]] || {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[The Replacements (film)|The Replacements]]'' || [[Howard Deutch]] || [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]<br>[[Bel Air Entertainment]] || {{N/A}}
|-
|''[[The Emperor's New Groove]]''||[[Mark Dindal]] || [[Walt Disney Pictures]]<br>[[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Walt Disney Feature Animation]] ||Nominated- [[Annie Award for Music in a Feature Production]]
|-
| rowspan="6" | 2001 ||''[[See Spot Run]]''||[[John Whitesell]]|| [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]<br/>[[Village Roadshow Pictures]]<br>NPV Entertainment<br>Robert Simonds Productions || {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Heartbreakers (2001 film)|Heartbreakers]]''||[[David Mirkin]]|| [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]<br>[[Davis Entertainment]]<br>[[Winchester Films]] || Themes by [[Danny Elfman]]
|-
| ''[[Spy Kids (film)|Spy Kids]]'' || [[Robert Rodriguez]] || [[Dimension Films]]<br>[[Troublemaker Studios]] || Composed with [[Danny Elfman]], [[Heitor Pereira]], [[Robert Rodriguez]], [[Los Lobos]], [[Gavin Greenaway]] and [[Harry Gregson-Williams]]
|-
|''[[Cats & Dogs]]''||[[Lawrence Guterman]]|| [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]<br>Cat Fight Pictures<br>[[Village Roadshow Pictures]]<br>NPV Entertainment<br>Mad Chance<br/>Zide/Perry Productions|| {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[The Princess Diaries (film)|The Princess Diaries]]''||[[Garry Marshall]]|| [[Walt Disney Pictures]]<br>[[Whitney Houston|BrownHouse Productions]] || {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius]]''||[[John A. Davis]]|| [[Paramount Pictures]]<br>[[Nickelodeon Movies]]<br>[[Steve Oedekerk|O Entertainment]]<br>[[DNA Productions]] || {{N/A}}
|-
| rowspan="7" | 2002 ||''[[Snow Dogs]]''||[[Brian Levant]]|| [[Walt Disney Pictures]]<br>[[Jordan Kerner|The Kerner Entertainment Company]] || {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Dragonfly (2002 film)|Dragonfly]]''||[[Tom Shadyac]]|| [[Universal Pictures]] <small>(North America)</small><br>Spyglass Entertainment <small>(International; through [[Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures#International distribution|Buena Vista International]])</small> || {{N/A}}
|-
|''[[The Scorpion King]]''||[[Chuck Russell]]|| [[Universal Pictures]]<br>[[WWE Studios|WWE Entertainment]]<br>Alphaville Films<br>Misher Films || {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams]]''||[[Robert Rodriguez]]|| [[Dimension Films]]<br/>[[Troublemaker Studios]] || Composed with [[Robert Rodriguez]]
|-
| ''[[Swimfan]]''||[[John Polson]]|| [[20th Century Fox]]<br> [[FilmNation Entertainment|GreeneStreet Films]]<br/>Cobalt Media Group<br/>[[Further Films|Furthur Films]] || Composed with [[Louis Febre]]
|-
| ''[[The Tuxedo]]''|| Kevin Donovan || [[DreamWorks Pictures]]<br>Blue Train Productions<br>[[Walter F. Parkes|Parkes]]/[[Laurie MacDonald|MacDonald Productions]]  || Composed with [[Christophe Beck]]
|-
| ''[[The Hot Chick]]''||[[Tom Brady (film director)|Tom Brady]]|| [[Touchstone Pictures]]<br />[[Happy Madison]] || {{N/A}}
|-
| rowspan="5" | 2003 ||''[[Most (2003 film)|Most]]''|| Bobby Garabedian || {{N/A}} ||[[Short film]]
|-
| ''[[Malibu's Most Wanted]]''||[[John Whitesell]]|| [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]<br/>Karz Entertainment || Composed with [[John Van Tongeren]]
|-
| ''[[Bruce Almighty]]''||[[Tom Shadyac]]|| [[Universal Pictures]] <small>(United States)</small><br>[[Buena Vista Pictures|Buena Vista International]] <small>(international)</small><br>[[Spyglass Entertainment]]<br>[[Shady Acres Entertainment|Shady Acres]]<br>Pit Bull Productions || {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Elf (film)|Elf]]''||[[Jon Favreau]]|| [[New Line Cinema]]<br>Guy Walks Into a Bar || {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Looney Tunes: Back in Action]]''||[[Joe Dante]]|| [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]<br>[[Warner Bros. Feature Animation]]<br>Baltimore Spring Creek Productions<br>Goldmann Pictures || Additional music only.<br>Score composed by [[Jerry Goldsmith]].
|-
| rowspan="7" | 2004 ||''[[Welcome to Mooseport]]''||[[Donald Petrie]]|| [[20th Century Fox]]<br>[[Intermedia (production company)|Intermedia Films]] || {{N/A}}
|-
|''[[The Passion of the Christ]]''||[[Mel Gibson]]|| [[Icon Productions]]<br>[[Newmarket Films]] || Nominated- [[Academy Award for Best Original Score]]<br>Nominated- [[International Film Music Critics Association|IFMCA Award for Best Original Score for a Drama Film]]
|-
| ''[[The Whole Ten Yards]]''||[[Howard Deutch]]|| [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]<br />[[Franchise Pictures]]<br />[[Cheyenne Enterprises]]<br />MHF Zweite Academy Film || {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Raising Helen]]''||[[Garry Marshall]]|| [[Touchstone Pictures]]<br />[[Beacon Pictures]]<br />[[Hyde Park Entertainment]]<br />[[Mandeville Films]] || {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Spider-Man 2]]''||[[Sam Raimi]]|| [[Columbia Pictures]]<br>[[Marvel Enterprises]]<br />Laura Ziskin Productions || Additional music<br>Score composed by [[Danny Elfman]]
|-
| ''[[The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement]]''||[[Garry Marshall]]|| [[Walt Disney Pictures]]<br>[[ShondaLand]]<br>[[Debra Martin Chase|Martin Chase Productions]] || {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Christmas with the Kranks]]''||[[Joe Roth]]|| [[Columbia Pictures]]<br>[[Revolution Studios]]<br>[[1492 Pictures]] || {{N/A}}
|-
| rowspan="10" | 2005 ||''[[The Pacifier]]''||[[Adam Shankman]]|| [[Walt Disney Pictures]]<br>[[Spyglass Entertainment]] || {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Sin City (film)|Sin City]]''|| rowspan="2" |[[Robert Rodriguez]]|| [[Miramax Films]]<br>[[Dimension Films]]<br>[[Troublemaker Studios]] || rowspan="2" | Composed with [[Robert Rodriguez]] & [[Graeme Revell]]
|-
|''[[The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D]]'' || [[Miramax]]<br>[[Dimension Films]]<br/>[[Columbia Pictures]]<br/>[[Troublemaker Studios]]
|-
| ''[[Duma (2005 film)|Duma]]''||[[Carroll Ballard]]|| [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]<br>Gaylord Films<br>[[John Wells Productions]] || Composed with George Acogny
|-
| ''[[Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo]] ''|| Mike Bigelow || [[Columbia Pictures]]<br/>[[Happy Madison Productions]]<br/>Out of the Blue... Entertainment || Theme music only<br>Score composed by [[James L. Venable]] 
|-
| ''[[Dreamer (2005 film)|Dreamer]]''||[[John Gatins]]|| [[DreamWorks Pictures]]<br />[[Tollin/Robbins Productions]]<br />[[Hyde Park Entertainment]] || {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Venom (2005 film)|Venom]]''||[[Jim Gillespie (director)|Jim Gillespie]]|| [[Miramax|Miramax Films]]<br/>[[Dimension Films]]<br/>[[Kevin Williamson (screenwriter)|Outerbanks Entertainment]]<br/>Collision Entertainment || Theme music only<br>Score composed by [[James L. Venable]] 
|-
| ''[[Chicken Little (2005 film)|Chicken Little]]''||[[Mark Dindal]]|| [[Walt Disney Pictures]]<br>[[Walt Disney Feature Animation]] || {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Zathura: A Space Adventure]]''||[[Jon Favreau]]|| [[Columbia Pictures]]<br>Radar Pictures<br>Teitler Film<br>Michael De Luca Productions || {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Cheaper by the Dozen 2]]''||[[Adam Shankman]] || [[20th Century Fox]]<br>[[21 Laps Entertainment]] || {{N/A}}
|-
| rowspan="5" | 2006 ||''[[Keeping Up with the Steins]]''||[[Scott Marshall (director)|Scott Marshall]] || [[Miramax Films]] || {{N/A}}
|-
|''[[The Ant Bully (film)|The Ant Bully]]'' ||[[John A. Davis]]|| [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]<br/>[[Legendary Entertainment|Legendary Pictures]]<br/>[[Playtone]]<br/>[[DNA Productions]] ||Nominated- [[Annie Award for Music in a Feature Production]]<br>Nominated- [[International Film Music Critics Association|IFMCA Award for Best Original Score for an Animated Film]]
|-
| ''[[Barnyard (film)|Barnyard]]''||[[Steve Oedekerk]]|| [[Paramount Pictures]]<br />[[Nickelodeon Movies]]<br>[[O Entertainment]] || {{N/A}}
|-
|''[[Idlewild (film)|Idlewild]]''||[[Bryan Barber]]|| [[Universal Pictures]]<br>[[Atlas Entertainment]]<br>Forensic Films<br>[[HBO Films]]<br>[[Mosaic Media Group]] || {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Everyone's Hero]]''||[[Colin Brady]]<br />[[Dan St. Pierre]]<br />[[Christopher Reeve]]|| [[20th Century Fox]]<br>[[IDT Entertainment]] || {{N/A}}
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2007 ||''[[Spider-Man 3]]''||[[Sam Raimi]]|| [[Columbia Pictures]]<br>[[Marvel Entertainment]]<br>[[Laura Ziskin|Laura Ziskin Productions]] || Additional music<br>Score composed by [[Christopher Young]]
|-
| ''[[Georgia Rule]]''||[[Garry Marshall]]|| [[Universal Pictures]]<br>[[Morgan Creek Entertainment|Morgan Creek Productions]] ||{{N/A}}
|-
|''[[Evan Almighty]]''||[[Tom Shadyac]]|| [[Universal Pictures]]<br>[[Spyglass Entertainment]]<br>[[Relativity Media]]<br>[[Shady Acres Entertainment]]<br>[[Original Film]] ||Nominated- [[International Film Music Critics Association|IFMCA Award for Best Original Score for a Comedy Film]]
|-
|''[[Big Stan]]''||[[Rob Schneider]]|| [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment]]<br>[[Crystal Sky Pictures]]<br>Silver Nitrate<br>[[Rob Schneider|From Out of Nowhere Productions]] || Theme music only<br>Score composed by John Hunter
|-
| rowspan="5" | 2008 ||''[[Meet Dave]]''||[[Brian Robbins]]|| [[20th Century Fox]]<br>[[Dune Entertainment]]<br>[[Regency Enterprises]]<br>Guy Walks Into a Bar Productions<br>[[David T. Friendly|Friendly Films]] || {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor]]''||[[Rob Cohen]]|| [[Universal Pictures]]<br>[[Relativity Media]]<br>The Sommers Company<br>Alphaville Films || Additional music<br>Score composed by [[Randy Edelman]]
|-
| ''[[Swing Vote (2008 film)|Swing Vote]]''|| [[Joshua Michael Stern]] || [[Touchstone Pictures]]<br />Treehouse Films<br />1821 Pictures<br />[[Radar Pictures]] || {{N/A}}
|-
|''[[The Stoning of Soraya M.]]''||[[Cyrus Nowrasteh]]|| [[Roadside Attractions]]<br />[[Mpower Pictures]] || {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[My Best Friend's Girl (2008 film)|My Best Friend's Girl]]''||[[Howard Deutch]]|| [[Lions Gate Entertainment|Lionsgate]]<br>[[Adam Herz|Terra Firma Films]]<br>Management 360<br>Superfinger Entertainment || {{N/A}}
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2009 ||''[[Hotel for Dogs (film)|Hotel for Dogs]]''||[[Thor Freudenthal]]|| [[Paramount Pictures]]<br/>[[DreamWorks Pictures]]<br/>[[Nickelodeon Movies]]<br/>Cold Spring Pictures<br/>[[The Donners' Company]]<br>[[The Montecito Picture Company]] || {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Hannah Montana: The Movie]]''||[[Peter Chelsom]]|| [[Walt Disney Pictures]]<br/>[[It's a Laugh Productions]]<br>[[Miles Millar|Millar/Gough Ink]] || {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Aliens in the Attic]]''||[[John Schultz (director)|John Schultz]]|| [[20th Century Fox]]<br>[[Regency Enterprises]]<br>Josephson Entertainment<br>[[Dune Entertainment]] || {{N/A}}
|-
|''[[Old Dogs (film)|Old Dogs]]''||[[Walt Becker]] || [[Walt Disney Pictures]]<br>Tapestry Films || {{N/A}}
|}

====2010s====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Director(s)
! Studio(s)
! Notes
|-
|rowspan="5"| 2010 || ''[[Valentine's Day (2010 film)|Valentine's Day]]'' || [[Garry Marshall]] || [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]<br>[[New Line Cinema]]<br>Wayne Rice Films<br>Karz Entertainment || {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Snowmen (film)|Snowmen]]'' || Robert Kirbyson || Arc Entertainment<br>Heritage Films<br>[[Mpower Pictures]] || {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Iron Man 2]]'' || [[Jon Favreau]] || [[Paramount Pictures]]<br/>[[Marvel Studios]] || {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Predators (film)|Predators]]'' || [[Nimród Antal]] || [[20th Century Fox]]<br>[[Troublemaker Studios]]<br>[[Davis Entertainment]]<br>[[Dune Entertainment]]<br>[[Ingenious Media]] || Themes by [[Alan Silvestri]]
|-
| ''[[Yogi Bear (film)|Yogi Bear]]'' || [[Eric Brevig]] || [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]<br>[[De Line Pictures]]<br>Sunswept Entertainment || Replaced [[Andrew Lockington]]
|-
|rowspan="5"| 2011 || ''[[No Strings Attached (2011 film)|No Strings Attached]]'' || [[Ivan Reitman]] || [[Paramount Pictures]]<br>[[DreamWorks Pictures]]<br>[[Spyglass Media Group|Spyglass Entertainment]]<br />Cold Spring Pictures<br />[[The Montecito Picture Company]]<br/>[[Katalyst Media|Katalyst Films]]<br/>[[Handsomecharlie Films]] || {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[The Change-Up]]'' || [[David Dobkin (director)|David Dobkin]] || [[Universal Pictures]]<br />[[Original Film]]<br/>[[Relativity Media]]<br>Big Kid Pictures || Composed with [[Theodore Shapiro]]
|-
| ''[[Dream House (2011 film)|Dream House]]'' || [[Jim Sheridan]] || [[Universal Pictures]] <small>(North America)</small><br>[[Warner Bros. Pictures]]<br><small>(International)</small><br>[[Morgan Creek Productions]] || {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[The Double (2011 film)|The Double]]'' || Michael Brandt || [[Image Entertainment]]<br>[[Hyde Park Entertainment]]<br>[[Imagenation Abu Dhabi]] || {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[New Year's Eve (2011 film)|New Year's Eve]]'' || [[Garry Marshall]] || [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]<br>[[New Line Cinema]]<br/>Wayne Rice Films<br />Karz Entertainment || {{N/A}}
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2012 || ''[[A Thousand Words (film)|A Thousand Words]]'' || [[Brian Robbins]] || [[Paramount Pictures]]<br />[[DreamWorks Pictures]]<br />[[Saturn Films]]<br />[[Varsity Pictures]]<br />Work After Midnight Films || {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[The Three Stooges (2012 film)|The Three Stooges]]'' || [[Farrelly brothers]] || [[20th Century Studios|20th Century Fox]]<br>[[C3 Entertainment]]<br>[[Charles B. Wessler|Charles B. Wessler Entertainment]]<br/>[[Dune Entertainment]]<br/>[[Farrelly brothers|Conundrum Entertainment]] || {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Alex Cross (film)|Alex Cross]]'' || [[Rob Cohen]] || [[Lionsgate Films|Lionsgate]]<br>[[QED International]]<br>Block/Hanson<br>[[Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films|Emmett/Furla Films]]<br>Envision Entertainment Corporation<br>IAC Productions<br>[[James Patterson|James Patterson Entertainment]]<br>[[Summit Entertainment]] || {{N/A}}
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2013 || ''[[The Call (2013 film)|The Call]]'' || [[Brad Anderson (director)|Brad Anderson]] || [[TriStar Pictures]]<br/>[[Stage 6 Films]]<br/>Troika Pictures<br/>[[WWE Studios]]<br/>Amasia Entertainment<br/>Apotheosis Media Group || {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Jobs (film)|Jobs]]'' || [[Joshua Michael Stern]] || [[Open Road Films]]<br>Five Star Feature Films<br>IF Entertainment<br />Venture Forth<br/>Silver Reel<br/>Endgame Entertainment || {{N/A}}
|-
|rowspan="5"| 2014 || ''[[Draft Day]]''<ref name="draftdayjohndebney">{{cite news|title=John Debney to Score Ivan Reitman's 'Draft Day' {{!}} Film Music Reporter|url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2013/11/25/john-debney-to-score-ivan-reitmans-draft-day-2/|access-date=December 16, 2013|date=November 25, 2013}}</ref> || [[Ivan Reitman]] || [[Lionsgate Films|Lionsgate]]<br>[[Summit Entertainment]]<br>[[OddLot Entertainment]]<br>[[The Montecito Picture Company|Montecito Picture Company]] || {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Walk of Shame (film)|Walk of Shame]]'' || [[Steven Brill (scriptwriter)|Steven Brill]] || [[Focus Features|Focus World]]<br>[[Sidney Kimmel Entertainment]]<br/>[[Brownstone Productions]]<br />[[Lakeshore Entertainment]] || {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[The Road Within]]'' || [[Gren Wells]] || [[Well Go USA Entertainment]] || Theme music only<br>Score composed by [[The Newton Brothers]] & Josh Debney
|-
| ''[[The Cobbler (2014 film)|The Cobbler]]'' || [[Tom McCarthy (director)|Tom McCarthy]] || [[Image Entertainment]]<br>Golden Spike<br/>Next Wednesday<br />[[Voltage Pictures]] || {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Stonehearst Asylum]]'' || [[Brad Anderson (director)|Brad Anderson]] || [[Millennium Films]]<br>[[Icon Productions]]<br/>[[Sobini Films]] || {{N/A}}
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2015 || ''[[The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water]]''<ref name="draftdayjohndebney"/> || [[Paul Tibbitt]] || [[Paramount Pictures]]<br>[[Paramount Animation]]<br/>[[Nickelodeon Movies]]<br />[[United Plankton Pictures]] || {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Careful What You Wish For (film)|Careful What You Wish For]]'' || [[Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum]] || [[Starz Distribution|Starz Digital]]<br>Troika Pictures<br>Hyde Park Entertainment<br>Amasia Entertainment<br>Roberi Media<br>[[Image Nation]]<br>Merced Media Partners<br>[[Myriad Pictures]]<br>Ashok Amritraj Productions || Theme music only<br>Score composed by [[The Newton Brothers]] & Josh Debney
|-
| ''[[Broken Horses]]'' || [[Vidhu Vinod Chopra]] || [[Reliance Entertainment]]<br />[[Vinod Chopra Films]] || {{N/A}}
|-
|rowspan="5"| 2016 || ''[[The Young Messiah (film)|The Young Messiah]]'' || [[Cyrus Nowrasteh]] || [[Focus Features]]<br/>[[1492 Pictures]]<br/>[[CJ Entertainment]]<br/>[[Hyde Park Entertainment|Hyde Park International]]<br/>Ocean Blue Entertainment || {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[The Jungle Book (2016 film)|The Jungle Book]]'' || [[Jon Favreau]] || [[Walt Disney Pictures]]<br>Fairview Entertainment || [[Hollywood Music in Media Award for Best Original Score in a Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror Film]]<br>Nominated- [[Satellite Award for Best Original Score]]<br>Nominated- [[International Film Music Critics Association|IFMCA Award for Best Original Score for Action/Adventure Film]]
|-
| ''[[Mother's Day (2016 film)|Mother's Day]]'' || [[Garry Marshall]] || [[Open Road Films]]<br>Capacity Pictures<br/>Gulfstream Pictures<br />[[PalmStar Media]] || {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Ice Age: Collision Course]]'' || [[Michael Thurmeier (film director)|Mike Thurmeier]] || [[20th Century Fox]]<br>[[20th Century Fox Animation]]<br>[[Blue Sky Studios]] || Replaced [[John Powell (film composer)|John Powell]] 
|-
| ''[[League of Gods]]'' || Koan Hui<br />Vernie Yeung || [[China Star Entertainment Group]]<br/>[[Bona Film Group]] || {{N/A}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2017 || ''[[Home Again (2017 film)|Home Again]]'' || [[Hallie Meyers-Shyer]] || [[Open Road Films]]<br/>Black Bicycle Entertainment<br/>[[Waverly Films]] || {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[The Greatest Showman]]''||[[Michael Gracey]]|| [[20th Century Fox]]<br>[[Laurence Mark Productions]]<br>[[Chernin Entertainment]]<br>[[TSG Entertainment]] || Composed with [[Joseph Trapanese]]<br/>Nominated- [[Saturn Award for Best Music]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2018 ||''[[Beirut (film)|Beirut]]''||[[Brad Anderson (director)|Brad Anderson]]|| [[Bleecker Street (company)|Bleecker Street]]<br>[[Radar Pictures]]<br>ShivHans Pictures || {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Brian Banks (film)|Brian Banks]]''||[[Tom Shadyac]]|| [[Bleecker Street (company)|Bleecker Street]]<br>ShivHans Pictures<br>Gidden Media || {{N/A}}
|-
| rowspan="5" | 2019 ||''[[Isn't It Romantic (2019 film)|Isn't It Romantic]]''||[[Todd Strauss-Schulson]]|| [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] <small>(United States, Canada and Argentina)</small><br/>[[Netflix]] <small>(International)</small><br/>[[New Line Cinema]]<br/>[[Bron Studios|Bron Creative]]<br/>Camp Sugar<br/>Little Engine<br/>Broken Road Productions || {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[The Beach Bum]]''||[[Harmony Korine]]|| [[Neon (distributor)|Neon]]<br>Iconoclast<br>[[Anonymous Content]]<br>Le Grisbi Productions<br>SPK Pictures<br>[[Vice Media#Vice Films|Vice Films]]<br>[[Riverstone Pictures]]<br/>Rocket Science|| {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Dora and the Lost City of Gold]]''||[[James Bobin]]|| [[Paramount Pictures]]<br />[[Paramount Players]]<br />[[Nickelodeon Movies]]<br />[[Walden Media]]<br />[[MRC (company)|MRC]]<br />Burr! Productions || Composed with [[Germaine Franco]]
|-
| ''[[Sextuplets (film)|Sextuplets]]''||[[Michael Tiddes]]|| [[Netflix]]<br/>Ugly Baby Productions<br/>Wayans Alvarez Productions || {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Lake of Death (film)|Lake of Death]]''||Nini Bull Robsahm|| Gussi Films <small>(Mexico)</small><br>[[SF Studios]] <small>(Norway)</small><br>Canopy Film || {{N/A}}
|}

====2020s====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Director(s)
! Studio(s)
! Notes
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2020 || ''[[Come Away]]''|| [[Brenda Chapman]] || Signature Entertainment <small>(United Kingdom)</small><br>[[Relativity Media]] <small>(United States)</small><br>Endurance Media<br>Fred Films<br>Yoruba Saxon Productions || {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[I Still Believe (film)|I Still Believe]]'' || [[Erwin Brothers]] || [[Lionsgate]]<br>[[Kingdom Story Company]]<br>Kevin Downes Productions<br>Erwin Brothers Entertainment || {{N/A}}
|-
| ''Asteroid Hunters'' || W.D. Hogan || Imax Filmed Entertainment <small>(Worldwide)</small><br/>Shaw Organisation <small>(Singapore)</small><br/>Day's End Pictures ||  Documentary film
|-
| ''[[Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey]]'' || [[David E. Talbert]] || [[Netflix]]<br>Golden Girl<br>[[Brillstein Entertainment Partners]]<br>[[Kristin Burr|Burr Productions]]<br>Get Lifted Film Company<br>260 Degrees Entertainment || Nominated- [[Black Reel Award for Outstanding Original Score]]
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2021 || ''[[Clifford the Big Red Dog (film)|Clifford the Big Red Dog]]'' || [[Walt Becker]] || [[Paramount Pictures]] (Worldwide)<br>[[Entertainment One]] (Canada and United Kingdom)<br>[[New Republic Pictures]]<br>[[The Kerner Entertainment Company]]<br>[[Scholastic Entertainment]] || {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Home Sweet Home Alone]]'' || [[Dan Mazer]] || [[Disney+]]<br/>[[20th Century Studios]]<br/>Hutch Parker Entertainment || Original ''Home Alone'' themes by [[John Williams]]
|-
| ''[[American Underdog (film)|American Underdog]]'' || [[Erwin Brothers]] || [[Lionsgate Films|Lionsgate]]<br/>[[Kingdom Story Company]]<br/>Erwin Brothers Entertainment<br/>City on a Hill Productions || {{N/A}}
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2022 || ''[[Marry Me (2022 film)|Marry Me]]'' || [[Kat Coiro]] || [[Universal Pictures]]<br/>[[Nuyorican Productions]]<br/>[[Perfect World Pictures]]<br>Kung Fu Monkey Productions || {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Luck (2022 film)|Luck]]'' || [[Peggy Holmes]] || [[Apple TV+]]<br>[[Apple Studios]]<br>[[Skydance Animation]] || Nominated- [[Hollywood Music in Media Award for Best Original Score in an Animated Film|Best Original Score in an Animated Film]]
|-
| ''[[Hocus Pocus 2]]'' || [[Anne Fletcher]] || [[Disney+]]<br>[[Walt Disney Pictures]]<br>[[David Kirschner|David Kirschner Productions]]<br>Weimaraner Republic Pictures || {{N/A}}
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2023 || ''[[80 for Brady]]'' || Kyle Marvin || [[Paramount Pictures]]<br>[[199 Productions]]<br/>[[Endeavor (company)|Fifth Season]]<br />Watch This Ready || {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Spy Kids: Armageddon]]''||[[Robert Rodriguez]]|| [[Netflix]]<br>[[Skydance Media|Skydance]]<br/>[[Spyglass Media Group]]<br/>[[Double R Productions]] || Composed with Rebel Rodriguez and [[Robert Rodriguez]]
|-
| ''[[Under the Boardwalk (2023 film)|Under the Boardwalk]]'' || [[David Soren (animator)|David Soren]] || [[Paramount Pictures]]<br>[[Paramount Animation]]<br>Big Kid Pictures || Composed with Jonathan Sadoff
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2024 || ''[[The Garfield Movie]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://filmmusicreporter.com/2023/11/13/john-debney-scoring-mark-dindals-the-garfield-movie/|title=John Debney Scoring Mark Dindal's 'The Garfield Movie'|access-date=November 13, 2023}}</ref> ||[[Mark Dindal]]|| [[Columbia Pictures]]<br>[[Alcon Entertainment]]<br/>[[DNEG Animation]]<br/>[[One Cool Group Limited]]<br/>[[Wayfarer Studios]]<br/>[[Stage 6 Films]]<br/>Andrews McMeel Entertainment || {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://filmmusicreporter.com/2023/08/27/john-debney-scoring-kevin-costners-horizon-an-american-saga/|title=John Debney Scoring Kevin Costner's 'Horizon: An American Saga'|access-date=September 2, 2023}}</ref> || [[Kevin Costner]] || [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]<br>[[New Line Cinema]]<br/>Territory Pictures || {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Space Cadet (film)|Space Cadet]]'' || [[Liz W. Garcia]] || [[Amazon MGM Studios]]<br>Stampede Ventures || {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2]]'' || [[Kevin Costner]] || [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]<br>[[New Line Cinema]]<br/>Territory Pictures || {{N/A}}
|-
| 2025 || ''In Your Dreams''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2024/06/07/john-debney-scoring-alex-woos-netflix-animated-film-in-your-dreams/|title=John Debney Scoring Alex Woo’s Netflix Animated Film ‘In Your Dreams’|access-date=August 7, 2024}}</ref> ||Alex Woo|| [[Netflix]]<br>[[Netflix Animation]]<br/>[[Sony Pictures Imageworks]]<br/>Kuku Studios || Post-production
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Years
! Title
! Notes
|-
|1982
|''[[Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color]]''
|2 episodes
|-
| 1984 ||''[[Dragon's Lair (TV series)|Dragon's Lair]]''
|13 episodes
|-
| 1984–1985 ||''[[Disney Family Album]]''
|5 episodes
|-
| 1985–1987 ||''[[Fame (1982 TV series)|Fame]]''
|30 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" |1986
|[[The Twilight Zone (1985 TV series)|''The Twilight Zone'']]
|Episode: "The Storyteller/Nightsong"
|-
|''[[Cagney & Lacey]]''
|Episode: "The Marathon"
|-
| rowspan="3" |1987
|''[[Sport Goofy in Soccermania]]''
|Special
|-
|''[[CBS Summer Playhouse]]''
|Episode: "Changing Patterns"
|-
|''[[ABC Afterschool Special]]''
|Episode: "The Day My Kid Went Punk"
|-
| 1988–1991 ||''[[A Pup Named Scooby-Doo]]''
|27 episodes
|-
| 1988 ||''[[Police Academy (TV series)|Police Academy]]''
|14 episodes
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1989 ||''[[The Further Adventures of SuperTed]]''
|13 episodes
|-
|''[[Trenchcoat in Paradise]]''
|[[Television film]]
|-
|''[[Nightmare Classics]]''
|Episode: "The Eyes of the Panther"
|-
| 1989–1990 ||''[[Dink, the Little Dinosaur]]''
|5 episodes
|-
| 1989–1992 ||''[[The Young Riders]]''
|6 episodes
[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series]]<br>Nominated- [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music]]
|-
| rowspan="4" |1990
|''The Yum Yums: The Day Things Went Sour''
| rowspan="2" |Television film
|-
|''[[The Face of Fear (film)|The Face of Fear]]''
|-
|''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]''
| 2 episodes: "Gang Busters" and "Hollywood Plucky"
|-
|''[[Piggsburg Pigs!]]''
|Episode: "Mummies From Outer Space"
|-
| rowspan="3" |1991
|''A Seduction in Travis County''
| rowspan="6" |Television film
|-
|''Vidiots''
|-
|''[[Into the Badlands (film)|Into the Badlands]]''
|-
| rowspan="4" |1992
|''Do Not Bring That Python in the House''
|-
|''[[Still Not Quite Human]]''
|-
|''Sunstroke''
|-
|''[[The Plucky Duck Show]]''
|Episode: "Hollywood Plucky"
|-
| rowspan="10" |1993
|''[[I Yabba-Dabba Do!]]''
| rowspan="3" |Television film
|-
|''[[Jonny's Golden Quest]]''
|-
|''[[Class of '61]]''
|-
|''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''
|2 episodes: [[The Nagus]], [[Progress (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)|Progress]]
|-
|[[Jack's Place (TV series)|''Jack's Place'']]
|3 episodes
|-
|''[[Praying Mantis (film)|Praying Mantis]]''
| rowspan="5" |Television film
|-
|''For Love and Glory''
|-
|[[The Halloween Tree (film)|''The Halloween Tree'']]
|-
|''[[The Town Santa Forgot]]''
|-
|''[[Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby]]''
|-
|1993–1994
|''[[SeaQuest DSV]]''
|19 episodes
[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music]]
|-
|1994
|''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''
|Episode: "[[The Pegasus (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|The Pegasus]]"
|-
| rowspan="2" |1995
|''[[In Pursuit of Honor]]''
| rowspan="3" |Television film
|-
|''Kansas''
|-
| rowspan="2" |1996
|[[Doctor Who (film)|''Doctor Who'']]
|-
|[[The Cape (1996 TV series)|''The Cape'']]
|Episode: "Pilot"
[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series]]<br>Nominated- [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music]]
|-
|1997
|[[Justice League of America (film)|''Justice League of America'']]
| rowspan="3" |Television film
|-
| rowspan="2" |2000
|[[Running Mates (2000 film)|''Running Mates'']]
|-
|''[[G-Saviour]]''
|-
| 2012 ||''[[Hatfields & McCoys (miniseries)|Hatfields & McCoys]]''
| Miniseries<br>Composed with Tony Morales

Nominated- [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series or Special]]
|-
| 2013 ||''[[Bonnie & Clyde (2013 miniseries)|Bonnie & Clyde]]''
|Miniseries
|-
| rowspan="2" |2014
|''[[The After]]''
|Television film
|-
|[[Houdini (miniseries)|''Houdini'']]
|Miniseries
|-
|2014–2015
|[[Forever (2014 TV series)|''Forever'']]
|22 episodes
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2015 ||''Point of Honor''
|Television film
|-
|''[[American Odyssey]]''
|13 episodes
|-
|''[[Texas Rising]]''
|[[Miniseries]]<br>Composed with [[Bruce Broughton]]

Nominated- [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music]]<br>Nominated- [[Hollywood Music in Media Awards|Hollywood Music in Media Award for Best Main Title Music in a TV Series]]<br>Nominated- [[International Film Music Critics Association|IFMCA Award for Best Original Score for Television]]
|-
| 2016 ||''[[Game of Silence (U.S. TV series)|Game of Silence]]''
|4 episodes
|-
|2017
|''[[Flint (film)|Flint]]''
|[[Television film]]
|-
|2017–2019
|''[[Santa Clarita Diet]]''
| 10 episodes
|-
|2017–2022
|''[[The Orville]]''
| 19 episodes
[[International Film Music Critics Association|IFMCA Award for Best Original Score for Television]]
|-
|2017–2024
|''[[Young Sheldon]]''
|3 episodes<br>Composed with [[Jeff Cardoni]]
|-
| 2021–2022
|''[[The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers]]''
| 20 episodes
|-
|}

===Video games===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Notes	
|-
|2007
|''[[Lair (video game)|Lair]]''
| {{N/A}}
|-
|2011
|''[[The Sims Medieval]]''
| {{N/A}}
|-
|2018
|''[[Madden NFL 19]]''
| {{N/A}}
|}

== Awards and nominations ==
{{BLP unreferenced section|date=August 2021}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!width="50"|Year
! style="width:590px;"|Award
!width="50"|Result
|-
!2023
|[[Emmy Award]] – [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special|Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special (Original Dramatic Score)]]: ''[[Hocus Pocus 2]]'' (2023)
|{{nom}}
|-
!2015
|[[Emmy Award]] – [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music|Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music]]: ''[[Texas Rising]]'' (with [[Bruce Broughton]]) (2015)
|{{nom}}
|-
!2012
|[[Emmy Award]] – [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special|Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special (Original Dramatic Score)]]: ''[[Hatfields & McCoys (miniseries)|Hatfields & McCoys]]: Part 1'' (with Tony Morales) (2012)
|{{nom}}
|-
!2008
|[[D.I.C.E. Awards|Interactive Achievement Award]] - [[D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition|Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition]]: ''[[Lair (video game)|Lair]]'' (with Kevin Kaska) (2007) <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.interactive.org/games/video_game_details.asp?idAward=2008&idGame=942 |title=D.I.C.E. Awards By Video Game Details Lair |publisher=[[Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences]] |website=interactive.org |access-date=9 November 2023}}</ref>
|{{nom}}
|-
!2005
|[[Academy Award]] – [[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]]: ''[[The Passion of the Christ]]'' (2004)
|{{nom}}
|-
!1997
|[[Emmy Award]] – [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music|Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music]]: ''[[The Cape (1996 TV series)|The Cape]]'' (1996)
|{{nom}}
|-
!1997
|[[Emmy Award]] – [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series|Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore)]]: ''[[The Cape (1996 TV series)|The Cape]]: Pilot'' (with [[Louis Febre]]) (1996)
|{{won}}
|-
!1994
|[[Emmy Award]] – [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music|Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music]]: ''[[SeaQuest DSV]]'' (1993)
|{{won}}
|-
!1991
|[[Emmy Award]] – [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series|Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore)]]: ''[[The Young Riders]]: Kansas'' (1989)
|{{won}}
|-
!1990
|[[Emmy Award]] – [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music|Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music]]: ''[[The Young Riders]]'' (1989)
|{{nom}}
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|2201}}
* {{discogs artist|John Debney}}
* {{Official website|http://www.johndebney.com/|John Debney's official website}}
* [http://www.filmtracks.com/composers/debney.shtml John Debney Tribute at Filmtracks.com]

{{Navboxes
|title = Awards for John Debney
|list1 = 
{{EmmyAward MusicCompositionSeries}}
{{EmmyAward MainTitleThemeMusic}}
{{Hollywood Music in Media Award for Best Original Score in a Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror Film}}
{{International Film Music Critics Association Award for Best Original Score for Television}}
{{International Film Music Critics Association Award for Best Original Score for a Video Game or Interactive Media}}
}}
{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Debney, John}}
[[Category:1956 births]]
[[Category:American classical composers]]
[[Category:American conductors (music)]]
[[Category:American film score composers]]
[[Category:American male classical composers]]
[[Category:American male conductors (music)]]
[[Category:American male film score composers]]
[[Category:American male television composers]]
[[Category:American television composers]]
[[Category:American video game composers]]
[[Category:Animated film score composers]]
[[Category:Blue Sky Studios people]]
[[Category:Warner Bros. Animation people]]
[[Category:Classical musicians from California]]
[[Category:DreamWorks Animation people]]
[[Category:Hanna-Barbera people]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Musicians from Glendale, California]]
[[Category:Skydance Media people]]
[[Category:Musicians from Los Angeles]]
[[Category:Musicians from Greater Los Angeles]]
[[Category:Netflix people]]
[[Category:Sony Classical Records artists]]
[[Category:Sony Pictures Animation people]]
[[Category:Varèse Sarabande Records artists]]
[[Category:Walt Disney Animation Studios people]]