John Debney News

DISASTER RELIEF: Debney conducts his 'Passion' score at the Crystal Cathedral in the wake of Hurricane Katrina in '05, raising funds in the process.

Variety chose 10 of John Debney's most compelling projects and asked the composer to recount what made them unique.

At 53, John Debney is one of just a handful of feature film composers today who worked his way up the system, gradually proving himself as an arranger, orchestrator and TV composer.

Like many below-the-liners who've benefited from repeated collaborations with certain filmmakers, John Debney enjoys a kind of shorthand with not only one but a handful of directors who've come to rely on the composer's ability to anticipate their needs -- whether meticulously articulated or merely suggested.

THE Bible, Deuteronomy, tells us to be ware of "an en chanter, or a witch, or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits or a wizard." The Book of Isaiah tells us to steer clear of "familiar spirits and wizards that peep and mutter." So, about J.K. Rowling and her Hogwarts.

Greetings! ScoreKeeper here unveiling a revealing interview with John Debney who recently composed an extraordinarily compelling score for a small, yet provocative, film entitled THE STONING OF SORAYA M. . The film is in limited release throughout North America with openings in new cities each week.