The films voice talent includes bill murray as baloo, scarlett johansson as kaa, ben kingsley as bagheera, lupita nyongo as raksha and christopher walken as king louie. Original motion picture soundtrack is the official soundtrack album of the 2010 science fiction film predators. The jungle book original motion picture soundtrack by. The jungle book original motion picture soundtrack john debney. Debney august 18, 1956 is an american composer and conductor. Debney basically grew up on the disney lot, where his father was a producer, and clearly has a. The young messiah original motion picture soundtrack john debney. If you enjoyed this episode of for scores, you may also enjoy a brief interview i had with john debney on the red carpet of the jungle book from.
Best achievement in music written for motion pictures, original score the passion of the christ 2004. As such, debney approached scoring the jungle book with a real sense of purpose. John debney to score the erwin brothers i still believe. You mention a connection with disney studios, even before jungle book, can you. The jungle book 2016 soundtrack 1 main title jungle. John debney wrote the score for the new movie and i couldnt be happier with the choice. It will become more or less the debney manner to present his action music. John debney shere khan attacks stampede lyrics genius.
Thats because debney, who has worked on approximately 100 films, earning an oscar nom for. Most of the characters are animals such as shere khan the tiger and baloo the bear, though a principal character is the boy or mancub mowgli, who is raised in the jungle by wolves. While his credits for disney went on to include films such as hocus pocus 1993, inspector gadget 1999, a. His father worked as a musician and producer at disney studios for over 40 years, introducing his teenage son to the industry of animated pictures. Apr 15, 2016 check out the jungle book original motion picture soundtrack by john debney on amazon music. Debneys upcoming tasks are the re imagining from the spongebob film.
The jungle book main theme sheet music for flute, clarinet. Check out the jungle book original motion picture soundtrack by john debney on amazon music. The son of disney studios producer louis debney, john is among the few who can claim vivid personal memories of walt disney. But that changes too once the real action commences, leading us into action suspense territory with little melody but lots of pounding energy instead. Among john debneys other most recent works are scores for draft day. I still believe 2020 come away 2020 lake of death 2019 sextuplets 2019 dora and the lost city of gold 2019 the beach b. What went into composing and conducting the films rhythmic. This list may not reflect recent changes learn more. The jungle book works because of its power and its attention to detail. The score is completely orchestral and makes use of several themes from. John debney an overview of the composer and his music for film and tv. The main theme variations and other inventive melodic materials really carry the excitement and feeling of jungle familial joy.
Among the first guests on the podcast will be composer john debney passion of. Apr 15, 2016 john debney scores disneys the jungle book. The child of two musicians, john showed an early aptitude for music and began guitar lessons at age six, later. The movie william hanna joseph barbara hannabarbera productions universal pictures na the face of fear farhad mann columbia broadcast system warner bros. The jungle book music composed and conducted by john debney music orchestrated by kevin kaska music recorded at sony scoring stage. Collision course original motion picture score john debney. John debney s career seemed destined for hollywood, the son of disney studios producer louis debney, john grew up in nearby glendale, california where he got early inspiration for film and music growing up on the disney studio lot. It was composed by john debney and released on july 5, 2010 via lala land records.
He received an academy award nomination for his score for mel gibsons the passion of the christ. I listened to a lot of movie scores, other versions of the jungle book that have. In the tradition of classical composers, debney enjoys conducting. Pages in category films scored by john debney the following 116 pages are in this category, out of 116 total. The jungle book may not quite be one of john debney very best but its not far from it, probably the best thing hes done since the best thing hes ever done, lair its an oldschool by old, i mean 1990s adventure romp full of memorable melody, wit and charm, not to mention great compositional technique. The jungle book original motion picture soundtrack, an album by john debney on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. A lot of the joy of experiencing the original jungle book cartoon came from the music. The jungle book composer john debney on creating score. Longtime collaborator, jon favreau and john debney have worked on a variety of films together including elf, zathura, iron man 2, and the jungle book.
Predators scoring session predators directed by nimrod antal, produced by robert rodriguez. The movie with a new song by alan silvestri and glen ballard. He received an academy award nomination for his score for mel gibsons the passion of the christ 2004. The jungle book is a 2016 american fantasy adventure film directed and coproduced by jon favreau, written by justin marks and produced by walt disney pictures. The jungle book original motion picture soundtrack john debney april 15, 2016. In addition to conducting in recording studios, he has conducted many of the greatest orchestras in concert halls worldwide performing his original works. John debney to score jon favreaus the jungle book film. John cardon debney born august 18, 1956 is an american composer and conductor of film, television, and video game scores. Between his film scoring, debney finds time to conduct various orchestras, including. The jungle book original motion picture soundtrack by john. May 04, 2016 recording for the jungle book took place at the historic mgm scoring stage at sony pictures, with composer john debney conducting ain impressive 102piece and at times 104piece ensemble of the hollywood studio symphony. The jungle book to his charttopping, oscar nominated score to passion of the christ.
In equal demand for family films such as elf, as he is for adventure films like iron man 2, the oscarnominated composer also scored the powerful and poignant the passion of the christ. John debney became the youngest recipients of ascap s henry mancini lifetime achievement award. John debney conducting a live performance of his score for the passion of the christ. John debney the passion of the christ, the jungle book, elf, iron man 2, bruce almighty has been tapped to score the upcoming faithbased biographical drama i still believe. Jungle book composer john debney grew up at disney variety. Born in 1956 in burbank, california, john debney started playing guitar at age of six and began his classical training. Debney credits the success of the movie to the fact that both the film and the score, embraced the history of the original. Earlier this year, oscarnominated composer john debney scored the anticipated liveaction version of disneys the jungle book, his fourth film for director jon favreau. In his long career as a composer, john debney has written the scores for hocus pocus, cutthroat island, liar liar, i know what you did last summer, elf, the passion of the christ, sin city, zathura and iron man 2.
The score pays homage to its roots, naturally integrating some of the themes from richard and robert shermans memorable songs from the original 1967 animated film, as well as some nods to that films original score, composed by george bruns. The podcast welcomes john debney, oscarnominated composer of films such as the passion of the christ, elf, liar liar, iron man 2, the jungle book, the greatest showman and dozens more over the past three decades. The jungle book composer john debney discusses his abiding love of disney. The score pays homage to its roots, naturally integrating some of the themes from richard and robert shermans memorable songs from the original 1967. Apr 19, 2016 debney has a hollywood film score history that spans over 70 films. Apr 19, 2016 the original 1967 jungle book was scored by george bruns, and had original songs by richard m. Apr 06, 2016 for composer john debney, scoring disneys upcoming jungle book remake felt like coming home. Recording for the jungle book took place at the historic mgm scoring stage at sony pictures, with composer john debney conducting ain impressive 102piece and at times 104piece ensemble of the hollywood studio symphony. Mowgli wins the race throughout, the percussion is like a heartbeat for the action cues, but it never takes. John debney is the ultimate film music character actor. List of accolades received by the jungle book 2016 film. Published on dec 24, 2019 in this nostalgic episode of for scores, oscarnominated composer john debney reveals to host jon burlingame how meeting walt disney and the sherman brothers during his. The score pays homage to its roots, naturally integrating some of the themes from richard and robert shermans memorable.
Browse and buy sheet music by the composer john debney b. Even in the tiniest moments, debney brings forward small but detailed theme variations of all the known songs, when one known enemy after another interrupt mowglis way of life. The jungle book 1894 is a collection of stories by the english author rudyard kipling. The jungle book composer john debney talks familys disney. John debney on the jungle book and mel gibsons stunning hacksaw ridge 09 august, 2016 by harry windsor john debney conducting a live performance of his score for the passion of the christ. John debney emmy awards, nominations and wins television.
John debney s real life disney dream writing the jungle book score. Collision course original motion picture score is a 2016 soundtrack album by john debney. The movie 1990, liar liar 1997, the adventures of elmo in grouchland 1999, barneys great adventure 2000, the emperors new groove 2000, jimmy neutron. In the custom of traditional composers, john debney loves conducting his very own work. His fifth feature collaboration with film director jon favreau, john debneys score for the 2016 retelling of rudyard kiplings classic tale the jungle book incorporates songs from the 1967 disney animated version. The jungle book composer john debney discusses percussive. The jungle book composer john debney on creating new music for a disney classic. In his long career as a composer, john debney has written the scores for hocus pocus, cutthroat island, liar. John debney has reunited with director jon favreau ironman 2, elf to score a reimagined version of the jungle book for disney. The jungle book 2016 original motion picture soundtrack.
In this nostalgic episode of for scores, oscarnominated composer john debney reveals to host jon burlingame how meeting walt disney and the sherman brothers during his childhood influenced his lifes work on films including the princess diaries and the jungle book. Dec 19, 2016 an oscar nominee for mel gibsons the passion of the christ, composer john debney found in jon favreaus the jungle book the fruition of a very personal family legacy. Jungle book composer joins csun music department the sundial. In this nostalgic episode of for scores, oscarnominated composer john debney reveals to host jon burlingame how meeting walt disney and the sherman brothers during his childhood influenced his. His work encompases a variety of mediums and genres including comedy, horror, thriller, and actionadventure. Nov 11, 2016 academy award nominated composer john debney the passion of the christ chats with gold derby editor zach laws about his work on the jungle book. John debney tread lightly, you must, when remaking any classic disney animation tale into a liveaction alternative, and extremely deliberate care was exercised by director jon favreau upon undertaking that process for 2016s retelling of the 1967 favorite, the jungle book. The jungle book film score cd cover already being hailed as a new family classic and one of the.
Among john debney s other most recent works are scores for draft day, stoneheart asylum and historys. In addition to debney s new matieral, the score offers a few moments of welldone nostalgia. Apr 15, 2016 shere khan attacks stampede track info. Academy award nominated composer john debney the passion of the christ chats with gold derby editor zach laws about his work on the jungle book. John debney on the jungle book and mel gibsons stunning hacksaw ridge. The film is an adaption by justin marks from the classic novel by rudyard kipling and the disney classic the jungle book released originally in 1967. Listen free to for scores on iheartradio podcasts iheartradio. Album suite pirates of the caribbean iii at worlds end additional score. First the george burns jungle music for reminding us this is debney taking special care of the jungle book memory. Television television film 1991 into the badlands sam pillsbury mca television the ogienskane company television film 1992 still not quite human eric luke walt disney productions television film 1993 i yabbadabba do. The american society of musicians, arrangers and composers asmac, an organization formed in 1938 to recognize the many talented musicians, composers and arrangers behind the recordings heard in film and television, and over the airwaves, has announced that it will honor texas risingsin city composer john debney and jurassic parkmatrix orchestratorcomposer conrad pope at its 37th annual. Print and download in pdf or midi the jungle book theme john debney.
His most notable contributions exist in passion of the christ, iron man 2 and elf, and he has more than 20 years of work for disney films. Debneys most commercially successful work to date is disneys liveaction adaptation of the jungle book, directed by jon favreau, released in 2016. Perhaps the biggest risk of the production came with the decision to film the entirety of the jungle. An emmywinning composer best known for his playful comedy, animation, and adventure scores, john debney grew up on hollywood studio lots of the 60s and 70s as the son of a disney producer.
Original soundtrack by john debney the jungle book is in theaters now. Debney born august 18, 1956 is an american film composer and conductor. The jungle book composer john debney on creating score for. In an interview, debney talked about the magic of growing up with the creative talents behind many of disneys greatest films and how it inspired him to want to compose movie scores. Free sheet music for flute, clarinet, bassoon, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, french horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba, percussion. Sherman, and terry gilkyson large footsteps in which to follow for composer john debney, who was tasked with writing the new score. His fifth feature collaboration with film director jon favreau, john debney s score for the 2016 retelling of rudyard kiplings classic tale the jungle book incorporates songs from the 1967 disney animated version. Recording for the jungle book took place at the historic mgm scoring stage at sony pictures, with composer john debney conducting ain. Debneys most recent score was for the disney remake the jungle book, which was released in theaters last friday. Jun 16, 2017 john debney, 60, is one of two dozen composers who peel back the curtain on writing movie music in score, a documentary from firsttime director matt schrader opening in theaters on june 16.
Oscar nominated composer john debney creates memorable music in all genres. John debney, 1993 born in 1956 in burbank, california, john debney started playing guitar at age of six and began his classical training. Aug, 2019 debneys most commercially successful work to date is disneys liveaction adaptation of the jungle book, directed by jon favreau, released in 2016. In the tradition of classical composers, john debney enjoys conducting his own. He also composed the score for cutthroat island, which has been celebrated by music critics as a notable example of swashbuckling film music. John debney dirigent john debney jaar 2016 label walt disney records speelduur 75 minuten. Working on the score for the new live action the jungle book was not just a dream come true. He is a longtime collaborator of the walt disney company, having written music for their films, television series, and theme parks. He would bring disney films and their written musical scores home for his son to compare while watching the films, including sleeping beauty.