American composer and conductor of film, television, and video game scores (born 1956) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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Birth name | John Cardon Debney |
Born | Glendale, California, United States | August 18, 1956
Genres | Movie score |
Occupation(s) | Composer, conductor, musician |
Years active | 1978-present |
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.
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