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Alexborn007 Standard Userer	www.musicfromthemovies.com has the full scoop, but it seems that Mr. Debney landed the score for this film after all. There is no sign as to whether or not Lisa Gerrard is still attatched in any way. Check out the page for all the details! NP-Wyatt Earp
posted 01-11-2004 02:35 PM PT (US)

HadrianD Standard Userer	What the heck... First it was rumored to be Horner, then it was confirmed(?) that Lisa Gerrard was scoring it, then somehow Ms. Portman got attached, and now John Debney?
posted 01-11-2004 02:40 PM PT (US)

franz_conrad Standard Userer	What the ????? What happened to Lisa Gerrard and Patrick Cassidy????? And why John Debney of all people????
posted 01-11-2004 02:58 PM PT (US)

Jeron Standard Userer	What a huge gig for Mr. Debney.
posted 01-11-2004 03:13 PM PT (US)

Justin Standard Userer	Noooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!
posted 01-11-2004 03:17 PM PT (US)

Dinko Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by franz_conrad: And why John Debney of all people???? Probably because someone involved with this movie had enough brains to figure out that Debney is worth much more than his cheap family movies allow him to demonstrate. Debney may like scoring cute family flicks, but he's just wasting his talent on those, and whatever he comes up with on this movie, if he's not rejected and replaced by then, at least has the potential of being excellent.
posted 01-11-2004 03:47 PM PT (US)

Al Standard Userer	Wow! Exciting!
posted 01-11-2004 04:57 PM PT (US)

TimT Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by Dinko: Probably because someone involved with this movie had enough brains to figure out that Debney is worth much more than his cheap family movies allow him to demonstrate. I agree, with that! Debney has always been a good composer, but its hard to tell with all those toon movies! I really liked Dragonfly, End of Days, The Relic...and has everyone forgoten Cutthroat Island???? He should do a fine job on The Passion. At least it aint that guy they call Hanspowell Gleenie-McKee Jablonsky with adiitional music by Klaus "Greenaway" Badelt! NP- The Gospel of John (Jeff Dann) !!! Hey I have an idea....
posted 01-11-2004 05:41 PM PT (US)

joan hue Standard Userer	I really wonder why Gibson didn�t hire Horner given their past relationship. Still, I find Debney an interesting choice. (Gerrard and Portman also intrigued me.) I think Debney has been unfairly stereotyped as a comedic score composer. Look at The Relic, Komodo, and Dragonfly. No comedy there. I�ve always thought his themes in Snow Dogs and Cutthroat Island were wonderful. The Passion will be a change for Debney, one I think he probably wants, and one that may show us a new side of Debney. When I heard Shore was scoring LOTR, all I could think about was Se7en and Silence of the Lambs, and Shore proved he had a toolbox full of more than scary music. Good composers should be able to compose music for any genre be it comedy, drama, romance, period pieces, etc. I�m now very curious to see what Debney does. (I�ll bet he could compose a rousing western.) (Heck, maybe Gibson liked Bruce Almighty. ) NP Exodus
posted 01-11-2004 07:34 PM PT (US)

DavidOC Standard Userer	So Gibson has settled on, not Horner, but Debney, the ultimate second-rate Horner imitator. He would have been better off hiring MV.
posted 01-11-2004 07:35 PM PT (US)

scoreguy16 Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by DavidOC: He would have been better off hiring MV. MV? What's MV? As far as I know Media Ventures is pretty much going bye bye. I wish Lisa was doing the score, I love her music... Clayton
posted 01-11-2004 07:39 PM PT (US)

jonathan_little Standard Userer	Thank God.
posted 01-11-2004 07:58 PM PT (US)

sean Standard Userer	This is excellent news! I really don't care about this film, but am very interested in hearing what Debney can come up with�no more kiddy-corner BS.
posted 01-11-2004 08:04 PM PT (US)

James Standard Userer	Wow, what an interesting, unexpected and very welcome choice! I hope Debney lasts the entire production, because this score has massive amounts of potential. This will now become one of my most eagerly anticiapted scores this year. quote: Originally posted by joan hue: I�m now very curious to see what Debney does. (I�ll bet he could compose a rousing western.) Joan, it sounds to me like you really need to hear his music for In Pursuit of Honor and White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf. Kirk NP - White Fang 2 (Just pulled it out - I haven't listened to this in a while, I'd forgotten just how much I like it)
posted 01-11-2004 08:40 PM PT (US)

workaluk Standard Userer	Well i like John Debney,but they must be kidding me,i don't think he has the style of music necessary for this kind of movie,to me Lisa Gerrard or James Horner were going to be a much better choice.Just hope i'm wrong,but i think this score is going to be a cr*p... NP-Atlantic Realm-Clannad Nuno Cunha [Message edited by workaluk on 01-12-2004]
posted 01-12-2004 02:51 AM PT (US)

jonathan_little Standard Userer	COME ON! People want James Horner or MV over John Debney? Some of Debney's work might not be the best stuff, but you have to remember that he's hardly been given the most inspirational films to deal with. He has proved himself in the past, and I'd love to see him compose something great once again. Let's give him a chance? [Message edited by jonathan_little on 01-12-2004]
posted 01-12-2004 08:32 AM PT (US)

justin boggan Standard Userer	I'm willing to give Debney a chance. Won't see the movie even if I could for free, but I still will give him a chance. Still want Horner though. That is a big dissapointment for me.
posted 01-12-2004 10:30 AM PT (US)

Jeron Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by justin boggan: Won't see the movie even if I could for free, but I still will give him a chance. Yeah, heaven forbid we allow the story of Christ to affect Justin Boggan in any way... why ruin such a good thing? j
posted 01-12-2004 12:23 PM PT (US)

Alexborn007 Standard Userer	Personally...I think this will be the biggest surprise score of the year. Debney needed a movie like this.
posted 01-12-2004 12:27 PM PT (US)

Camillu Standard Userer	The way I see it: Big project for 'small' composer = Always a good thing. > If he screws it up, tough. We get one less great score this year. > If he shines, it just might open up loads more great scores from him in the future.
posted 01-12-2004 12:49 PM PT (US)

justin boggan Standard Userer	Why Jeron ... I thought you knew ... I'm the center of the universe!
posted 01-12-2004 02:27 PM PT (US)

JoeInSanDiego Standard Userer	A nicer man could not have been hired to score a movie in which billions of people have committed murder for over the centuries. How's THAT for a soapbox discussion? However, since we are not talking about Mel Gibson's looks....<shudder>...and we ARE talking about The Passion of Christ as a film, then I can finally say that John Debney has a chance for that coveted Acadamey Award nomination he told me he would have liked to get sometime. I sincerely hope John gets this chance to offer up a score of (damn it...I just HAVE to say it...) biblical proportions. Okay...slay me now...just get it over with! Joe By the way...in all seriousness...I think John is an EXCELLENT choice to compose the music for this film. And, as I mentioned briefly elsewhere...there is a precedent for a Mel Gibson/John Debney collaboration. You see, Horner DID recommend Debney to replace him on Hocus Pocus when scheduling issues arised...could it be even remotely possible that the same happened here? Is it a MIRACLE? Naw...just business, I'm sure. Joe
posted 01-12-2004 03:01 PM PT (US)

Shaun Rutherford Standard Userer	What......was John Frizzell busy? Shaun
posted 01-12-2004 09:00 PM PT (US)

Al Standard Userer	LOL "You don't say much, my friend, but when you do it's concise and to the point and I commend you for that."
posted 01-12-2004 10:09 PM PT (US)

John Zimmer Standard Userer	This could be great! I'm very much suprised and pleased at this announcment. Jz
posted 01-13-2004 04:54 AM PT (US)

HadrianD Standard Userer	I thought this over, and perhaps what happened was that John Debney submitted a kickass demo for this movie that fit exactly what Mel Gibson wanted. Initially, I wasn't disappointed, just stunned with the announcement that John got the gig. Hopefully he'll come through and create a non-generic score for this non-generic movie.
posted 01-13-2004 06:00 AM PT (US)

scoreguy16 Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by jonathan_little: COME ON! People want James Horner or MV over John Debney? Who said anything about wanting someone from MV to score this film? Clayton NP>The Last Samurai
posted 01-13-2004 10:59 AM PT (US)

Justin Standard Userer	Lisa Gerrard deserved this. Not necessarily deserved it, but should've been able to take on the task. I was looking forward to hearing the kind of cues she could've produced for this.
posted 01-13-2004 12:46 PM PT (US)

Hector J. Guzman Standard Userer	Debney is a wonderful choice. I've heard very little from him, but some of what I've heard it's from decent to very good. The news about a month ago that Gerrard was doing the movie that really was dissapointing. I also wanted Horner to do the score, but after the Lisa Gerrard scare, the Debney news are very welcome. I wish, though, they would have hire Cliff Eidelman. NP. Goldsmith The Blue Max Suite London Symphony Orchestra Jerry Goldsmith
posted 01-13-2004 09:09 PM PT (US)

Aaron Collins Standard Userer	Hey there, Haven't posted anything here in a long while. I do read posts from time to time and this one interested me. I can't believe that so many of you are not excited about this. John Debney deserves a great canvas like this and I personally think he will write a phenomenal score. John Debney is not a second rate composer as some have said in this post. He not only writes intelligent music, his orchestration is very smart and strong. On top of all that, he is very kind man and has a really good heart. I am looking forward to this score. Take care, Aaron
posted 01-13-2004 09:53 PM PT (US)

Shaun Rutherford Standard Userer	Well, sewer rat may taste like pumpkin pie, but I'd never know, 'cause I wouldn't eat the filthy motherf**ker. Shaun
posted 01-13-2004 11:28 PM PT (US)

JoeInSanDiego Standard Userer	The scuttlebutt is that the previous composer just wasn't working out for whatever reason. One of the film's producers had worked with Debney previously. Debney composed music for a small sample of the film and submitted it. Gibson liked it and hired Debney on the strength of what he had composed. I'm excited for John to no end! Joe
posted 01-14-2004 11:24 AM PT (US)

Alex Non-Standard Userer	"A nicer man could not have been hired to score a movie in which billions of people have committed murder for over the centuries" That's a pretty ignorant thing to say. Have you ever looked through the New Testament? People who kill violate everything Jesus did and stood for. ___________________________________________ I don't think John Debney was the best choice for this movie. Like the epic Braveheart, this movie needs a sweeping score. Horner might do a good job, but I think the ideal soundtrack would be something close to Jarre's Lawrence of Arabia. [Message edited by Alex on 01-15-2004]
posted 01-15-2004 05:46 PM PT (US)

rkeaveney Standard Userer	Maybe the film was temped with THE SCORPION KING? Anyways, the new PASSION trailer confirms Debney is scoring the picture. Ryan
posted 01-15-2004 05:56 PM PT (US)

Dana Wilcox Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by DavidOC: So Gibson has settled on, not Horner, but Debney, the ultimate second-rate Horner imitator. He would have been better off hiring MV. I really disagree with that! Debney may very well be like Alan Silvestri, who cut his teeth on light comedy but has shown his mettle on big films like FORREST GUMP and THE MUMMY RETURNS. Rip-off of Horner? It almost sounds like an oxymoron! Personally, I think the outcome will be a richer score and one more suitable than would have been the case with Lisa Gerrard, whose work so far is (how shall we say?) an acquired taste!
posted 01-15-2004 06:35 PM PT (US)

Jeron Standard Userer	Perhaps we'll see some Lisa Gerrard solos in Debney's score??
posted 01-15-2004 06:53 PM PT (US)

franz_conrad Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by Alex: "A nicer man could not have been hired to score a movie in which billions of people have committed murder for over the centuries" That's a pretty ignorant thing to say. Have you ever looked through the New Testament? People who kill violate everything Jesus did and stood for. ___________________________________________ [Message edited by Alex on 01-15-2004] I'm still trying to get past the tortured grammar in that sentence!
posted 01-16-2004 03:33 AM PT (US)

Jeron Standard Userer	Haha, which one Franz? You quoted two.
posted 01-16-2004 05:29 AM PT (US)

justin boggan Standard Userer	I'll make an "out there" selection cause I know no one will agree with me: Velton Ray Bunch Based on the cue from the The Pretender CD entitled, "Jarod's Mom". Somehow I feel this movie needs a powerful and soft chior. Female, male and children voices.
posted 01-16-2004 07:17 AM PT (US)

JoeInSanDiego Standard Userer	Jeron, that would be my idiotic typing...along with my moronic belief system to which Alex so perfectly commented upon. Joe P.S. I hope you can taste the sarcasm dripping off each and every word.
posted 01-16-2004 08:59 AM PT (US)

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