John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Elf, The Jungle Book, Hocus Pocus, The Emperor’s New Groove, Iron Man 2, Liar Liar, The Princess Diaries, Horizon: An American Saga) has composed the original score for the upcoming biblical drama Zero A. D.: The Birth of Christ. The film is directed by Alejandro Monteverde (Sound of Freedom, Cabrini) and stars Deva Cassel, Sam Worthington, Ben Mendelsohn, Gael García Bernal and Jim Caviezel. The movie follows a young Mary who will do anything to protect her newborn son from the murderous King Herod who is obsessed with finding and killing the child. .
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 13, 2026)
Premiering tonight is the TNT limited series High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam created by Daniel Stiepleman & Jonathan Wakeham and starring Joel Kinnaman, Waleed Zuaiter, Lena Góra, Tom Berenger, Christopher McDonald, Rebecca Night, Paul Ryan, Matt Barr, Dar Salim, Ewan Miller and Talia Balsam. The show’s original music is composed by John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Elf, Hocus Pocus, The Jungle Book, Iron Man 2, The Emperor’s New Groove, The Princess Diaries, Liar Liar,Horizon: An American Saga) & Josh Debney (Santa Clarita Diet, The Road Within, Careful What You Wish For). Click here to learn more about the 8-part thriller, which will air ever the next couple of weeks every Sunday and Monday night on TNT.
Also premiering tonight is the Adult Swim original series The Terrors of Jordan Mendoza created by and starring Mendoza himself and guest starring Thomas Lennon, Marc Maron, Wanda Sykes, Fred Melamed, Haley Joel Osment, Eva Victor, Steve Buscemi and Randall Park. Christopher Bear (of the rock band Grizzly Bear) (Past Lives, Roofman, Adults, Carolina Caroline, High Maintenance, Fantasy Life, Omaha, Mother, Couch, Swallowed, The Passenger) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our previous article for more information about the sketch horror comedy, which will air Sunday nights on Adult Swim.
John Debney & Josh Debney Scoring TNT’s ‘ High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam’
John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Elf, Iron Man 2, Hocus Pocus, The Emperor’s New Groove, The Jungle Book, Liar Liar, The Princess Diaries, Horizon: An American Saga) has teamed up with his son Josh Debney (Santa Clarita Diet, Careful What You Wish For, The Road Within) to score the new TNT limited series High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam. The show is created by Daniel Stiepleman (On the Basis of Sex, Out of My Mind) & Jonathan Wakeham (To Catch a Killer, Midas Man) inspired by the memoir Debriefing the President by CIA analyst John Nixon and stars Joel Kinnaman, Waleed Zuaiter, Lena Góra, Tom Berenger, Rebecca Night, Paul Ryan, Christopher McDonald, Matt Barr, Dar Salim, Ewan Miller and Talia Balsam. The 8-part political thriller tells the story of Nixon, the first CIA officer to interrogate Saddam Hussein following his capture in December 2003, who is forced to confront the far-reaching consequences of the U.S. invasion of Iraq and the ramifications that would reverberate around the world for decades to come.
Expanded ‘Spy Kids’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 2001 family action adventure Spy Kids written and directed by Robert Rodriguez and starring Alexa Vega, Daryl Sabara, Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Teri Hatcher, Alan Cumming, Danny Trejo, Cheech Marin, Robert Patrick and Tony Shalhoub. The album features the film’s expanded original score composed by Danny Elfman (Batman, Spider-Man, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Edward Scissorhands), John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Iron Man 2, Elf, The Jungle Book, Hocus Pocus), Gavin Greenaway, Heitor Pereira (Despicable Me, Minions, The Smurfs, The Angry Birds Movie), Rodriguez himself, Los Lobos and Harry Gregson-Williams (Shrek, The Chronicles of Narnia, Gladiator 2, The Martian), including previously unreleased music, alternate versions and demo cues. Also included are Floop’s Song (Cruel World) written by Elfman and performed by Cumming and the end credits song Spy Kids (Save the World) performed by Fonda. The 2-CD set is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out audio samples and find out more about the release. Chapter III has previously released the original 2001 soundtrack album.
John Debney Scoring Disney+’s ‘Oswald’ TV Series
Composer John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Hocus Pocus, The Emperor’s New Groove, Liar Liar, The Princess Diaries, Horizon: An American Saga) is reuniting with director Jon Favreau (The Mandalorian and Grogu, Chef) on the upcoming Disney+ limited live-action/animated hybrid series Oswald. The show is written and directed by Favreau and stars Ravi Cabot-Conyers, Ryder Allen, Amy Sedaris, Kathryn Hahn, Steve Martin, Al Madrigal, Mykal-Michelle Harris. The 3-parter is based on the cartoon character Oswald the Lucky Rabbit created by Walt Disney & Ub Iwerks in the 1920s.
‘Elf’ Score Album Picture Disc and CD & Digital Encore Edition Announced
Varèse Sarabande has announced a new collectible picture disc edition of the score album for the 2003 holiday classic Elf directed by Jon Favreau and starring Will Ferrell, James Caan, Mary Steenburgen, Ed Asner, Bob Newhar and Zooey Deschanel. The album, which features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Academy Award nominee John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Iron Man 2, Hocus Pocus, The Jungle Book,The Emperor’s New Groove, Bruce Almighty), will be released on September 25 and is now available for pre-order here. The label has also announced a reissue of the expanded 44-track deluxe edition of the score, which is being released as an Encore Edition and will be available for the first time as a digital album on October 16. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version, which will also be released on September 25.
‘The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water’ Deluxe Edition Soundtrack Album to Be Released
Varese Sarabande will release a new soundtrack album for the 2015 animated/live-action hybrid feature The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water directed by Paul Tibbitt and starring Antonio Banderas, Tom Kenny, Clancy Brown, Bill Fagerbakke, Rodger Bumpass, Carolyn Lawrence and Douglas Lawrence. The album features the expanded original score from the Paramount Animation & Nickelodeon Studios production composed and conducted by Academy Award nominee John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, The Jungle Book, Elf, Iron Man 2, Hocus Pocus, The Emperor’s New Groove, Liar Liar), including previously unreleased music. The Deluxe Edition soundtrack will be released digitally and on CD on July 10. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD and digital version. A first track (Burgerbeard on Island Open ) is already available to stream/download now and can be checked out after the jump.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 10, 2026)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the romantic comedy You, Me & Tuscany directed by Kat Coiro and starring Halle Bailey, Regé-Jean Page, Isabella Ferrari, Marco Calvani, Aziza Scott, Lorenzo de Moor and Nia Vardalos. The film’s original music is composed by John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Iron Man 2, Elf, The Jungle Book, The Emperor’s New Groove,Hocus Pocus, Horizon: An American Saga, Liar Liar, Cutthroat Island). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Universal Pictures release.
Also opening wide is the horror feature Faces of Death co-written and directed by Daniel Goldhaber and starring Barbie Ferreira, Dacre Montgomery, Josie Totah, Aaron Holliday, Jermaine Fowler and Charli XCX. Gavin Brivik (The Pitt, Wild Indian, Barron’s Cove, Minor Premise, Sender, The Seventh Day, Living Undocumented) has composed the film’s original music. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score is in the works. Check out our previous news article for more information about the movie, which is being distributed by the Independent Film Company & Shudder.
‘You, Me & Tuscany’ Soundtrack Album Details
Back Lot Music will release a soundtrack album for the romantic comedy You, Me & Tuscany. The album features the film’s original score composed by Academy Award nominee John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Elf, The Jungle Book, Iron Man 2, The Emperor’s New Groove, Horizon: An American Saga, Hocus Pocus, Liar Liar). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, April 10 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s love theme below. Also click here to check out the project’s music team credits. You, Me & Tuscany is directed by Kat Coiro and stars Halle Bailey, Regé-Jean Page, Marco Calvani, Isabella Ferrari, Aziza Scott, Lorenzo de Moor and Nia Vardalos. The movie follows a young woman who has given up on her dream of of becoming a chef, when she meets a handsome Italian who happens to have an unattended villa Tuscany and decides to jet off for Italy and crash at the place by pretending to be the owner’s son’s fiancée.
‘The Gray House’ Score Album Details
The full details of the score album for the Prime Video limited series The Gray House have been revealed. The album features selections of the show’s original score composed by Academy Award nominees John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Iron Man 2, The Jungle Book, Elf, Hocus Pocus) & Bruce Broughton (Silverado, Rescuers Down Under, The Miracle on 42nd Street, Tombstone, Young Sherlock Holmes). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, February 26 by MCA Nashville and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services.Also lkisten to the composers’ “epilogue” track below. As previously reported, the label is also releasing a separate album featuring the songs from the historical drama on the same day. The Gray House is written by Leslie Greif, Darrell Fetty & John Sayles and stars Mary-Louise Parker, Amethyst Davis, Daisy Head, Ben Vereen, Paul Anderson, Robert Knepper, Ian Duff, Hannah James, Christopher McDonald, Rob Morrow,Colin O’Donoghue, Sam Trammell, Colin Morgan and Keith David.