Composer John Debney offers the soundtrack to The Passion Of The Christ.
INTEGRITY MUSIC is partnering with Sony to release the soundtrack
album of the Mel Gibson film The Passion Of The Christ. The score was
written by John Debney whose credits include Elf, Bruce Almighty and
Spy Kids. The album will be available in UK Christian bookshops from
8th March, two weeks before the film opens in Britain. John Debney
told Billboard magazine, "Music in film should always add an elegant
accompaniment to the images. Restraint was key to this film so that
when the music really gets big and emotional, we've earned it. I can't
imagine a more dramatic story to compose music to. It was challenging
yet very fulfilling. I had no preconceived notions about what the
score should be. I did know that the filmmakers liked an eclectic
approach to the music, not wanting to make the score too literal or
conventional. The result, I believe, is a nice blend between some very
powerful, more traditional music as well as some very interesting
ethnic and contemporary textures."