Deborah Ruth Lurie (born March 9, 1974) is an American composer, arranger, and music producer. She has scored several films such as Sleepover (2004), An Unfinished Life, Mozart and the Whale, (both 2005), Sydney White (2007), Dear John (2010), One for the Money (2012), Safe Haven (2013), and Poms (2019). She has been a string arranger for musicians such as Brandi Carlile, Kelly Clarkson, Allison Iraheta, Adam Lambert, and Katy Perry. Lurie has also been a string arranger for several rock bands such as 3 Doors Down, Bon Jovi, Creed, Halestorm, Papa Roach, Simple Plan, The All-American Rejects, and Three Days Grace, though her best known collaborations have been with Hoobastank and Theory of a Deadman.

In 2015, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers awarded Lurie the Shirley Walker Award for her contributions to the diversity of film and television music. She was one of the composers interviewed in Score: A Film Music Documentary. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences extended membership to Lurie in 2016 for her contributions to motion pictures.

Filmography

Composer

YearTitleDirectorStudio(s)Notes
1997The PromiseMatthew Barry—N/aShort film
1998Hercules: The Animated SeriesPhil WeinsteinWalt Disney Television Animation Buena Vista TelevisionAdditional music
1999Evil HillRyan Schifrin—N/aShort film
George Lucas in LoveJoe NussbaumMediaTrip.com
Best Man in Grass CreekJohn Newcombe—N/a—N/a
2001Bubble BoyBlair HayesBuena Vista Pictures Touchstone PicturesAdditional music
2003View from the TopBruno BarretoBrad Grey Pictures Miramax FilmsAdditional music Uncredited
2004My Baby's DaddyCheryl DunyeMiramax Brillstein-Grey Entertainment Immortal EntertainmentAdditional music
My Name Is ModestyScott SpiegelMiramax Films—N/a
SleepoverJoe NussbaumMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer—N/a
Imaginary HeroesDan HarrisSony Pictures Classics—N/a
2005Drop Dead SexyMichael PhilipLionsgate—N/a
Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryTim BurtonWarner Bros. Pictures The Zanuck Company Plan B Entertainment Village Roadshow PicturesAdditional music
An Unfinished LifeLasse HallströmMiramax Films Revolution Studios—N/a
Mozart and the WhalePetter NæssMillennium Films Nu Image—N/a
2006Deep Sea 3DHoward HallWarner Bros. Pictures IMAX CorporationComposed with Danny Elfman IMAX film
WhirlygirlJim WilsonAll the Way Round Inc.—N/a
The Year Without a Santa ClausRon Underwood—N/aTelevision film
Charlotte's WebGary WinickParamount Pictures Kerner Entertainment Company Walden Media Nickelodeon MoviesAdditional music
DreamgirlsBill CondonLaurence Mark Productions DreamWorks Pictures Paramount Pictures
2007Sydney WhiteJoe NussbaumUniversal Pictures Morgan Creek Productions—N/a
The Little TraitorLynn RothWestchester Films Inc.—N/a
Spider-Man 3Sam RaimiColumbia Pictures Marvel Entertainment Laura Ziskin ProductionsAdditional music
2008WantedTimur BekmambetovUniversal Pictures Spyglass Entertainment Relativity Media Marc Platt Productions Kickstart Productions Top Cow Productions
Hellboy II: The Golden ArmyGuillermo del ToroUniversal Studios Relativity Media Lawrence Gordon Productions Dark Horse Entertainment
The BetrayedAmanda GusackMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer—N/a
2009Dance FlickDamien Dante WayansParamount Pictures MTV Films Wayans BrothersAdditional music
Spring BreakdownRyan ShirakiWarner Premiere—N/a
9Shane Acker Prod: Tim BurtonFocus Features Relativity Media Starz Animation Tim Burton ProductionsThemes by Danny Elfman
More Than a GameKristopher BelmanLionsgateAdditional music
2010Dear JohnLasse HallströmScreen Gems Relativity Media—N/a
Alice in WonderlandTim BurtonWalt Disney Pictures Roth Films The Zanuck Company Team ToddAdditional music
2011Justin Bieber: Never Say NeverJon M. ChuParamount Pictures MTV Films Scooter Braun Films L.A. Reid Media AEG Live Island Def Jam Music Group—N/a
PromJoe NussbaumWalt Disney Pictures Rickshaw Productions—N/a
FootlooseCraig BrewerParamount Pictures Spyglass Entertainment MTV Films—N/a
2012One for the MoneyJulie Anne RobinsonLionsgate Lakeshore Entertainment Sidney Kimmel Entertainment—N/a
The DictatorLarry CharlesParamount Pictures Four By Two FilmsAdditional music
Katy Perry: Part of MeDan Cutforth Jane LipsitzParamount Pictures Nickelodeon Movies Perry Productions AEG Live EMI Music Columbia Pictures Imagine Entertainment—N/a
Fun SizeJosh SchwartzParamount Pictures Nickelodeon Movies Anonymous Content Fake Empire—N/a
2013Safe HavenLasse HallströmRelativity Media Temple Hill Entertainment—N/a
2014Murder of a CatGillian Greene Prod: Sam RaimiSeine Pictures—N/a
2015Naomi and Ely's No Kiss ListKristin HanggiQuiver—N/a
The Astronaut Wives ClubProd: Stephanie SavageABC Studios Fake Empire Groundswell Productions10 episodes
Invisible SisterPaul HoenDisney ChannelTelevision film
2016Urban CowboyCraig Brewer20th Century Fox Television—N/a
The DealDaniel S. Kaminsky Prod: Joss WhedonCircadian PicturesShort film
Just Add MagicJoe NussbaumAmazon Studios Pictures in a Row Grasshopper Lane EntertainmentSeason 1: 13 episodes, with Zack Ryan Season 2: 26 episodes, with Zack Ryan
NewtownKim A. Snyder—N/aAdditional music
2017Speech & DebateDan HarrisSycamore Pictures—N/a
2019PomsZara HayesEntertainment One STX Entertainment—N/a

Arranger/Producer

Orchestrations

String Arranger

2002

2003

2005

2006

2008

2009

2010

2011

2013

2014

2015

2016

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