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John Colby(I)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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John Colby is known for Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005), The Longest Ride (2015) and He Got Game (1998).
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    Known for

    Josh Hutcherson and Jonah Bobo in Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)
    Zathura: A Space Adventure
    6.3
    Movie
    • Soundtrack("SportsCenter Theme")
    • 2005
    Britt Robertson and Scott Eastwood in The Longest Ride (2015)
    The Longest Ride
    7.0
    Movie
    • Soundtrack("Real Man")
    • 2015
    Denzel Washington in He Got Game (1998)
    He Got Game
    6.9
    Movie
    • Soundtrack("Theme")
    • 1998
    Drew Barrymore and Jimmy Fallon in Fever Pitch (2005)
    Fever Pitch
    6.2
    Movie
    • Soundtrack("The SportsCenter Theme")
    • 2005

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    Composer

    • ESPN Outside the Lines Sunday (1990)
      ESPN Outside the Lines Sunday
      6.0
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 2000–2009
    • ESPNEWS
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 2007–2009
    • Inside Edition (1988)
      2009 ESPY Awards
      8.2
      TV Special
      • Composer
      • 2009
    • The Best Damn Sports Show Period (2001)
      The Best Damn Sports Show Period
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 2001–2009
    • A Ripple of Hope (2008)
      A Ripple of Hope
      8.5
      • Composer
      • 2008
    • The Showbiz Show with David Spade (2005)
      The Showbiz Show with David Spade
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 2005–2007
    • Inside Edition (1988)
      14th Annual ESPY Awards
      7.4
      TV Special
      • Composer
      • 2006
    • SportsCenter (1979)
      SportsCenter
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 1993–2006
    • UFC All Access (2005)
      UFC All Access
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 2005
    • Kirsten Dunst and Paul Bettany in Wimbledon (2004)
      Wimbledon
      6.3
      • Composer (uncredited)
      • 2004
    • ESPY Awards (2004)
      ESPY Awards
      4.6
      TV Special
      • Composer
      • 2004
    • Inside Edition (1988)
      ESPY Awards
      5.0
      TV Special
      • Composer
      • 2003
    • ESPN Outside the Lines Primetime (1990)
      ESPN Outside the Lines Primetime
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 1990–2002
    • Inside Edition (1988)
      ESPY Awards
      4.5
      TV Special
      • Composer (2000)
      • 2000
    • The Fifty
      7.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Composer (1998)
      • 1998

    Music Department

    • Inside Edition (1988)
      2009 ESPY Awards
      8.2
      TV Special
      • musical director
      • 2009
    • Diego Sanchez and Joe Stevenson in UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson (2009)
      UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson
      7.2
      TV Special
      • composer: theme music
      • 2009
    • ESPY Awards (2008)
      ESPY Awards
      8.6
      TV Special
      • musical director
      • 2008
    • Jeffrey Mowery in NFL Monday Night Football (1970)
      NFL Monday Night Football
      8.2
      TV Series
      • music producer/arranger
      • 2006–2007
    • Inside Edition (1988)
      ESPY Awards
      4.9
      TV Special
      • musical director
      • 2005
    • ESPY Awards (2004)
      ESPY Awards
      4.6
      TV Special
      • musical director
      • 2004
    • Inside Edition (1988)
      ESPY Awards
      5.0
      TV Special
      • musical director
      • 2003
    • Inside Edition (1988)
      ESPY Awards
      6.0
      TV Special
      • composer: theme music
      • 2002
    • Inside Edition (1988)
      ESPY Awards
      TV Special
      • musical director
      • 1998
    • The High Life
      6.7
      TV Series
      • composer: additional music
      • 1996
    • ESPY Awards (1996)
      ESPY Awards
      3.7
      TV Special
      • musical director
      • 1996
    • Baseball (1994)
      Baseball
      9.2
      TV Mini Series
      • composer: additional music
      • 1994
    • Barcelona 1992: Games of the XXV Olympiad (1992)
      Barcelona 1992: Games of the XXV Olympiad
      8.0
      TV Mini Series
      • composer: additional music (1992)
      • 1992
    • The Civil War (1990)
      The Civil War
      9.0
      TV Mini Series
      • music producer
      • music direction
      • 1990
    • Thomas Hart Benton in Thomas Hart Benton (1989)
      Thomas Hart Benton
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • music producer
      • musical director
      • musician (1988)
      • 1989

    Soundtrack

    • Idris Elba in Knuckles (2024)
      Knuckles
      6.2
      TV Mini Series
      • writer: "The SportsCenter Theme" (uncredited)
      • 2024
    • Sinqua Walls and Jack Harlow in White Men Can't Jump (2023)
      White Men Can't Jump
      5.2
      • writer: "Sportscenter Theme"
      • 2023
    • Dennis Quaid, Anna Paquin, and Zachary Levi in American Underdog (2021)
      American Underdog
      7.1
      • writer: "Sportscenter Theme"
      • 2021
    • Britt Robertson and Scott Eastwood in The Longest Ride (2015)
      The Longest Ride
      7.0
      • performer: "Real Man"
      • 2015
    • Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler in Blended (2014)
      Blended
      6.5
      • writer: "SportsCenter Theme"
      • 2014
    • Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, David Koechner, and Paul Rudd in Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013)
      Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
      6.3
      • writer: "Sportscenter Theme"
      • 2013
    • David Duchovny, Julianne Moore, Billy Crudup, and Maggie Gyllenhaal in Trust the Man (2005)
      Trust the Man
      5.7
      • writer: "The SportsCenter Theme"
      • 2005
    • Martin Lawrence in Rebound (2005)
      Rebound
      5.2
      • writer: "Best Damn Sports Show Period Theme 2003"
      • 2005
    • Josh Hutcherson and Jonah Bobo in Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)
      Zathura: A Space Adventure
      6.3
      • writer: "SportsCenter Theme"
      • 2005
    • Drew Barrymore and Jimmy Fallon in Fever Pitch (2005)
      Fever Pitch
      6.2
      • writer: "The SportsCenter Theme"
      • 2005
    • Bernie Mac in Mr. 3000 (2004)
      Mr. 3000
      5.6
      • performer: "The SportsCenter Theme"
      • writer: "The SportsCenter Theme"
      • 2004
    • Jack Johnson in Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)
      Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
      8.3
      • arranger: "Hail to the Chief"
      • writer: "Clubhouse Stomp"
      • 2004
    • Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004)
      Barbershop 2: Back in Business
      5.7
      • writer: "SportsCenter Theme"
      • 2004
    • Morris Chestnut, Shad Moss, Steve Nash, and Dirk Nowitzki in Like Mike (2002)
      Like Mike
      5.4
      • writer: "The Sportscenter Theme"
      • 2002
    • Adam Sandler in The Waterboy (1998)
      The Waterboy
      6.2
      • writer: "Sports Center Theme"
      • 1998

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