According to the Internet Movie Database, John Debney (Chicken Little, The Emperor’s New Groove) has been hired to write the musical score for Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies’ Barnyard, opening in theaters on January 13, 2006. In other composer news, Alan Silvestri (The Polar Express, Lilo & Stitch) will write the music for Disney’s The Wild, coming to theaters on April 14, 2006.