Home alone: writer and producer, John Hughes ; director, Chris Columbus ; music, John Williams. Home alone 2, lost in New York: writer and producer, John Hughes ; director, Chris Columbus ; music, John Williams. Home alone 3: writer, John Hughes ; producers, John Hughes, Hilton Green ; director, Raja Gosnell ; Home alone, taking back the house: producer, Mitch Engel ; writers, Debra Frank, Steve L. Hayes ; director, Rod Daniel. Home alone, the holiday heist: writer, Aaron Ginsburg, Wade McIntyre ; director, Peter Hewitt.