John Ottman holds dual distinctions as a leading film composer and an award winning film editor. Ottman has often completed both monumental tasks on the same films. Such remarkable double duties have included The Usual Suspects, X-Men 2, Superman Returns, Valkyrie, and Jack the Giant Killer. He has also held producer roles on several of these ...
Longtime friend of director Bryan Singer. They have worked together on The Usual Suspects, Apt Pupil, X2, Superman Returns and most recently Valkyrie, the movie about Col. Claus von Stauffenberg, played by Tom Cruise. He was unable to work with Singer on the first X-Men movie because he was too busy with his directorial debut, Urban Legends: Final Cut.
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Declared one of Daily Variety's 50 People to Watch in 1997.
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Graduated from USC School of Cinema-Television (1988)
Composer
Title
Year
Status
Character
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
2017
pre-production
The Nice Guys
2016
X-Men: Apocalypse
2016
Battle Creek
2015
TV Series 1 episode
X-Men: Days of Future Past
2014
Non-Stop
2014
Jack the Giant Slayer
2013
Interview with John Ottman HD
2011
Video short
Unknown
2011/I
The Resident
2011
Halloween: The Night He Came Back
2010
Short
The Losers
2010/I
Astro Boy vs. The Junkyard Pirates
2010
Video short
The RRF in New Recruit
2010
Video short
Astro Boy
2009
Orphan
2009
Valkyrie
2008
The Invasion
2007/I
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
2007
Superman Returns
2006
Fantastic Four
2005/I
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
2005
House of Wax
2005
Hide and Seek
2005
Dialing Up 'Cellular'
2004
Video documentary short
Lonely Place
2004
Short
Cellular
2004
Celling Out
2004
Video documentary short
The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making 'X2'
2003
Video documentary
Gothika
2003
Evolution in the Details: The Design of 'X2'
2003
Video documentary short
X2
2003
Trapped
2002/I
Point of Origin
2002
TV Movie
Eight Legged Freaks
2002
Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects'
2002
Video documentary
Brother's Keeper
2002
Pumpkin
2002
Bubble Boy
2001
Urban Legends: Final Cut
2000
Lake Placid
1999
Apt Pupil
1998
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
1998
Goodbye Lover
1998
Incognito
1997
Snow White: A Tale of Terror
1997
The Cable Guy
1996
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
1995
Video Game
The Antelope Chess Game
1995
Night Train
1995
Short
The Usual Suspects
1995
Public Access
1993
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
X-Men: Days of Future Past
2014
orchestrator
Unknown
2011/I
orchestrator
The Losers
2010/I
music producer / orchestrator / score programmer
Orphan
2009
orchestrator / score producer
Valkyrie
2008
orchestrator
The Invasion
2007/I
orchestrator
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
2007
score orchestrator
Superman Returns
2006
music arranger - uncredited / orchestrator
Fantastic Four
2005/I
orchestrator: score
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
2005
music score producer / orchestrator
House of Wax
2005
orchestrator / score producer
Hide and Seek
2005
orchestrator
Imaginary Heroes
2004
composer: main theme
Cellular
2004
orchestrator - uncredited
Gothika
2003
orchestrator
X2
2003
orchestrator
Trapped
2002/I
orchestrations
Eight Legged Freaks
2002
orchestrator
Pumpkin
2002
orchestrator
Urban Legends: Final Cut
2000
orchestrator
Lake Placid
1999
orchestrator / score producer
Fantasy Island
1998
TV Series composer: theme music
Apt Pupil
1998
orchestrations
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
1998
orchestrator
Goodbye Lover
1998
orchestrator
Snow White: A Tale of Terror
1997
orchestrator
The Cable Guy
1996
orchestrator - uncredited
The Usual Suspects
1995
orchestrator - uncredited
Public Access
1993
orchestrator
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Grand Tour
2016
TV Series writer - 1 episode
X-Men: Apocalypse
2016
arranger: "Symphony No. 7 In A Major, Opus 92: II. Allegretto" / writer: "Rest Young Child"
producer: "Main Titles", "Memories", "Rough Flight", "Little Secrets / Power Of The Sun", "Bank Job", "How Could You Leave Us?", "Tell Me Everything", "Your'e Not One Of Them", "Not Like The Train Set", "So Long Superman", "The People You Care For", "I Wanted You To Know", "Saving The World", "In The Hands Of Mortals", "Reprise / Fly Away" - uncredited / writer: "Main Titles", "Memories", "Rough Flight", "Little Secrets / Power Of The Sun", "Bank Job", "How Could You Leave Us?", "Tell Me Everyth
Fantastic Four
2005
Video Game writer: "Theme From 'Fantastic Four'"
Hide and Seek
2005
writer: "Hide and Seek"
Pumpkin
2002
writer: "Sorority Theme"
For Richer or Poorer
1997
writer: "The Garage Chase", "I'd Lock Up"
Editor
Title
Year
Status
Character
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
2017
pre-production
X-Men: Apocalypse
2016
X-Men: Days of Future Past
2014
Jack the Giant Slayer
2013
Valkyrie
2008
Superman Returns
2006
X2
2003
Urban Legends: Final Cut
2000
Apt Pupil
1998
The Usual Suspects
1995
Public Access
1993
Lion's Den
1988
Short
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
X-Men: Apocalypse
2016
co-producer
Jack the Giant Slayer
2013
associate producer
Valkyrie
2008
executive producer
Apt Pupil
1998
associate producer
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Urban Legends: Final Cut
2000
Lion's Den
1988
Short
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
X-Men: Apocalypse
2016
Confused Tech
Dark Dreamers
2011
TV Series
Sound Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Lion's Den
1988
Short sound designer
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Hometown Glory
2010
Documentary special thanks
Penny Dreadful
2005
Short special thanks
Hellbent
2004
thanks
The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making 'X2'
2003
Video documentary special thanks
Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects'
2002
Video documentary special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mutant vs. Machine: The Making of 'X-Men: Days of Future Past'
2015
Video documentary
Himself
Backseat Filmmaker
2015
TV Series
Himself
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
2010
Documentary
Himself
The Journey to 'Valkyrie'
2009
Video documentary short
Himself
Navigate this Maze
2007
Documentary
Himself
Rise of the Silver Surfer: Scoring the Fantastic
2007
Video short
Himself
Finding Kraftland
2007
Documentary
Himself
Halloween: The Shape of Horror
2006
Short
Himself
Halloween: 25 Years of Terror
2006
Video documentary
Himself
Requiem for Mutants: The Score of 'X2'
2003
Video documentary short
Himself
An Interview with John Ottman
2002
Video documentary short
Himself
Keyser Söze: Lie or Legend?
2002
Video documentary short
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects'
2002
Video documentary
Himself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2013
BMI Film Music Award
BMI Film & TV Awards
Film Music
Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)
2009
BMI Film Music Award
BMI Film & TV Awards
Valkyrie (2008)
2007
Saturn Award
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
Best Music
Superman Returns (2006)
2004
BMI Film Music Award
BMI Film & TV Awards
X2 (2003)
1996
BAFTA Film Award
BAFTA Awards
Best Editing
The Usual Suspects (1995)
1996
Saturn Award
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
Best Music
The Usual Suspects (1995)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2016
HMMA Award
Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA)
Best Original Score - Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film
X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
2015
Saturn Award
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
Best Editing
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
2009
Saturn Award
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
Best Music
Valkyrie (2008)
2008
IFMCA Award
International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA)
Best Original Score for a Horror/Thriller Film
Valkyrie (2008)
2008
IFMCA Award
International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA)
Film Music Composition of the Year
Valkyrie (2008)
2006
Saturn Award
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
Best Music
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
2006
IFMCA Award
International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA)
Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror Film
Superman Returns (2006)
2005
IFMCA Award
International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA)
Best Original Score for a Horror/Thriller Film
House of Wax (2005)
2004
Saturn Award
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
Best Music
X2 (2003)
1999
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore)