John Ottman

Personal Info

Know For

Sound

Gender

Male

Birthday

1964-07-06 (61 years old)

Place of Birth

San Diego, California, USA

John Ottman

Biography

John Ottman (born July 6, 1964) is an American film composer, director, and editor. He is best known for collaborating with director Bryan Singer, composing and/or editing many of his films, including Public Access (1993), The Usual Suspects (1995), Superman Returns (2006), Valkyrie (2008), and Jack the Giant Slayer (2013), as well as the X-Men film series. For his work on Singer's 2018 Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, Ottman won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing. Ottman was born in San Diego, California. Growing up in San Jose, Ottman made many amateur films garnering local attention in the community. He attended De Anza College and th...

Production

2006

Superman Returns

as Original Music Composer

2005

House of Wax

as Original Music Composer

2007

2008

Valkyrie

as Original Music Composer

2008

Valkyrie

as Editor

2009

Orphan

as Original Music Composer

2007

The Invasion

as Original Music Composer

2003

Gothika

as Original Music Composer

2005

Hide and Seek

as Original Music Composer

2005

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

as Original Music Composer

2002

Trapped

as Original Music Composer

1997

Snow White: A Tale of Terror

as Original Music Composer

2001

Bubble Boy

as Original Music Composer

2002

Eight Legged Freaks

as Original Music Composer

2002

Pumpkin

as Original Music Composer

2005

Fantastic Four

as Original Music Composer

2004

Cellular

as Original Music Composer

2011

Unknown

as Original Music Composer

1993

Public Access

as Original Music Composer

1993

Public Access

as Editor

2014

Non-Stop

as Original Music Composer

2003

X2

as Editor

2014

X-Men: Days of Future Past

as Original Music Composer

2002

2011

The Resident

as Original Music Composer

2016

X-Men: Apocalypse

as Original Music Composer

2008

Valkyrie

as Executive Producer

1998

Apt Pupil

as Associate Producer

1988

Lion's Den

as Editor

2006

2013

Jack the Giant Slayer

as Original Music Composer

2002

2004

Lonely Place

as Music

2018

2016

The Nice Guys

as Original Music Composer

1995

2016

2002

Brother's Keeper

as Original Music Composer

1998

Apt Pupil

as Original Music Composer

1988

Lion's Den

as Co-Director

2018

2003

X2

as Original Music Composer

2010

The Losers

as Original Music Composer

2009

Astro Boy

as Original Music Composer

1996

The Cable Guy

as Original Music Composer

1998

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later

as Original Music Composer

1995

The Usual Suspects

as Original Music Composer

1997

Incognito

as Music

1999

Lake Placid

as Original Music Composer

2000

Urban Legends: Final Cut

as Original Music Composer

2000

1999

2007

The Invasion

as Orchestrator

2016

X-Men: Apocalypse

as Co-Producer

2003

Gothika

as Orchestrator

1998

Apt Pupil

as Editor

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