John Ottman




























John Ottman

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John Ottman in 2011 photograph

Background information
Born
(1964-07-06) July 6, 1964 (age 54)
San Diego, California, U.S.
Genres Film score
Occupation(s)
Composer and film editor
Years active 1993–present
Website www.johnottman.com

John Ottman (born July 6, 1964) is an American film composer and editor.


Ottman graduated from the School of Cinematic Arts of the University of Southern California in 1988.[1] One of his first assignments was to provide original music for the computer game I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream. In 2007, Ottman appeared in the documentary Finding Kraftland for his agent Richard Kraft.


He is best known for his collaborations with film director Bryan Singer, acting as editor and composer for his films The Usual Suspects, Apt Pupil, X2, Superman Returns (including adapting themes originally composed by John Williams), Valkyrie, Jack the Giant Slayer and X-Men: Days of Future Past. Other notable films he worked on as composer are Snow White: A Tale of Terror, the 2005 remake of House of Wax, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Fantastic Four and its sequel Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, The Invasion, and Astro Boy.


He also directed (in addition to editing and scoring) the 2000 horror film Urban Legends: Final Cut. He won a BAFTA Award for Best Editing for The Usual Suspects, as well as two Saturn Awards for Best Music for The Usual Suspects and Superman Returns. In 2019 he was nominated for a BAFTA and Academy Award for Best Film Editing for his work on Bohemian Rhapsody.




Contents






  • 1 Filmography


    • 1.1 Composer


    • 1.2 Other credits




  • 2 See also


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





Filmography



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Discography
Feature films
Year
 Title
 Director
 Notes
 Distributed by

1993
Public Access
Bryan Singer
Occidental Studios
Cinemabeam

1995
The Usual Suspects
Spelling Films International
Gramercy Pictures
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment

Night Train
 John Coven
Short film

The Antelope Chess Game
 Lance Tracy


1996
The Cable Guy
Ben Stiller

Columbia Pictures

1997
Snow White: A Tale of Terror
 Michael Cohn
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Interscope Communications

Incognito
John Badham

Warner Bros. Pictures

1998
Goodbye Lover
Roland Joffé

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
Steve Miner
 Themes by:
  • John Carpenter
Miramax Films

Apt Pupil
 Bryan Singer

TriStar Pictures

1999
Lake Placid
 Steve Miner

20th Century Fox

2000
Urban Legends: Final Cut
 Himself
 Also director
 Columbia Pictures

2001
Bubble Boy
 Blair Hayes

Buena Vista Pictures

2002
Pumpkin
 Anthony Abrams
Adam Larson Broder

United Artists

Brother's Keeper
 John Badham

USA Network

Eight Legged Freaks
Ellory Elkayem
Warner Bros. Pictures

Point of Origin
Newton Thomas Sigel

HBO

Trapped
Luis Mandoki
Columbia Pictures

2003
X2
 Bryan Singer
20th Century Fox

Gothika
Mathieu Kassovitz
 Composed with:
  • Lior Rosner

 Warner Bros. Pictures
Columbia Pictures

2004
Cellular
David R. Ellis

New Line Cinema

Imaginary Heroes
Dan Harris
 Main theme only
Sony Pictures Classics

Lonely Place
 Kevin Ackerman
 Short film

2005
Hide and Seek
John Polson
20th Century Fox

House of Wax
Jaume Collet-Serra
Warner Bros. Pictures

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Shane Black

Fantastic Four
Tim Story
20th Century Fox

2006
Superman Returns
 Bryan Singer
 Themes by:
  • John Williams

 Warner Bros. Pictures

2007
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
 Tim Story
20th Century Fox

The Invasion
Oliver Hirschbiegel
James McTeigue
Warner Bros. Pictures

2008
Valkyrie
 Bryan Singer

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

2009
Orphan
 Jaume Collet-Serra
Warner Bros. Pictures

Astro Boy
David Bowers

Summit Entertainment

2010
The RRF in New Recruit
 Short film

Astro Boy vs. The Junkyard Pirates

The Losers
Sylvain White
Warner Bros. Pictures

Halloween: The Night He Came Back
 Eric Iyoob
Darla Rae
 Short film
 Film It Productions

2011
The Resident
Antti Jokinen

Image Entertainment

Unknown
 Jaume Collet-Serra
 Composed with:
  • Alexander Rudd

 Warner Bros. Pictures
Optimum Releasing

2013
Jack the Giant Slayer
 Bryan Singer
Warner Bros. Pictures

2014
Non-Stop
 Jaume Collet-Serra

Universal Pictures

X-Men: Days of Future Past
 Bryan Singer
20th Century Fox

2016
The Nice Guys
 Shane Black
 Composed with:
  • David Buckley

 Warner Bros. Pictures

X-Men: Apocalypse
 Bryan Singer
20th Century Fox
Documentaries
Year
 Title
 Director
 Notes
 Distributed by

2002
Round Up: Deposing The Usual Suspects


MGM Home Entertainment

2003
Evolution in the Details: The Design of X2
Short
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making X2


2004
Celling Out
Jeffrey Schwarz
 Short
New Line Home Entertainment

Dialing Up Cellular
 Short
Television
Year
 Title
 Director
 Notes
 Distributed by

1998
Fantasy Island
Michael Dinner
 TV series theme and pilot score
Columbia TriStar Television

2002
Point of Origin
Newton Thomas Sigel

HBO Films

2015
Battle Creek
 Bryan Singer
 Episode: "The Battle Creek Way"
CBS Television Studios
Sony Pictures Television

2017
The Gifted
Bryan Singer

20th Television
Video games
Year
 Title
 Director
 Notes
 Distributed by

1995
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
David Mullich

Cyberdreams

MGM Interactive


Other credits






















































































































Editor
Year
 Title
 Director
 Notes

1988
Lion's Den
 Bryan Singer

1993
Public Access

1995
The Usual Suspects

1998
Apt Pupil

2000
Urban Legends: Final Cut
 Himself
 With Rob Kobrin

2003
X2
 Bryan Singer
 With Elliot Graham

2006
Superman Returns

2008
Valkyrie

2013
Jack the Giant Slayer
 With Bob Ducsay

2014
X-Men: Days of Future Past

2016
X-Men: Apocalypse
 With Michael Louis Hill

2018
Bohemian Rhapsody
 BAFTA and Academy Award Nomination - Best Editing
Director
Year
 Title
 Director
 Notes

1988
Lion's Den
 Himself
 Directed with:
  • Bryan Singer

2000
Urban Legends: Final Cut
 Also composer
Producer
Year
 Title
 Director
 Notes

1998
Apt Pupil
 Bryan Singer
 Associate producer

2008
Valkyrie
 Executive producer

2013
Jack the Giant Slayer
 Associate producer

2016
X-Men: Apocalypse
 Co-producer


See also


  • List of film director and editor collaborations


References





  1. ^ "Notable Alumni" Archived 2009-08-26 at the Wayback Machine, webpage of the USC School of Cinematic Arts, retrieved April 15, 2008.




External links




  • John Ottman on IMDb

  • John Ottman's Official Website

  • John Ottman's Official Facebook Profile

  • Interview with John Ottman (July 2006)

  • Interviews with John Ottman at FilmMusicSite










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