- Known For
- Sound
- Born
- July 6, 1964
- Place of Birth
- San Diego, California, USA
John Ottman
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 then transferred to the School of Cinematic Arts of the University of Southern California, where he graduated in 1988. 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 …
Filmography
movieMichael
2026 · Editor
movieBohemian Rhapsody
2018 · Live TV Director, Editor
tvStar Trek: Discovery
2017 · Director
movieX-Men: Apocalypse
2016 · Confused Tech, Original Music Composer, Editor, Co-Producer
movieThe Nice Guys
2016 · Original Music Composer
movieMutant vs. Machine - The Making of 'X-Men: Days of Future Past'
2015 · Self
movieX-Men: Days of Future Past
2014 · Original Music Composer, Editor
movieNon-Stop
2014 · Original Music Composer
movieJack the Giant Slayer
2013 · Original Music Composer, Editor
movieUnknown
2011 · Original Music Composer
movieThe Resident
2011 · Original Music Composer
movieThe Losers
2010 · Original Music Composer
movieAstro Boy vs The Junkyard Pirates
2010 · Music
movieAstro Boy
2009 · Original Music Composer
movieOrphan
2009 · Original Music Composer
movieValkyrie
2008 · Original Music Composer, Editor, Executive Producer
movieNavigate This Maze
2007 · Self
movieThe Invasion
2007 · Original Music Composer, Orchestrator
movieFantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
2007 · Original Music Composer
movieFilm Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
2006 · Self
movieSuperman Returns
2006 · Original Music Composer, Editor
movieKiss Kiss Bang Bang
2005 · Original Music Composer
movieFantastic Four
2005 · Original Music Composer
movieHouse of Wax
2005 · Original Music Composer
movieHide and Seek
2005 · Original Music Composer
Lonely Place
movieLonely Place
2004 · Music
movieCellular
2004 · Original Music Composer
movieCelling Out
2004 · Original Music Composer
movieRequiem for Mutants: The Score of X2
2003 · Self
movieThe Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making X2
2003 · Music
movieGothika
2003 · Original Music Composer, Orchestrator
movieX2
2003 · Editor, Original Music Composer
movieTrapped
2002 · Original Music Composer
movieEight Legged Freaks
2002 · Original Music Composer
moviePumpkin
2002 · Original Music Composer
moviePoint of Origin
2002 · Music
movieKeyser Soze, Lie or Legend - Featurette
2002 · Self
movieBrother's Keeper
2002 · Music, Original Music Composer
movieBubble Boy
2001 · Original Music Composer
movieUrban Legends: Final Cut
2000 · Mental Patient (uncredited), Director, Original Music Composer, Editor, Orchestrator
movieLake Placid
1999 · Original Music Composer
movieGoodbye Lover
1999 · Music
movieCruel Intentions
1999 · Music
movieApt Pupil
1998 · Associate Producer, Original Music Composer, Editor
movieHalloween H20: 20 Years Later
1998 · Original Music Composer
movieNothing Is What It Seems: The Making Of 'The Usual Suspects'
1998 · Self
movieIncognito
1997 · Original Music Composer
movieSnow White: A Tale of Terror
1997 · Original Music Composer
movieThe Cable Guy
1996 · Original Music Composer
movieThe Usual Suspects
1995 · Editor, Original Music Composer
moviePublic Access
1993 · Original Music Composer, Editor
movieLion's Den
1988 · Editor, Co-Director
Billy & Me
movieBilly & Me
— · Director