Ottman, John 1964-

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Ottman, John 1964-

PERSONAL

Born July 6, 1964, in San Diego, CA. Education: University of Southern California, graduated, 1988.

Addresses:

Agent—(directing) Paul Hook, International Creative Management, 10250 Constellation Way, 9th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067; (film music) Richard Kraft, Kraft-Engel Management, 15233 Ventura Blvd., Suite 200, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403.

Career:

Composer, orchestrator, director, producer, and film editor. Composer of scores for industrial films and commercials.

Awards, Honors:

Film Award, best editing, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Saturn Award, best music, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films, and Eddie Award nomination, best edited feature film, American Cinema Editors, all 1996, for The Usual Suspects; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding composition of a dramatic underscore for a series, 1999, for Fantasy Island; Saturn Award nomination, best music, and Film Music Award, BMI Film and Television Awards, both 2004, for X2; Saturn Award nomination, best music, 2006, for Kiss Kiss Bang Bang; Saturn Award, best music, 2007, for Superman Returns; also received a student academy award for Summer Rain.

CREDITS

Film Music Orchestrator:

(And editor) Public Access, Triboro Entertainment Group, 1993.

(Uncredited) The Cable Guy, Columbia/TriStar, 1996.

Incognito, Warner Bros., 1997.

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (also known as Halloween H20, Halloween H20 (20 Years Later), and Halloween 7), Miramax, 1998.

(And associate producer and editor) Apt Pupil (also known as Un eleve doue and Un eleve doue—Ete de corruption), Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1999.

Goodbye Lover, Warner Bros., 1999.

(And music editor and score producer) Lake Placid (also known as Lac Placid), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1999.

(And director and editor) Urban Legends: Final Cut (also known as Legendes urbaines: La suite, Legendes urbaines 2 and Leyendas urbanas: Corte final), Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2000.

Bubble Boy, Buena Vista, 2001.

Eight Legged Freaks, Warner Bros., 2002.

Pumpkin, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 2002.

Trapped (also known as 24 Stunden Angst), Columbia, 2002.

(And editor) X2 (also known as X-Men 2, X-Men 2: X-Men, and X2: X-Men United), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2002.

Gothika, Warner Bros., 2003.

(Uncredited) Cellular (also known as Final Call—Wenn er auflegt, muss sie sterben), New Line Cinema, 2004.

Hide and Seek, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2005.

(And score producer) House of Wax, Warner Bros., 2005.

Fantastic Four, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2005.

(And music producer) Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Warner Bros., 2006.

(And music arranger and editor) Superman Returns, Warner Bros., 2006.

4: Rise of the Silver Surfer (also known as Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2005.

The Invasion, Warner Bros., 2007.

Film Work; Other:

Editor, Summer Rain, 1989.

Codirector, sound designer, and editor, Lion's Den, 1992.

Editor, The Usual Suspects (also known as Die Ueblichen Verdaechtigen), Gramercy, 1995.

Film Appearances:

Lion's Den, 1992.

Halloween: The Shape of Horror (short documentary), Compass International Pictures, 2006.

Finding Kraftland (documentary), Richard Kraft Productions, 2007.

Television Orchestrator; Movies:

Snow White: A Tale of Terror (also known as The Grimm Brothers' "Snow White," Snow White, Snow White: A Tale of Terror, Snow White in the Black Forest, and Snow White in the Dark Forest), Showtime, 1997.

RECORDINGS

Video Appearances:

(In archive footage) Round Up: Deposing "The Usual Suspects," Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Home Entertainment, 2002.

Keyser Soeze: Lie or Legend?, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Home Entertainment, 2002.

An Interview with John Ottman, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Home Entertainment, 2002.

Requiem for Mutants: The Score of "X2", Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment, 2003.

Halloween: 25 Years of Terror, Anchor Bay Entertainment, 2006.

WRITINGS

Film Music:

Public Access, Triboro Entertainment Group, 1993.

The Antelope Chess Game, 1995.

Night Train, Media Partners, 1995.

The Usual Suspects (also known as Die Ueblichen Verdaechtigen), Gramercy, 1995.

The Cable Guy, Columbia/TriStar, 1996.

Incognito, Warner Bros., 1997.

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (also known as Halloween H20, Halloween H20 (20 Years Later), and Halloween 7), Miramax, 1998.

Apt Pupil (also known as Un eleve doue and Un eleve doue—Ete de corruption), Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1999.

Goodbye Lover, Warner Bros., 1999.

Lake Placid (also known as Lac Placid), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1999.

Urban Legends: Final Cut (also known as Legendes urbaines: La suite, Legendes urbaines 2 and Leyendas urbanas: Corte final), Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2000.

Bubble Boy, Buena Vista, 2001.

Eight Legged Freaks, Warner Bros., 2002.

(Including song "Sorority Theme") Pumpkin, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 2002.

24 Hours, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2002.

X2 (also known as X-Men 2, X-Men 2: X-Men, and X2: X-Men United), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2002.

Trapped (also known as 24 Stunden Angst), Columbia, 2002.

Gothika, Warner Bros., 2003.

Cellular (also known as Final Call—Wenn er auflegt, muss sie sterben), New Line Cinema, 2004.

Main theme music, Imaginary Heroes, Sony Pictures Classics, 2004.

Lonely Place, 2004.

(Including title song) Hide and Seek, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2005.

House of Wax, Warner Bros., 2005.

Fantastic Four, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2005.

(Including songs "Bon Voyage" and "Fantastic Proposal") 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer (also known as Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2005.

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Warner Bros., 2006.

Superman Returns, Warner Bros., 2006.

The Invasion, Warner Bros., 2007.