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 films, as well as directing, editing and scoring Urban Legends 2. From an early age in San Jose, California, Ottman began writing and recording radio plays on cassette tapes. He'd perform many characters with his voice
Graduated from USC School of Cinema-Television
Declared one of Daily Varietys 50 People to Watch in 1997.
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.
