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2011 photograph 1993 -- present san diego , california , usa non_performing_personnel 6 july 1964 film score john ottman 2.jpg john ottman
 john ottman composer and film editor
john ottman

john ottman -lrb- born july 6 , 1964 -rrb- is an american film editor , composer , and director .
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 : x-men united '' , `` superman returns '' -lrb- including adapting themes originally composed by john williams -rrb- , `` valkyrie '' , `` jack the giant slayer '' and ' .
other notable films he worked on as composer are ' , the 2005 remake of `` house of wax '' , `` kiss kiss bang bang '' , `` fantastic four '' and its sequel '' '' , `` the invasion '' , and `` astro boy '' .
he also directed -lrb- in addition to editing and scoring -rrb- the 2000 horror film '' '' .
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 '' .
ottman graduated from the school of cinematic arts of the university of southern california 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 appeared in the documentary `` finding kraftland '' for his agent richard kraft .
