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November 30th, 2007 - John now has an official Facebook profile, so be sure to become a fan!

August 31st, 2007 - John is still in Berlin working on Bryan Singer's Valkyrie, but now his notes for the recently released film The Invasion are up, along with three sound clips from the album.

June 28th, 2007 - John's notes for Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer have been posted on the site, as well as two audio clips from the soundtrack!

May 25th, 2007 - Photos from the scoring session to John's latest project, The Invasion are now up at SoundtrackNet.

May 24th, 2007 - On Saturday, June 9, 2007, the Golden State Pops Orchestra, located in San Pedro, CA, will be presenting "Superheroes & Beyond", which will feature the world premiere of John's new Fantastic Four suite (conducted by Damon Intrabartolo), as well as the new "Superman Returns Piano Concerto" (performed by Eric Anderson). Music from X-Men 2, Batman, Spider-Man and more are also expected to be performed, conducted by Steven Allen Fox. For tickets and details, visit the Golden State Pops Orchestra website.

May 23rd, 2007 - SoundtrackNet has a "First Listen" of John's soundtrack to Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. Be sure to check it out!

Interviews / Articles
2006-07-18 - Contactmusic.com, "Superman Composer's Theme Tune Dilemma"
2006-07-12 - Bay Area Reporter, "Composer John Ottman does Superman"
2006-07-08 - Reuters, "Superman Composer Ottman Wears Two Hats"
2006-06-30 - Calendar Live, "And now for a few scoring strains"
2006-06-30 - ScoreNotes.com, "An Interview with John Ottman"
2006-06-27 - IGN Music, "Superman Returns' Musical Odyssey"
2006-06-27 - Aint It Cool News, "Interview with John Ottman"
2006-06-25 - KGO 810, "Interview with John Ottman (MP3)"
2006-06-10 - Filmzene.net, "Interview with John Ottman"
2006-05-31 - SoundtrackNet, "Superman Returns First Listen"
2006-05-01 - SoundtrackNet, "Superman Returns Scoring Session Photo Essay"
2003-05-06 - San Jose Mercury News, "Music in the key of X"
2003-05-02 - United Press International, "Doing double duty on 'X2' "
2003-04-15 - Zap2It!, "John Ottman - 'X2's' Overachiever"
2002-07-15 - Movie Poop Shoot, "Knowing The Score"
2001-09-26 - Film Score Monthly, "Lost Issue: The Composer Guy - Conclusion"
2001-09-19 - Film Score Monthly, "Lost Issue: The Composer Guy - Part 3"
2001-09-12 - Film Score Monthly, "Lost Issue: The Composer Guy - Part 2"
2001-09-05 - Film Score Monthly, "Lost Issue: The Composer Guy - Part 1"
2001-04-12 - HaddonfieldIllinois.com, "An Interview with John Ottman"
2001-02-28 - Film Score Monthly, "John Ottman on Urban Legend: Final Cut"
2001-01-05 - Hip Online, "Talking URBAN LEGENDS with director JOHN OTTMAN"
2000-09-22 - Movie Zone, "Interview with John Ottman"
2000-09-18 - About.com, "John Ottman, The Soul of Urban Legend: The Final Cut"
2000-09-15 - Mark Richard Hasan, "The 3 Faces of John Ottman"
2000-09-12 - Guyville, "Movie Interview - John Ottman"
2000-07-25 - The Epic Sound, "An Interview with John Ottman"; RealAudio Interview
2000-07-20 - UrbanLegend.net, "An Interview with John Ottman"
2000-05-21 - The Diabolical Dominion, "Interview with John Ottman"
2000-03-22 - Premiere Magazine - France, "An Interview with John Ottman"; (in French)
1999-06-21 - Daily Variety, "Ottman Adds Helming To Other Duties"; Page 5
1999-02-01 - Cinemusic Online, "Composer Spotlight on John Ottman"
1999 - Hollywood Reporter, "Cutting Edge Composer"; Page 17
1998-10-21 - Daily Variety, "Singer's Backup Musician"; Page A2
1998-08-18 - SoundtrackNet, "John Ottman Gives Us The Scoop"
1998-05-01 - ScoreLogue, "The Double Life of John Ottman"
1998-03-01 - The Motion Pictures Editors Guild Newsletter, "The Synthesis Of Editing And Scoring"; Vol. 19, No. 2
1995-10-01 - Film Score Monthly, "Interview with John Ottman"; FSM #62
1984-00-00 - San Jose Mercury News, "Necessity Spurred..."
1983-08-17 - San Jose Mercury News, "Young filmmakers learn craft by doing"
1983-00-00 - San Jose Mercury News, "De Anza filmmakers offer an 'Ultimatum'"

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