Interview: John Ottman (X-Men: Days of Future's Past)

Composer John Ottman shares about returning to the X-Men franchise after a decade-long absence. He shares about his new theme for Professor X, composing the score for the opening action sequence twice, the apparent relationship between Magneto's theme in X-Men: First Class and his theme for Wolverine in X2: X-Men United. He also talks about how using source cue/song can be more effective in a scene than an original piece.

Episode Highlights

00:00 - Introduction

01:50 - How does it feel to return to the X-Men franchise

08:15 - Where does this film fit?

11:20 - How did you approach this score?

14:13 - Bookending theme

15:18 - The Superman Returns effect

16:46 - "Little Secres/ Power of the Sun"

17:44 - Evolution of the X-Men score

19:07 - Synths are more work

21:53 - Magneto/Wolverine Theme

26:08 - The Quicksilver Scene

29:28 - X2 Expanded release from LaLaLand Records

30:25 - X-Men: Apocalypse?

Music Selections

00:00 - "The Future - Main titles" (X-Men Days of Future's Past) by John Ottman

01:11 - "Welcome Back - End Titles" (X-Men Days of Future's Past) by John Ottman

07:24 - "The Story of the Giants" (Jack the Giant Slayer) by John Ottman

14:26 - "Do What You Were Made For" (X-Men Days of Future's Past) by John Ottman

16:46 - "Little Secres/ Power of the Sun" (Superman Returns) by John Ottman

17:55 - "Main Theme" (X-Men Animated Series) by Ron Wasserman

18:12 - "The X-Jet" (X2: X-Men United) by John Ottman

19:35 - "Paris Pandemonian" (X-Men Days of Future's Past) by John Ottman

21:53 - "Time's Up (Film Version)" (X-Men Days of Future's Past) by John Ottman

23:22 - "Death Strikes Deathstryke" (X-Men Days of Future's Past) by John Ottman

24:48 - "Time's Up (Original Version)" (X-Men Days of Future's Past) by John Ottman

26:30 - "Time in a Bottle" ((X-Men Days of Future's Past) by Jim Croce

31:35 - "Hope: Xavier's Theme" (X-Men Days of Future's Past) by John Ottman

Notes:

Follow John Ottman on Twitter - @johnottman1

Special Thanks to Asenath Nakayama at Costa Communications for helping to secure this interview.

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