John Paesano (born July 2, 1977) is an American composer, working primarily in film, television and video games. He is known for collaborating with director Wes Ball on the Maze Runner film series, as well as composing for the Marvel television series The Defenders and Daredevil. As a video game composer, he has contributed music to the acclaimed video game titles, Detroit Become Human, Marvel's Spider-Man and Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales. For his work on Miles Morales, Paesano won the BAFTA for Best music in a video game.
Known For
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
(2024)
Original Music Composer
The Maze Runner
(2014)
Original Music Composer
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
(2015)
Original Music Composer
Maze Runner: The Death Cure
(2018)
Original Music Composer
The Star
(2017)
Original Music Composer
Tesla
(2020)
Original Music Composer
Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again
(2022)
Original Music Composer
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas
(2011)
Original Music Composer
Another Cinderella Story
(2008)
Music
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever
(2023)
Original Music Composer
S.W.A.T.: Firefight
(2011)
Music
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
(2022)
Original Music Composer
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
(2021)
Original Music Composer
Cheaper by the Dozen
(2022)
Original Music Composer
All Eyez on Me
(2017)
Music
Almost Christmas
(2016)
Music
Full Filmography
Sound
The Tower of Babble
(2002)
Original Music Composer and Supervising Sound Editor
Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix
(2007)
Music
Another Cinderella Story
(2008)
Music
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse
(2010)
Original Music Composer
S.W.A.T.: Firefight
(2011)
Music
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas
(2011)
Original Music Composer
Hirokin: The Last Samurai
(2012)
Original Music Composer
The Maze Runner
(2014)
Original Music Composer
Dragons: Dawn of the Dragon Racers
(2014)
Original Music Composer
The Phoenix Incident
(2015)
Music
My All American
(2015)
Original Music Composer
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
(2015)
Original Music Composer
Almost Christmas
(2016)
Music
Brain on Fire
(2017)
Original Music Composer
All Eyez on Me
(2017)
Music
Same Kind of Different as Me
(2017)
Music
The Star
(2017)
Original Music Composer
Maze Runner: The Death Cure
(2018)
Original Music Composer
The Secrets We Keep
(2020)
Music
Tesla
(2020)
Original Music Composer
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
(2021)
Original Music Composer
Cheaper by the Dozen
(2022)
Original Music Composer
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
(2022)
Original Music Composer
Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again
(2022)
Original Music Composer
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever
(2023)
Original Music Composer
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
(2024)
Original Music Composer
Crew