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# John Paesano

(1977)   Film Score Composer

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John Paesano is a film score composer.

## Quick Facts About John Paesano

Born February 20, 1977

Profession Film Score Composer

## About John Paesano

American film score composer... \| John Paesano 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 trilogy and Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, as well as composing for the Marvel Television series Daredevil and The Defenders.

##  Quotes by John Paesano

> [We're always trying to really ground it, and I use this term a thousand times, it's a score I want people to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-paesano/we-re-always-trying-to-really-ground-it-and-i-use-this-term-a/)

[John Paesano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-paesano/)

[People](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/865/john-paesano-68655_people_we-re-always-trying-to-really-ground-it_1559674.jpg)

> [When you're watching a show like this or watching a movie, sometimes when you have big music in a scene, it tends…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-paesano/when-you-re-watching-a-show-like-this-or-watching-a-movie-sometimes/)

[John Paesano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-paesano/)

[Audience](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/audience/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abf/john-paesano-68655_audience_when-you-re-watching-a-show-like-this-or_1790265.jpg)

> [That's such a big part of film scoring that people don't realize. There's a portion of film scoring that's writing the music,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-paesano/that-s-such-a-big-part-of-film-scoring-that-people-don-t-realize/)

[John Paesano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-paesano/)

[Different](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/different/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a72/john-paesano-68655_different_that-s-such-a-big-part-of-film-scoring-t_1899759.jpg)

> [If you have a ton of counterpoints, complex harmony, all these tricky things going on, it makes things less accessible to people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-paesano/if-you-have-a-ton-of-counterpoints-complex-harmony-all-these-tricky/)

[John Paesano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-paesano/)

[Harmony](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/harmony/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/544/john-paesano-68655_harmony_if-you-have-a-ton-of-counterpoints-compl_2041114.jpg)

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