John Paesano, an American music composer made his debut as a composer with the TV film Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix (2007). He subsequently composed music for several direct-to-video films Another Cinderella Story (2008), Superman/Batman: Apocalypse (2010), S.W.A.T.: Firefight (2011) before eventually getting his big break on the silver screen with When the Game Stands Tall (2014). His other notable film credits include My All American (2015), Almost Christmas (2016) and All Eyez on Me (2017). Apart from films, Paesano has also composed for TV series like DreamWorks Dragons (2012), Daredevil (2015) and The Defenders (2017). He is associated with the 2018 English action drama Pacific Rim Uprising directed by Steven S. DeKnight, which features Tian Jing, Rinko Kikuchi, Burn Gorman and Charlie Day in lead roles. His 2020 film credit includes the drama thriller movie The Secrets We Keep.