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Jon Ong is a Singaporean composer and multi-instrumentalist with over 12 years of experience in film, TV, and commercials. Most recently, he composed the score for The Accidental Getaway Driver, directed by Sing J. Lee, who won the 2023 Sundance U.S. Dramatic Award for Best Director. The film is set to be released theatrically on February 28, 2025. Jon also scored Border Hopper, a 2024 Sundance selection directed by Nico Casavecchia.

Jon’s extensive film credits include additional music for the two-time BAFTA-nominated Paddington, Love The Coopers starring Diane Keaton and Timothée Chalamet, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, the critically acclaimed psychological thriller Chain, and the Cinema Eye Honors-nominated 17 Blocks.

In TV, Jon has contributed additional music to Dopesick, The Wheel of Time, Life on Our Planet, Joe vs. Carole, Pennyworth, and His Dark Materials. His versatility extends to national commercials, including McDonald’s The Hamburglar and Nickelodeon’s Chase Champion.

Beyond film and TV scoring, Jon has served as the conductor for the Game Awards (2021), an orchestrator for Arthur Newman and for Amazon’s The Dangerous Book for Boys.

Originally from Singapore, and now based in Los Angeles, Jon began his music career as a guitarist before studying film scoring at Berklee College of Music. He has since worked alongside renowned composers Lorne Balfe, Nick Urata, and William Ross in his rise through the film scoring world in Los Angeles.