Max Aruj
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Max Aruj | |
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| Born | Max Simon Aruj August 7, 1989 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Education | USC Thornton School of Music (BM) |
| Genres | Film and television scores, jazz, electronic |
| Occupations | Composer, music producer |
| Instruments | Piano, keyboards, synthesizer, guitar |
| Years active | 2010s–present |
| Website | maxaruj |
Max Aruj (born August 7, 1989) is an American composer known for his work in film, television, and video games.[1][2]
Early life
[edit]Aruj was born and raised in Los Angeles, California.[1][3] He began playing classical and jazz piano at age six and started composing music in high school, including scoring a student film titled Black Martini.[4] He earned a Bachelor of Music in composition from the USC Thornton School of Music between 2007 and 2012, along with a minor in business administration from USC Marshall School of Business.[5]
Career
[edit]Aruj began his professional career with an internship at Hans Zimmer's Remote Control Productions during his studies at USC, where he later worked extensively with composers Lorne Balfe and Rupert Gregson-Williams.[4][3] His early contributions included additional music and arrangements for projects such as Top Gun: Maverick (2022), Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018), Black Widow (2021), The Crown, and His Dark Materials.[1][3]
As a lead composer, Aruj scored the horror film Crawl (2019), the crime drama Lansky (2021), and action thriller The Ice Road (2021) starring Liam Neeson.[1][6] He composed for the video game expansion Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Wrath of the Druids (2021) and the Netflix animated series Mech Cadets (2023).[1][2]
Other notable scores include The Tank (2023), the documentary MoviePass, MovieCrash (2024), and Betrayal (2024).[7] In 2025, he composed the score for Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning in collaboration with Alfie Godfrey.[1][8]
Beyond screen media, Aruj co-produced the orchestral album Gravity Deluxe by electronic music artist Gryffin.[3][2]
Selected filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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| 2019 | Crawl | Alexandre Aja | Co-composed with Steffen Thum |
| 2021 | Lansky | Eytan Rockaway | |
| The Ice Road | Jonathan Hensleigh | ||
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Wrath of the Druids | Ashraf Ismail Eric Baptizat |
Video game DLC | |
| 2023 | The Tank | Scott Walker | |
| Betrayal | Rodger Griffiths | Co-composed with Steffen Thum | |
| Mech Cadets | Kazuma Shimzu Hiroyuki Hayashi |
Television series; 8 episodes | |
| 2024 | MoviePass, MovieCrash | Muta’Ali | Documentary film |
| 2025 | Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning | Christopher McQuarrie | Replaced Lorne Balfe; co-composed with Alfie Godfrey |
| 2026 | Screamer | Federico Cardini | Video game |
| Man on Fire | Steven Caple Jr. Vicente Amorim Clare Kilner Michael Cuesta |
Television series; 7 episodes | |
| The Girl in the River | Brando Benetton | ||
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Max Aruj - Biography - IMDb". Retrieved 2026-05-10.
- 1 2 3 "Discographie de Max Aruj" (in French). Retrieved 2026-05-10.
- 1 2 3 4 "Bio — MAX ARUJ". maxaruj.com. Retrieved 2026-05-10.
- 1 2 "Interview with The Ice Road Composer Max Aruj". 2021-06-21. Retrieved 2026-05-10.
- ↑ "Max Aruj - Freelance - LinkedIn". Retrieved 2026-05-10.
- ↑ "Films with music composed by Max Aruj". Retrieved 2026-05-10.
- ↑ "Max Aruj Movies List". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2026-05-10.
- ↑ "Max Aruj". Retrieved 2026-05-10.
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