Max Aruj is a Los Angeles-based composer known for his work in film, television, and video games.  He is the composer for Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning and Netflix’s Man on Fire series. A graduate of the USC Thornton School of Music, he began his career working under Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe, and Rupert Gregson-Williams, contributing to Top Gun: Maverick, Mission: Impossible - Fallout, Black Widow, and The Crown.

Among his varied projects, Aruj has written music for films and series such as Crawl, Lansky, The Ice Road, MoviePass, MovieCrash, and Mech Cadets, as well as video games such as Screamer (2026) and Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Wrath of the Druids.

Beyond film and television, he co-produced Gryffin’s Gravity Deluxe orchestral album, demonstrating his versatility across genres.