James Romig (born August 5, 1971) is an American composer.

James Romig was born August 5, 1971, in Long Beach, California.

He earned BM and MA degrees in from the University of Iowa in percussion performance, and a PhD in composition from Rutgers University, where he studied with Charles Wuorinen.

In 2001, after one-year visiting positions at Pittsburg State University and Bucknell University, Romig joined the faculty at Western Illinois University, where he heads the composition/theory area.

He lives in Macomb, Illinois, with his wife Ashlee Mack (coordinator of piano instruction at Knox College).