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Simon Franglen

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Simon Franglen
British born, award-winning composer and music producer Simon Franglen traverses the world of film, classical, and contemporary music and other visual mediums. He has spent a large portion of the last three years composing the three-hour score to Avatar: The Way of Water (2022), travelling to New Zealand to collaborate with James Cameron; this score has just won a 2022 Hollywood Music and Media Award. He also composed the score to Jean-Jacques Annaud's 2022 Film Notre-Dame on Fire (2022), the dramatic re-enactment of the saving of the cathedral. Upcoming work includes Avatar 3 (2024) to be released in 2024, Otto Bell's documentary The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu, a multi-year immersive and installation project in the USA, and a new orchestral work to follow up his 2019 90-minute oratorio The Birth of Skies and Earth which featured 176 musicians and singers.

Franglen won the International Film Music Critics Award for Best Drama Score (2021) for The Curse of Turandot (2021). He received Golden Globe, Grammy Award and World Soundtrack Award nominations for co-writing and producing the theme song "I See You" from Cameron's Avatar (2009). Franglen was awarded the Record of the Year Grammy® as a producer on "My Heart Will Go On," sung by Celine Dion for the film Titanic (1997). He has done multiple films with Antoine Fuqua and Terrence Malick.

After starting in studios in London, Franglen was persuaded to move to Los Angeles. There he became a top line session musician and record producer in Los Angeles for several years, with dozens of multi-platinum albums and singles, including Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Toni Braxton, Quincy Jones, and Celine Dion. His credits include four of the top grossing films of all time and six of the top selling albums. His start in films was working for John Barry on the soundtrack to 'Dances with Wolves, then on 'Chaplin'. Franglen quickly became in demand in film music. He created the gritty electronica for Howard Shore's score to David Fincher's Se7en (1995) and David Cronenberg's Crash (1996), produced the vocals for Moulin Rouge! (2001), programmed for the 'Bodyguard' soundtrack. He was well-known for his long time collaboration with James Horner as arranger and score producer on films such as 'Avatar', 'The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)', 'Titanic' and others. After Horner's tragic death in 2015, Franglen completed the score to The Magnificent Seven (2016), for which he received an ASCAP award. He was also responsible for the production and further composition of the music throughout Pandora-The World of Avatar which opened at Walt Disney World in Florida in May 2017, taking over duties from James Horner in 2015.

With extensive experience composing and mixing in immersive audio, Franglen has major 3D installations running the USA, Europe and China. In 2017, Pink Floyd asked him to produce 3D audio mixes of some of their greatest hits for "Their Mortal Remains"; this premiered at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London before touring worldwide. Shanghai Tower commissioned him to compose a permanent installation for "The Highest Art Space In The World" (CNN), this required recording four interlocking 60 piece orchestras to give a true immersive experience within an array of 240 loudspeakers - 2000ft up on the 126th floor.
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Zoe Saldana, Sam Worthington, Bailey Bass, and Britain Dalton in Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
Avatar: The Way of Water
7.7
  • Composer
  • 2022
Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, Zoe Saldana, and Sam Worthington in Avatar (2009)
Avatar
7.9
  • Music Department
  • 2009
Ethan Hawke, Denzel Washington, Vincent D'Onofrio, Lee Byung-hun, Chris Pratt, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, and Martin Sensmeier in The Magnificent Seven (2016)
The Magnificent Seven
6.9
  • Composer
  • 2016
Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, Gloria Stuart, and Frances Fisher in Titanic (1997)
Titanic
7.9
  • Music Department(instrumental solo)
  • 1997

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Composer

  • Christmas Bells
    • Composer
    • Pre-production
    • TV Movie
    • 2024
  • Avatar 3
    • Composer
    • Post-production
    • 2024
  • Avatar 4
    • Composer
    • In Production
    • 2026
  • Avatar 5
    • Composer
    • In Production
    • 2028
  • The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu
    • Composer
    • Post-production
  • Zoe Saldana, Sam Worthington, Bailey Bass, and Britain Dalton in Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
    Avatar: The Way of Water
    • Composer
    • 2022
  • Notre-Dame on Fire (2022)
    Notre-Dame on Fire
    • Composer
    • 2022
  • The Curse of Turandot (2021)
    The Curse of Turandot
    • Composer
    • 2021
  • Patrick Dempsey in The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair (2018)
    The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair
    • Composer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2018
  • Jennifer Garner in Peppermint (2018)
    Peppermint
    • Composer
    • 2018
  • Together (2018)
    Together
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 2018
  • The Receipt: The Gift
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 2017
  • Ice (2016)
    Ice
    • Composer
    • TV Series
    • 2016–2017
  • Ethan Hawke, Denzel Washington, Vincent D'Onofrio, Lee Byung-hun, Chris Pratt, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, and Martin Sensmeier in The Magnificent Seven (2016)
    The Magnificent Seven
    • Composer
    • 2016
  • Liam Payne, Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan, One Direction, and Louis Tomlinson in One Direction: This Is Us (2013)
    One Direction: This Is Us
    • Composer (original score by)
    • 2013
  • Chris Tucker and Ice Cube in Friday (1995)
    Friday
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1995
  • Richard Grieco in Born to Run (1993)
    Born to Run
    • Composer
    • TV Movie
    • 1993
  • Eye Contact
    • Composer
    • TV Movie
    • 1991
  • Round the Bend! (1988)
    Round the Bend!
    • Composer
    • TV Series
    • 1989–1990
  • The Real Eddy English
    • Composer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1989

Music Department

  • Ethan Hawke, Denzel Washington, Vincent D'Onofrio, Lee Byung-hun, Chris Pratt, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, and Martin Sensmeier in The Magnificent Seven (2016)
    The Magnificent Seven
    • music arranger
    • music producer
    • 2016
  • Voyage of Time: Life's Journey (2016)
    Voyage of Time: Life's Journey
    • composer: additional music
    • 2016
  • Jesper Christensen, Daniel Craig, Naomie Harris, Ben Whishaw, Tenoch Huerta, Stephanie Sigman, and Marco Zingaro in Spectre (2015)
    Spectre
    • arranger
    • synth programming
    • 2015
  • Antonio Banderas and Lou Diamond Phillips in The 33 (2015)
    The 33
    • additional score arrangements
    • score producer
    • 2015
  • Jake Gyllenhaal and Rachel McAdams in Southpaw (2015)
    Southpaw
    • additional arrangements by
    • score producer
    • 2015
  • Living in the Age of Airplanes (Official Movie Poster)
    Living in the Age of Airplanes
    • arranged by
    • score producer
    • 2015
  • Shaofeng Feng in Wolf Totem (2015)
    Wolf Totem
    • arranged by
    • score producer
    • 2015
  • Kitty Hart-Moxon in One Day in Auschwitz (2015)
    One Day in Auschwitz
    • arranged by
    • score producer
    • 2015
  • Daniel Craig in Skyfall (2012)
    Skyfall
    • additional arrangements and programming
    • 2012
  • The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
    The Amazing Spider-Man
    • arranger
    • synthesizer
    • 2012
  • Andy Garcia, Peter O'Toole, Eva Longoria, and Oscar Isaac in For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada (2012)
    For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada
    • electronic music arranger
    • 2012
  • Day of the Falcon (2011)
    Day of the Falcon
    • music arranger
    • 2011
  • Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith in The Karate Kid (2010)
    The Karate Kid
    • synthesizer programmer
    • 2010
  • Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, Zoe Saldana, and Sam Worthington in Avatar (2009)
    Avatar
    • electronic music arranger
    • 2009
  • Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor in Moulin Rouge! (2001)
    Moulin Rouge!
    • vocal production and engineering
    • 2001

Soundtrack

  • Zoe Saldana, Sam Worthington, Bailey Bass, and Britain Dalton in Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
    Avatar: The Way of Water
    • arranger: "The Songcord"
    • lyrics: "The Songcord"
    • music: "Nothing Is Lost (You Give Me Strength)", "The Songcord" ...
    • 2022
  • Sandra Bullock, Helena Bonham Carter, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Sarah Paulson, Mindy Kaling, Rihanna, and Awkwafina in Ocean's Eight (2018)
    Ocean's Eight
    • Soundtrack ("These Boots Are Made for Walkin'")
    • 2018
  • Jeremy Clarkson, James May, and Richard Hammond in The Grand Tour (2016)
    The Grand Tour
    • writer: "Black or Red" (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Voyage of Time (2016)
    Voyage of Time
    • performer: "Godel's Cadence", "A Rebours", "Quantum Notatum", "Heavenly Spheres", "Temps Perdu", "Shimmer", "Systole", "Recursion", "Labyrinth", "Bamboo Flute"
    • writer: "Godel's Cadence", "A Rebours", "Quantum Notatum", "Heavenly Spheres", "Temps Perdu", "Shimmer", "Systole", "Recursion", "Labyrinth", "Bamboo Flute"
    • 2016
  • Voyage of Time: Life's Journey (2016)
    Voyage of Time: Life's Journey
    • performer: "Godel's Cadence", "A Rebours", "Quantum Notatum", "Recursion", "Labyrinth", "Heavenly Spheres", "Temps Perdu", "Shimmer", "Systole"
    • writer: "Godel's Cadence", "A Rebours", "Quantum Notatum", "Recursion", "Labyrinth", "Heavenly Spheres", "Temps Perdu", "Shimmer", "Systole"
    • 2016
  • Dermot O'Leary, Sharon Osbourne, Nicole Scherzinger, Simon Cowell, and Louis Walsh in The X Factor UK (2004)
    The X Factor UK
    • writer: "Who Wants to Live Forever" (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2013
  • Dancing Stars (2005)
    Dancing Stars
    • writer: "I See You" (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2012
  • Live from Studio Five (2009)
    Live from Studio Five
    • writer: "I See You"
    • TV Series
    • 2009
  • Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, Zoe Saldana, and Sam Worthington in Avatar (2009)
    Avatar
    • lyrics: "I See You (Theme from Avatar)"
    • music: "I See You (Theme from Avatar)"
    • producer: "I See You (Theme from Avatar)"
    • 2009
  • Madonna in Madonna: Celebration - The Video Collection (2009)
    Madonna: Celebration - The Video Collection
    • performer: "You'll See"
    • Video
    • 2009
  • Moshe Ben-Basat, Shira Geffen, and Shay Capon in Esrim plus (1998)
    Esrim plus
    • arranger: "My Heart Will Go On" (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 1999
  • Robin Williams in Bicentennial Man (1999)
    Bicentennial Man
    • producer: "Then You Look at Me"
    • 1999
  • Céline Dion in Céline Dion: My Heart Will Go On (1997)
    Céline Dion: My Heart Will Go On
    • producer: "My Heart Will Go On"
    • Music Video
    • 1997
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, Gloria Stuart, and Frances Fisher in Titanic (1997)
    Titanic
    • producer: "My Heart Will Go On" (Love theme from Titanic)
    • 1997
  • Madonna in Madonna: Verás (1995)
    Madonna: Verás
    • performer: "Verás"
    • Music Video
    • 1995

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