Simon Franglen
- Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Simon Franglen is a composer and producer of film, classical and contemporary music.
Current projects include writing the score to James Cameron's Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) and the subsequent Avatar Sequels. Franglen's credits include three of the four top grossing films of all time and six of the top selling albums (Wikipedia). He also has a Golden Globe nomination for work on Avatar (2009) and "Record of the Year" Grammy as a producer on 'My Heart Will Go On' for Titanic (1997) among other awards. ASCAP Award winner for the top score of 2023, winner at the World Soundtrack Awards award in 2023, nominated for the Ivor Novello award in 2023, winner of the International Film Music Critics awards for Best Composition in 2023, following on from his award for Best Drama score in 2022. He's recently finished scores to independent films, such as Going for Two, The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu A musical nomad, he's collaborated with singers and musicians from across the world, from the South Pacific Islands to Mongolia.
Franglen is also known for his cutting-edge work in immersive audio, and is a consultant to several multi-national companies on the intersection of music and immersive audio. He has major art and commercial installations running around the world, including a permanent installation for "The Highest Art Space In The World" (CNN) at the top of the Shanghai Tower, a third of a mile high. As an educator, in the past year he has given master classes across the world.
Franglen was a top line producer and session musician in Los Angeles for several years, with dozens of multi-platinum albums and singles. Franglen's music credits range from The Weeknd, Celine Dion and Toni Braxton to producing UK grime acts. Well-known for his long time collaboration with with his friend, James Horner, he was the arranger and producer on films such as 'The Amazing Spider-man', 'Avatar', 'Titanic' and others. His work in films as an arranger and musician also included multiple films with Alan Silvestri, Thomas Newman, Howard Shore and his first mentor, John Barry. He created the gritty electronica for David Fincher's Se7en (1995) and David Cronenberg's Crash (1996) and produced the vocals for Moulin Rouge! (2001). Alongside film scores, upcoming work includes a multi-year immersive and installation project in the USA, and a new orchestral and choral work to be premiered in late 2025.
Current projects include writing the score to James Cameron's Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) and the subsequent Avatar Sequels. Franglen's credits include three of the four top grossing films of all time and six of the top selling albums (Wikipedia). He also has a Golden Globe nomination for work on Avatar (2009) and "Record of the Year" Grammy as a producer on 'My Heart Will Go On' for Titanic (1997) among other awards. ASCAP Award winner for the top score of 2023, winner at the World Soundtrack Awards award in 2023, nominated for the Ivor Novello award in 2023, winner of the International Film Music Critics awards for Best Composition in 2023, following on from his award for Best Drama score in 2022. He's recently finished scores to independent films, such as Going for Two, The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu A musical nomad, he's collaborated with singers and musicians from across the world, from the South Pacific Islands to Mongolia.
Franglen is also known for his cutting-edge work in immersive audio, and is a consultant to several multi-national companies on the intersection of music and immersive audio. He has major art and commercial installations running around the world, including a permanent installation for "The Highest Art Space In The World" (CNN) at the top of the Shanghai Tower, a third of a mile high. As an educator, in the past year he has given master classes across the world.
Franglen was a top line producer and session musician in Los Angeles for several years, with dozens of multi-platinum albums and singles. Franglen's music credits range from The Weeknd, Celine Dion and Toni Braxton to producing UK grime acts. Well-known for his long time collaboration with with his friend, James Horner, he was the arranger and producer on films such as 'The Amazing Spider-man', 'Avatar', 'Titanic' and others. His work in films as an arranger and musician also included multiple films with Alan Silvestri, Thomas Newman, Howard Shore and his first mentor, John Barry. He created the gritty electronica for David Fincher's Se7en (1995) and David Cronenberg's Crash (1996) and produced the vocals for Moulin Rouge! (2001). Alongside film scores, upcoming work includes a multi-year immersive and installation project in the USA, and a new orchestral and choral work to be premiered in late 2025.
