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Simon Franglen
12+ albums
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about
Simon Franglen (born 1963, Westminster, London, England) is an English composer of classical and film music. He is also a record producer and former musician. His credits include four of the list of top grossing films and six of the list of best-selling albums of all time. His film work includes a number of well-known movies, including Avatar, for which he received Golden Globe and Grammy nominations for the theme song, and for being the producer of "My Heart Will Go On" from Titanic, for which he won a Record of The Year Grammy Award. Other film credits range from David Fincher's Seven, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Magnificent Seven, to arranging music for the James Bond films Skyfall and Spectre. After showing skill with synthesizers whilst working in London recording studios as a student, Franglen was hired by Trevor Horn as a Synclavier programmer, working on Yes, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Godley and Creme. He left Sarm West Studios to become an independent producer for acts like The Associates and a composer for commercials and TV. He composed the famous Direct Line jingle. Franglen moved into film music when he was introduced to the composer John Barry late in the production of the score for Dances with Wolves and collaborated on the soundtrack album. He continued to work with Barry for a number of years, including on Chaplin. Other long-term collaborations were with the film composers Alan Silvestri, James Horner, and Howard Shore, for whom he created the trademark
top songs
albums
Avatar: The Way of Water (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Avatar: The Way of Water (Original Score)
Avatar: Fire and Ash (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
The Echoes of Eternity (AION2 Original Soundtrack)
Peppermint (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
The Curse of Turandot (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Avatar: The Way of Water
Notre-Dame brûle (Bande originale du film)
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One Fine Day
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Simon Franglen: Cinematic Texture Toolkit
Pandora: The World of Avatar
Avatar: The Way of Water: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack