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Simon Franglen
Birth name Simon Franglen Genres Film score , soundtrack , pop , electronic , ambient , adult contemporary , soft rock Occupation(s ) Film composer, record producer , songwriter , arranger, musician Instruments Piano , keyboards , synthesizer , synclavier Years active 1989–present Labels Milan Records , Sony Classical , Lakeshore Records , Walt Disney Records , KPM Trailers, Bosworth &Co Website www
Musical artist
Simon Franglen 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 Golden Globe [1] Grammy nominations for the theme song, and for being the producer of "My Heart Will Go On " from Titanic Record of The Year Grammy Award .[2] Seven The Amazing Spider-Man , The Magnificent Seven James Bond films Skyfall Spectre [3]
Music career [ edit ]
Franglen has worked with Michael Jackson , Celine Dion , Whitney Houston , Madonna , Barbra Streisand , Quincy Jones , David Foster , Toni Braxton , The Corrs , Monica , Bee Gees , Luciano Pavarotti .[3] [when? there are over four hundred music credits to Franglen on AllMusic .[4]
Early career [ edit ]
After showing skill with synthesisers 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.[5]
Pop work [ edit ]
Franglen was persuaded by engineer/producer Humberto Gatica to move to the US, where he became a top Los Angeles session musician and programmer.[3] [6] Un-Break My Heart " (Toni Braxton )
"Change The World " (Eric Clapton )
"For You I Will " (Monica )
"I Swear " (All 4 One )
"I Have Nothing " (Whitney Houston )
"No Matter What " (Boyzone ) and his remix of E.Y.C. 's "One More Chance" was the leading version on the single release[7] [8] Ironik and Chip to classical tenors including Rolando Villazon .[9]
Film score work [ edit ]
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 soundtrack album . He continued to work with Barry for a number of years, including on Chaplin Alan Silvestri , James Horner , and Howard Shore , for whom he created the trademark dystopian electronica for Seven
He worked with producer David Foster on the soundtrack for The Bodyguard "Come What May" with Foster for director Baz Luhrmann 's Moulin Rouge! Titanic ,[3] Grammy Award as producer of "My Heart Will Go On ". He reconnected with Horner for Avatar The Amazing Spider-Man
Recent work [ edit ]
In 2016, a year after the death of his friend and colleague, James Horner , Franglen co-composed the score to The Magnificent Seven Voyage of Time
In December 2016, he premiered a new fifteen minute 3-dimensional orchestral immersive work in what CNN called 'The World's Highest Art Space'[10] Shanghai Tower , Shanghai, China.
In early 2017, he worked with Pink Floyd at Abbey Road Studios ,[11] Victoria and Albert Museum exhibition, Pink Floyd: Their Mortal Remains . Over 400,000 people visited the exhibition and the installation will tour around the world.[12]
Franglen was 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.[13] [14]
He scored Together , a film by director Terrence Malick which premiered at SXSW in late 2017 and at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival .[15] [16] Peppermint Pierre Morel , the MGM TV series The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair Jean-Jacques Annaud .
In 2019, he premiered a new large scale orchestral and choral work for live performance, the oratorio "The Birth of Skies and Earth", based on the great Chinese creation myths . A ninety-minute work, with libretto in Mandarin Chinese, it premiered in Shanghai, with 176 musicians on stage, featuring a 90 piece orchestra, 80 voice choir, and six soloist singers. Subsequently, it toured around China.[17]
In late 2019, he composed the score to Xiaolong Zheng's Turandot, The Three Bracelets , a large-budget Chinese historical action fantasy for release in 2021.
In late 2020, he composed the score to the documentary film about the saving of the Timbuktu Manuscripts from Jihadists – The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu (based on the novel The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu
In early 2021, he will be composing the score to the mythological epic, Brahmastra Ayan Mukerji . In late 2022, he will premiere a new opera.
In 2019 it was announced that he had been hired to write new songs and music for Avatar: The Way of Water Avatar 3 [18]
Other work [ edit ]
Franglen accompanied Barbra Streisand for her first live performance in 27 years at the Inauguration of President Bill Clinton in Washington DC. He also toured with her for the subsequent come-back tour.
Recognition and awards [ edit ]
At the 21st edition of the Ischia Global Film & Music Festival in Italy, Franglen won the Ischia Film & Music Award.[19]
The composer and producer Nick Franglen is his brother. The musician and writer Hans Keller was his great uncle.[3]
Film credits [ edit ]
Downtown Alan Silvestri - Synthesizer Programming
Shattered Alan Silvestri - Keyboards, Synclavier Programming
Ricochet Alan Silvestri - Additional Synthesizer Programming
Grand Canyon James Newton Howard - Synclavier Programming
The Bodyguard Alan Silvestri - Synthesizer Programming
FernGully: The Last Rainforest Alan Silvestri - Synclavier Programming
Sidekicks Alan Silvestri - Synclavier Programming, Synthesizers, Drum Programming
Cool Runnings Hans Zimmer - Synclavier Programming
Cop and a Half Alan Silvestri - Synthesizer Programming
Seven Howard Shore - Programming
Crash Howard Shore - Electronic Music Preparation
The Preacher's Wife Hans Zimmer - Additional Synthesizer Programming
Space Jam James Newton Howard - Synclavier Programming
Contact Alan Silvestri - Synclavier Programming
Volcano Alan Silvestri - Synthesizer Programming
Titanic James Horner - Synthesizers, Instrumental Solo, Producer "My Heart Will Go On"
Quest for Camelot Patrick Doyle - Additional Synthesizer Programming
Moulin Rouge! Craig Armstrong - Producer, Vocal Production, Engineer
Avatar James Horner - Electronic Music Arranger, Composer - Theme song (Golden Globe nomination)
The Karate Kid James Horner - Synthesizer Programming
The Amazing Spider-Man James Horner - Arranger
Skyfall Thomas Newman - Arranger, Programming
Wolf Totem James Horner - Score Producer, Arranger
Southpaw James Horner - Score Producer, Arranger
The 33 James Horner - Score Producer, Arranger
Spectre Thomas Newman - Arranger, Synthesizer Programming
The Magnificent Seven James Horner & Simon Franglen - Co-composer
Living in the Age of Airplanes (2016) - James Horner - Score Producer, Arranger
Ice
Voyage of Time
Terrence Malick's 'Together'
The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair
Peppermint
Turandot , The Three Bracelets
Notre-Dame on Fire
Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva
Avatar: The Way of Water
Avatar 3
Avatar 4
Avatar 5
Music credits [ edit ]
River of Love (1990) - David Foster - Synclavier Programming
Rechording (1991) - David Foster - Arranger, Programming
Dreams to Dream (1991) - Linda Ronstadt - Synclavier Programming
Attitude & Virtue Corey Hart - Engineer, Arranger, Synclavier Programming, Assistant Producer
Femme Fatale Miki Howard - Synclavier Programming
World Falling Down Peter Cetera - Synclavier Programming
The Vanishing Race Air Supply - Synclavier Programming
The Colour of My Love Celine Dion - Synclavier Programming
Back to Broadway Barbra Streisand - Synclavier Programming
The One Thing Michael Bolton - Additional Synthesizer Programming
Groove On Gerald LeVert - Synclavier Programming
Dream Away Babyface & Lisa Stansfield - Synclavier Programming
Through the Fire (1994) - Peabo Bryson - Synclavier Programming
Love Lights the World (1994) - David Foster - Synclavier Programming
Join the Band Take 6 - Synclavier Programming, Drum Programming
Something to Remember Madonna - Synclavier Programming
Q's Jook Joint Quincy Jones - Synthesizer Programming
HIStory Michael Jackson - Keyboards, Drum Programming, Percussion, Synthesizer Programming, Synclavier Programming
Remember Me This Way (1995) - Jordan Hill - Synclavier Programming
Secrets Toni Braxton - Synclavier Programming
Falling into You
For You I Will Monica - Synclavier Programming
My Heart Will Go On
Open Road Gary Barlow - Synclavier Programming, Drum Programming
Love is a Miracle (1997) - Andy Lau - Producer, Arranger, Keyboards, Drum Programming, Synclavier Programming, Bass
EV3 En Vogue - Synclavier Programming
Flesh and Bone Richard Marx - Synclavier Programming, Keyboard Programming, Keyboards, Drum Programming
Let's Talk About Love
My Love is Your Love Whitney Houston - Synclavier Programming
Never Say Never Brandy - Synclavier Programming
Mona Lisa's Tears (1998) - Terry Lin - Synclavier Programming
Where We Belong Boyzone - Associate Producer, Arranger, Keyboards, Engineer, Drum Programming
Whistle Down The Wind (1998) - Tina Arena - Producer, Arranger, Keyboard Programming, Engineer
One Wish Deborah Cox - Synclavier Programming
"Come What May" (2001) Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor - Producer, Programming, Vocal Producer
The Heat
Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer) Ironik , Chip (rapper) , Elton John
A New Day Has Come
Pulse
Installations and 3D [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ a b c d e "Interview with Simon Franglen :: Film Music Magazine" . Filmmusicmag.com . Retrieved 4 April 2018 .
^ "Simon Franglen" . AllMusic . Retrieved 26 July 2020 .
^ "Sonic boom: Advertising is increasingly making use of tiny tunes to" . The Independent . Retrieved 26 July 2020 .
^ "Simon Franglen | Credits | AllMusic" . AllMusic . Retrieved 4 April 2018 .
^ "E.Y.C. One More Chance - Releases" . Discogs . 3 September 1994. Retrieved 4 November 2021 .
^ "E.Y.C. full official chart history" . Official Charts Company . 11 December 1993. Retrieved 4 November 2021 .
^ "Interview with THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN composer Simon Franglen Assignment X" . Assignmentx.com . 26 September 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2020 .
^ Andrea Lo (6 February 2017). "Shanghai Tower unveils world's highest art space" . Cnn.com . Retrieved 26 July 2020 .
^ "The Tech Behind Pink Floyd: Their Mortal Remains" . Musictech.net . 19 June 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2020 .
^ Becky Roberts (6 March 2017). "Home" . Whathifi.com . Retrieved 26 July 2020 .
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^ Soberman, Matthew (4 January 2019). "Pandora: The World of Avatar Theme Park Album Released" . Wdwnt.com . Retrieved 26 July 2020 .
^ "Together" . Framestore.com . 13 March 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2020 .
^ "Together | 2018 Tribeca Film Festival" . Tribecafilm.com . Retrieved 26 July 2020 .
^ "Simon Franglen auf Twitter: "Very pleased to announce the birth of... 'The Birth of Skies and Earth', which premiered tonight in Shanghai, before touring China in 2019 and then internationally. Libretto in Chinese, based on China's great creation myths. A good noise. Proud dad..." Archived from the original on 25 December 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019 .
^ "Simon Franglen to Compose Songs for James Cameron's 'Avatar' Sequels" . Film Music Reporter . Retrieved 28 July 2020 .
^ "Ischia Global Film & Music Festival 2023 – Diane Warren, Simon Franglen & Sofia Carson" . SoundTrackFest . 29 June 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023 .
External links [ edit ]
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