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| name = Simon Franglen
| name = Simon Franglen
| birth_name = Simon Franglen
| birth_name = Simon Franglen
| image =
| image =
| caption = Franglen in 2011
| caption = Franglen in 2011
| background = non_performing_personnel
| background = non_performing_personnel
| origin = [[Westminster]], [[London]], [[England]]
| origin =
| genre = [[Film score]], [[soundtrack]], [[Pop music|pop]], [[Electronic music|electronic]], [[Ambient music|ambient]], [[adult contemporary]], [[soft rock]]
| genre = [[Film score]], [[soundtrack]], [[Pop music|pop]], [[Electronic music|electronic]], [[Ambient music|ambient]], [[adult contemporary]], [[soft rock]]
| instruments = [[Piano]], [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[synthesizer]], [[synclavier]]
| instruments = [[Piano]], [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[synthesizer]], [[synclavier]]
| occupation = Film composer, [[record producer]], [[songwriter]], arranger, musician
| occupation = Film composer, [[record producer]], [[songwriter]], arranger, musician
| years_active = 1989–present
| years_active = 1989–present
| label = [[Milan Records]], [[Sony Classical]], [[Lakeshore Records]], [[Walt Disney Records]], [[KPM Trailers]], [[Bosworth & Co]]
| label = [[Milan Records]], [[Sony Classical]], [[Lakeshore Records]], [[Walt Disney Records]], KPM Trailers, Bosworth & Co
| associated_acts = [[David Foster]], [[James Horner]], [[Hans Zimmer]], [[Alan Silvestri]], [[Thomas Newman]], [[James Newton Howard]], [[Celine Dion]], [[Michael Jackson]], [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]], [[Barbra Streisand]], [[Toni Braxton]], [[Quincy Jones]]
| associated_acts = [[David Foster]], [[James Horner]], [[Hans Zimmer]], [[Alan Silvestri]], [[Thomas Newman]], [[James Newton Howard]], [[Celine Dion]], [[Michael Jackson]], [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]], [[Barbra Streisand]], [[Toni Braxton]], [[Quincy Jones]]
| website = {{URL|www.simonfranglen.com}}
| website = {{URL|www.simonfranglen.com}}
}}
}}


'''Simon Franglen''' (born [[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.
'''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 (2009 film)|Avatar]]'', for which he received [[Golden Globe Award|Golden Globe]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/?param=/member/31051 |title=Browse Results – Golden Globe Awards Official Website |website=Goldenglobes.org |accessdate=2013-10-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012033652/http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/?param=%2Fmember%2F31051 |archivedate=12 October 2013}}</ref> and [[Grammy Award|Grammy]] nominations for the theme song, and for being the producer of "[[My Heart Will Go On]]" from ''[[Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]]'', for which he won a [[41st Annual Grammy Awards|Record of The Year Grammy Award]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/simon-franglen-mn0000034948/awards |title=Simon Franglen &#124; Awards |website=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=2013-10-15}}</ref> Other film credits range from David Fincher's ''[[Seven (1995 film)|Seven]]'','' [[The Amazing Spider-Man (2012 film)|The Amazing Spider-Man]]'', ''[[The Magnificent Seven (2016 film)|The Magnificent Seven]]'', to arranging music for the [[James Bond in film|James Bond films]] ''[[Skyfall]]'' and ''[[Spectre (2015 film)|Spectre]]''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.filmmusicmag.com/?p=16491|title=Interview with Simon Franglen :: Film Music Magazine|website=Filmmusicmag.com|access-date=2018-04-04}}</ref>
His film work includes a number of well-known movies, including ''[[Avatar (2009 film)|Avatar]]'', for which he received [[Golden Globe Award|Golden Globe]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/?param=/member/31051 |title=Browse Results – Golden Globe Awards Official Website |website=Goldenglobes.org |accessdate=2013-10-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012033652/http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/?param=%2Fmember%2F31051 |archivedate=12 October 2013}}</ref> and [[Grammy Award|Grammy]] nominations for the theme song, and for being the producer of "[[My Heart Will Go On]]" from ''[[Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]]'', for which he won a [[41st Annual Grammy Awards|Record of The Year Grammy Award]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/simon-franglen-mn0000034948/awards |title=Simon Franglen &#124; Awards |website=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=2013-10-15}}</ref> Other film credits range from David Fincher's ''[[Seven (1995 film)|Seven]]'','' [[The Amazing Spider-Man (2012 film)|The Amazing Spider-Man]]'', ''[[The Magnificent Seven (2016 film)|The Magnificent Seven]]'', to arranging music for the [[James Bond in film|James Bond films]] ''[[Skyfall]]'' and ''[[Spectre (2015 film)|Spectre]]''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.filmmusicmag.com/?p=16491|title=Interview with Simon Franglen :: Film Music Magazine|website=Filmmusicmag.com|access-date=2018-04-04}}</ref>


==Music career==
==Music career==
Franglen has worked with [[Michael Jackson]], [[Celine Dion]], [[Whitney Houston]], [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]], [[Barbra Streisand]], [[Quincy Jones]], [[David Foster]], [[Toni Braxton]], [[The Corrs]], [[Monica (singer)|Monica]], [[Bee Gees]], [[Luciano Pavarotti]].<ref name=":0" /> Currently there are over four hundred music credits to Franglen on [[AllMusic]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/simon-franglen-mn0000034948/credits|title=Simon Franglen &#124; Credits|website=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=26 July 2020}}</ref>
Franglen has worked with [[Michael Jackson]], [[Celine Dion]], [[Whitney Houston]], [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]], [[Barbra Streisand]], [[Quincy Jones]], [[David Foster]], [[Toni Braxton]], [[The Corrs]], [[Monica (singer)|Monica]], [[Bee Gees]], [[Luciano Pavarotti]].<ref name=":0" /> Currently{{when|date=October 2023}} there are over four hundred music credits to Franglen on [[AllMusic]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/simon-franglen-mn0000034948/credits|title=Simon Franglen |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=26 July 2020}}</ref>


===Early career===
===Early career===
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 (band)|Yes]], [[Frankie Goes To Hollywood]], [[Godley and Creme]]. He left Sarm West Studios to become an independent producer for acts like [[The Associates (band)|The Associates]] and a composer for commercials and TV. He composed the famous Direct Line jingle.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/sonic-boom-advertising-is-increasingly-making-use-of-tiny-tunes-to-catch-our-attention-9172004.html|title=Sonic boom: Advertising is increasingly making use of tiny tunes to|date=8 March 2014|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|accessdate=26 July 2020}}</ref>
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 (band)|Yes]], [[Frankie Goes To Hollywood]], [[Godley and Creme]]. He left Sarm West Studios to become an independent producer for acts like [[The Associates (band)|The Associates]] and a composer for commercials and TV. He composed the famous Direct Line jingle.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/sonic-boom-advertising-is-increasingly-making-use-of-tiny-tunes-to-catch-our-attention-9172004.html|title=Sonic boom: Advertising is increasingly making use of tiny tunes to|date=8 March 2014|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|accessdate=26 July 2020}}</ref>


===Pop work===
===Pop work===
Franglen was persuaded by engineer/producer [[Humberto Gatica]] to move to the US, where he became a top Los Angeles session musician and programmer.<ref name=":0" /> Alongside his career on film music, Franglen has been involved in a huge number of singles and albums that have charted highly, since the early 1990s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/simon-franglen-mn0000034948/credits|title=Simon Franglen {{!}} Credits {{!}} AllMusic|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=2018-04-04}}</ref> These include:
Franglen was persuaded by engineer/producer [[Humberto Gatica]] to move to the US, where he became a top Los Angeles session musician and programmer.<ref name=":0" /> Alongside his career on film music, Franglen has been involved in a huge number of singles and albums that have charted highly, since the early 1990s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/simon-franglen-mn0000034948/credits|title=Simon Franglen {{!}} Credits {{!}} AllMusic|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=2018-04-04}}</ref> These include:
"[[Un-Break My Heart]]" ([[Toni Braxton]])
"[[Un-Break My Heart]]" ([[Toni Braxton]])
"[[Change The World]]" ([[Eric Clapton]])
"[[Change The World]]" ([[Eric Clapton]])
"[[For You I Will (Monica song)|For You I Will]]" ([[Monica]])
"[[For You I Will (Monica song)|For You I Will]]" ([[Monica (singer)|Monica]])
"[[I Swear]]" ([[All 4 One]])
"[[I Swear]]" ([[All-4-One|All 4 One]])
"[[I Have Nothing]]" ([[Whitney Houston]])
"[[I Have Nothing]]" ([[Whitney Houston]])
"[[No Matter What (Boyzone song)|No Matter What]]" ([[Boyzone]]) and his remix of [[E.Y.C. (band)|E.Y.C.]]'s "One More Chance" was the leading version on the single release<ref>{{cite web |title=E.Y.C. One More Chance - Releases |url=https://www.discogs.com/master/176846-EYC-One-More-Chance |website=Discogs |access-date=4 November 2021}}</ref> which peaked at number 25 in the UK charts.<ref>{{cite web |title=E.Y.C. full official chart history |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/29585/e-y-c/ |website=Official Charts Company |access-date=4 November 2021}}</ref>
"[[No Matter What (Boyzone song)|No Matter What]]" ([[Boyzone]]) and his remix of [[E.Y.C. (band)|E.Y.C.]]'s "One More Chance" was the leading version on the single release<ref>{{cite web |title=E.Y.C. One More Chance - Releases |url=https://www.discogs.com/master/176846-EYC-One-More-Chance |website=Discogs |date=3 September 1994 |access-date=4 November 2021}}</ref> which peaked at number 25 in the UK charts.<ref>{{cite web |title=E.Y.C. full official chart history |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/29585/e-y-c/ |website=Official Charts Company |date=11 December 1993 |access-date=4 November 2021}}</ref>
He has produced a wide variety of material, from UK grime rappers such as [[Ironik]] and [[Chip (rapper)|Chip]] to classical tenors including [[Rolando Villazon]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.assignmentx.com/2016/the-magnificent-seven-composer-simon-franglen-takes-james-horner-for-a-final-ride-interview/|title=Interview with THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN composer Simon Franglen Assignment X|website=Assignmentx.com|date=26 September 2016 |accessdate=26 July 2020}}</ref>
He has produced a wide variety of material, from UK grime rappers such as [[Ironik]] and [[Chip (rapper)|Chip]] to classical tenors including [[Rolando Villazon]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.assignmentx.com/2016/the-magnificent-seven-composer-simon-franglen-takes-james-horner-for-a-final-ride-interview/|title=Interview with THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN composer Simon Franglen Assignment X|website=Assignmentx.com|date=26 September 2016 |accessdate=26 July 2020}}</ref>


===Film score work===
===Film score work===
Franglen moved into film music when he was introduced to the composer [[John Barry (composer)|John Barry]] late in the production of the score for ''[[Dances with Wolves]]'' and collaborated on the [[Dances with Wolves (soundtrack)|soundtrack album]]. He continued to work with Barry for a number of years, including on ''[[Chaplin (film)|Chaplin]]''. Other long-term collaborations were with the film composers [[Alan Silvestri]], [[James Horner]], and [[Howard Shore]], for whom he created the trademark dystopian electronica for ''[[Seven (1995 film)|Seven]]'' by David Fincher, ''[[Crash (1996 film)|Crash]]'' by David Cronenberg.
Franglen moved into film music when he was introduced to the composer [[John Barry (composer)|John Barry]] late in the production of the score for ''[[Dances with Wolves]]'' and collaborated on the [[Dances with Wolves (soundtrack)|soundtrack album]]. He continued to work with Barry for a number of years, including on ''[[Chaplin (film)|Chaplin]]''. Other long-term collaborations were with the film composers [[Alan Silvestri]], [[James Horner]], and [[Howard Shore]], for whom he created the trademark dystopian electronica for ''[[Seven (1995 film)|Seven]]'' by David Fincher.


He worked with producer [[David Foster]] on the [[The Bodyguard (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] for ''[[The Bodyguard (1992 film)|The Bodyguard]]'' and later, produced Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor's [[Come What May (2001 song)|"Come What May"]] with Foster for director [[Baz Luhrmann]]'s ''[[Moulin Rouge!]]'', he separately acted as vocal producer for the film songs. In 1997, he worked for the first time with James Horner on the score for ''Titanic'',<ref name=":0" /> for which he won a [[Grammy Award]] as producer of "[[My Heart Will Go On]]". He reconnected with Horner for ''[[Avatar (2009 film)|Avatar]]'', spending almost 11 months working on the score; he acted as Electronic Music Arranger and also co-write and co-produced the Golden Globe and Grammy nominated theme song. Horner and Franglen continued to work closely together from 2009 on films such as ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man (2012 film)|The Amazing Spider-Man]]'', Franglen initially acting as arranger, then moving to score producer.
He worked with producer [[David Foster]] on the [[The Bodyguard (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] for ''[[The Bodyguard (1992 film)|The Bodyguard]]'' and later, produced Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor's [[Come What May (2001 song)|"Come What May"]] with Foster for director [[Baz Luhrmann]]'s ''[[Moulin Rouge!]]'', where he separately acted as vocal producer for the film songs. In 1997, he worked for the first time with James Horner on the score for ''Titanic'',<ref name=":0" /> for which he won a [[Grammy Award]] as producer of "[[My Heart Will Go On]]". He reconnected with Horner for ''[[Avatar (2009 film)|Avatar]]'', spending almost 11 months working on the score; he acted as Electronic Music Arranger and also co-wrote and co-produced the Golden Globe and Grammy nominated theme song. Horner and Franglen continued to work closely together from 2009 on films such as ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man (2012 film)|The Amazing Spider-Man]]'', Franglen initially acting as arranger, then moving to score producer.


===Recent work===
===Recent work===
In 2016, a year after the death of his friend and colleague, [[James Horner]], Franglen co-composed the score to ''[[The Magnificent Seven (2016 film)|The Magnificent Seven]]'', which Horner had commenced. He won an ASCAP award for his work. 2016 also included original music for director Terrence Malick's film ''[[Voyage of Time]]''.
In 2016, a year after the death of his friend and colleague, [[James Horner]], Franglen co-composed the score to ''[[The Magnificent Seven (2016 film)|The Magnificent Seven]]'', which Horner had commenced. He won an ASCAP award for his work. 2016 also included original music for director Terrence Malick's film ''[[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'<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/style/article/symphony-shanghai-tower/index.html|title=Shanghai Tower unveils world's highest art space|author=Andrea Lo|website=Cnn.com|accessdate=26 July 2020}}</ref> - a 240 speaker immersive experience featuring four separate complete orchestral parts, Chinese Solo instruments, choir and bells on the 2000&nbsp;ft high 126th floor of the [[Shanghai Tower]], Shanghai, China.
In December 2016, he premiered a new fifteen minute 3-dimensional orchestral immersive work in what CNN called 'The World's Highest Art Space'<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/style/article/symphony-shanghai-tower/index.html|title=Shanghai Tower unveils world's highest art space|author=Andrea Lo|website=Cnn.com|date=6 February 2017 |accessdate=26 July 2020}}</ref> - a 240 speaker immersive experience featuring four separate complete orchestral parts, Chinese Solo instruments, choir and bells on the 2000&nbsp;ft high 126th floor of the [[Shanghai Tower]], Shanghai, China.


In early 2017, he worked with Pink Floyd at [[Abbey Road Studios]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.musictech.net/features/tech-behind-pink-floyd-mortal-remains/|title=The Tech Behind Pink Floyd: Their Mortal Remains|website=Musictech.net|date=19 June 2017|accessdate=26 July 2020}}</ref> producing 3D mixes of some of their best known tracks for an immersive installation room at the [[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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.whathifi.com/features/pink-floyd-exhibition-25-speakers-3d-sound-and-comfortably-numb|title=Home|author=Becky Roberts|date=6 March 2017|website=Whathifi.com|accessdate=26 July 2020}}</ref>
In early 2017, he worked with Pink Floyd at [[Abbey Road Studios]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.musictech.net/features/tech-behind-pink-floyd-mortal-remains/|title=The Tech Behind Pink Floyd: Their Mortal Remains|website=Musictech.net|date=19 June 2017|accessdate=26 July 2020}}</ref> producing 3D mixes of some of their best known tracks for an immersive installation room at the [[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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.whathifi.com/features/pink-floyd-exhibition-25-speakers-3d-sound-and-comfortably-numb|title=Home|author=Becky Roberts|date=6 March 2017|website=Whathifi.com|accessdate=26 July 2020}}</ref>
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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.<ref>[http://www.syta.org/default.asp?contentID=979] {{dead link|date=July 2020}}</ref> In 2018, an album of selected music from the park was released by Walt Disney Music album.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wdwnt.com/2019/01/pandora-the-world-of-avatar-soundtrack-album-released/|title=Pandora: The World of Avatar Theme Park Album Released|first1=Matthew|last1=Soberman|date=4 January 2019|website=Wdwnt.com|accessdate=26 July 2020}}</ref>
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.<ref>[http://www.syta.org/default.asp?contentID=979] {{dead link|date=July 2020}}</ref> In 2018, an album of selected music from the park was released by Walt Disney Music album.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wdwnt.com/2019/01/pandora-the-world-of-avatar-soundtrack-album-released/|title=Pandora: The World of Avatar Theme Park Album Released|first1=Matthew|last1=Soberman|date=4 January 2019|website=Wdwnt.com|accessdate=26 July 2020}}</ref>


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He scored ''Together'', a film by director [[Terrence Malick]] which premiered at SXSW in late 2017 and at the 2018 [[Tribeca Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.framestore.com/work/together|title=Together|date=13 March 2018|website=Framestore.com|accessdate=26 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribecafilm.com/films/together-2018|title=Together &#124; 2018 Tribeca Film Festival|website=Tribecafilm.com|accessdate=26 July 2020}}</ref> In 2018, he composed the scores to ''[[Peppermint (2018 film)|Peppermint]]'' directed by [[Pierre Morel]], the MGM TV series ''[[The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair (miniseries)|The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair]]'' by director [[Jean-Jacques Annaud]].
He scored ''Together'' - a new immersive film by director [[Terrence Malick]] which premiered at SXSW in late 2017 and at the 2018 [[Tribeca Film Festival]]
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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.framestore.com/work/together|title=Together|date=13 March 2018|website=Framestore.com|accessdate=26 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribecafilm.com/films/together-2018|title=Together &#124; 2018 Tribeca Film Festival|website=Tribecafilm.com|accessdate=26 July 2020}}</ref> In 2018, he composed the scores to ''[[Peppermint (2018 film)|Peppermint]]'' directed by [[Pierre Morel]], the MGM TV series ''[[The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair (miniseries)|The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair]]'' by director [[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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/simonfranglen/status/1078667488810885121 |title=Archived copy |access-date=29 May 2019 |archive-date=25 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191225195237/https://twitter.com/simonfranglen/status/1078667488810885121 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/simonfranglen/status/1078667488810885121 |title=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...|access-date=29 May 2019 |archive-date=25 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191225195237/https://twitter.com/simonfranglen/status/1078667488810885121 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


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 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' directed by Otto Bell.
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]]''), directed by Otto Bell.


In early 2021, he will be composing the score to the mythological epic, ''[[Brahmastra (film)|Brahmastra]]'', directed by [[Ayan Mukerji]]. In late 2022, he will premiere a new opera.
In early 2021, he will be composing the score to the mythological epic, ''[[Brahmastra (film)|Brahmastra]]'', directed by [[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]]'' and ''[[Avatar 3]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Simon Franglen to Compose Songs for James Cameron's 'Avatar' Sequels {{!}} Film Music Reporter|url=https://filmmusicreporter.com/2019/12/17/simon-franglen-to-compose-songs-for-james-camerons-avatar-sequels/|access-date=2020-07-28|language=en-US}}</ref>
In 2019 it was announced that he had been hired to write new songs and music for ''[[Avatar: The Way of Water]]'' and ''[[Avatar: Fire and Ash]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Simon Franglen to Compose Songs for James Cameron's 'Avatar' Sequels |work=Film Music Reporter |url=https://filmmusicreporter.com/2019/12/17/simon-franglen-to-compose-songs-for-james-camerons-avatar-sequels/ |access-date=2020-07-28 }}</ref>

In 2021, 20th Century Films announced that Franglen would take over as composer for the Avatar Sequels.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Composer Simon Franglen to Score 'Avatar' Sequels {{!}} TheDisInsider|date=30 August 2021 |url=https://thedisinsider.com/2021/08/30/composer-simon-franglen-to-score-avatar-sequels/}}</ref>


===Other work===
===Other work===
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.
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==
At the 21st edition of the [[Ischia Global Film & Music Festival]] in Italy, Franglen won the Ischia Film & Music Award.<ref name=soundtrackfest>{{cite web | title=Ischia Global Film & Music Festival 2023 – Diane Warren, Simon Franglen & Sofia Carson | website=SoundTrackFest | date=29 June 2023 | url=https://soundtrackfest.com/en/news/ischia-global-film-music-festival-2023-diane-warren-simon-franglen-sofia-carson/ | access-date=28 October 2023}}</ref>


==Family==
==Family==
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==Film credits==
==Film credits==
*''[[Downtown (film)|Downtown]]'' (1990) - [[Alan Silvestri]] - Synthesizer Programming
* ''[[Downtown (film)|Downtown]]'' (1990) - [[Alan Silvestri]] - Synthesizer Programming
*''[[Shattered (1991 film)|Shattered]]'' (1991) - [[Alan Silvestri]] - Keyboards, Synclavier Programming
* ''[[Shattered (1991 film)|Shattered]]'' (1991) - [[Alan Silvestri]] - Keyboards, Synclavier Programming
*''[[Ricochet (1991 film)|Ricochet]]'' (1991) - [[Alan Silvestri]] - Additional Synthesizer Programming
* ''[[Ricochet (1991 film)|Ricochet]]'' (1991) - [[Alan Silvestri]] - Additional Synthesizer Programming
*''[[Grand Canyon (1991 film)|Grand Canyon]]'' (1991) - [[James Newton Howard]] - Synclavier Programming
* ''[[Grand Canyon (1991 film)|Grand Canyon]]'' (1991) - [[James Newton Howard]] - Synclavier Programming
*''[[The Bodyguard (1992 film)|The Bodyguard]]'' (1992) - [[Alan Silvestri]] - Synthesizer Programming
* ''[[The Bodyguard (1992 film)|The Bodyguard]]'' (1992) - [[Alan Silvestri]] - Synthesizer Programming
*''[[FernGully: The Last Rainforest]]'' (1992) - [[Alan Silvestri]] - Synclavier Programming
* ''[[FernGully: The Last Rainforest]]'' (1992) - [[Alan Silvestri]] - Synclavier Programming
*''[[Sidekicks (1992 film)|Sidekicks]]'' (1992) - [[Alan Silvestri]] - Synclavier Programming, Synthesizers, Drum Programming
* ''[[Sidekicks (1992 film)|Sidekicks]]'' (1992) - [[Alan Silvestri]] - Synclavier Programming, Synthesizers, Drum Programming
*''[[Cool Runnings]]'' (1993) - [[Hans Zimmer]] - Synclavier Programming
* ''[[Cool Runnings]]'' (1993) - [[Hans Zimmer]] - Synclavier Programming
*''[[Cop and a Half]]'' (1993) - [[Alan Silvestri]] - Synthesizer Programming
* ''[[Cop and a Half]]'' (1993) - [[Alan Silvestri]] - Synthesizer Programming
*''[[Seven (1995 film)|Seven]]'' (1995) - [[Howard Shore]] - Programming
* ''[[Seven (1995 film)|Seven]]'' (1995) - [[Howard Shore]] - Programming
*''[[Crash (1996 film)|Crash]]'' (1996) - Howard Shore - Electronic Music Preparation
* ''[[Crash (1996 film)|Crash]]'' (1996) - [[Howard Shore]] - Electronic Music Preparation
*''[[The Preacher's Wife]]'' (1996) - [[Hans Zimmer]] - Additional Synthesizer Programming
* ''[[The Preacher's Wife]]'' (1996) - [[Hans Zimmer]] - Additional Synthesizer Programming
*''[[Space Jam]]'' (1996) - James Newton Howard - Synclavier Programming
* ''[[Space Jam]]'' (1996) - [[James Newton Howard]] - Synclavier Programming
*''[[Contact (1997 American film)|Contact]]'' (1997) - Alan Silvestri - Synclavier Programming
* ''[[Contact (1997 American film)|Contact]]'' (1997) - [[Alan Silvestri]] - Synclavier Programming
*''[[Volcano (1997 film)|Volcano]]'' (1997) - Alan Silvestri - Synthesizer Programming
* ''[[Volcano (1997 film)|Volcano]]'' (1997) - [[Alan Silvestri]] - Synthesizer Programming
*''[[Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]]'' (1997) - [[James Horner]] - Synthesizers, Instrumental Solo, Producer "My Heart Will Go On"
* ''[[Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]]'' (1997) - [[James Horner]] - Synthesizers, Instrumental Solo, Producer "My Heart Will Go On"
*''[[Quest for Camelot]]'' (1998) - [[Patrick Doyle]] - Additional Synthesizer Programming
* ''[[Quest for Camelot]]'' (1998) - [[Patrick Doyle]] - Additional Synthesizer Programming
*''[[Moulin Rouge!]]'' (2001) - [[Craig Armstrong (composer)|Craig Armstrong]] - Producer, Vocal Production, Engineer
* ''[[Moulin Rouge!]]'' (2001) - [[Craig Armstrong (composer)|Craig Armstrong]] - Producer, Vocal Production, Engineer
*''[[Avatar (2009 film)|Avatar]]'' (2009) - James Horner - Electronic Music Arranger. Composer - Theme song (Golden Globe nomination)
* ''[[Avatar (2009 film)|Avatar]]'' (2009) - [[James Horner]] - Electronic Music Arranger, Composer - Theme song (Golden Globe nomination)
*''[[The Karate Kid (2010 film)|The Karate Kid]]'' (2010) - James Horner - Synthesizer Programming
* ''[[The Karate Kid (2010 film)|The Karate Kid]]'' (2010) - [[James Horner]] - Synthesizer Programming
*''[[The Amazing Spider-Man (2012 film)|The Amazing Spider-Man]]'' (2012) - James Horner - Arranger
* ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man (2012 film)|The Amazing Spider-Man]]'' (2012) - [[James Horner]] - Arranger
*''[[Skyfall]]'' (2012） - [[Thomas Newman]] - Arranger, Programming
* ''[[Skyfall]]'' (2012） - [[Thomas Newman]] - Arranger, Programming
*''[[Wolf Totem (film)|Wolf Totem]]'' (2015) - James Horner - Score Producer, Arranger
* ''[[Wolf Totem (film)|Wolf Totem]]'' (2015) - [[James Horner]] - Score Producer, Arranger
*''[[Southpaw (film)|Southpaw]]'' (2015) - James Horner - Score Producer, Arranger
* ''[[Southpaw (film)|Southpaw]]'' (2015) - [[James Horner]] - Score Producer, Arranger
*''[[The 33 (film)|The 33]]'' (2015) - James Horner - Score Producer, Arranger
* ''[[The 33 (film)|The 33]]'' (2015) - [[James Horner]] - Score Producer, Arranger
*''[[Spectre (2015 film)|Spectre]]'' (2015) - Thomas Newman - Arranger, Synthesizer Programming
* ''[[Spectre (2015 film)|Spectre]]'' (2015) - [[Thomas Newman]] - Arranger, Synthesizer Programming
*''[[The Magnificent Seven (2016 film)|The Magnificent Seven]]'' (2016) - James Horner & Simon Franglen - Co-composer
* ''[[The Magnificent Seven (2016 soundtrack)|The Magnificent Seven]]'' (2016) - [[James Horner]] & Simon Franglen - Co-composer
*''Living in the Age of Airplanes'' (2016) - James Horner - Score Producer, Arranger
* ''Living in the Age of Airplanes'' (2016) - [[James Horner]] - Score Producer, Arranger
*''[[Ice (American TV series)|Ice]]'' (2016) - Series Composer
* ''[[Ice (American TV series)|Ice]]'' (2016) - Series Composer
*''[[Voyage of Time]]'' (2016) - Composer
* ''[[Voyage of Time]]'' (2016) - Composer
*''[[Terrence Malick filmography|Terrence Malick's 'Together']]'' (2018) - Composer
* ''[[Terrence Malick filmography|Terrence Malick's 'Together']]'' (2018) - Composer
*''[[The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair (miniseries)|The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair]]'' (2018) - Composer
* ''[[The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair (miniseries)|The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair]]'' (2018) - Composer
*''[[Peppermint (2018 film)|Peppermint]]'' (2018) - Composer
* ''[[Peppermint (2018 film)|Peppermint]]'' (2018) - Composer
*''Turandot, The Three Bracelets'' (2019 / 2020) - Composer
* ''[[Turandot]], The Three Bracelets'' (2019 / 2020) - Composer
* ''[[Notre-Dame on Fire]]'' (2022) - Composer.
* ''[[Notre-Dame on Fire]]'' (2022) - Composer.
* ''[[Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva]]'' (2022) - Composer (score)
* ''[[Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva]]'' (2022) - Composer (score)
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* ''[[Avatar: The Way of Water]]'' (2022) - Composer
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*''[[Avatar: The Way of Water]]'' (2022) - Composer
* ''[[Avatar: Fire and Ash]]'' (2025) - Composer
*''[[Avatar 3]]'' (2024) - Composer
* ''[[Avatar 4]]'' (2029) - Composer
*''[[Avatar 4]]'' (2026) - Composer
* ''[[Avatar 5]]'' (2031) - Composer
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*''[[Avatar 5]]'' (2028) - Composer


==Music credits==
==Music credits==
*''River of Love'' (1990) - [[David Foster]] - Synclavier Programming
* ''River of Love'' (1990) - [[David Foster]] - Synclavier Programming
*''Rechording'' (1991) - David Foster - Arranger, Programming
* ''Rechording'' (1991) - David Foster - Arranger, Programming
*''Dreams to Dream'' (1991) - [[Linda Ronstadt]] - Synclavier Programming
* ''Dreams to Dream'' (1991) - [[Linda Ronstadt]] - Synclavier Programming
*''[[Attitude & Virtue]]'' (1991) - [[Corey Hart (singer)|Corey Hart]] - Engineer, Arranger, Synclavier Programming, Assistant Producer
* ''[[Attitude & Virtue]]'' (1991) - [[Corey Hart (singer)|Corey Hart]] - Engineer, Arranger, Synclavier Programming, Assistant Producer
*''[[Femme Fatale (Miki Howard album)|Femme Fatale]]'' (1992) - [[Miki Howard]] - Synclavier Programming
* ''[[Femme Fatale (Miki Howard album)|Femme Fatale]]'' (1992) - [[Miki Howard]] - Synclavier Programming
*''[[World Falling Down]]'' (1992) - [[Peter Cetera]] - Synclavier Programming
* ''[[World Falling Down]]'' (1992) - [[Peter Cetera]] - Synclavier Programming
*''[[The Vanishing Race]]'' (1993) - [[Air Supply]] - Synclavier Programming
* ''[[The Vanishing Race]]'' (1993) - [[Air Supply]] - Synclavier Programming
*''[[The Colour of My Love]]'' (1993) - [[Celine Dion]] - Synclavier Programming
* ''[[The Colour of My Love]]'' (1993) - [[Celine Dion]] - Synclavier Programming
*''[[Back to Broadway]]'' (1993) - [[Barbra Streisand]] - Synclavier Programming
* ''[[Back to Broadway]]'' (1993) - [[Barbra Streisand]] - Synclavier Programming
*''[[The One Thing (album)|The One Thing]]'' (1993) - [[Michael Bolton]] - Additional Synthesizer Programming
* ''[[The One Thing (album)|The One Thing]]'' (1993) - [[Michael Bolton]] - Additional Synthesizer Programming
*''[[Groove On]]'' (1994) - [[Gerald LeVert]] - Synclavier Programming
* ''[[Groove On]]'' (1994) - [[Gerald LeVert]] - Synclavier Programming
*''[[Dream Away (Babyface and Lisa Stansfield song)|Dream Away]]'' (1994) - [[Babyface (musician)|Babyface]] & [[Lisa Stansfield]] - Synclavier Programming
* ''[[Dream Away (Babyface and Lisa Stansfield song)|Dream Away]]'' (1994) - [[Babyface (musician)|Babyface]] & [[Lisa Stansfield]] - Synclavier Programming
*''Through the Fire'' (1994) - [[Peabo Bryson]] - Synclavier Programming
* ''Through the Fire'' (1994) - [[Peabo Bryson]] - Synclavier Programming
*''Love Lights the World'' (1994) - David Foster - Synclavier Programming
* ''Love Lights the World'' (1994) - David Foster - Synclavier Programming
*''[[Join the Band (Take 6 album)|Join the Band]]'' (1994) - [[Take 6]] - Synclavier Programming, Drum Programming
* ''[[Join the Band (Take 6 album)|Join the Band]]'' (1994) - [[Take 6]] - Synclavier Programming, Drum Programming
*''[[Something to Remember]]'' (1995) - [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] - Synclavier Programming
* ''[[Something to Remember]]'' (1995) - [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] - Synclavier Programming
*''[[Q's Jook Joint]]'' (1995) - [[Quincy Jones]] - Synthesizer Programming
* ''[[Q's Jook Joint]]'' (1995) - [[Quincy Jones]] - Synthesizer Programming
*''[[HIStory]]'' (1995) - [[Michael Jackson]] - Keyboards, Drum Programming, Percussion, Synthesizer Programming, Synclavier Programming
* ''[[HIStory]]'' (1995) - [[Michael Jackson]] - Keyboards, Drum Programming, Percussion, Synthesizer Programming, Synclavier Programming
*''Remember Me This Way'' (1995) - [[Jordan Hill (singer)|Jordan Hill]] - Synclavier Programming
* ''Remember Me This Way'' (1995) - [[Jordan Hill (singer)|Jordan Hill]] - Synclavier Programming
*''[[Secrets (Toni Braxton album)|Secrets]]'' (1996) - [[Toni Braxton]] - Synclavier Programming
* ''[[Secrets (Toni Braxton album)|Secrets]]'' (1996) - [[Toni Braxton]] - Synclavier Programming
*''[[Falling into You]]'' (1996) - Celine Dion - Synclavier Programming
* ''[[Falling into You]]'' (1996) - Celine Dion - Synclavier Programming
*''[[For You I Will (Monica song)|For You I Will]]'' (1997) - [[Monica (singer)|Monica]] - Synclavier Programming
* ''[[For You I Will (Monica song)|For You I Will]]'' (1997) - [[Monica (singer)|Monica]] - Synclavier Programming
*''[[My Heart Will Go On]]'' (1997) - Celine Dion - Producer, Arranger, Keyboards, Drum Programming, Synthesizer Programming, Synclavier Programming, Bass
* ''[[My Heart Will Go On]]'' (1997) - Celine Dion - Producer, Arranger, Keyboards, Drum Programming, Synthesizer Programming, Synclavier Programming, Bass
*''[[Open Road (Gary Barlow album)|Open Road]]'' (1997) - [[Gary Barlow]] - Synclavier Programming, Drum Programming
* ''[[Open Road (Gary Barlow album)|Open Road]]'' (1997) - [[Gary Barlow]] - Synclavier Programming, Drum Programming
*''Love is a Miracle'' (1997) - [[Andy Lau]] - Producer, Arranger, Keyboards, Drum Programming, Synclavier Programming, Bass
* ''Love is a Miracle'' (1997) - [[Andy Lau]] - Producer, Arranger, Keyboards, Drum Programming, Synclavier Programming, Bass
*''[[EV3]]'' (1997) - [[En Vogue]] - Synclavier Programming
* ''[[EV3]]'' (1997) - [[En Vogue]] - Synclavier Programming
*''[[Flesh and Bone (Richard Marx album)|Flesh and Bone]]'' (1997) - [[Richard Marx]] - Synclavier Programming, Keyboard Programming, Keyboards, Drum Programming
* ''[[Flesh and Bone (Richard Marx album)|Flesh and Bone]]'' (1997) - [[Richard Marx]] - Synclavier Programming, Keyboard Programming, Keyboards, Drum Programming
*''[[Let's Talk About Love]]'' (1997) - Celine Dion - Synclavier Programming
* ''[[Let's Talk About Love]]'' (1997) - Celine Dion - Synclavier Programming
*''[[My Love is Your Love]]'' (1998) - [[Whitney Houston]] - Synclavier Programming
* ''[[My Love is Your Love]]'' (1998) - [[Whitney Houston]] - Synclavier Programming
*''[[Never Say Never (Brandy album)|Never Say Never]]'' (1998) - [[Brandy (singer)|Brandy]] - Synclavier Programming
* ''[[Never Say Never (Brandy album)|Never Say Never]]'' (1998) - [[Brandy (singer)|Brandy]] - Synclavier Programming
*''Mona Lisa's Tears'' (1998) - Terry Lin - Synclavier Programming
* ''Mona Lisa's Tears'' (1998) - Terry Lin - Synclavier Programming
*''[[Where We Belong (album)|Where We Belong]]'' (1998) - [[Boyzone]] - Associate Producer, Arranger, Keyboards, Engineer, Drum Programming
* ''[[Where We Belong (album)|Where We Belong]]'' (1998) - [[Boyzone]] - Associate Producer, Arranger, Keyboards, Engineer, Drum Programming
*''Whistle Down The Wind'' (1998) - [[Tina Arena]] - Producer, Arranger, Keyboard Programming, Engineer
* ''Whistle Down The Wind'' (1998) - [[Tina Arena]] - Producer, Arranger, Keyboard Programming, Engineer
*''[[One Wish (Deborah Cox album)|One Wish]]'' (1999) - [[Deborah Cox]] - Synclavier Programming
* ''[[One Wish (Deborah Cox album)|One Wish]]'' (1999) - [[Deborah Cox]] - Synclavier Programming
*''[[Come What May (2001 song)|"Come What May"]] (2001) Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor - Producer, Programming, Vocal Producer
* ''[[Come What May (2001 song)|"Come What May"]] (2001) Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor - Producer, Programming, Vocal Producer
*''[[The Heat (Toni Braxton album)|The Heat]]'' (2000) - Toni Braxton - Keyboards, Programming
* ''[[The Heat (Toni Braxton album)|The Heat]]'' (2000) - Toni Braxton - Keyboards, Programming
*''[[Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer)]]'' (2009) - [[Ironik]], [[Chip (rapper)]], [[Elton John]]
* ''[[Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer)]]'' (2009) - [[Ironik]], [[Chip (rapper)]], [[Elton John]]
*''[[A New Day Has Come]]'' (2002) - Celine Dion - Producer, Arranger, Keyboards, Synthesizer Programming
* ''[[A New Day Has Come]]'' (2002) - Celine Dion - Producer, Arranger, Keyboards, Synthesizer Programming
*''[[Pulse (Toni Braxton album)|Pulse]]'' (2010) - Toni Braxton - Producer
* ''[[Pulse (Toni Braxton album)|Pulse]]'' (2010) - Toni Braxton - Producer


==Installations and 3D==
==Installations and 3D==
*[[Shanghai Tower]]
* [[Shanghai Tower]]
*[[Pink Floyd: Their Mortal Remains]]
* [[Pink Floyd: Their Mortal Remains]]
*[[Pandora–The World of Avatar]]
* [[Pandora–The World of Avatar]]


==References==
==References==
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Simon Franglen
Birth nameSimon Franglen
GenresFilm score, soundtrack, pop, electronic, ambient, adult contemporary, soft rock
Occupation(s)Film composer, record producer, songwriter, arranger, musician
InstrumentsPiano, keyboards, synthesizer, synclavier
Years active1989–present
LabelsMilan Records, Sony Classical, Lakeshore Records, Walt Disney Records, KPM Trailers, Bosworth & Co
Websitewww.simonfranglen.com

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, for which he received Golden Globe[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]

Music career

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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] Currently[when?] there are over four hundred music credits to Franglen on AllMusic.[4]

Early career

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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

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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] Alongside his career on film music, Franglen has been involved in a huge number of singles and albums that have charted highly, since the early 1990s.[6] These include: "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] which peaked at number 25 in the UK charts.[8] He has produced a wide variety of material, from UK grime rappers such as Ironik and Chip to classical tenors including Rolando Villazon.[9]

Film score work

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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 dystopian electronica for Seven by David Fincher.

He worked with producer David Foster on the soundtrack for The Bodyguard and later, produced Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor's "Come What May" with Foster for director Baz Luhrmann's Moulin Rouge!, where he separately acted as vocal producer for the film songs. In 1997, he worked for the first time with James Horner on the score for Titanic,[3] for which he won a Grammy Award as producer of "My Heart Will Go On". He reconnected with Horner for Avatar, spending almost 11 months working on the score; he acted as Electronic Music Arranger and also co-wrote and co-produced the Golden Globe and Grammy nominated theme song. Horner and Franglen continued to work closely together from 2009 on films such as The Amazing Spider-Man, Franglen initially acting as arranger, then moving to score producer.

Recent work

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In 2016, a year after the death of his friend and colleague, James Horner, Franglen co-composed the score to The Magnificent Seven, which Horner had commenced. He won an ASCAP award for his work. 2016 also included original music for director Terrence Malick's film 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] - a 240 speaker immersive experience featuring four separate complete orchestral parts, Chinese Solo instruments, choir and bells on the 2000 ft high 126th floor of the Shanghai Tower, Shanghai, China.

In early 2017, he worked with Pink Floyd at Abbey Road Studios,[11] producing 3D mixes of some of their best known tracks for an immersive installation room at the 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] In 2018, an album of selected music from the park was released by Walt Disney Music album.[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] In 2018, he composed the scores to Peppermint directed by Pierre Morel, the MGM TV series The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair by director 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), directed by Otto Bell.

In early 2021, he will be composing the score to the mythological epic, Brahmastra, directed by 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 and Avatar: Fire and Ash.[18]

Other work

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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

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At the 21st edition of the Ischia Global Film & Music Festival in Italy, Franglen won the Ischia Film & Music Award.[19]

Family

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The composer and producer Nick Franglen is his brother. The musician and writer Hans Keller was his great uncle.[3]

Film credits

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Music credits

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Installations and 3D

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References

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  1. ^ "Browse Results – Golden Globe Awards Official Website". Goldenglobes.org. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Simon Franglen | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Interview with Simon Franglen :: Film Music Magazine". Filmmusicmag.com. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Simon Franglen". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Sonic boom: Advertising is increasingly making use of tiny tunes to". The Independent. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Simon Franglen | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  7. ^ "E.Y.C. One More Chance - Releases". Discogs. 3 September 1994. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  8. ^ "E.Y.C. full official chart history". Official Charts Company. 11 December 1993. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Interview with THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN composer Simon Franglen Assignment X". Assignmentx.com. 26 September 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  10. ^ Andrea Lo (6 February 2017). "Shanghai Tower unveils world's highest art space". Cnn.com. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  11. ^ "The Tech Behind Pink Floyd: Their Mortal Remains". Musictech.net. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  12. ^ Becky Roberts (6 March 2017). "Home". Whathifi.com. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  13. ^ [1] [dead link]
  14. ^ Soberman, Matthew (4 January 2019). "Pandora: The World of Avatar Theme Park Album Released". Wdwnt.com. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  15. ^ "Together". Framestore.com. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  16. ^ "Together | 2018 Tribeca Film Festival". Tribecafilm.com. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  17. ^ "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.
  18. ^ "Simon Franglen to Compose Songs for James Cameron's 'Avatar' Sequels". Film Music Reporter. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  19. ^ "Ischia Global Film & Music Festival 2023 – Diane Warren, Simon Franglen & Sofia Carson". SoundTrackFest. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
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