Name Simon King Birth name Simon Genres Film score, Jazz, Blues Role Film composer | Years active 2013–present Also known as Simon | |
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Occupation(s) Music Composer, Performer, Record Producer, Music Director, arranger, Singer, song writer Instruments Synthesizer, Piano, keyboard, Guitar Albums Aindhaam Thalaimurai Sidha Vaidhiya Sigamani Music director Ainthu Ainthu Ainthu, Aindhaam Thalaimurai Sidha Vaidhiya Sigamani Similar People N Santhanam, D Sathyaprakash, Bharath, Ramya NSK, Thambi Ramaiah | ||
Simon K.King is an Indian film composer who predominantly composes music for Tamil films. He made his debut with Sasi's Ainthu Ainthu Ainthu (2013).
Career
Simon started his music career as a keyboard programmer while he was pursuing his graduation in engineering. He then continued to work on developing his interests in composing and arranging music. From there he started composing jingles where he has notably worked on more than 300 jingles for various brands. Simultaneously he worked as a freelance Music Producer for many Music directors in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam film industries.
Simon made his debut in the Bharath starrer, Ainthu Ainthu Ainthu(2013) directed by Sasi. The song “Elavu”, that Simon had composed for the same film was critically acclaimed and was well received on social media. Simon's music for his second film Aindhaam Thalaimurai Sidha Vaidhiya Sigamani, also a Bharath starter, won a lot of positive response and was widely appreciated. A review stated "Simon continues to show promise after Ainthu Ainthu Ainthu!." and "A good different genre catchy album from music director Simon after 555.". The music was also greatly appreciated by veteran Director K. Balachander, as he stated "I myself felt like dancing to those tunes.".