Simon Franglen (born 1963, Westminster, London, England) is an English composer, record producer, arranger and musician. His credits include four of the list of top grossing films and six of the list of best-selling albums of all time.
He is best known for his work on Avatar, 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 'Se7en' for which he created the synthesizer programming to arranging for the James Bond films 'Skyfall' and 'Spectre'.
With over four hundred credits on Allmusic.com, Franglen has worked with Michael Jackson, Madonna, Barbra Streisand, David Foster, Quincy Jones, Toni Braxton, and The Corrs. Following the success of the Titanic soundtrack in 1997, Franglen went on to work with pop acts such as Bee Gees, Gary Barlow, Whitney Houston, Boyzone, S Club 7, Monica, and Toni Braxton.
In 2016, after the death of his friend, James Horner, Franglen co-composed the score to The Magnificent Seven. In 2016, he also composed original music for director Terrence Malick's film Voyage of Time. In December 2016, He premiered a new fifteen minute largely orchestrai suite in what CNN called 'The World's Highest Art Space' - a 240 speaker immersive experience featuring four orchestras, solo Guzheng, Erhu, choir and bells on the 2000ft high 126th floor of the Shanghai Tower, Shanghai, China. In early 2017 he worked with Pink Floyd at Abbey Road, 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. This opened to the public in May 2017. 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.
Grand Canyon (1991) - James Newton Howard - Synclavier Programming
The Bodyguard (1992) - Alan Silvestri - Synthesizer Programming
Se7en (1995) - Howard Shore - Programming
Crash (1996) - Howard Shore - Electronic Music Preparation
Space Jam (1996) - James Newton Howard - Synclavier Programming
Contact (1997) - Alan Silvestri - Synclavier Programming
Volcano (1997) - Alan Silvestri - Synthesizer Programming
Titanic (1997) - James Horner - Synthesizers, Instrumental Solo, Producer "My Heart Will Go On"
Quest for Camelot (1998) - Patrick Doyle - Additional Synthesizer Programming
Moulin Rouge! (2001) - Craig Armstrong - Producer, Vocal Production, Engineer
Avatar (2009) - James Horner - Electronic Music Arranger. Composer - Theme song (Golden Globe nomination)
The Karate Kid (2010) - James Horner - Synthesizer Programming
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) - James Horner - Arranger
Skyfall (2012） - Thomas Newman - Arranger, Programming
Wolf Totem (2015) - James Horner - Score Producer, Arranger
Southpaw (2015) - James Horner - Score Producer, Arranger
The 33 (2015) - James Horner - Score Producer, Arranger
Spectre (2015) - Thomas Newman - Arranger, Synthesizer Programming
The Magnificent Seven (2016) - James Horner & Simon Franglen - Co-composer
Living in the Age of Airplanes (2016) - James Horner - Score Producer, Arranger
"Ice (TV series)" (2016) - Series Composer
Voyage of Time (2016) - Composer
River of Love (1990) - David Foster - Synclavier Programming
Rechording (1991) - David Foster - Arranger, Programming
Dreams to Dream (1991) - Linda Ronstadt - Synclavier Programming
Attitude & Virtue (1991) - Corey Hart - Engineer, Arranger, Synclavier Programming, Assistant Producer
Femme Fatale (1992) - Miki Howard - Synclavier Programming
World Falling Down (1992) - Peter Cetera - Synclavier Programming
The Vanishing Race (1993) - Air Supply - Synclavier Programming
The Colour of My Love (1993) - Celine Dion - Synclavier Programming
Back to Broadway (1993) - Barbra Streisand - Synclavier Programming
The One Thing (1993) - Michael Bolton - Additional Synthesizer Programming
Groove On (1994) - Gerald LeVert - Synclavier Programming
Dream Away (1994) - 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 (1994) - Take 6 - Synclavier Programming, Drum Programming
Something to Remember (1995) - Madonna - Synclavier Programming
Q's Jook Joint (1995) - Quincy Jones - Synthesizer Programming
HIStory (1995) - Michael Jackson - Keyboards, Drum Programming, Percussion, Synthesizer Programming, Synclavier Programming
Remember Me This Way (1995) - Jordan Hill - Synclavier Programming
Secrets (1996) - Toni Braxton - Synclavier Programming
Falling into You (1996) - Celine Dion - Synclavier Programming
For You I Will (1997) - Monica - Synclavier Programming
My Heart Will Go On (1997) - Celine Dion - Producer, Arranger, Keyboards, Drum Programming, Synthesizer Programming, Synclavier Programming, Bass
Open Road (1997) - Gary Barlow - Synclavier Programming, Drum Programming
EV3 (1997) - En Vogue - Synclavier Programming
Flesh and Bone (1997) - Richard Marx - Synclavier Programming, Keyboard Programming, Keyboards, Drum Programming
Let's Talk About Love (1997) - Celine Dion - Synclavier Programming
My Love is Your Love (1998) - Whitney Houston - Synclavier Programming
Never Say Never (1998) - Brandy - Synclavier Programming
Where We Belong (1998) - Boyzone - Associate Producer, Arranger, Keyboards, Engineer, Drum Programming
Whistle Down The Wind (1998) - Tina Arena - Producer, Arranger, Keyboard Programming, Engineer
One Wish (1999) - Deborah Cox - Synclavier Programming
The Heat (2000) - Toni Braxton - Keyboards, Programming
A New Day Has Come (2002) - Celine Dion - Producer, Arranger, Keyboards, Synthesizer Programming
Pulse (2010) - Toni Braxton - Producer
Installations and 3D
Shanghai Tower
Pink Floyd: Their Mortal Remains
Pandora–The World of Avatar
