Simon Franglen

Simon Franglen – Composer

Simon Franglen is a multi-award-winning composer and record producer whose work spans some of the most acclaimed films of the recent decades.

Franglen composed the celebrated score for James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water, for which he received a 2023 World Soundtrack Award. His score was praised for expanding the sonic world of Pandora with both epic scale and profound intimacy, and was a global hit with the soundtrack album surpassing 750 million global streams.  Over the past two years, he has continued his collaboration with Cameron on the upcoming Avatar: Fire and Ash, composing over three hours of original music that introduces major new themes, textures, and groundbreaking electronica to the Avatar musical universe. Previous scores include multiple projects with directors such as Terrence Malick, Antoine Fuqua and Jean-Jacques Annaud.

Franglen’s journey to film composition began in the recording studio, where he built a remarkable career working with legends such as Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Celine Dion, Toni Braxton and Quincy Jones and on landmark films such as Titanic, Skyfall, Moulin Rouge and Se7en. His production of “My Heart Will Go On” earned him a Grammy Award and helped make Titanic one of the best-selling soundtracks of all time.  A pioneer in immersive and spatial audio, Franglen’s innovative work in 3D spatial environments across the world with artists such as Pink Floyd has helped expand how audiences experience music and sound.