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Tim Simonec (born June 11, 1951) is a composer, orchestrator, conductor, and arranger. He is known for work in film and TV series such as the production of the soundtrack for Whiplash and conducting the orchestra for Zootopia, Lost, and The Incredibles.
Tim was born and raised in Chicago… making him, to this day, a diehard Cubs, Bears, and Blackhawks fan. He began playing the organ and piano at age 8, and became the church organist at the ripe old age of 12!
In this exclusive SoundWorks Collection profile we talk with the Music Conductor and Orchestrator Tim Simonec on the 20th Century Fox Newman Scoring stage for Director J.J. Abram's new film Star Trek Into Darkness.
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Jul 20, 2021 · Tim Simonec (b. Chicago, Ill.) is an American composer, arranger and orchestrator. He began playing the organ and piano at age 8, and became the church organist at the ripe old age of 12! Despite his teen years at the keyboards, he chose to study theology in college.
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Tim Simonec (born 11 June 1951; age 72) is the conductor and principal orchestrator of Michael Giacchino's music score for Star Trek.
Hailing from Chicago, Simonec began the organ and the piano when he was eight years old. He was a church organist from the age of 13 and became interested in arranging music for orchestras while attending college. After graduating, he wrote the theme music for a local church television program. He decided to become a film composer, and began composing music for religious films. In 1979, he made the move to Los Angeles where he began working for Paramount Television as a composer on such classic series as Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, Mork & Mindy, and Family Ties.
In 1983, Simonec began experiencing stiffness in his neck and weakness in his arms and fingers. The following year, it was discovered that a tumor on Simonec's cervical spinal cord was the cause of the problems. Removing the tumor resulted in Simonec's arms and legs becoming paralyzed and the musician was informed he would never walk again. After just two years, however, Simonec was walking again and had regained partial use of his hands. One of the people who supported Simonec during his rehabilitation was Janet, whom he first met while recovering in the hospital and who later became his wife. Although he still struggles with his disability, Simonec has continued scoring and orchestrating for film.
ce 1991, Simonec has worked with award-winning composer Graeme Revell on over 45 films. Their collaborations include The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992, featuring John de Lancie and Matt McCoy), The Crush (featuring Kurtwood Smith and Gwynyth Walsh), The Crow (featuring Tony Todd), Street Fighter, Tank Girl (1995, starring Lori Petty and Malcolm McDowell, with Ann Cusack, Reg E. Cathey, Iggy Pop, Doug Jones, Jeff Kober and Charles Lucia), The Tie That Binds (1995, starring Keith Carradine), Strange Days (1995), From Dusk till Dawn (1996, featuring Fred Williamson), The Saint, The Negotiator (1998), Bride of Chucky (1998, featuring the voice of Brad Dourif), Bats (1999, starring Bob Gunton and Dina Meyer and written by John Logan), The Insider (starring Christopher Plummer and Bruce McGill), Pitch Black, High Crimes (starring Ashley Judd and featuring John Billingsley, Jude Ciccolella, and Bruce Davison), Daredevil (2003, featuring Erick Avari and Leland Orser), Out of Time (2003, starring John Billingsley), and The Chronicles of Riddick (2004, featuring Roger Cross).
•Tim Simonec Music.com – official site
•Tim Simonec at the Internet Movie Database
Mar 15, 2015 · Tim Simonec - Academy of Scoring Arts. Featuring: Tim Simonec. March 15, 2015. For years, Tim Simonec has been one of the busiest orchestrators in Hollywood. He has orchestrated and conducted over 80 feature films and 25 television series.
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Tim Simonec is a composer, orchestrator, conductor, and arranger. He is known for work in film and TV series such as the production of the soundtrack for Whiplash and conducting the...
