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Simon Boswell (born 15 October 1956) is an English film score composer, conductor, producer and musician. His body of work includes over 100 credits. He was nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Original Television Music for the drama series The Lakes, and was nominated for a Goya Award for Best Original Score for the film Perdita Durango.
Simon Boswell was born in London, UK on October 15th, 1956. He is a film composer with more than 120 films to his credit. At seventeen Simon went to Pembroke College in Cambridge to study English Literature.
- October 15, 1956
Simon is well known for combining electronic elements with orchestral instruments and his music has ranged vastly in style and tone since the mid 1980s. His work for horror and fantasy cinema is key, especially the Italian giallo films, and flicks like Clive Barker’s detective horror ‘Lord of Illusions’.
Since then, British composer Simon Boswell has scored films that span a myriad of genres and styles. Well known for combining electronic elements with orchestral instruments, Boswell’s music has ranged vastly in style and tone since the mid 1980s.
After spending several young years in bands such as Advertising and Live Wire, Simon became a highly successful record producer and remixer. In 1982, his production of Italian superstar, Renato Zero, became one of the biggest selling Italian albums of all time, shifting a staggering 6 million copies.
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- London, England, UK
Simon Boswell (born 15 October 1956) is an English film score composer, conductor, producer and musician. His body of work includes over 100 credits, and collaborations with notable directors like Danny Boyle, Dario Argento, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Richard Stanley, and Clive Barker.
After spending several young years in bands (Advertising, Live Wire) Simon became a highly successful record producer and remixer. In 1982, his production of Italian superstar, Renato Zero, became one of the biggest selling Italian albums of all time, selling a staggering 6 million copies.
