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American composer (born 1978)
Rob Simonsen
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1978-03-11
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March 11, 1978
(age 46)
St. Louis
, Missouri, U.S.
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Musical artist
Rob Simonsen
(born March 11, 1978) is an American composer based in
Los Angeles
.
Early life
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Simonsen began playing the piano by ear at an early age. His grandmother was a voice teacher and music was around him in his family home. He later studied music at
Southern Oregon University
, the
University of Oregon
and
Portland State University
.
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Career
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Rob's first break into film composing was the independent feature
Westender
in 2003. In 2004 he teamed up with composer
Mychael Danna
and has provided additional music and arrangements on
Surf's Up
,
Fracture
,
Moneyball
, and the Oscar-winning
Life of Pi
. Simonsen and Danna co-wrote the score of
(500) Days of Summer
, and
Joss Whedon
's television series
Dollhouse
. Simonsen's work includes the
Sundance Film Festival
features
The Way, Way Back
and
The Spectacular Now
;
[2]
the
Lionsgate
feature film
The Age of Adaline
; and most recently
Love, Simon
,
The Way Back
, and
Stargirl
.
In 2009 he opened his own studio, and
The Hollywood Reporter
named him one of the "15 Composers Primed to Take Their Place on the A List."
[3]
Simonsen's music can be heard in nearly all
iPhone 5
ads, and he appears in them as the conductor.
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citation needed
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"Red", one of his tracks for iPhone 5, has gained wide recognition. His music was featured in Coca-Cola's 2018 Super Bowl TV spot, "The Wonder of Us".
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On September 6, 2019, Simonsen released his first solo album,
Reveries
, on
Sony Masterworks
.
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Awards
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Filmography
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Films
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Television
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Discography
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Studio albums
References
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"Cast & Crew"
. Focus Features.
Archived
from the original on 2013-04-10
. Retrieved
2013-03-08
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Staff (January 28, 2013).
"Meet Sundance composer Rob Simonsen"
. Miramax.com. Archived from
the original
on 6 February 2013
. Retrieved
28 January
2013
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Staff (January 22, 2013).
"Sundance Roundtable Composer of the Day: Rob Simonsen"
. BMI.com.
Archived
from the original on 18 May 2014
. Retrieved
22 January
2013
.
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"Coca-Cola | The Wonder of Us :60"
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YouTube
.
Archived
from the original on 2018-02-18.
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"Composer Rob Simonsen releases debut solo album Reveries"
.
Sony Masterworks
. 6 September 2019.
Archived
from the original on 2019-10-19
. Retrieved
2019-10-19
.
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Catchpole, James (22 August 2019).
"Rob Simonsen - Reveries"
.
Fluid Radio UK
.
Archived
from the original on 2019-10-19
. Retrieved
2019-10-19
.
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Staff (October 29, 2013).
"2013 World Soundtrack Awards"
. BMI.com.
Archived
from the original on 12 April 2017
. Retrieved
29 October
2013
.
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Staff (February 9, 2017).
"IFMCA Award Nominations 2016"
.
Archived
from the original on 11 February 2017
. Retrieved
9 February
2017
.
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Grein, Paul (November 17, 2022).
"Rihanna's 'Wakanda Forever' Song, Terence Blanchard Win at 2022 Hollywood Music in Media Awards: Full List"
.
Billboard
. Retrieved
April 18,
2023
.
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Rogers, Nick (December 13, 2022).
"Nominations Announced for the 2022 Indiana Film Journalists Association Awards"
.
Midwest Film Journal
. Retrieved
April 18,
2023
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