Simon Boswell ( born Simon Boswell , October 15, 1956, London , UK ) is an English composer and musician in the genre of electronic music . He wrote music for more than 90 films, most of which were shot in the horror and thriller genre.
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| Date of Birth | October 15, 1956 (62 years old) |
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| Professions | musician, composer |
| Genres | Electonic music |
| Awards | [d] ( 2006 ) |
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Biography
Simon Boswell began playing the guitar from the age of 12. [one]
Boswell worked with many famous musicians, including bands, Blur , Orbital , The Sex Pistols and Echo And The Bunnymen . In 1982, he acted as a sound engineer, and also helped in the preparation and organization of the Via Tagliamento 1965-1970 album by a popular Italian singer and songwriter Renato Zero .
He wrote music for horror films of famous directors, among which were: Clive Barker , Dario Argento , Lamberto Bava and others.
Boswell is working on his own unique art project called “BLINK!”. The project is a huge open-air screen on which photographs of famous people are shown to the music of Boswell. [2]
He was married to actress Lisette Anthony . In 2004, Lisette gave birth to a son, Jimmy. In 2008, the child was diagnosed with juvenile arthritis , and an operation was performed a year later. [3] [4]
Composer
- The Last Word (2014) The Last Word
- Flytrap (2014)
- Altar (2014)
- Ashens and the Quest for the Gamechild (2013)
- L'autre monde (2013)
- The ABC of Death (2012) The ABCs of Death
- Escape from London (2011) ... short
- Theater of the Absurd (2011) The Theater Bizarre
- My Zinc Bed (TV Movie 2008) My Zinc Bed
- The Blood Countess - Bathory (2008) Bathory
- Prostitute (2008) Slapper ... Short
- 2008 Love Triangle Alien Love Triangle
- The Massacre (2008) Rovdyr
- The Enchanted Kingdom (mini-series 2007) Tin Man
- Almost Famous (TV series 2007) Nearly Famous
- Songbirds (2007)
- Free Jimmy (2006) Slipp Jimmy fri
- Incubus (2005)
- 2005 The River King
- The Other Door (2005) Naboer
- Churchill Goes to War (2004) Churchill: The Hollywood Years
- In My Father's Den (2004)
- The X-Files : Sea of Souls (TV series 2004 - ...) Sea of Souls
- Pornography: The Musical (TV 2003)
- Summer in the Golden Valley (2003) Ljeto u zlatnoj dolini
- Octane (2003) Octane
- The White Darkness (2002)
- Under Hypnosis (2002) Doctor Sleep
- The Intimate Dictionary (2001) The Sleeping Dictionary
- The Secret Glory (2001)
- Mind Games (TV, 2001)
- Born Romantic (2000)
- There's Only One Jimmy Grimble (2000)
- Jason and the Argonauts (TV 2000)
- Alien Game (2000) Circus
- Subway Stories (TV Movie 1999) Tube Tales
- 1999 Women Talking Dirty
- Debtors (1999)
- Burn Your Phone (1999) Burn Your Phone ... Short
- Desserts (1999) Desserts ... Short
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999)
- This Year's Love (1999)
- The Fishmonger's Daughter (1998) ... Short
- The War Zone (1998)
- Cousin Betta (1998) Cousin Bette
- Dad Savage (1998) Dad Savage
- Death Network (TV series 1998) Killer Net
- Moscow (1997) Notti di paura
- Deacon Brodie (TV 1997)
- Perdita Durango (1997) Perdita Durango
- The Fall (1997) Downtime
- Fairies Make Jokes Bad (1997) Photographing Fairies
- Lakes (TV series 1997-1999) The Lakes
- American Perfection (1997)
- The Beast (1995) ... Short
- Hackers (1995) Hackers
- Lord of Illusions (1995)
- Jack & Sarah (1995)
- The Love of Android (TV Movie 1995) The Android Affair
- That Sunday (TV Movie 1994) That Sunday ... a short
- Butter (TV 1994)
- Shallow Grave (1994)
- Second Best (1994)
- A Few Short Journeys of the Heart (TV, 1994)
- The Beautiful Princess (1993) Piccolo grande amore
- Immersion into the Abyss (TV 1993) Azzurro profondo
- Love Matters (TV Movie 1993) Love Matters
- Due vite, un destino (TV, 1992)
- The Turn of the Screw (1992)
- Dust Devil (1992)
- Piccoli, buoni e ladri (1991)
- Young Blues Rebels (1991) Young Soul Rebels
- Eyewitness (TV 1990) Testimone oculare
- Voice of the Moon (1990)
- Iron (1990) Hardware
- The Assassin (1990)
- Children's games (TV, 1989) Il gioko
- Mask of the Demon (1989) La maschera del demonio
- Mortal Sins (1989)
- Holy Blood (1989) Santa sangre
- Bold Games (TV Movie 1988) L'uomo che non voleva morire
- The Maestro of Horror (TV Movie 1988) Il maestro del terrore
- The Last American Soldier (1988) Commander
- Golden Warrior Kimono (1987) Il ragazzo dal kimono d'oro
- Photo of Joya (1987) Le foto di Gioia
- Aquarius (1987) Deliria
- Yellow thrill : Night at the cemetery , Forever , Demons 3 , Dinner with a vampire . (mini-series, 1986 - 1988) Brivido giallo
- Demons 2 (1986) Dèmoni 2 ... l'incubo ritorna [5]
- Phenomena (1986)
- The second screen (TV series, 1985-2002) Screen Two
- At the Front (TV series 1983 - ...) Frontline
- Jackanory (TV series, 1965-1996) Jackanory
Producer
- 2010 - The ABC of Death (2012) The ABCs of Death
Actor
- 2000 - Breakfast (TV series) Breakfast - plays himself
- 2011 - Escape from London - Chancellor; (short film)
- 2000 - Born Romantic - Born Romantic
Nominations and Awards
- 1991 - Saturn , Nomination: Best Music (" Holy Blood ")
- 1996 - Fangoria Chainsaw Awards , (" Lord of Illusions ")
- 1998 - Goya , Nomination: Best Original Soundtrack ( Perdita Durango )
- 1998 - BAFTA Awards , Nomination: ("Lakes")
- 2003 - DVD Exclusive Awards , Nomination: (“Forbidden Love”)
- 2004 - Paris Film Festival , (“ Under Hypnosis ”)
Notes
- ↑ The Fantastique Film Music of Simon Boswell
- ↑ Simon Boswell Blink
- ↑ Lysette Anthony, the 1980s TV actress, sees long-term partner cleared of assault charge
- ↑ The only word I can use for my son's recovery is MIRACULOUS, says actress Lysette Anthony
- ↑ “Pope’s speeches will be put to music” lenta.ru , “November 19, 2007: Earlier, Boswell specialized in writing music for films, and he mainly worked on thrillers and horror films. In particular, his works sound in the tapes “ Demons 2 ” (Demoni 2), “ Lord of Illusions ” and “Shallow Grave” .
Links
- Boswell, Simon on the Internet Movie Database
- Boswell, Simon on Discogs
- Ten police charged through the door looking for a maniac.