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Rob Simonsen

Biography

Rob Simonsen is an American composer located in Los Angeles.

Rob 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 would later study jazz piano performance and music theory while being enrolled at Southern Oregon University, the University of Oregon, and Portland State University.

Rob's first break into film composing was through the independent feature Westender in 2003, where he also acted. In 2004 he teamed up with Mychael Danna and has provided additional music and arrangements on Surf's Up, Fracture, Moneyball and the Oscar-winning, Life of Pi. The two have co-composed the film (500) Days of Summer, and the television series Dollhouse, created by Joss Whedon. His work includes the Sundance Film Festival features The Way, Way Back and The Spectacular Now plus the Lionsgate feature film The Age of Adaline and most recently Love, Simon and Stargirl.

In 2009, he opened his own studio, while The Hollywood Reporter named him one of the '15 Composers Primed to Take Their Place on the A List.'

Simonsen's music can be heard in nearly all iPhone 5 ads - he appears as the conductor in the commercials as well. The iPhone 5 commercial titled 'Music Every Day' contains one of Simonsen's track, 'Red', which gained worldwide recognition.

Early in 2018, Rob's music also appeared in Coca-Cola Super Bowl TV spot titled 'The Wonder of Us'.

On September 6, 2019, Simonsen released his first 9 track solo album titled Rêveries under Sony Masterworks record label.

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Actor

Westender

2004

as Glim

Sound

Elio

2025

Original Music Composer

It Ends with Us

2024

Original Music Composer

Deadpool & Wolverine

2024

Original Music Composer

Good Grief

2023

Original Music Composer

The Whale

2022

Original Music Composer

Hollywood Stargirl

2022

Original Music Composer

The Adam Project

2022

Original Music Composer

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

2021

Original Music Composer

Stargirl

2020

Original Music Composer

The Way Back

2020

Original Music Composer

Our Friend

2019

Original Music Composer

The House of Tomorrow

2019

Original Music Composer

In the Time It Takes to Get There

2019

Music

Fast Color

2019

Original Music Composer

Captive State

2019

Original Music Composer

The Upside

2019

Original Music Composer

The Front Runner

2018

Original Music Composer

Tully

2018

Original Music Composer

Love, Simon

2018

Original Music Composer

Poem About All Different Things

2018

Music

Father Figures

2017

Original Music Composer

The Only Living Boy in New York

2017

Original Music Composer

Gifted

2017

Original Music Composer

Going in Style

2017

Original Music Composer

Two Is a Family

2016

Original Music Composer

Miss Stevens

2016

Original Music Composer

Nerve

2016

Original Music Composer

Viral

2016

Original Music Composer

Burnt

2015

Original Music Composer

Stonewall

2015

Original Music Composer

The Age of Adaline

2015

Original Music Composer

Foxcatcher

2014

Original Music Composer

Wish I Was Here

2014

Original Music Composer

Chu and Blossom

2014

Original Music Composer

Cover Girl

2014

Original Music Composer

The Spectacular Now

2013

Original Music Composer

The Way Way Back

2013

Original Music Composer

The English Teacher

2013

Original Music Composer

Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best

2012

Music

Girl Most Likely

2012

Original Music Composer

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

2012

Original Music Composer

LOL

2012

Original Music Composer

Moneyball

2011

Additional Soundtrack

Love Etc.

2011

Original Music Composer

All Good Things

2010

Original Music Composer

(500) Days of Summer

2009

Original Music Composer

Management

2009

Original Music Composer

2008

Original Music Composer

How Can It Be

2008

Music

Rob Simonsen

Actor

Documentaries

Sound