Interview Rob Simonsen

Rob Simonsen is a composer who lives in the USA. His first break into film composing was the independent feature “Westender” in 2003 which caught the attention of composer Mychael Danna. In 2004, he teamed up with Danna and provided additional music and arrangements on Surf's Up, Fracture, Moneyball, and the Oscar®-winning Life of Pi. Since then, Rob Simonsen has continued relationships with leading directors. He has worked together with directors like Darren Aronofsky (The Whale), Jason Reitman (Ghostbusters: Afterlife), Bennett Miller (Foxcatcher), Marc Webb (500 Days of Summer), and Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman (Nerve). His relationship with director Shawn Levy includes The Way Way Back, Stranger Things Season 4, and The Adam Project starring Ryan Reynolds. His latest film is the smash hit Marvel film Deadpool & Wolverine for which he teams up again with Shawn Levy.

In this new edition of Composer Talk Rob talks about his work on Deadpool and Wolverine. How it was to write a theme for Deadpool and to balance the score with all the songs in the film. He talks about how it was to be at San Diego Comic Con and meet the fans.

Enjoy this Composer Talk!