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Rob Simonsen

1978 - Today

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Rob Simonsen is an American composer and conductor. He is best known for his scores in films such as 500 Days of Summer (2009), The Age of Adaline (2015), Gifted (2017), The Only Living Boy in New York (2017), Tully (2018), Love, Simon (2018), The Front Runner (2018), The Way Back (2020), Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021), The Adam Project (2022), The Whale (2022), Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), It Ends with Us (2024) and Elio (2025), and the television series Life in Pieces (2015–2019). He is also known for collaborating with directors Marc Webb, Julia Hart, Jason Reitman, Shawn Levy, Darren Aronofsky, Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rob Simonsen is the 1,458th most popular composer, the 20,183rd most popular biography from United States and the 151st most popular American Composer.

Rob Simonsen is an American composer best known for his work on film scores, including notable films like "The Spectacular Now," "Foxcatcher," and "The Age of Adaline." His compositions often blend orchestral and electronic elements, contributing to the emotional depth of the films he scores.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Rob Simonsen ranks 1,458 out of 1,451Before him are Oneohtrix Point Never, Kailash Kher, Daniel Pemberton, Aadesh Shrivastava, Dafina Zeqiri, and Caroline Shaw. After him are Joseph Trapanese, Alma Deutscher, Austin Wintory, Michael McGlynn, and Rod Schejtman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Rob Simonsen ranks 1,462Before him are Tomohiro Nagatsuka, Amy Chow, Rachel Morrison, Malik Allen, Lee McCulloch, and Mike Birbiglia. After him are Shinya Sato, Eddie House, Mark Hildreth, Mark Hunter, Memphis Bleek, and Freeway.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Rob Simonsen ranks 20,189 out of 20,380Before him are Adunni Ade (1976), Carly Schroeder (1990), Madisyn Shipman (2002), and Luke Kornet (1995). After him are Kim Zmeskal (1976), Sam Richardson (1984), Gary Neal (1984), Wayne Ellington (1987), Lauren Wenger (1984), Jay Briscoe (1984), Reggie Evans (1980), and Chelsea Johnson (1983).

Among COMPOSERS In United States

Among composers born in United States, Rob Simonsen ranks 151Before him are Rhys Chatham (1952), Christopher Tin (1976), Eric Whitacre (1970), Nicholas Britell (1980), Oneohtrix Point Never (1982), and Caroline Shaw (1982). After him are Joseph Trapanese (1984), and Austin Wintory (1984).