Andrew Simmons
COMPOSER . GUITARIST . LECTURER
Andrew has composed music for advertising campaigns by the likes of Toyota, Müllerlight, Nintendo, and GoCompare. His music has appeared on TV shows such as BBC's The One Show, The Repair Shop, and Bargain Hunt; Netflix's 13 Reasons Why and LEGO Friends; as well as Unraveling the Mystery: A Big Bang Farewell; Ian Hislop's Fake News: A True History; Dr. Pimple Popper and many more. His guitar and bass playing can be heard on award-winning comedy podcast My Dad Wrote a Porno.
Andrew's PhD thesis, 'Morphology of the Score: The Organisation of Music in the Films of Michael Giacchino and Pixar Animation Studios' (City, University of London, 2020), demonstrates how film music placement affects and supports narrative strategies. He is Lecturer in Film Music Composition at the University of Liverpool and co-Programme Lead for the MA Music and Audiovisual Media course.
A selection of recent production tracks:
'The First Step'
'Believe In You'
'The Progression Method'
'Spaces To Grow'
'The Waiting Game'
'The Next Challenge'
'Trickster Tango'
‘King of Hearts’
‘Six Strings of Sunlight’
‘Be the Change’
‘Keep Getting Up’
‘The Perfect Gift’
'I Want It'
'Freshman Beginnings'
'Bittersweet Endings'
'Reflections'
'Only The Memories
'Meet Again'
'Lost Loves'
'Genuine Connections'
'New Beginnings'
'Tiny and Tall'
'Backyard Bounce'
'Where The Heart Is'
More music at:
HEINEKEN: FORMULA 1 "PERFECT MAN"
Music by Andrew Simmons and Martin Batchelar
Track available from Cavendish Music
TOYOTA "IMPOSSIBLE TRAFFIC"
'A Horse With No Name' by America
Sound-alike and arrangement by Andrew Simmons
Courtesy of GOLDSTEIN
Ad created by Saatchi & Saatchi
Dir. Andy Fogwill
MÜLLER "TABLECLOTH"
Music by Andrew Simmons
Vocals by Kat Gillham
Courtesy of GOLDSTEIN
Ad created by VCCP
MÜLLERLIGHT "FIREMAN"
Music by Andrew Simmons
Horn arrangement by Martin Batchelar
Courtesy of GOLDSTEIN
Ad created by VCCP
MIO "GET MORE CHAINS MOVING"
Music by Andrew Simmons
Ad created by Kemosabe Film Co.
MIO "GET CHAINS MOVING"
Orchestral music by Andrew Simmons
Ad created by Kemosabe Film Co.
VIRGIN TRAINS "TRAIN VS PLANE"
Music by Andrew Simmons and Martin Batchelar
Ad created by Catsnake
Dir. Ben Aston
NINTENDO "THE VAMPS"
Music by Andrew Simmons
Courtesy of GOLDSTEIN
Ad created by Karmarama
AVSECURE "THE AGE VERIFICATION CARD"
Music and sound design by Andrew Simmons
Ad created by Kemosabe Film Co.
YOGAIA "YOU AND YOUR YOGA MAT"
Music by Andrew Simmons
Ad created by Kemosabe Film Co.
TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY "2016"
Music by Andrew Simmons
Ad created by Bloom Studios
FLASHDECK ANIMATIONS "HACKER'S WRATH"
Music by Andrew Simmons
Animation by Wei Xing Yong
MY DAD WROTE A PORNO
Guitar and bass by Andrew Simmons
Music composed by Martin Batchelar
CADBURY'S DOUBLE DECKER "CONTRAST"
Guitar by Andrew Simmons
Courtesy of GOLDSTEIN
ANDREW SIMMONS REMIXES
'Superhuman' by Cache-Cache
'Jericho' by JOYYA
All tracks composed and produced by Andrew Simmons for the DJI GO app
All tracks composed and produced by Andrew Simmons