Tim Simonec

{{Short description|United States composer, orchestrator, conductor, and arranger}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|6|11}}

| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, US

| occupation = {{hlist|Composer|conductor|orchestrator|arranger}}

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Tim Simonec (born June 11, 1951) is a composer, orchestrator, conductor, and arranger.{{Cite web |last=Goldwasser |first=Dan |date=2019-09-21 |title=ASMAC Presents a Master Class with Tim Simonec |url=https://asmac.org/2019/09/21/asmac-presents-a-master-class-with-tim-simonec/ |access-date=2024-02-06 |website=American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers}}{{Cite book |last=Sapiro |first=Ian |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AkYlDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22tim+simonec%22&pg=PP1 |title=Scoring the Score: The Role of the Orchestrator in the Contemporary Film Industry |date=2016 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |isbn=978-1-317-93488-2 |language=en}} He is known for his work in film music, composing for movies such as Whiplash and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. He has a long-term partnership with Michael Giacchino, orchestrating and conducting for Jurassic World, Zootopia, Lost, and The Incredibles, among many others.{{Cite journal |last=Begley |first=Robert |date=Spring 2015 |title=The Symbolic Clash of Whiplash |url=https://reasonpapers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/rp_371_17.pdf |journal=Reason Papers |volume=37 |issue=1 |pages=179–181}}{{Cite web |title=Award-Winning Composer Michael Giacchino Scoring Zootopia |url=https://www.moviefone.com/news/award-winning-composer-michael-giacchino-scoring-zootopia/ |access-date=2024-02-06 |website=Moviefone |language=en}}{{Cite magazine |last=Ross |first=Alex |date=2010-05-17 |title=The Spooky Fill: Onward and Upward with the Arts |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/05/17/the-spooky-fill |magazine=The New Yorker |volume=86 |issue=13}} He is also known for scoring the video games The Incredibles and Ratatouille. He was nominated for Best Instrumental Arrangement at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards, alongside Giacchino, for his work on Up.{{Cite news |date=January 31, 2010 |title=Grammy Awards: List of Winners |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/01/arts/music/01grammylist.html |work=The New York Times}}