
Sound
Simon Boswell
Born 1956-10-15 · London, England, UK
Simon Boswell (born October 15, 1956) is an English film score composer, conductor, producer and musician.
Acting credits
NRFilm about the making of the film Hardware.
No Flesh Shall Be Spared
2009
6.0Feature-length documentary including interviews with co-writer/producer/director Dario Argento, and many of the cast and crew members.
Of Flies and Maggots
2017
7.0After his dream project DUNE fell apart, visionary filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky took a break from cinema, only to return over a decade later with his most triumphant work: SANTA SANGRE.
Forget Everything You Have Ever Seen: The World of Santa Sangre
2011
NRThe Dark Fantastic is a psychedelic journey into the mind of renowned composer Simon Boswell, blending live performances, striking visuals, and interviews with directors he’s scored for. It celebrates his bold impact on cinema and invites viewers into a surreal fusion of music and storytelling.
The Dark Fantastic
2025
NRShowcasing a live performance at Earth Theatre, London in 2021 and interviews with the artists he has collaborated with from over 35 years of scoring horror, fantasy and genre films, TRIPPING THE DARK FANTASTIC is a stunning record of musician Simon Boswell’s career. An exciting trip through such classics as PHENOMENA, DEMONS 2, STAGE FRIGHT, SANTA SANGRE, PERDITA DURANGO, LORD OF ILLUSIONS, SHALLOW GRAVE, HARDWARE and many others, peppered with appearances by the likes of directors Dario Argento, Alejandro Jodorowsky, the concert features Simon with his 12 piece band, Caduta Massi, filmed by acclaimed DOP Vince Knight.
Tripping The Dark Fantastic
2022
An interview with British composer Simon Boswell on his work for the films of Italian director Lamberto Bava.
When Bava Met Boswell
2025
Composer Simon Boswell Discusses His Genre Music Making Career.
A Soundtrack for Splatter: An Interview with Composer Simon Boswell
2014
Behind the camera
4.9An ambitious anthology film featuring segments directed by over two dozen of the world's leading talents in contemporary genre film. Inspired by children's educational ABC books, the film comprises 26 individual chapters, each helmed by a different director assigned a letter of the alphabet. The directors were then given free reign in choosing a word to create a story involving death.
The ABCs of Death
2013
One in a series of projects by Simon Boswell, an audio-visual installation of portraits extracted from news footage, looped to last forever, and individually scored with their own soundtracks.
Blink Jodorowsky
2002
An interview with British composer Simon Boswell on his work for the films of Italian director Lamberto Bava.
When Bava Met Boswell
2025