Biography
Nick Glennie-Smith (born 3 October 1951 in London, England) is an English film score composer whose most prominent work is a collaboration with Hans Zimmer on the score to the 1996 action film The Rock, the 2006 historical movie Children of Glory and the 1993 drama Point of No Return. Glennie-Smith has also written scores for the films Home Alone 3, The Man in the Iron Mask, We Were Soldiers, Secretariat, the score for the Disney animated film The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, Lauras Stern, Der kleine Eisbär 2 - Die geheimnisvolle Insel and A Sound of Thunder.
Glennie-Smith is part of Zimmer's film score company Remote Control Productions, to which he has conducted soundtracks such as The Simpsons Movie, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, X-Men: First Class and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Glennie-Smith is also known as the master composer of the music in the French theme park le Puy du Fou.
Most Notable Awards
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ASCAP Award | 3 Wins |
Saturn Award | 1 Nomination |



He also accompanied Zimmer on the score for Man of Steel. He had a brief collaboration with Roger Waters - first on the 1986 film When the Wind Blows, then some keyboard overdubbing for Waters' 1987 Radio K.A.O.S. album (namely the song "The Powers that Be"), and finally - performing at the 1990 concert "The Wall Live in Berlin" as a keyboardist alongside Peter Wood. He also toured in the 1980s with Cliff Richard, again playing keyboards. In 1987, he was responsible, with producer Vic Coppersmith-Heaven and singer Kenny Young, for the album Transmissions under the group name Gentlemen Without Weapons.
Filmography List
2014 | Heaven Is for Real | Original Music Composer |
2013 | A Belfast Story | Original Music Composer |
2010 | Secretariat | Original Music Composer |
2006 | Children of Glory | Original Music Composer |
2005 | The Little Polar Bear 2: The Mysterious Island | Original Music Composer |
2005 | A Sound of Thunder | Original Music Composer |
2004 | Laura's Star | Original Music Composer |
2004 | Ella Enchanted | Original Music Composer |
2002 | We Were Soldiers | Original Music Composer |
2001 | Attila (TV Movie) | Original Music Composer |
2000 | Highlander: Endgame | Original Music Composer |
2000 | The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne (TV Series) (1 episode) | Original Music Composer |
1999 | Michelle Kwan Skates to Disney's Greatest Hits (TV Movie) | Original Music Composer |
1998 | Max Q (TV Movie) | Original Music Composer |
1998 | The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride (Video) | Original Music Composer |
1998 | The Man in the Iron Mask | Original Music Composer |
1997 | Cyclops, Baby | Original Music Composer |
1997 | Home Alone 3 | Original Music Composer |
1997 | Fire Down Below | Original Music Composer |