Simon K. King

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Simon K King
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Background information
Also known asSimon K.King ,Simon
Born Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Genres Film score, jazz, blues
Occupation(s)Composer, performer, record producer, music director, arranger, singer, song writer
Instrument(s)Synthesizer, piano, keyboard, guitar
Years active2013–present

Simon K. King is an Indian film composer who predominantly composes music for Tamil and Telugu films. He made his debut with Sasi's Ainthu Ainthu Ainthu (2013) and is well known for the song "Yavvana" from the film Sathya, and for background score in Kolaigaran.

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Career

Simon K.King started his music career as a keyboard programmer while he was pursuing his graduation in electrical engineering. He then continued to work on developing his interests in composing and arranging music. From there he started composing jingles where he has notably worked on more than 300 jingles for various brands. Simultaneously he worked as a freelance music producer for many music directors in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam film industries. [1]

Discography

YearFilm TitleLanguageNotes
2013 Ainthu Ainthu Ainthu Tamil
2015 Aindhaam Thalaimurai Sidha Vaidhiya Sigamani Tamil
2017 Sathya Tamil
2019 Kolaigaran Tamil
Market Raja MBBS Tamil
Raja BheemaTamilSoundtrack released, film unreleased
2020 Asuraguru Tamil Background Score only.
2021 Kabadadaari Tamil
Kapatadhaari Telugu
WWW Telugu
2022 Highway Telugu
2024 Chaari 111 Telugu

Web series

YearTitleLanguagePlatform
2022 Paper Rocket Tamil ZEE5
2022 Vadhandhi: The Fable of Velonie Amazon Prime Video

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