Simon O’Connor is an American musician and composer with a bachelors degree in music from Wesleyan University. Outside of film and television, O’Connor has been releasing records with various different projects for over 20 years. He is currently the touring bassist of the Grammy- nominated psychedelic pop band, MGMT, as well as lead guitarist of the Grammy-nominated indie rock group, Modest Mouse.
Television:
Watch The Sound with Mark Ronson (Apple TV+, 2021) (Soundtrack)
Moment of Truth: The Murder of James Jordan (Amazon, 2021) (Original Score)
The Pope of Dope: The Story of NYC’s First Delivery Service (Playboy TV, 2020) (Original Score)
#SomeGoodNews: Season 1 (YouTube, 2020) (Soundtrack)
King of the Road: Season 2 (Viceland, 2017) (Soundtrack)
Vice: Season 5 (HBO, 2017) (Soundtrack)
Weediquette: Season 3 (Viceland, 2017) (Soundtrack)
Weediquette: Season 1 (Viceland, 2016) (Soundtrack)
So You Think You Can Dance: Season 6 (Fox, 2009) (Soundtrack)
Feature Film:
Frank & Lola (dir. Matthew Ross, 2016) (Soundtrack)
Redwood (dir. Molly Lowe, 2016) (Original Score)
Scenario in the Shade (dir. Jonah Freeman and Justin Lowe, 2015) (Soundtrack)
Documentary Film:
The Rainbow (dir. Zak Knutson, 2019) (Original Score)
The Human Game (dir. Cody Sheehy/Samira Kiani, in production) (Soundtrack)
Video Games/Media:
Tony Hawk: Shred (Activision, 2010) (Soundtrack)
Selected Discography:
Spiral Heads - “Vintage Heads” EP (Quiet Panic, 2022) (composer, instrumentalist, producer)
Foo Fighters- Making a Fire (Mark Ronson Re-version) (RCA/Roswell, 2021) (instrumentalist)
Soko - “Feel Feelings” LP (Because Music/Babycat, 2020) (instrumentalist)
Heart Bones - “Hot Dish” LP (Love OnLine, 2020) (instrumentalist, composer, arranger)
Spiral Heads - “Nothing New/What’s Going On in Your Head” EP (Quiet Panic/Bridge 9, 2020) (composer, instrumentalist, producer)
Spiral Heads - “EP” (Quiet Panic/Bridge 9, 2019) (composer, instrumentalist, producer)
MGMT - “Little Dark Age” LP (Columbia/Sony, 2018) (instrumentalist)
Simon Doom - “Lucifer the Light Bearer” EP (Votiv, 2018) (composer, instrumentalist)
Simon Doom - “Babyman” LP (Votiv, 2017) (composer, instrumentalist, producer)
Kuroma - “The Dark Horse Rides Again” (Votiv, 2016) (instrumentalist, arranger)
Kuroma - “Kuromarama” (Votiv, 2015) (composer, instrumentalist, producer)
Thulsa Doom - “The PC EP” (Rotten to the Core, Riotous Outburst, Sit & Spin, False Cause, 2014) (composer, instrumentalist, producer)
Thulsa Doom - “1998-2000” Compilation LP (Sit & Spin, 2011) (composer, instrumentalist, producer)
Amazing Baby - “Supreme Being” single (Green Label Sound, 2009) (composer, instrumentalist)
Amazing Baby - “Rewild” LP (Shangri-La, 2009) (composer, instrumentalist, producer)
Stylofone - “Nighttime” EP (Young and Lost Club, 2007) (composer, instrumentalist)