Simon O’Connor is the lead guitarist of the Grammy-nominated indie rock group, Modest Mouse, and the touring bassist of the Grammy-nominated psychedelic pop band, MGMT. An American musician and composer, O’Connor holds a bachelor’s degree in music from Wesleyan University. Outside of film and television, he has been releasing records with various projects for over 20 years.
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:
Long Live the State (dir. Matthew Perniciaro, TBA) (Original Score)
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:
Modest Mouse - “An Eraser and a Maze” (Virgin Records, 2026) (composer, instrumentalist, producer)
Spiral Heads - “‘Til I’m Dead” LP (Academy Fight Songs/Trash Casual, 2024) (composer, instrumentalist, producer)
Modest Mouse - “Oats/Pumpkin Fields” EP (People in a Position to Know, 2023) (composer, instrumentalist)
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)