The Colosseum (Excerpt)

The Northern Lights (Excerpt)

Snowmobile Chase (Excerpt)

At the North Pole (Excerpt)

Out to Sea (Excerpt)

Playroom // Pirates' Hornpipe (Excerpt)

Dressing up as Vikings (Excerpt)

Short Documentary about a design research project between two community groups.

Dovetails (Northumbria University, 2022) [Excerpt]

These are little exercises in orchestrating, with the help of some friends who kindly volunteered a few short improvised melodies for me to practise arranging for different ensembles in various styles.

A.B (Christmas)

R.M (Harry Potter)

14.06.22 (Variation on Chucklevision Theme)

Random bit of improv with (nearly) all the exquisite choir patches from Orchestral Tools

Orchestral Tools Choirs Test

Very short improv testing the outstanding Ark 2 Choir

Metropolis Ark 2 Choir (Test)

Very short improv on 5 Little Speckled Frogs, trying to create an underwater sound for an episode of The Imagination Machine 2nd series

Short Improv on Five Little Speckled Frogs (Embertone Canjo Test)

Introduction to Anakin's Theme, testing CSW

Cinematic Studio Woodwinds (Test)

Short mock-up of the phenomenal Immolation Scene, testing Cinematic Studio Strings

Cinematic Studio Strings (Test)

My arrangement and performance of Bach O Mensch bewein (from Orgelbuchlein), made for St Ann's remote Good Friday service during lockdown no. 1

O Mensch (arr. for piano by Simon Passmore)

The same clip as "Jerusalem, Actually" but this one wasn't rejected

Jerusalem Actual (approved BBC music)

The Incredibles (test 1)

The Incredibles (Test 2)

Saxophones are so fiddly to programme. If anyone happens to see this and has some good tips please let me know!

The Incredibles (Test 3)

Batman test 1

Mussorgsky-Ravel Poussins

I’ve used the phenomenal Oxford Reverb to help create a sense of space between the soloist and the close mic. I also use the same plug-in to provide some tail - it gives such a smooth ending and really blends well with harp and strings here.

I’ve applied some gentle compression in the upper range using Fabfilter Pro-Q 3, which I have on trial specifically to make this demo.

I removed some of the muddy mid-lows from the harp and strings in order to help the performance breathe a bit, and I've used everything except close mic for CSW (Bassoon and Flute). 

Also applied is Joel Dollie’s Panbox, just to put the soloist to the left, and I've spread the strings out with violin 1s and 2s on opposite sides.

Other than that I’ve left this beautiful instrument as is - I hope you enjoy the performance.

Across the Stars (test).wav

Hans Zimmer Pastiche

Danny Elfman Pastiche

James Horner Pastiche

Thomas Newman Pastiche

Music from Star Wars which I arranged for organ and performed as part of a film music concert. Composed by John Williams. Recorded by Dan Bryce at St Ann's Church, Manchester

Star Wars Main Titles (arranged and performed by Simon Passmore)

Prelude and Fugue No 23 in B from WTC Book II. Recorded when I was a student at the RNCM in 2014.

Bach: Prelude And Fugue In B Major, No. 23, Book 2

From a recital at Hexham Abbey, Summer 2018

Dupré: Prelude and Fugue No. 2 in F minor, op. 7 (LIVE)

Dupré: Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in B major, op. 7 (LIVE)

A load of short drafts and programming ideas & tests

Popular tracks by Simon Passmore