Nick Glennie-Smith

Nicholas Hugh Glennie-Smith (3 October 1951 – 16 August 2026) was an English film score composer, conductor and musician, who was a frequent collaborator with Hans Zimmer, contributing to scores including The Rock (nominated for the Academy Award for Best Sound), the 2006 historical film Children of Glory and the 1993 spy thriller Point of No Return. Glennie-Smith also composed the scores for the films Home Alone 3, The Man in the Iron Mask (1998), We Were Soldiers (2002), Secretariat (2010), the score for the Disney direct-to-video animated film The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998), Lauras Stern (2004), The Little Polar Bear 2: The Mysterious Island and A Sound of Thunder (both 2005).

Glennie-Smith was a part of Hans Zimmer's film score company Remote Control Productions, for which he conducted music for the soundtracks on Transformers (2007–2017), X-Men: First Class and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (both 2011). He was Zimmer's accompanist on the score for Man of Steel (2013).

He was the master composer of the music in the French theme park le Puy du Fou. He collaborated with the former Pink Floyd bassist, Roger Waters. He worked on Waters' score for the 1986 film When the Wind Blows, then provided some of the keyboard overdubbing for the song "The Powers that Be" on Waters' 1987 Radio K.A.O.S. album. He performed 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.

Life and musical career Nicholas Hugh Glennie-Smith was born in London on 3 October 1951.

Glennie-Smith is also known for his contributions to Roger Daltrey's solo albums, Under a Raging Moon (1985), and Can't Wait to See the Movie (1987), and Paul McCartney's solo albums Press to Play (1986), and Flowers in the Dirt (1989).

He also worked with many other artists including Phil Collins, Tina Turner, Elvis Costello, Pharrell Williams, Nik Kershaw, Duane Eddy, Katrina & the Waves, and The Adventures.

Glennie-Smith died in Charlottesville, Virginia on 16 August 2026, at the age of 74.

Filmography As primary composer Year Title Director(s) Studio(s) Notes 1996 Two If by Sea Bill Bennett Morgan Creek ProductionsWarner Bros. Pictures The Rock Michael Bay Hollywood Pictures with Hans Zimmer & Harry Gregson-Williams 1997 Fire Down Below Félix Enríquez Alcalá Warner Bros. Pictures Home Alone 3 Raja Gosnell 20th Century Fox Cyclops, Baby D. J. Caruso Touchstone Pictures Short film 1998 The Man in the Iron Mask Randall Wallace Metro-Goldwyn-MayerUnited Artists The Lion King II: Simba's Pride Darrell Rooney Walt Disney Studios Home EntertainmentDisneyToon Studios Direct-to-video film Max Q Michael Shapiro Touchstone TelevisionABC Television film 1999 Michelle Kwan Skates to Disney's Greatest Hits Steve Binder ABC Family Television film. Reuses music from The Jungle Book (1967), The Aristocats (1970), The Little Mermaid (1989), Aladdin (1992), Hocus Pocus (1993), The Lion King (1994), Hercules (1997), Mulan (1998), and The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998). 2000 Highlander: Endgame Doug Aarniokoski Dimension Films with Stephen Graziano 2001 Attila Dick Lowry Alphaville Films Gerard Butler 2002 We Were Soldiers Randall Wallace Paramount Pictures 2004 Ella Enchanted Tommy O'Haver Miramax Films Laura's Star Warner Bros. Pictures with Hans Zimmer and Henning Lohner 2005 A Sound of Thunder Peter Hyams The Little Polar Bear 2 – The Mysterious Island Warner Bros. PicturesRothkirch Cartoon Film with Hans Zimmer 2006 Children of Glory Krisztina Goda C2 Pictures 2010 Secretariat Randall Wallace Walt Disney Pictures 2013 A Belfast Story Nathan Todd Adnuco Pictures 2014 Heaven Is for Real Randall Wallace TriStar Pictures 2021 Laura's Star Joya Thome Warner Bros. Pictures with Hans Zimmer and Henning Lohner

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