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Some
Reviews Of My Music
 "Simon,
we are sold on you and your work and would not consider
using anyone else for the other episodes. We are thrilled
be able to have someone so accomplished to produce and
compose the music. You created an entire one hour segment
basically on the first take. WOW."
Dr. Carl Werner
Executive Producer
Evolution - The Grand Experiment
"I can't tell you how fortunate I feel that I found
your music. After searching through piles of stock music
rubbish, finding your music has been a true blessing.
It's perfect. Just perfect. Very high quality, and obviously
came from someone with some talent. That's not easy
to find out there. Your music has taken a huge burden
off my shoulders."
Brant Hadfield
(Emmy & NPPA Award Winning Videographer/Editor)
"I've had an unhealthy obsession
lately with "library music", namely instrumental
songs created to be used as aural stock footage and/or
background music. Most of the stuff I've been listening
to in that vein is crazy '60s and '70s go-go funk stuff
with hyperactive Hammonds and out-of-control Moogs and
the occasional wah-wah, but it seems to have become
sort of a lost art as of late. And while most musicians
nowadays seem to strive towards "I am a *real pop
artist damn it*" sentiments and seem too restless
to view film and TV scores as a career option, there
are fortunate exceptions. Simon Wilkinson is one of
them. His music sounds well-versed in a wide variety
of genres, from the retro-Moog Logan's Run ambience
of "Fires On the Moon" to the caper-flick-ready
jazz-funk of "Undercovered" and the kung fu
b-boy sidewalk-strutting disco bombast of "How
Can We Be Wrong". If you're a filmmaker who can't
shell out the cash for David Holmes, this guy's your
best bet. Thumbs up."
Nate Patrin (demorama.com)
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Bloodstorm:
"Are you Howard Shore?!!! Lovely slow string
crescendo at the start drew me in - very filmic.
When the choir entered it reminded me of Howard
Shore and Lord of the Rings! Your production technique
is excellent - sounds like a real orchestra (or
is it really real?!). Varied textures, string
lines work well and you hold onto a tense mood
throughout. This is pro stuff - get it in a film!"
Alan J Moore
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Bloodstorm:
"This one has pretty much taken my breath away!
It gently lulls you with a mysteriously tranquill intro
that explodes into a kind of meeting of the Gods! Grandeur
and majesty riding on a wave of rhythm driven by orchestra
explosions! The orchestration is exceptional, the impact
of the piece is atomic! All this happens within 2:32
seconds! It was over before my "wow" drifted
into an insignifigent echo! Simply amazing and enjoyable!
This is an inspiration to all of us who use these tools
to express our talents! BRAVO! An exciting and majestic
piece of music to inspire all who hear it!"
Lui Gentile
Bloodstorm:
"Movie score written all over this. Not just ANY
movie score! This is a score that would transform a
mediocre film into an epic. Excellent! What a brilliant
piece this is! I love the flowing from simple piano
to the deep layered orchestral sound (complete with
an intense choral group, yet!). VERY WELL DONE!!! Excellent
use of all the tools at your disposal!!! GREAT JOB!!!!!
I love this!"
Sir Giant
Bloodstorm:
"ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL!!! Wow. Wow. WOW. This track
grabs you by the face right from the first second and
doesn't let go. Seriously. The string/Percussion thing
totally rules. I've never heard such an action piece
- was it music for a movie trailer? Fast beginning,
then it mellows out a little in the middle before finally
ripping your face off in the last few seconds. Anyway,
seriously amazing job. And if you write film scores,
please don't come to Pennsylvania because I'll be totally
out of work."
Andrew the Great
Bloodstorm:
"Excellent orchestral film score with very dramatic
sequences. Think Gladiator, Omen, Lord Of The Rings"
RAW42.com (production music library)
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Zahara:
"The next Hans Zimmer! This track is a percussive
and orchestral masterpiece in my ears. Rhythmically,
it simmers and shimmers under the dynamic motive
pushed forward by horns/strings - a simple, yet
strong line that seems to tighten as it edges
the music forward. The development unfolds across
the track with great insistence. The mood? It's
a scene from Gladiator when the slaves are pulled
in a line across the desert. At the same time,
it could be a scene from Mission Impossible. Whatever
scene it is, it's in a larger-than-life, epic
film." Hattie Wilcox
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Zahara:
"Innovative and exciting! WOW! Rhythm patterns
to melt the walls down! Exceptional choice of percussion
sounds melding together to form a texture of excitement
and never ending drive! This track shows taste and craftsmanship!
It stayed so absolutely exciting and enthralling ...
I was hoping it finally going to take me to the place
it was hurrying to! No matter, it was a hell of a journey
anyway! A fine "piece" of composition that
shows great talent! Excellent recording and arrangement!
A "must hear!"
Lui Gentile
Zahara:
"Artistic Action, Very powerful. The percussion
and strings add to create growing tension. It's a very
active and suspenseful song. I love where the strings
begin to build even more (around 1:50). Very exciting-
I can hear Hans Zimmer in your arrangement and chord
progression! I can practically hear the next movement
where the choir comes in... Beautiful."
I Am Emma
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Spectres:
"Sin City/Kill Bill. Nice ambient feel on
this intro the piano builds into a well executed
melody. The guitar is cool - always love that
"Shadows" sound. This track has a sort
of Tarantino feel which is to say a Rodriguez
sound. Great work on this song - a very cool track.
The mood is excellent - the vocals are very well
done. Keep up the great professional work. The
arrangement is very well executed with all of
the parts exactly where they should be place.
This track gets a solid 5!
Digital Motion
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Spectres:
"Futuristic, baroque, cowboy music. Wow. This is
quite a lovely mix of a few different styles of music.
Beautiful piano/keyboards add a triumphant sensibility
to this track. Choppy drums add the perfect electronic
feel to an engaging arrangement."
Basmo
Spectres:
"This is immediatley cool; great mood, somewhere
country/ jazz/ electronic that belongs in the Kill Bill
scenes with Michael Madsen. Builds slowly, never getting
too far away from its beginnings; this is a killer two
1/2 minute piece. This song just flows... so nice."
Lavinah
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Algiers:
"High-tech Aladdin on the loose. Wow, I like
that ambient sitar right off the start, a great
intro with some lush big pads droning into a sonic
landscape. I particularly loved the build up into
the when the drums fully kick in...great effects
on the dramatic entrance. It totally kicks the
song into high gear and you start to grow on the
vibe. Mood starts off sounding lethargic, foreign
and lost...and then the listener finds his way
back again into a climax of surreal atmospheric
beauty."
Eclectric
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