Biography

Originally from Sweden, Simon Balthazar first made his mark as the songwriter and lead singer of the band Fanfarlo, which he formed after moving to London. Starting out on independent 7-inch labels, Fanfarlo grew to an international indie band who performed live on Late Show with David Letterman, contributed original music to the major film Twilight: Eclipse and were featured on several other notable film and TV soundtracks.

Simon is currently based in Mexico City. His recent work includes the scores of the dance film Rat King, the dance performance C-RO commissioned by Adidas, and the feature film El Vestido De La Novia, as well as several artist projects including the industrial techno duo Utter.

Represented by

Steven Scharf
www.stevenscharf.com/simon-balthazar

Selected film and TV credits

Rat King
Directed by: Simon Balthazar
Original score

El Vestido De La Novia
Directed by: Roque Falabella
Original score

How Do You Know
Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Owen Wilson, Jack Nicholson
Song: “Finish Line”

Win Win
Starring: Paul Giamatti, Alex Shaffer, Amy Ryan
Song: “The Walls Are Coming Down”

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Starring: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner
Original song: “Atlas”

Going the Distance
Starring: Drew Barrymore, Justin Long
Songs: “Luna”, “Harold T. Wilkins”

Grey’s Anatomy (Season 6, Episode 6: “Goodbye”)
Song: “Ghosts”

Tiny Furniture
Starring: Lena Dunham, Laurie Simmons, Grace Dunham
Song: “Sand and Ice”

Chuck (Season 4, Episode 24)
Song: “I’m A Pilot”

Alphas (Episode 1008)
Song: “Comets”

MTV: My Life as Liz
Songs: “Comets”, “Finish Line”

House (Season 6, Episode 5: “Instant Karma”)
Song: “Fire Escape”

Made In Chelsea
Songs: “Feathers”, “Deconstruction”

Covert Affair (Episode 1)
Songs: “Finish Line”, “I’m A Pilot”