---
name: "Michael D. Simon"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/michael-d-simon"
fi1m_id: "michael-d-simon"
imdb_id: "nm1732924"
tmdb_id: 5858862
roles: ["Composer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-23T12:10:28.935277+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Michael D. Simon

## Identity

Michael D. Simon

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/michael-d-simon
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** michael-d-simon
- **IMDb ID:** nm1732924
- **TMDB ID:** 5858862
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1732924/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5858862

Composer. Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S..

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Also known as:** Michael Simon
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1732924/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5858862

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Once Upon a Time*](https://film.one/tv/once-upon-a-time.md) (65)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Michael D. Simon is an American composer. He contributed music to the ABC fantasy series *Once Upon a Time* (2011), providing additional music across multiple seasons and serving as a composer for all 22 episodes of the seventh and final season alongside Mark Isham and Cindy O'Connor.

He composed the score for the feature film *The Squeeze* (2015) and has supplied additional music for films including *Mechanic: Resurrection* (2016), *Honest Thief* (2020) and *The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent* (2022). Simon received a Primetime Emmy nomination for his work on *Once Upon a Time*.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, reddit.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Once Upon a Time* (2011), Fi1m 65, Music — [page](https://film.one/tv/once-upon-a-time.md)

## Complete filmography (4)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Quiz Lady* (2023), Additional Music
- *Bill & Ted Face the Music* (2020), Additional Music
- *The Squeeze* (2015), Original Music Composer
- *Once Upon a Time* (2011), series, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/tv/once-upon-a-time.md)

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