---
name: "Nick Glennie-Smith"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/nick-glennie-smith"
fi1m_id: "nick-glennie-smith"
imdb_id: "nm0322684"
tmdb_id: 57263
wikidata_id: "Q1383645"
roles: ["Conductor"]
born: "3 October 1951"
died: "16 August 2026"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 65
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-10-05T15:22:24.617677+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."
---

# Nick Glennie-Smith

## Identity

Nick Glennie-Smith

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/nick-glennie-smith
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** nick-glennie-smith
- **IMDb ID:** nm0322684
- **TMDB ID:** 57263
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1383645
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Glennie-Smith, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1383645, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0322684/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/57263

Conductor. Born 3 October 1951 in London, England, UK. Died 16 August 2026.

## Details

- **Work:** Conductor
- **Born:** 3 October 1951, London, England, UK
- **Died:** 16 August 2026
- **Active:** 1996–2020
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 66 (2), 2010s 64 (4), 2020s 68 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 65 to 61 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 3 under 60
- **Genres:** Action 4, Adventure 4, Comedy 4, Animation 3, Family 3, Thriller 2
- **Screen time:** 13 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $3,595m across 7 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Glennie-Smith, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1383645, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0322684/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/57263

## Streaming the US now

- **Pluto TV:** [*The Man in the Iron Mask*](https://film.one/film/the-man-in-the-iron-mask.md) (54)

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## Biography

Nick Glennie-Smith was an English film score composer, conductor and musician. Born in London on 3 October 1951, he began his career as a keyboardist, performing and recording with artists including Cliff Richard, Roger Waters and Paul McCartney before moving into film music in the late 1980s.

He collaborated frequently with Hans Zimmer and was associated with Remote Control Productions, conducting scores for films including *Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl* (2003) and *Transformers* (2007). Glennie-Smith composed the scores for *The Rock* (1996, shared with Zimmer and Harry Gregson-Williams), *The Man in the Iron Mask* (1998), *We Were Soldiers* (2002) and *Secretariat* (2010), among others. He died on 16 August 2026 in Charlottesville, Virginia.

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

## On Fi1m (7)

- *Bad Boys for Life* (2020), Fi1m 68, Conductor — [page](https://film.one/film/bad-boys-for-life.md)
- *Despicable Me 3* (2017), Fi1m 55, Conductor — [page](https://film.one/film/despicable-me-3.md)
- *Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues* (2013), Fi1m 58, Conductor — [page](https://film.one/film/anchorman-2-the-legend-continues.md)
- *Despicable Me 2* (2013), Fi1m 71, Conductor — [page](https://film.one/film/despicable-me-2.md)
- *Wreck-It Ralph* (2012), Fi1m 70, Conductor — [page](https://film.one/film/wreck-it-ralph.md)
- *The Man in the Iron Mask* (1998), Fi1m 54, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/the-man-in-the-iron-mask.md)
- *The Rock* (1996), Fi1m 78, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/the-rock.md)

## Complete filmography (45)

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

- *Laura's Star* (2021), Original Music Composer
- *Bloodshot* (2020), Conductor
- *Bad Boys for Life* (2020), Conductor — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/bad-boys-for-life.md)
- *Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween* (2018), Conductor
- *Smallfoot* (2018), Conductor
- *Despicable Me 3* (2017), Conductor — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/despicable-me-3.md)
- *The Little Prince* (2015), Conductor
- *Heaven Is for Real* (2014), Original Music Composer
- *Winter's Tale* (2014), Conductor
- *Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues* (2013), Conductor — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/anchorman-2-the-legend-continues.md)
- *Captain Phillips* (2013), Conductor — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/captain-phillips.md)
- *Despicable Me 2* (2013), Conductor — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/despicable-me-2.md)
- *Gangster Squad* (2013), Conductor
- *Wreck-It Ralph* (2012), Conductor — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/wreck-it-ralph.md)
- *Savages* (2012), Conductor
- *Battleship* (2012), Conductor
- *Rango* (2011), Conductor — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/rango.md)
- *Secretariat* (2010), Original Music Composer
- *Surrogates* (2009), Conductor
- *All About Steve* (2009), Conductor
- *The Ties That Bind Us* (2008), Music
- *Children of Glory* (2006), Music
- *The Da Vinci Code* (2006), Conductor — Fi1m 42, [page](https://film.one/film/the-da-vinci-code.md)
- *The Little Polar Bear 2: The Mysterious Island* (2005), Original Music Composer
- *A Sound of Thunder* (2005), Original Music Composer, Conductor
- *Laura's Star* (2004), Original Music Composer
- *Thunderbirds* (2004), Conductor
- *Ella Enchanted* (2004), Original Music Composer
- *Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl* (2003), Conductor — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/pirates-of-the-caribbean-the-curse-of-the-black-pearl.md)
- *We Were Soldiers: Getting It Right* (2002), Music
- *The New Guy* (2002), Additional Music
- *We Were Soldiers* (2002), Original Music Composer, Conductor
- *Attila* (2001), as Compositor
- *Highlander: Endgame* (2000), Original Music Composer
- *Michelle Kwan Skates to Disney's Greatest Hits* (1999), Music
- *The Lion King II: Simba's Pride* (1998), Original Music Composer
- *The Man in the Iron Mask* (1998), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/the-man-in-the-iron-mask.md)
- *Home Alone 3* (1997), Original Music Composer
- *Fire Down Below* (1997), Music
- *Cyclops, Baby* (1997), Music
- *The Rock* (1996), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/the-rock.md)
- *Two If by Sea* (1996), Music
- *Desperado* (1995), Musician
- *Crimson Tide* (1995), Conductor, Orchestrator
- *Drop Zone* (1994), Additional Music

## Gallery

- ![Hans Zimmer brought his spectacular live show to Britain's biggest indoor arena - the Manchester Arena (aka AO) above Man Vic station on Friday 16th June 2023. ](https://film.one/media/person/86953/gallery-d56457665d03.jpg) Hans Zimmer brought his spectacular live show to Britain's biggest indoor arena - the Manchester Arena (aka AO) above Man Vic station on Friday 16th June 2023.  — kitmasterbloke, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Hans_Zimmer_live_-Nick_Glennie-Smith_and_Molly_Rogers.jpg/1280px-Hans_Zimmer_live_-Nick_Glennie-Smith_and_Molly_Rogers.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Nick Glennie-Smith](https://film.one/media/person/86953/gallery-884c452c9000.jpg) Nick Glennie-Smith — kitmasterbloke, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Nick_Glennie-Smith_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Nick_Glennie-Smith_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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