Nick Glennie-Smith

Nick Glennie-Smith is exactly the sort of artist I find myself drawn to: the indispensable collaborator who rarely gets the marquee. As a frequent partner of Hans Zimmer and a conductor and arranger on scores like The Rock, he shaped how blockbusters actually feel without ever stepping into the spotlight, until his death in August 2026. I have a soft spot for craftspeople who power the emotional engine of a film from behind the curtain. His career reminds me that the grandeur we credit to a single composer is usually a team effort, and people like him deserve far more recognition than they get.

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Name (English)

Nick Glennie-Smith

Name (Japanese)

ニック・グレニー＝スミス

Reading

にっく・ぐれにー＝すみす

Born

October 3, 1951 – August 16, 2026

Origin

London, United Kingdom

Occupation

composer / film score composer / conductor / music arranger / musician

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Rabbit

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick%20Glennie-Smith
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8B%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AC%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%EF%BC%9D%E3%82%B9%E3%83%9F%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1383645

Tags

• composer
• film score composer
• conductor

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.