Simon J. Li

@simonlimusic

Composer • Producer • Orchestrator LA 🇺🇸, NZ 🇳🇿 @downtownmovie
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The “Down Town” soundtrack is now out on all streaming platforms! Link in bio! This was truly a team effort and wouldn’t have happened without these amazing musicians: Additional music: @alexandrafunesmusic Guitar & bass: @juanarangomusic Brass & saxes: @devontaylormusic Clav & organ: @tybailie Mix & master: @lyon_michael_gossard Music prep: @just_jasom Let’s do it again soon! 🤩 #newmusic #soundtrack #filmscore #filmmusic #funk #soul #filmcomposer
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6 months ago
What a tremendous honor to have “Variations on a Raindrop” performed by the incredible @sgsymphony at their first concert at the San Gabriel Mission Playhouse last night! It was a privilege to share the stage with @eunike.tanzil , @williamjaemusic , @grant_steller and hear their beautiful compositions performed alongside Joe Hisaishi’s timeless Ghibli soundtracks and @ayanenakajima.piano ’s truly brilliant rendition of Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in F ✨ I’m deeply grateful to @alexander.deng_ , @sgsymphony , and @artsbridgegap for bringing this monumental evening to life, and to the extraordinary musicians who created such a gorgeous night of music. And above all, a heartfelt thank you to my amazing friends from in and out of town who came by to support me in such a special moment ❤️ 📸: @owenathanael
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7 months ago
THE AI DOC: OR HOW I BECAME AN APOCALOPTIMIST is out in theaters today! Huge thank you to @mariusdevries and Matt Robertson for having me work on your incredible score - grateful to have played a part in this beast of a film. Thank you to the outstanding team, @charlietyrell , @daniel_roher , @dunkwun (and many, many more…) for making such an important and human film about the promises and perils of AI, and more importantly what we can all do about it. Please go catch this in theaters while you can! The soundtrack is also out now on all platforms! @theaidocfilm @focusfeatures
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1 month ago
“Surgeon” by @keilanimai is out now! Grateful to have produced and mixed this beautiful song, and deepest thanks to Keilani for trusting me with something so personal 😌 Thank you @mattwmusic for playing additional guitar on this, and to @jessicarm for making this collaboration happen in the first place! Hope you can give this a listen ✨ Link in bio!
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2 months ago
After a year-long wait, “Down Town” is finally out and yours to watch! ✨ @downtownmovie This has been such a thrilling ride and I couldn’t be more proud of the immense hard work, heart, and talent that the entire cast and crew poured into this phenomenal film! I’m endlessly grateful to Gavin Gaitan for taking a chance on me a year and a half ago to help add to his story and for trusting me to experiment and push my own musical limits. To the incredible editor @randiatkins and the brilliant cast @cheyennemariewashington , @donnevant , @sethaguirreofficial , your breathtaking performances and beautiful edit provided endless inspiration for the entire score. This project marks the first time I’ve been able to work with my very own music team! I knew I could count on @alexandrafunesmusic to write some absolutely killer additional music, and @juanarangomusic 🎸, @devontaylormusic 🎺, and @tybailie 🎹 brought the entire score to life in a dramatic way. Thank you to @lyon_michael_gossard for the gorgeous mix and @just_jasom for the essential music prep help during crunch time! Thank you to Strath at @tricoastentertainment for believing in this film and bringing this film out into the world. People need to see the brilliant mind of Gavin and the tireless work of everyone involved. And finally, an enormous thank you to my friends who have been such a tremendous support through this exciting and challenging process ❤️ “Down Town” is out now on streaming platforms including Amazon, Hoopla, and Fandango, and will be coming to Apple, YouTube, and Google Play shortly! 🍿 And the soundtrack will be out on all streaming platforms very soon but is currently already on Spotify and Tidal - stay tuned! 👀 I hope you enjoy, and please share your love with all the amazing creatives on this film!
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6 months ago
📣🎬🍿✨ Introducing the Award-Winning team of home.girls! We are taking the next steps to satiate a void in the entertainment industry with #homegirlsshortfilm. No storytelling like this has EVER EXISTED! Please donate $35 to help us make our “Awkward Black Girl” before our “Insecure”! LINK 🔗 in @jan22prods BIO. #ProofOfConcept #TVSeries
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6 months ago
“Variations on a Raindrop” - Simon J. Li #reels
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6 months ago
Full Music Video of “Variations on a Raindrop” - Simon J. Li Premiered at the San Gabriel Valley Symphony’s Mid-Autumn Festival Concert on October 4th 2025 at the San Gabriel Mission Playhouse. video: @twelve.thirtyfour.studios editing: @sgsymphony audio: @shywren905 #reels SGVSO is a special initiative of @artsbridgegap
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6 months ago
Only one week away until the @sgsymphony ’s Mid-Autumn Festival Concert! So excited to have these extraordinary musicians perform my piece in a truly stacked program including several of Joe Hisaishi’s Ghibli scores and exciting new works by @eunike.tanzil @williamjaemusic @grant_steller ✨ Featuring the wonderful @ayanenakajima.piano on piano 🎹 If you’re in LA please come by and enjoy a night of amazing music played by amazing musicians! Link to get tickets in my bio! 🎫 📍San Gabriel Mission Playhouse 🗓️ Saturday October 4th @ 7:30pm Artwork by @tryn.cheng
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7 months ago
🚨U.S. PREMIERE🚨 I’m so excited to announce that my piece “Variations on a Raindrop” will receive its U.S. premiere with the San Gabriel Valley Symphony (@sgsymphony ) at their Mid-Autumn Festival Concert on October 4th! It’s such an incredible honor to be featured at this concert amongst the beautiful works of two of my all-time musical heroes Joe Hisaishi and George Gershwin. An immense thank you to the wonderful Alex Deng @alexander.deng_ for believing in my work and for his commitment to featuring AAPI musicians and serving underrepresented communities! Tickets are available now and you can use the code SGV20 for 20% off - link in my bio! Come by for a great night of music featuring some of your favorite Ghibli scores ✨ 🎻 San Gabriel Valley Symphony 🎵 Mid-Autumn Festival Concert 📅 October 4th, 2025 @ 7:30 pm 📍 San Gabriel Mission Playhouse San Gabriel Valley Symphony is a special initiative of Arts Bridging The Gap a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt social impact organization. Learn more @artsbridgegap Visit sgsymphony.org for more information about this superb and ambitious new orchestra! #studioghibli #gershwin #sgv #626 #livemusic #orchestra #kiki #spiritedaway #worldpremiere #classicalmusic #filmmusic #concert #orchestraconcert #losangeles #SanGabrielValley #sangabriel
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9 months ago
“Hooked” by CLAUDIA is finally out! 💃🏻 Had so much fun co-writing and co-producing this cute little song last summer with @claudiaaatan and @irwinandfire while they were visiting LA, making this our first in-person collab! Also had the chance to hear this song performed live for the first time at Claudia’s LA show last August. Been sitting on this for so long, I’m so excited for you all to hear it now! (make sure you play on repeat, you might find it loops perfectly 👀 also peep the 🪗) Thanks again Claudia and Irwin for having me on ❤️ #CLAUDIA #newmusic
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1 year ago
Honored to have worked on the underscore and ballet sequence for @fkatwigs ’ “Childlike Things” music video alongside the amazing @mariusdevries ! Really grateful to be part of such a unique and inspiring process! You can watch the music video on YouTube now! 💃🏻 #fkatwigs #eusexua
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1 year ago