Simon Franglen

In the artist’s words: Describe one of your earliest musical memories in detail. Seeing Segovia play guitar. Astonishing! Paying 50 cents for a seat to see Leonard Bernstein joyfully conducting Beethoven 9th. 14 encores. Greatest concert ever. The Damned - 100 Club - changed my life. New Order at the Hacienda - ditto. What are your top 3 all-time favorite albums on Apple Music, and why? Why did you choose these three albums in particular? Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, José Carreras, Kurt Ollmann, Leonard Bernstein, Marilyn Horne, Stephen Sondheim, Tatiana Troyanos, Bernstein: West Side Story Isao Tomita, Tomita's Greatest Hits Stevie Wonder, Songs in the Key of Life West Side Story - I saw the documentary of the making of this album - I wanted to be a producer from that moment. Songs In The Key of Life - The record I most wish I'd played on. Isao Tomita makes every other Synthesist seem like a child. Find a song of yours on Apple Music that you love and tell us what makes it special. Tell us why you chose this song. “From Darkness to Light” Jim Cameron told me "this doesn't work unless you have me and the audience in tears from the first bar." I did three versions. The last I played him. There were no words for a couple of minutes until he said - "Yes".