Composer
Michael Simpson
Michael Simpson is an American producer and composer, one half of the Dust Brothers production duo with John King. He is best known for the sample-heavy electronic score of Fight Club and for producing the Beastie Boys' Paul's Boutique. He also scored several early-2000s comedies.
Key films
Fight Club (1999)
His most celebrated film work: an inventive, sample-driven electronic score that shaped the film's gritty, restless sound.
Road Trip (2000)
An early-2000s comedy score showing his move from music production into mainstream film composing.
Freddy Got Fingered (2001)
Another comedy score from his busy run of film work in the early 2000s.
Stick It (2006)
A later composing credit, showing his film work continued beyond the Fight Club era.
Beastie Boys Story (2020)
Appears in this documentary about the group whose landmark music he helped produce.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 8
- 1999Fight ClubComposer
- 2000Road TripComposer
- 2000Beastie Boys: Video Anthology · as SelfActor
- 2001Saving SilvermanComposer
- 2001Freddy Got FingeredComposer
- 2005Beastie Boys Solid Gold Hits · as SelfActor
- 2006Stick ItComposer
- 2020Beastie Boys Story · as Self (archive footage)Actor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.