From child actor to teenage pop idol, from self-confessed 'extreme sound freak' to acclaimed solo recording artist, Simon Fisher's career has been nothing if not varied. His early acting credits included film and TV roles from Black Beauty to The Big Sleep (re-made with Robert Mitchum). At the same time he was fronting various '70s pop acts, and at the age of 17 was signed to Jonathan King's UK Records, releasing his first solo album in 1969. After that precocious start, Simon followed an often eccentric, sometimes outlandish musical path. He operated on the fringes of punk; performed briefly with The The; became 'Musician in Residence' at the ICA in 1980; released two albums as one half of a fictional French female duo know as Deux Filles. But through all this Simon was developing a deep and abiding interest in the stuff of sound, accumulating a vast library of collected sounds from daily life. It is this interest which now forms the basis of his improvisatory, eclectic approach to music making, and is manifest on his most recent solo albums on the Mute Label (his discography comprises some 30 solo albums to date). From trite pop to extreme sound-freakery, the mature SFT (as he now styles himself) has arrived at a mesmeric originality. Simon's life as a film composer stems from his association with Derek Jarman in the 1980s and '90s. His scoring credits for Jarman included Caravaggio, The Last of England, The Garden and Edward II. His final film for Jarman was the powerful, poignant Blue, where a soundscape recorded by Simon at Eno's country house, together with Jarman's AIDs-inspired spoken words, stood in for visuals - only a blue screen was projected. The film won a Michael Powell Award. Simon subsequently toured Blue round the world, performing his music at live screenings. His work with films has continued unabated since Jarman's death, recent credits including the Anna Campion-directed Inertia and Bipolar, Don Boyd's My Kingdom (on which he collaborated with Deirdre Gribbin), Paul McGuigan's Gangster No. 1 and Mike Hodges' Croupier and I'll Sleep When I'm Dead. While adept at avant-garde projects such as Blue, Simon Fisher Turner is nothing if not adaptable and responsive. He has also worked on a number of television dramas and documentaries; most recently BBC 1's Helicopter, Channel 4's Stanley Kubrick's Boxes, as well as advertising commercials for Macmillan Cancer (2008). In the past year Simon Fisher Turner has been produced an album for Mute label-mate Polly Scattergood; in the spring of 2008 he created the music for the Frank Gerhy's summer pavilion at the Serpentine Gallery. In addition, he composed the music for Derek Isaac Julien's acclaimed documentary film on Derek Jarman, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival 2008. He has also been busy performing in a variety of guises, recently making a live debut as one third of Critical Distortion, with Natalie Clein and Shiva Feshareki as well as been performing Blue live with Black Sifichi in Europe and the UK. He is also performing a new soundscape to the silent film, I Was Born But...(1932) by acclaimed Japanese legend Yasujiro Ozu. Simon has recently released Japanoise (Papier Mache records) and completed a new 12" for the Isis Gallery in London making musical replies to works by Nayland Blake, Martin Griffiths & Alyson Schotz.
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Biography from IMDb.
- November 21, 1954 (71)
- London, England, UK
- Composer and actor
- 21 on MovieCove · 62 credits in all
What are Simon Fisher-Turner's films like?
Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 13
Light 1 · Serious 3 · Dark 13
A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 7
A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 5 · Intense 8
A split, not a type: Steady 9 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 3
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 10
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 6
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet3
- Tragic7
- Ambiguous7
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Simon Fisher-Turner's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Simon Fisher-Turner's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
62 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Queer Edward II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
With Hasan in Gaza(2025)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Mudlarking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Oh Paulo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Being Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
A Fidai Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Instability of the Signal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
The Hexagonal Hive and a Mouse in a Maze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Cam's Mementos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Deep in the Eye and the Belly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Sound for the Future (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
The Picture from Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
The Raft of the Medusa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Vertical City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
The Invisible Frame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Stanley Kubrick's Boxes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Derek (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Delicate eyelashes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Sweeney Todd(2006)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
William Eggleston in the Real World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead(2003)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
My Kingdom(2001)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Cargo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Lava(2001)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
The Girl Who Picks Flowers and the Girl Who Kills Insects (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Gangster No. 1(2000)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Nature Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
The End of the Affair(1999)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Claire Dolan(1998)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
The Eternal(1998)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Croupier(1998)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Shabbat Night Fever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Crocodile Snap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
The Rocking Horse Winner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
All Men Are Mortal(1995)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Nadja(1994)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Hermaphrodite Bikini (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Loaded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Elenya(1992)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
I've Heard the Ammonite Murmur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Un dimanche sans ailes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Edward II(1991)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
The Party: Nature Morte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
The Garden(1990)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Melancholia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Cycling the Frame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
The Last of England(1987)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Caravaggio(1986)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
The Big Sleep(1978)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Shadows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Kim & Co. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Who Killed Lamb? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
The Sea Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
The Edwardians (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
The Long Chase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Van der Valk(1972)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows
The Intruder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Tom Brown's Schooldays (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
The Great White Silence(1924)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Slow Water (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 59 titles, 58 of them dated from 1971 to 2026.
Biggest box office
Croupier (1998)
Highest rated
The Great White Silence (1924)
Most popular right now
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (2003)
Film career
- 1978Screen debut· The Big Sleep
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Simon Fisher-Turner's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th9
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 21 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser8
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed8
Reviewers score the sound and music 64/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 52. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Simon Fisher-Turner's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Simon Fisher-Turner work with?
People who share at least 2 of Simon Fisher-Turner's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tilda Swinton shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Derek JarmanShared titles: Edward II (1991), The Garden (1990), The Last of England (1987), Caravaggio (1986)See all 4 shared titles with Derek Jarman
- Mike HodgesShared titles: I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (2003), Croupier (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Mike Hodges
- Michael AlmereydaShared titles: The Eternal (1998), Nadja (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Almereyda
Actors
- Tilda SwintonShared titles: Heart of Light - eleven songs for Fiji (2026), Edward II (1991), The Garden (1990), The Last of England (1987), Caravaggio (1986)See all 5 shared titles with Tilda Swinton
- Nigel TerryShared titles: Edward II (1991), The Last of England (1987), Caravaggio (1986)See all 3 shared titles with Nigel Terry
- Spencer LeighShared titles: The Garden (1990), The Last of England (1987), Caravaggio (1986)See all 3 shared titles with Spencer Leigh
- Alexander MortonShared titles: I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (2003), Croupier (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Alexander Morton
Cinematographers and editors
- Michael GarfathShared titles: I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (2003), Croupier (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Garfath
- Jim DenaultShared titles: The Eternal (1998), Nadja (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Jim Denault
- George AkersShared titles: Edward II (1991), Caravaggio (1986)See all 2 shared titles with George Akers
- Christopher HughesShared titles: The Garden (1990), The Last of England (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Christopher Hughes
Producers
- James MackayShared titles: The Garden (1990), The Last of England (1987), Caravaggio (1986)See all 3 shared titles with James Mackay
- Amy HobbyShared titles: The Eternal (1998), Nadja (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Amy Hobby
- Andrew FierbergShared titles: The Eternal (1998), Nadja (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Andrew Fierberg
- Sarah RadclyffeShared titles: Edward II (1991), Caravaggio (1986)See all 2 shared titles with Sarah Radclyffe
Mixed roles
- Don BoydShared titles: My Kingdom (2001), The Last of England (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Don Boyd
- Stephen McBrideShared titles: Edward II (1991), The Garden (1990)See all 2 shared titles with Stephen McBride