Hello! My name is Joel Sim, and I tell stories through music.

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About Me

Joel was born in Singapore. He studied Contemporary Writing & Production and Professional Music at Berklee College of Music and has worked as a composer/orchestrator/copyist/keyboardist on projects including Singapore National Day Show 2020, Searchlight Pictures's "Wendy" , Avengers: The Age of Ultron, XCOM2, Sound of My Dream《梦想的声音》and JJ Lin’s “Sanctuary”.

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Joel currently resides in Singapore. He has been blessed with opportunities to work with friends and musicians from different continents. When he is not glued to his workstation, Joel enjoys photography, running marathons and having coffee with his friends. He is very grateful to his mentors, friends and family for all the support and love he has received over the years.

 
Hidden Door

Videos. (Click on channel info for credits)

NDP 2021 Original Song: Spirits Anew [Official Lyric Video]
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NDP 2021 Original Song: Spirits Anew [Official Lyric Video]

Hey Singapore! Do you know that other than The Road Ahead, there are two more original songs that will be featured for NDP on 21 August? Here they are! #OurSGSpirit! 🙌🇸🇬 Inspired by a line in our National Anthem (‘Dengan semangat yang baru’), ‘Spirits Anew’ encourages Singaporeans to not give up hope in times of adversity and to keep persevering, for “We’ll rise with our spirits anew”. A poignant song that uplifts our hearts in these times.❤️ Aisyah will be performing this song live for NDP on 21 August. Make sure you dont miss it! #TogetherOurSGSpirit _ Music and Lyrics by Aisyah Aziz and RHAUN Music Production and Arrangement by Sydney Tan, Mandric Tan, Joel Sim, RHAUN Performed by Aisyah Aziz (https://www.instagram.com/aisyaah_aziz/) Directed by Howie Kim (https://www.instagram.com/howie759/) Art by Howie Kim Motion Graphics by Chap Heng _ Lyrics Whenever hope is lost inside I look to you and there I find That you have a dream like mine Where we're kaleidoscopic hues Paint me with colours never seen before I'll be your muse (Can you hear it?) A voice that's calling (Can you see it?) A light that's shining bright Here in your eyes (Can you hear it?) As loud as thunder (Can you feel it?) As certain as the sun We'll rise And we will sing together The strength in our voices Will turn all the pages They'll hear us calling Our spirits unbroken We'll walk to the sound of our dreams Pick up the pieces left behind We'll build a ship for us to sail through the tides The future's on our side (Can you hear it?) A voice that's calling (Can you see it?) A light that's shining bright Here in your eyes (Can you hear it?) As loud as thunder (Can you feel it?) As certain as the sun We'll rise And we will sing together The strength in our voices Will turn all the pages They'll hear us calling Louder than a lion We'll walk to the sound of our dreams Follow the voice that's inside Feel your spirits come back to life We will sing together The strength in our voices Will turn all the pages They'll hear us calling Louder than a lion We'll walk to the sound of our dreams Don't you give up (Never) I'll lift you up (Higher) Like the moon and the stars We'll rise with our spirits anew Don't you give up (Never) I'll lift you up (Higher) Like the moon and the stars We'll rise with our spirits anew Dengan semangat baru We'll rise

Music (Coming soon)

 

Selected writing credits

Arranger/Orchestrator

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  • National Day Parade 2021 (Main Show) 
    Additional orchestrations for song arrangements and underscores.

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  • National Day Parade 2020 (Evening Show) 
    Additional orchestrations for song arrangements.

 

  • Wendy ( Film)
    Additional orchestrations and music preparation.

 

  • Sound of My Dream《梦想的声音》
    Additional string arrangements and music preparation.
     

  • Berklee Night at the Pops with Melissa Etheridge
    Arrangement of Carter Hall for "The Western Den" was performed by Boston Pops Orchestra under the baton of Keith Lockhart.

 

Composer

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  • Library and advertisement music 
    Create original custom underscores for digital content.
     

  • River Angbao  2020
    Created original music for a multifaceted live performance.

 

MIDI Programmer

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  • XCOM 2
    Additional programming for composer.

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Other credits

Keyboardist

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  • George Lam "The Smiling Concert" (2019 - Present)
    Keyboard 2 and hard disk operator.

 

  • Kit Chan "A Time for Everything" and "Spellbound" (2019, 2018, 2016)
    Keyboard 2 and hard disk operator.

 

  • Liao Zhai Rocks! Musical (2019, 2016)
    Keyboard 2.

 

  • Childaid (2016)
    Keyboard 2.

 

Music copyist

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  • JJ Lin "Sanctuary" Tour
    Music preparation for over 20 songs.
     

  • Jacky Cheung "A classic Tour"
    Music preparation for over 20 songs.
     

  • Tropicana The Musical
    Co music preparation.
     

  • Sarah McKenzie "Paris in the Rain" Album
    Music preparation.
     

  • Avengers: "Age of Ultron"
    Additional music preparation. (Uncredited)
     

  • End Of The Tour
    Additional music preparation. (Uncredited)

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  • Lao Jiu The Musical
    Music preparation.

 
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