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Bandcamp Spotify Apple Music Tidal Deezer Amazon Music YouTube Music An album of silly songs for kids (and grownups who like silly things!) I wrote these songs to make my kids laugh and dance. I hope they make you laugh and dance too :) All songs written, performed and produced by Simon Panrucker.
Listen to whole album here! Lyrics I had a hunger, a rumbly tummy I wanted something to eat that was yummy So I tapped upon my telephone Picked a pizza place that would deliver to my home The place I picked was called “Everything Pizza” I called up and said “Hello I’d like to eat some” They said “Pizza?” I said “You got it.” They said…
I had a lovely, if emotional time working on this award-winning short film ( Sundance Short Film Jury Award for Animation ). I created a tender, haunting and gently psychedelic score for a beautiful, heartbreaking true story. Director Stephen P Neary did an incredible job bringing it to life with such care, heart and artistry. Painstakingly hand-drawn on layers of vellum and paper with watercolor…
I’m incredibly excited to announce that an animated short I scored, Stephen P Neary’s Living With A Visionary , has won the Sundance Short Film Jury Award for Animation ! I’m so pleased for Stephen who put in countless hours of meticulous work and love into this beautiful film, and everyone else who worked on it with such care.
I worked alongside musical director and vocal composer extraordinaire Verity Standen to produce a unique musical score for this energetic adaptation of Robin Hood. Using recordings of the performers voices, song and breath, combined with bombastic drums and found sound, I built backing tracks to support the amazing songs Verity composed. I also created the sound design for the show to make the…
Hiya Panpals! I hope you’re keeping well in the season of snot. I’ve got a couple of festive videos to share with you this month and some exciting news! VIDEOS! MARY CRUDMUSH EVERYBODY! It’s Keytar Jingle Bells Time! A wonky synthesiser version of jingle bells 🤘 Embed from youtu.be By the way have you ever heard the original One Horse Open Sleigh ? I was surprised at how…
I’m excited to share that an animated film I scored, LIVING WITH A VISIONARY by Stephen P Neary , will premiere at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival as part of their shorts program! I had a lovely, if emotional time working on this film - making tender and gently psychedelic music for a beautiful, heartbreaking story. I cried basically every time I worked on it! Stephen did an incredible job…
Join me as I challenge myself to create a track in just 60 minutes using your suggestions! Thanks to @benjibateman3531 for the words “Tinsel Gremlins!” Sometimes I find it helpful to set a time limit and just smash out a track without thinking too much, just letting the music flow. I use ableton live for music production but you can take the same approach with whatever you use and…
What better way to wish you all an EGGY CLIFFWASP than with a wonky keytar synthesizer version of Jingle Bells. Hope you have a lovely festive time and SWEDENS BLEATINGS to one and all xxx
Today I’m trying something new called “Will It Ambient?” where I’m going to take an item that makes a kind of ridiculous or silly noise and try and make beautiful ambient music with it. I have no idea if this is going to work or if this is going to be the only episode, but let’s find out! This experiment involves a bike horn and some music production techniques in…
Ey up PanPals! I’ve been busy cranking out videos the past few weeks. I’m trying to stick to a weekly schedule on YouTube so I can share the musical fun more consistently. So far I’m enjoying it! I’ve not been emailing each video as I didn’t want to overwhelm your inbox. But now I’m wondering if this is too much stuff for one email…? I’d like to…
TRACK SMASH TIME! Watch me make a soundtrack in 90 minutes - inspired by the words “Sock Land” - thanks @youan4092 for the suggestion!
This song about gazpacho soup has been stuck in my head for 3 years. I’ve tried everything, but it always pops back on repeat when I least expect it! But I remembered the advice “a problem shared is a problem halved” so I’m hoping if it gets stuck in your head too I might get some peace. Or at least I won’t be suffering alone… I’m so sorry… I…
I wrote, produced and performed this song “The Floor is Lava” for an episode of Zip and the Tiny Sprouts, tayloring the lyrics to the show’s positive messaging. Full episode here .
HOW MANY OCTOPUSES MUST PERISH FOR MY GIGGLES? Lofi loop station song with RC-505 MKII and Teenage Engineering OP-1f. Lyrics How many fish can an octopus make giggle Ten… Because it has ten tickles Tentacles with ten tickles So ten fish can an octopus make giggle But no more, it’s a bit like a bee When it’s used its sting it will rest in peace Same with an octopus, when…
ONE DAY THEY WILL ALL BE FREE Lyrics We’re all shy skeletons inside We’re all shy skeletons inside They’re hiding underneath This squishy, fleshy sheath But we’re all shy skeletons inside And only when we die Do they feel alright To come outside Dancing in the light Cos they feel judged So let’s give them some love And say you’re beautiful And one day you will…
Hiya Panpals! How are you doing? This a lil update to let you know about some upcoming gigs I’m part of… Bristol Beacon is putting on some special gigs aimed at families and I’m in the house band! We’ve been preparing a super fun setlist of pop favourites and musical games, ready for a playful interactive gig experience for the whole family! The first gig is on Saturday…
Bristol Beacon is putting on some special gigs aimed at families and I’m in the house band! The gigs are raising funds for their Community Music Programme, which I also work with and which is TOTALLY RAD. The first gig is on Saturday 25th October. You can find more info and get tickets here: https://bristolbeacon.org/whats-on/first-ever-family-gig/ We’ve been preparing a super fun…
Hiya PanPals, Last email I put a call out for song requests that I could make for you. Thank you to all of you who responded, they were great ideas! I managed to make 3 songs before I got waylaid with work. Apologies if I didn’t get to your suggestion - but we’ll do this again sometime I’m sure! The Songs Here are my efforts! Click through to listen and read about each request and how I approached…
It’s TRACK SMASH time! Armed with a random word generator to give me a track title, and only 90 minutes on the clock, I do my best to SMASH THAT TRACK OUT. It ended up being a relaxing lo-fi soundtrack for an imaginary game called “Vague Fisherman”, where instead of catching fish you catch ideas!
I received two separate special requests from Eliz and Carl, and they seemed related to me, so I made a song combining them both… Eliz’s Request… My immediate thought was “shame shame go away, BUT IT COMES AGAIN ANOTHER DAY” And then it got me thinking about a comedy song about the work of vulnerability and shame researcher, and Oprah bae, Brene Brown. I apologise if this is…
A special request from Vincent, who said: I was just lunching with the lads when my son Leif stopped and looked behind him. “What is it?” I asked. “I heard a little crunchy sound like a crckrckrckr”, he told me. “Hm.. I wonder what it is …”, I… wondered. “Maybe it’s an invisible trout” he suggested. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha Lyrics The invisible trout The invisible trout You better watch out But you…
Hi Panpals! Look I’ve been slack at sending these letters I know I know. There are a few new things on my website, please go and explore ! BUT THE MAIN THING I WANNA DO RIGHT NOW IS PLAY WITH YOU. There are lots of terrible things going on in the world and I feel compelled to add more playfulness and joy to counterbalance the grot… So I’m gonna bust out some lo-fi silly songs and music ,…
A special request from Richard Culver who wrote: Love your work! Suggested title for a song?… Sausages for dinner again (but that’s ok; I love sausages) If you’d like to know when I’m taking requests sign up to my newsletter ! Lyrics Sausages for dinner again Sausages for dinner again It doesn’t matter where or when It’s always sausages for dinner again
A lil wonky op-1 jam :)
I made this track for a video about a music making gizmo called the Play+ . I think it’s fun so I’m sharing it here!
Let’s make some dadbient!
I produced the soundtrack for this informational web short about nuclear energy.
Making music on the Polyend Play+ with my new sample pack! TOY BOX - my sample pack! Check it out at polyend.com!
A friend of mine who works at Polyend (hi Alex!) got in touch a while back about making a sample pack for them. He thought it would be cool to make one filled with samples of my favourite fun instruments and soundmakers I use in music I make for cartoons. I thought that was a splendid idea so I got to work recording all my silly instruments! The sample pack is out now, it’s called Toy Box…
Hiya! I’ve got a couple of shows to let you know about. One is a day party in Bristol with a superfun band called Seas of Mirth, and one is at a festival in Kent. Friday 30th August 2024 Camp Wildfire - Sevenoaks, Kent Saturday 31st August 2024 Seas of Mirth Day Party - The Jam Jar, Bristol Hope to see you somewhere! If you’d like to enquire about booking me for a show please email…
Hey there PanPals! A while back a friend of mine from Polyend (hi Alex!) got in touch about making a sample pack for them. He thought it would be cool to make one with my favourite fun instruments and soundmakers I use for cartoon music. I thought that was a splendid idea so I got to work recording all my silly instruments! The sample pack is out now, it’s called Toy Box and it’s jam packed with…
Here’s a video I worked on to help educate primary school kids and teachers about neurodiversity in the classroom. It’s called The Brainbow! I worked as lead filmmaker (and music maker) on this collaboration with Murmuration Community Therapy , Bristol City Council and Bristol University. It was a beautiful project to be a part of! The young people who talk in the video were amazing, and…
Hiya Panpals! As usual it’s been a while eh? Maybe I should make that the template for the start of these emails ;) I wanted to share a video I worked on to help educate primary school kids and teachers about neurodiversity in the classroom. It’s called The Brainbow and you can watch it here . I worked as lead filmmaker (and music maker) on this collaboration with Murmuration Community Therapy ,…
I’m excited to announce that I’ll be playing at Bristol Beacon’s Housewarming party ! It’s the venue’s reopening celebration after yonks being closed for refurbishments. The event is FREE (but you need tickets) all day from 11am - 2am on 2nd december, 2023. I’ll be performing at MIDNIGHT which is way past my bedtime these days so please come with all your energy…
Hiya Panpals, It's been a long long while eh? Sorry about that. These days I seem to go in slow waves of introversion, interspersed with tinier smatterings of public parps. Life is good though! Having two kids under 4 is quite a ride I can tell you. Good fun, and relentless and exhausting! They are entertaining though, especially my 1 year old who is starting to pick up words. He loves pointing at…
I made some songs for an educational game series called Teach Your Monster ; a few counting songs for the Number Skills game, and a song about food for the Adventurous Eating game.
I created a soundtrack for an interactive lazer tag experience at a Great Wolf Lodge waterpark in Williamsburg, USA. Adventurers must defeat Glorpazar, the evil King Of The Glorps by taking out his Glorp Orbs, then confront him in an epic battle to save The Bog! Glorp Orb Hunting Music Glorpazar Battle 1 Glorpazar Battle 2 Glorpazar Battle 3
I wrote and performed these pastiche songs for an online animated series for Great Wolf Lodge holiday parks. Wiley’s a Winner Snow-way Sammy
I wrote a “Eurovision hit song” for the a BBC Live Learning episode all about the Eurovision song contest. The episode follows YolanDa Brown and the children as they create the song but behind the scenes it was actually me! I also appear in the episode as a “keyboard specialist” demonstrating how different playing styles (major/minor, forte/piano etc.) affect the mood of…
A lo-fi song made on my OP-1 for Huxley (11) & Theo (9) who made the following request: Summer’s here! Yay! But wait - that means putting slimy sun cream on before we leave the house! Bleugh! Bring on autumn! Lyrics I don’t wanna wear suncream It feels so slimy and gross But I gotta wear it or I’ll burn to a crisp like an overdone bit of toast
I made a shout out for song suggestions so I could practise making lo-fi songs on my OP-1, and Kim suggested “Squishy Piggy” - so here’s a weird squishy piggy track for Kim!
Now that I’ve released my latest album and its music videos I’m excited to make some new music! I’ve been on a quest to find ways of making songs without using a computer, and I think I’ve found a pretty cool lo-fi workflow with my OP-1. I’d like to practise, so I thought a good way would be to make some songs for YOU!
It’s probably nothing to worry about… ALBUM OUT NOW
Hiya PanPals, It's been a fun few weeks getting my new album and its music videos out. Thanks to everyone who's supported it so far either via chipping in at Bandcamp or by leaving comments on YouTube and my website! I appreciate it so flippin much! I've got two new videos to share with you today... New Videos! That's Very Funny A humourless song about humour.
Do you like jokes? They are very funny. ALBUM OUT NOW Lyrics Do you like jokes? They are very funny Do you like laughing? It is very funny I like jokes I like laughing Here are my favourite jokes Why shouldn’t you accept cheques from kangaroos? They always bounce What do you call a singer with really long arms? Lindsay Low-Hands Who both sings and is the sweetest thing? Bonbon Bono
From the album I’ve Got Something To Say Lyrics Face frowns when the bass sound pounds In the subs down low bounce booty on the dance floor Treble up top, snap crackle and pop Smack hands for the claps while the hi hats rock Stop that nonsense bass is the bomb Sense jelly in your belly from the big bass monster Treble is important for all kinds of interest Rhythmic ornaments and choruses of…
From the album I’ve Got Something To Say Lyrics Hey everybody there’s a hot new style It’s worth your while but it’s not for the mild Fresh fashion with a fun little twist Easy to grasp just get the gist Two things down low, one thing in the middle Nothing up top just keep it simple Follow my steps, you’ll be ready in a moment All it takes is two key components
From the album I’ve Got Something To Say Lyrics Udon noodles Goose, fondue Custard, mustard Tiramisu Goulash, tabouli Ham hock, halloumi Fillet, filo, roti Sweet potato Strudel, moussaka Baclava, cashew nut Mushroom, plum pickle Sticky toffee, coffee cake Focaccia, gazpacho soup Shish kebab, cous cous Chartreuse, amuse bouche Alfafa, farfalle Falafal, fajita Burrito, Cheeto Asafoetida Tuna…
From the album I’ve Got Something To Say Lyrics Hello I’m a werewolf Didn’t mean to scare you It’s just I’m having trouble finding Someone to prepare food Fit for a furry fellow feeling fairly fussy Coz many edibles make my delicate belly puffy I’ve been to the doctor but lost at the start Coz he tried to prescribe me a silver bullet to the heart That’s the last time I go private… I’m…