Simon May is a British musician. He has composed many television theme tunes and music for films. Simon won a choral scholarship for Cambridge University, where he acquired a degree in modern languages. While teaching languages at Kingston Grammar School, he co-wrote a musical named “Smike” with his colleague. Following the publicity Smike attracted, Simon was contacted by the BBC, who televised the play in 1973. Simon performed his album Summer Of My Life included You Are So Beautiful, charting at #7 in the UK Singles Chart in 1976. He co-produced Amii Stewart’s “Knock On Wood”, which reached #1 in the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart in 1979.