Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1957-08-18
- Works
- 6
Top works
- Elegy
- Death and Fire
- Eight Colors
- Eight Memories in Water Color
- Elegy: Snow in June
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Film & TV
Sound · Changsha, Hunan Province, China
Tan Dun (born August 18, 1957) is a Chinese-born American composer and conductor. He has composed in diverse musical media incorporating both Western and traditional Chinese influences. His film score for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon won the Academy Award for Best Original Score.
Known for
- Beethoven In Beijing — Self2020
- Beethoven’s Ninth: Symphony for the World — Self2020
- The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble — Self2016
- Do or Die: Lang Lang's Story — Self - Composer2012
- Voice2012
- The First Emperor — Conductor2007
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 25,281
- Total plays
- 206,337
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Tan Dun (pinyin: Tán Dùn, 譚盾; born August 18, 1957) is a Chinese contemporary classical composer, most widely known for his Grammy and Oscar-award winning scores for the movies Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Hero. Early life in China: Tan Dun was born in the village of Simao, Changsha in the Hunan, China. As a child, he was fascinated by the role in his village of the shimao, who conducted rituals and ceremonies, often set to music made with organic objects such as rocks and water. <a href
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Key dates
- Born
- 18 August 1957
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Tan
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- China
- Place of birth
- Changsha
- Occupation
- film score composer
- Position held
- UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
- Languages spoken
- Chinese
- Genre
- opera
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Categories
1957 births20th-century Chinese composers20th-century classical composers20th-century male musicians21st-century classical composers21st-century male musiciansBest Original Music BAFTA Award winnersBest Original Music Score Academy Award winnersChinese classical composersChinese conductors (music)Chinese film score composersChinese male classical composers