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Candyman (1992) -- If folks die in a horror movie, Tony Todd (Night of the Living Dead) is there. This Clive Barker story takes us slashing through both Chi town and Virgina Madsen (Sideways).
Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts (2007) -- Documentary about experimental composer Phillip Glass in this trailer
Candyman (1992) -- Helen Lyle is a student who decides to write a thesis about local legends and myths. She visits a part of the town...
Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts (2007) -- A documentary film about the famous American minimalist composer Philip Glass
Naqoyqatsi (2002) -- A visual montage portrait of our contemporary world dominated by gobalized technology and violence.

Overview

Contact:
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Mini Biography:
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Glass worked in his father's radio store... more
Trivia:
Biography and bibliography in "Contemporary Authors," New Revision Series... more
STARmeter: ?
Up 3% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 15 nominations more
Alternate Names:
Phil Glass

Filmography

Composer:
  1. Mr. Nice (2010) (post-production)

  2. Transcendent Man (2009)
  3. Les regrets (2009)
    ... aka Regrets (International: English title)
  4. What Are You Looking For? (2008)
    ... aka Ensaios Visuais: What Are You Looking For? (Brazil: complete title)
    ... aka Think Tank #04: What Are You Looking For? (International: English title: complete title)
    ... aka What Are You Looking For? (Brazil)
  5. Objects and Memory (2008) (music by)
  6. Repeat (2007)
  7. Les animaux amoureux (2007)
    ... aka Animals in Love (International: English title)
  8. Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts (2007)
    ... aka Glass (International: English title: short title)
  9. No Reservations (2007)
  10. Cassandra's Dream (2007)
    ... aka Le rêve de Cassandre (France)
  11. Kremen (2007)
    ... aka Кремень (Russia)
    ... aka Hard-Hearted (International: English title)
  12. Deferred (2007) (V)
  13. Little Things (2007)
  14. Notes on a Scandal (2006)
  15. A Broken Sole (2006)
  16. Black Box: UFO Secrets (2006) (TV)
  17. Nasiona (2006)
    ... aka The Seeds (International: English title)
  18. The Illusionist (2006)
  19. A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash (2006) (V)
    ... aka A Crude Awakening (USA: short title)
    ... aka Ein böses Erwachen - Der Ölcrash (Germany: TV title)
    ... aka OilCrash (International: English title: short title)
  20. El drama de la memoria (2006)
  21. Roving Mars (2006)
  22. The Giant Buddhas (2005)
    ... aka Im Tal der grossen Buddhas (Switzerland: German title: TV title)
  23. Neverwas (2005)
  24. Faith's Corner (2005)
  25. Disparait, v. (2005)
  26. La moustache (2005) (musical composition by)
    ... aka The Moustache (Australia: TV title)
  27. Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry (2004)
  28. Secret Window: From Book to Film (2004) (V)
  29. Secret Window: Secrets Revealed (2004) (V)
  30. Secret Window: A Look Through It (2004) (V)
  31. Undertow (2004)
  32. Taking Lives (2004)
  33. Secret Window (2004)
  34. Aztec Legend (2004)
  35. Clive Barker: Raising Hell (2004) (V)
  36. Sweets to the Sweet: The Candyman Mythos (2004) (V)
  37. "Pandemic: Facing AIDS" (2003) TV mini-series
  38. The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara (2003)
    ... aka The Fog of War (USA: short title)
  39. Les origines du SIDA (2003)
    ... aka The Origins of AIDS (International: English title)
  40. The Hours (2002)
  41. The Baroness and the Pig (2002)
  42. Naqoyqatsi (2002)
    ... aka Naqoyqatsi: Life as War (USA: poster title)
  43. Passage (2002/I)
  44. The Mind and Times of Virginia Woolf (2002) (V)
  45. The Man in the Bath (2001)
  46. L'anima in luce (2001)
  47. Diaspora (2001)
  48. Armonie dell'Estasi (2000)

  49. Le corset (1999)
  50. The Eden Myth (1999)
  51. The Source (1999) (TV)
  52. Sin ceder (1999)
  53. Fast Track (1998)
  54. Kundun (1997)
  55. Ballad of the Skeletons (1997)
  56. Bent (1997)
  57. The Secret Agent (1996)
    ... aka Joseph Conrad's The Secret Agent
  58. Absence Stronger Than Presence (1996)
  59. Départ immédiat (1996)
  60. Jenipapo (1995)
    ... aka The Interview (USA)
  61. Journey to Enlightenment (1995) (TV)
    ... aka Shadow Over Tibet: Stories in Exile
    ... aka Spirit of Tibet: The Life and World of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche Primary Teacher of the Dalai Lama (USA: video box title)
  62. Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995)
    ... aka Candyman II: Farewell to the Flesh
  63. Evidence (1995)
  64. Impetus Apaches (1995)
  65. La mort de Molière (1994) (V)
    ... aka The Death of Molière (International: English title)
  66. "3000 scénarios contre un virus" (1 episode, 1994)
    ... aka 3,000 Scenarios to Combat a Virus
        - La chambre (1994) TV episode
  67. Compassion in Exile: The Life of the 14th Dalai Lama (1993)
    ... aka Compassion in Exile (USA: short title)
  68. Candyman (1992)
    ... aka Clive Barker's Candyman (USA: complete title)
  69. Planetens spejle (1992)
    ... aka Mirror of the Planet (International: English title)
  70. Anima Mundi (1992)
    ... aka The Soul of the World
  71. Privé de vieillesse (1992)
  72. "The Arctic" (1992) TV series
  73. A Brief History of Time (1991)
  74. A Walk Through Prospero's Library (1991) (TV)
  75. Mindwalk (1990)

  76. La chiesa (1989)
    ... aka Cathedral of Demons
    ... aka Demon Cathedral
    ... aka Demons 3
    ... aka In the Land of the Demons
    ... aka The Church
  77. The Thin Blue Line (1988)
  78. Powaqqatsi (1988)
    ... aka Powwaqatsi: Life in Transformation (USA: poster title)
  79. Monolithe (1987) (TV)
  80. Hamburger Hill (1987)
  81. Dead End Kids (1986)
    ... aka Dead End Kids: A Story of Nuclear Power
  82. The Kitchen Presents Two Moon July (1986)
    ... aka Two Moon July (USA: short title)
  83. Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera (1986)
  84. Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
    ... aka Mishima (USA: short title)
  85. High Wire (1984)
  86. Four American Composers (1983) (TV)
  87. Satyagraha (1983) (TV) (from opera "Satyagraha")
  88. Koyaanisqatsi (1982)
    ... aka Koyaanisqatsi: Life Out of Balance (USA: poster title)

  89. Mark Di Suvero, Sculptor (1978)
    ... aka Étoile polaire (France)
    ... aka North Star: Mark di Suvero (USA)
  90. End of the Art World (1971)
  91. Marco (1970)

  92. Inquiring Nuns (1968)

  93. Dracula (1931) (1999)
Soundtrack:
  1. "House M.D." (1 episode, 2009)
    ... aka House (South Africa: English title) (USA: short title)
        - Under My Skin (2009) TV episode (writer: "Company: II. -" (uncredited))
  2. Youth Knows No Pain (2009) (writer: "Knee Play No. 5")
  3. Watchmen (2009) (writer: "Protest" (Act II, Scene 3), "Something She Has to Do", "Prophecies", "Pruit Igoe")
    ... aka Watchmen: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version)
  4. Certainty (2009) (writer: "The Wayside", "The Ropes")
  5. What Are You Looking For? (2008) (performer: "Metamorphosis 1") ("Metamorphosis 1")
    ... aka Ensaios Visuais: What Are You Looking For? (Brazil: complete title)
    ... aka Think Tank #04: What Are You Looking For? (International: English title: complete title)
    ... aka What Are You Looking For? (Brazil)
  6. Embrión (2008) ("Aria")
    ... aka Embryo (USA: literal English title)
  7. Grand Theft Auto IV (2008) (VG) ("Pruit Igoe")
    ... aka GTA IV (International: English title: short title)
  8. Repeat (2007) (writer: "Metamorphosis 2 & 3")
  9. Absolute Wilson (2006) ("The Civil Wars", "White Raven", "Einstein on the Beach")
  10. Counting Water (2006) ("Knee Play No. 1")
  11. "Scrubs" (1 episode, 2006)
        - My New God (2006) TV episode (writer: "Koyaanisqatsi") (performer: "Koyaanisqatsi")
  12. The Giant Buddhas (2005) ("Distraught", "Reting's Eyes", "Lord Chamberlain", "Escape to India")
    ... aka Im Tal der grossen Buddhas (Switzerland: German title: TV title)
  13. "Independent Lens" (1 episode, 2005)
        - Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005) TV episode (writer: "Knee Play 1") (performer: "Knee Play 1")
  14. Declaring Genius (2004) (writer: "Metamorphosis One") (performer: "Metamorphosis One")
  15. The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara (2003) ("100,000 People" (uncredited), "Target Destruction" (uncredited), "Revolution in the Pentagon" (uncredited), "Low Evil" (uncredited), "Blind Moles" (uncredited), "Behind the Moon" (uncredited), "November 1, 1967" (uncredited), "IBM Punch Cards" (uncredited), "The War to End All Wars" (uncredited), "Statistical Control" (uncredited), "A New Weapon" (uncredited), "Damned if I Don't" (uncredited), "The Family" (uncredited), "Chengtu" (uncredited), "Dominoes" (uncredited), "67 Cities" (uncredited), "Rolling Thunder" (uncredited), "Invitation" (uncredited), "Success" (uncredited), "Data" (uncredited), "Across the World" (uncredited), "5 Weeks" (uncredited), "Norman Morrison" (uncredited), "Snowing" (uncredited), "Gulf of Tonkin" (uncredited))
    ... aka The Fog of War (USA: short title)
  16. Les invasions barbares (2003) (writer: "Façade") (performer: "Façade")
    ... aka The Barbarian Invasions (International: English title) (UK) (USA)
    ... aka Invasion of the Barbarians (International: English title)
  17. "Six Feet Under" (1 episode, 2003)
        - Timing & Space (2003) TV episode ("1937: Saint Sebastian (from Mishima)", "1939: Grandmother and Kimitake (from Mishima)")
  18. The Hours (2002) ("Metamorphosis 2", "Satyagraha")
  19. How to Draw a Bunny (2002) (writer: "String Quartet No. 3 Mishima: Mishima/Closing")
  20. "Aleph, lectures contades" (1 episode, 2001)
        - Michel Tournier (2001) TV episode (writer: "Negro River", "Madeira River")
  21. Condo Painting (2000) (writer: "Compassion In Exile") (performer: "Compassion In Exile")

  22. One Day in September (1999) (writer: "Facades", "Closing", "Symphony No. 2") (performer: "Facades", "Closing") ("Reting's Eyes")
    ... aka Ein Tag im September (Germany)
  23. Si je t'aime, prends garde à toi (1998) (writer: "Protest")
    ... aka Beware of My Love (USA)
  24. The Truman Show (1998) (writer: "The Beginning", "Living Waters", "Anthem - Part 1", "Opening") (performer: "The Beginning", "Living Waters", "Anthem - Part 1", "Opening")
  25. Derakhte Golabi (1998) (writer: "Mad Rush")
    ... aka The Pear Tree (International: English title)
  26. 'Merci la vie' (1991) (writer: "Three Truths", "Labyrinth", "What Time Is Grey", "City Walk", "Screens of Memory", "Façades", "Closing", "Metamorphosis Two") (performer: "Three Truths", "Labyrinth", "What Time Is Grey", "City Walk", "Screens of Memory", "Façades", "Closing", "Metamorphosis Two")
    ... aka Merci la vie (France: poster title)

  27. La chiesa (1989) (writer: "Floe", "Civil Wars")
    ... aka Cathedral of Demons
    ... aka Demon Cathedral
    ... aka Demons 3
    ... aka In the Land of the Demons
    ... aka The Church
  28. Breathless (1983) (performer: "Openings")
    ... aka A Bout de Souffle Made in USA

  29. La belle et la bête (1946) ("La belle et la bête")
    ... aka Beauty and the Beast (International: English title) (USA)
Music Department:
  1. When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun (2009) (completed) (composer: theme music)

  2. "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (composer: additional music) (1 episode, 2007)
    ... aka CSI: Las Vegas (South Africa: English title: informal alternative title) (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka C.S.I. (USA: short title)
    ... aka CSI: Weekends (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka Les experts (Canada: French title)
        - Meet Market (2007) TV episode (composer: additional music) (uncredited)
  3. Hope (2006/III) (composer: stock music)
  4. "Night Stalker" (composer: theme) (3 episodes, 2005-2006) (composer: theme music) (1 episode, 2005)
        - Timeless (2006) TV episode (composer: theme)
        - The Sea (2006) TV episode (composer: theme)
        - The Source (2005) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - Malum (2005) TV episode (composer: theme)
  5. The Loss (2005) (composer: additional music)
  6. Yes (2004/I) (composer: song "Paru River" from "Aguas de Amazonia")
  7. My Father, Rua Alguem 5555 (2003) (composer: song "Xingu River" from "Aguas de Amazonia")
    ... aka Josef Mengele - My Father - Rua Alguém 5555 (Brazil: DVD title)
    ... aka Meu Pai (Brazil: festival title)
    ... aka Papà Rua Alguem 5555 (Italy)
    ... aka Rua Alguem 5555: My Father (International: English title)
  8. Haj med luftpost (2001) (TV) (composer: song "The Beginning")
    ... aka DR-Derude: Haj med luftpost (Denmark: series title)

  9. The Truman Show (1998) (composer: additional music)
  10. Closet Land (1991) (creative musical supervision)

  11. Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985) (music arranger)
    ... aka Mishima (USA: short title)

  12. Chappaqua (1966) (music supervisor) (as Phil Glass)
Actor:
  1. The Goldberg Variations (2010) (post-production) .... Philip

  2. No Reservations (2007) (uncredited) .... Man at bistro
  3. "Live from Lincoln Center" .... Composer / ... (1 episode, 2007)
    ... aka Great Performances: Live from Lincoln Center (USA: alternative title)
        - A Gala Night at Alice Tully Hall (2007) TV episode .... Composer/Performer

  4. The Truman Show (1998) .... Keyboard Artist

  5. "VH1 New Visions" (1986) TV series .... Guest Host (1986-1988)
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. Powaqqatsi (1988) (script consultant)
    ... aka Powwaqatsi: Life in Transformation (USA: poster title)
Writer:
  1. Satyagraha (1983) (TV) (libretto)
Thanks:
  1. Being John Malkovich (1999) (acknowledgment)
Self:
  1. "BBC Proms" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
        - Prom 38: Stravinsky's Rite of Spring (2009) TV episode .... Himself
  2. What Are You Looking For? (2008) .... Himself
    ... aka Ensaios Visuais: What Are You Looking For? (Brazil: complete title)
    ... aka Think Tank #04: What Are You Looking For? (International: English title: complete title)
    ... aka What Are You Looking For? (Brazil)
  3. "9am with David & Kim" .... Himself - Guest (1 episode, 2008)
        - Episode dated 14 October 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
  4. The Dixie Hummingbirds: 80 Years Young (2008) .... Himself
  5. Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell (2008) .... Himself
  6. Patti Smith: Dream of Life (2008) .... Himself
  7. Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts (2007) .... Himself
    ... aka Glass (International: English title: short title)
  8. Paul Simon: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song (2007) (TV) .... Performer
  9. The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music (2007) .... Himself
  10. Absolute Wilson (2006) .... Himself
  11. "Imagine" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
        - Chuck Close, Close Up (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  12. Richard Serra: Thinking on Your Feet (2005) (TV) .... Himself
  13. Kiki and Herb Reloaded (2005) .... Himself
  14. The Best of Secter & the Rest of Secter (2005) .... Himself
  15. Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde (2004) (TV) .... Himself
  16. Powaqqatsi: Impact of Progress (2002) (V) .... Himself
  17. Koyaanisqatsi: Essence of Life (2002) (V) .... Himself
  18. Jonas at the Ocean (2001) .... Himself
  19. Armonie dell'Estasi (2000)
  20. A Brief History of Errol Morris (2000)

  21. The Source (1999) (TV) .... Himself
  22. The Nova Convention Revisited (1998) (V) .... Himself
    ... aka The Nova Convention Revisited: William S. Burroughs and the Arts (USA)
  23. "Sessions at West 54th" .... Himself (1 episode, 1997)
        - Episode #1.9 (1997) TV episode .... Himself
  24. Classic Albums: Paul Simon - Graceland (1997) (V) .... Himself
    ... aka Graceland (USA: short title)
  25. No More to Say & Nothing to Weep For: An Elegy for Allen Ginsberg 1926-1997 (1997) (TV) .... Himself
    ... aka An Elegy for Allen Ginsberg (USA: informal title)
  26. "American Masters" .... Himself (1 episode, 1995)
        - Edgar Allan Poe: Terror of the Soul (1995) TV episode .... Himself
  27. The Making of 'A Brief History of Time' (1992) (TV) .... Himself - Composer
  28. John Cage: Man and Myth (1990) (V) .... Himself

  29. Robert Wilson and the Civil Wars (1987) .... Himself
  30. A Composer's Notes: Philip Glass and the Making of an Opera (1986) .... Himself
    ... aka A Composer's Notes (USA: alternative title)
  31. "Saturday Night Live" .... Himself - Musical Guest (1 episode, 1986)
    ... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: complete title)
    ... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
    ... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live 15 (USA: fifteenth season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live 20 (USA: twentieth season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live 25 (USA: twentiefifth season title)
        - George Wendt and Francis Ford Coppola/Philip Glass (1986) TV episode .... Himself - Musical Guest
  32. The Kitchen Presents Two Moon July (1986)
    ... aka Two Moon July (USA: short title)
  33. Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera (1986) .... Himself
  34. Four American Composers (1983) (TV)

  35. "Music with Roots in the Aether: Opera for Television by Robert Ashley" (1974) TV mini-series .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. "La tele de tu vida"
        - Episode #1.3 (2007) TV episode .... Himself


Additional Details

Other Works:
(April 2002): Composed music for "The Elephant Man" play by Bernard Pomerance (Royale Theatre, New York City, New York, USA). more
Publicity Listings:
1 Biographical Movie | 5 Interviews | 2 Articles | 1 Magazine Cover Photo more
Genres:
Documentary | Drama | Short | Music more

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