Dun Tan

Won 1 Oscar. Another 11 wins & 16 nominations. See more awards »

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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Composer

(2000)

Hero Composer

(2002)

Fallen Composer

(1998)

The Banquet Composer

(2006)

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Composer (21 credits)

2020 East Meets West Chinese New Year (TV Movie) (composer)

2013 Heaven's Gate (Documentary)

2006 The Banquet

2006 Independent Lens (TV Series documentary) (1 episode)

- Music from the Inside Out (2006)

2003 The Map

2003 Taoism in a Bowl of Water: Tan Dun, a Chinese Composer (Documentary)

2002 Opera 'Tea - Chakyouibun' Tan Dun Sakkyoku (TV Movie) (music composed and conducted by)

2002 Hero

2001 New Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (TV Series)

2000 The Crouching Tiger Concerto

2000 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

1998 In the Name of the Emperor (Documentary)

1998 Fallen

1995 Nanjing 1937

1995 Broken Silence (Documentary)

1994 Aktion K (Documentary)

1994 The Mao Years: 1949-1976 (Documentary)

1989 China in Revolution: 1911-1949 (Documentary)

1987 Green Jacket

1985 Lei bei li hao chenmo zai yinduyang

1983 Hou bu dui yuan

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Music department (10 credits)

2009 The National Parks: America's Best Idea (TV Mini-Series documentary) (musician - 1 episode)

- The Scripture of Nature: 1851-1890 (2009) ... (musician)

2008 Beijing 2008: Games of the XXIX Olympiad (TV Mini-Series) (music supervisor - 1 episode)

- Beijing 2008 Olympics Games Opening Ceremony (2008) ... (music supervisor)

Great Performances at the Met (TV Series) (conductor - 1 episode, 2007) (music by - 1 episode, 2007)

- The First Emperor (2007) ... (conductor - as Tan Dun) / (music by - as Tan Dun)

2003 Nova (TV Series documentary) (composer - 1 episode)

- Lost Treasures of Tibet (2003) ... (composer: additional music)

2002 Opera 'Tea - Chakyouibun' Tan Dun Sakkyoku (TV Movie) (conductor)

2002 Hero (conductor)

2001 Marco Polo (TV Movie) (music)

2000 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (conductor) / (electronic music programming) / (music producer)

1998 Fallen (conductor)

1984 Hai tan (composer: theme music)

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Soundtrack (10 credits)

2018 Phanta City (TV Mini-Series) (music - 1 episode)

- Episode 9 (2018) ... (music: "Moonlight Lover")

2016 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny (writer: "The Eternal Vow")

The National Parks: America's Best Idea (TV Mini-Series documentary) (performer - 1 episode, 2009) (writer - 1 episode, 2009)

- Great Nature: 1933-1945 (2009) ... (performer: "Silk Road Music") / (writer: "Silk Road Music")

2009 Master's Fury (Short) (writer: "Night Fight")

2008 So You Think You Can Dance Australia (TV Series) (music - 1 episode)

- Top 16 Perform (2008) ... (music: "Swift Sword")

2006 The Banquet (writer: "Only For Love")

2005 Entourage (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Chinatown (2005) ... ("Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", "Night Fight", uncredited)

2001 The 73rd Annual Academy Awards (TV Special) (writer: "A Love Before Time")

2000 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (music: "A Love Before Time", "Moonlight Lover" (Mandarin Version)) / (writer: "A Love Before Time", "Moonlight Lover" (Mandarin Version))

1998 Fallen (writer: "Excerpts from Nan Jing 1937")

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Producer (2 credits)

2007 Great Performances at the Met (TV Series) (executive producer - 1 episode)

- The First Emperor (2007) ... (executive producer - as Tan Dun)

2003 The Map (producer)

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Writer (1 credit)

2007 Great Performances at the Met (TV Series) (libretto by - 1 episode)

- The First Emperor (2007) ... (libretto by - as Tan Dun)

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Thanks (1 credit)

1995 Frontline (TV Series documentary) (special thanks - 1 episode)

- The Gate of Heavenly Peace (1995) ... (special thanks)

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Self (15 credits)

2020 Beethoven in Beijing (Documentary)
Self / composer

2020 Soundtrack of Our Lives: A Celebration for the Film & TV Music Community (TV Special)
Self

2019 Beethoven's Ninth - Symphony for the World (Video documentary)
Self

2019 Forte (Documentary)
Self

2015 The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble (Documentary)
Self

2014 Sharon Isbin: Troubadour (Documentary)
Self - interviewee / conductor

2012 Imagine (TV Series)
Self - Composer

- Do or Die: Lang Lang's Story (2012) ... Self - Composer

2007 A Date with Luyu (TV Series)
Self

- Yin yue gui cai: Tan Dun (Xia) (2007) ... Self

- Yin yue gui cai: Tan Dun (Shang) (2007) ... Self

2007 Great Performances at the Met (TV Series)
Self - Composed and Conducted by

- The First Emperor (2007) ... Self - Composed and Conducted by (as Tan Dun)

2003 Taoism in a Bowl of Water: Tan Dun, a Chinese Composer (Documentary)

2002 Opera 'Tea - Chakyouibun' Tan Dun Sakkyoku (TV Movie)
Self - Sakkyoku oyobi Shiki

2002 Classical Brit Awards 2002 (TV Special)
Self

2001 Classic Yo-Yo Ma (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1997 New York Composers: Searching for a New Music (Documentary)
Self

1995 Broken Silence (Documentary)

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[on composing his opera 'Tea: A Mirror of the Soul'] When I was in the southern regions of China, which of course is the home of tea, I had the opportunity to interview an eminent nun. She always presents to her first-time guests an empty tea bowl, and on such occasions she herself puts [one]to her lips, as if to drain it of its contents. In this very action her spiritual world view becomes ... See more »

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Studied in the Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China's highest music institution. See more »

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	STARmeter SEE RANK Up 39,350 this week View rank on IMDbPro » Dun Tan Composer \| Music Department \| Soundtrack Dun Tan was born on August 18, 1957 in Si Mao, Hunan Province, China. He is known for his work on Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), Hero (2002) and Fallen (1998). See full bio » Born: August 18, 1957 in Si Mao, Hunan Province, China
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