Philip Glass

He founded the Philip Glass Ensemble in 1968 and is one of the key names of minimalism, though he prefers to speak of 'music with repetitive structures'. He came to film with Godfrey Reggio's Koyaanisqatsi (1982), a film without dialogue where the music is everything. He was Oscar-nominated for Kundun, The Hours and Notes on a Scandal. He won the Golden Globe for The Truman Show and the BAFTA for The Hours.

Style

Repeating arpeggios that change little by little, strings and piano.

Awards

3 Oscar nominations: Kundun, The Hours and Notes on a Scandal. Golden Globe for The Truman Show. BAFTA for The Hours.

Discography

• Koyaanisqatsi (1982) Spotify · Apple Music
• Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985) Spotify
• The Thin Blue Line (1988) Spotify
• Candyman (1992) Spotify
• Kundun (1997) Spotify · Apple Music
• The Truman Show (1998) Spotify
• Naqoyqatsi (2002) Spotify
• The Hours (2002) Spotify · Apple Music
• The Fog of War (2003) Spotify
• Notes on a Scandal (2006) Spotify
• The Illusionist (2006) Spotify · Apple Music
• Jane (2017) Spotify · Apple Music
• Tales from the Loop (TV series) (2020) Spotify · Apple Music
• Once Within a Time (2023) Spotify

"Spotify" and "Apple Music" open the album directly on each platform; if only Spotify appears, we have not yet been able to check that album on Apple Music. "Search Spotify" opens an album search for that title. If a link does not lead to the right album, write to [email protected]. "Album" marks the year of that album edition when it differs from the film's.

Listen

• Koyaanisqatsi · KoyaanisqatsiSpotifyApple MusicYouTube
• The Hours · The HoursSpotifyApple MusicYouTube
• Truman Sleeps · The Truman ShowSpotifyApple MusicYouTube

Full biography on Wikipedia