Philip Glass

Philip Glass in 2008

Philip Glass (born January 31, 1937) is an American composer. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the late 20th century.

He has written numerous operas and musical theatre works, eleven symphonies, eleven concertos, eight string quartets and various other chamber music, and film scores. Three of his film scores have been nominated for Academy Awards.

Film scores:

• Railroaded (1968 short)
• Koyaanisqatsi (1982)
• Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
• Hamburger Hill (1987)
• The Thin Blue Line (1988)
• Powaqqatsi (1988)
• Candyman (1992)
• Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995)
• The Secret Agent (1996)
• Kundun (1997)
• Bent (1997)
• Dracula (1931, 1999 score)
• The Hours (2002)
• Naqoyqatsi (2002)
• The Fog of War (2003)
• Secret Window (2004)
• Neverwas (2005)
• The Illusionist (2006)
• Notes On a Scandal (2006)
• No Reservations (2006)
• Cassandra's Dream (2007)
• Les Regrets (2009)
• Transcendent Man (2009)
• Mr Nice (2010)
• Nosso Lar (2010)
• Elena (2011)
• Leviathan (2014, with Andrey Dergachev)
• Fantastic Four (2015, with Marco Beltrami)
• Jane (2017)