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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 province of 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. However, as a child in the midst of China’s cultural revolution, he found this kind of “backward thinking” frowned upon, and he was sent to work as a rice planter on a government commune.

That, however, had little effect on his affinity for music. He created his own musical group, utilizing peasants in the village and playing whatever they could, sometimes just banging on pots and pans. It was from these peasants that he began to learn to play traditional Chinese string instruments.

His escape from the commune came in the form of a government sponsored touring company of the Peking opera. When a ferry full of performers capsized near the commune, killing several of them, Tan was employed by the troupe and left the commune.

From there he went to the China Conservatory of Music, and studied with musicians such as Toru Takemitsu, who strongly influenced his musicianship, and his sense of musical style.

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  • Erkan-Yilmaz

    2012-04-12: 1,604,062 plays (124,670 listeners), 1,928 plays in your library

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  • Kyzumi

    "Hero (英雄)" soundtrack is excellent! Will have to check his other works.

    March 2012

  • BjornOlafsson

    Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon blows my mind!!! [3]

    January 2012

  • azachel

    Cheers from Poland chinese fans!

    January 2012

  • conqbl

    both movie soundtracks are EPIC MASTERPIECE !!!

    November 2011

  • ddlee

    Hero soundtrack. so. damn. good.

    November 2011

  • SulphurSouls

    Looking forward to seeing him live tonight :)

    September 2011

  • xiao_mei

    Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon blows my mind!!! [2]

    August 2011
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