Biography
Philip Morris Glass is an American composer. He is one of the most influential music makers of the late 20th century. His music is also often controversially described as minimal music.
Awards & recognition
- Glenn Gould Prize · 2015
- Praemium Imperiale · 2012
- BAFTA Award — Best Original Music · 2003
- Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
- Classic Brit Awards
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- Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Fulbright Scholarship
- James Parks Morton Interfaith Award
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 2007 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 2003 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Dramatic Score · 1998 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
A Composer’s Notes: Philip Glass and the Making of an Opera
The Truman Show
Koyaanisqatsi
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Rebirth
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
The Fog of War
Classic Albums
100 Foot Wave
The Thin Blue Line
Jane
The Origins of AIDS
Leviathan
The Illusionist
The Hours
Powaqqatsi
Elena
Astral City: A Spiritual Journey
Roving Mars
A Brief History of Time
Trophy
Under African Skies
Notes on a Scandal
Tales from the Loop
Bent
Saturday Night Live
No Reservations
Candyman
The Pigeon Tunnel
Secret Window
Hamburger Hill
Neverwas
Taking Lives
Visitors
Cassandra's Dream
Samurai Marathon
Mr. Nice
Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell
The Moustache
Undertow
Naqoyqatsi
The Church
Glass: The Perfect American
Patti Smith: Dream of Life
The Eden Myth
Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh
The Source
Once Within a Time
Fantastic Four
The Last Dalai Lama?