
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?