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Philip Glass

Birth Name:
Philip Morris Glass
Birth Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Profession
Soundtrack, Music department, Actor, Writer, Script department
Philip Glass

Fast Facts

  • After growing up in his father's record store, Glass developed an eclectic taste for music and went on to study the flute as a child at the Peabody Conservatoru of Music, eventually joining an accelerated program at the University of Chicago at 15
  • Best known for his minmalist style of classical music
  • Has had several films made about him, including "Looking Glass" and "A Composer's Notes: Philip Glass and the Making of an Opera․"
  • He is the only Western classical composer to appear on "Saturday Night Live․"
  • His cousin ins American radio personality Ira Glass
  • His favorite movie is 1959's horror classic "A Bucket of Blood․"

Awards

  • 1983LAFCA Award - Best Music:Winner
  • 1992Chainsaw Award - Best Soundtrack:Nominated
  • 1993Best MusicWinner
  • 1996Premio Guarani - Best Music:Nominated
  • 1997LAFCA Award - Best Music:Winner
  • 1998Oscar - Best Music, Original Dramatic Score:Nominated
  • 1998ACCA - Best Original Score:Winner
  • 1998CFCA Award - Best Original Score:Nominated
  • 1998Golden Globe - Best Original Score - Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 1998Sierra Award - Best Score:Winner
  • 1998OFTA Film Award - Best Music, Original Dramatic Score:Nominated
  • 1999ASCAP Award - Top Box Office Films:Winner
  • 1999Golden Globe - Best Original Score - Motion Picture:Winner
  • 1999OFTA Film Award - Best Music, Original Dramatic Score:Winner
  • 2002ACCA - Best Original Score:Nominated
  • 2002LAFCA Award - Best Music:Nominated
  • 2003Oscar - Best Music, Original Score:Nominated
  • 2003Anthony Asquith Award for Film MusicWinner
  • 2003CFCA Award - Best Original Score:Nominated
  • 2003Critics Choice Award - Best Composer:Nominated
  • 2003Gold Derby Film Award - Original Score:Nominated
  • 2003Golden Globe - Best Original Score - Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 2003IOMA - Best Original Score (Miglior colonna sonora originale):Nominated
  • 2003OFTA Film Award - Best Music, Original Score:Nominated
  • 2003World Soundtrack Award - Best Original Soundtrack of the Year:Nominated
  • 2003World Soundtrack Award - Soundtrack Composer of the Year:Nominated
  • 2004CFCA Award - Best Original Score:Nominated
  • 2004Grammy - Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media:Nominated
  • 2004Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore):Nominated
  • 2006ACCA - Best Original Score:Nominated
  • 2006CFCA Award - Best Original Score:Nominated
  • 2006NYFCO Award - Best Use of Music:Winner
  • 2006Satellite Award - Best Original Score:Nominated
  • 2007Oscar - Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score:Nominated
  • 2007Critics Choice Award - Best Composer:Winner
  • 2007Gold Derby Film Award - Original Score:Nominated
  • 2007INOCA - Best Original Score:Nominated
  • 2007OFCS Award - Best Original Score:Nominated
  • 2007OFCS Award - Best Original Score:Nominated
  • 2007World Soundtrack Award - Soundtrack Composer of the Year:Nominated
  • 2007World Soundtrack Award - Best Original Soundtrack of the Year:Nominated
  • 2009Maverick Movie Award - Best Original Score: Feature:Winner
  • 2012Golden Eagle - Best Music:Nominated
  • 2013Mestre Mateo - Best Original Music:Winner
  • 2017Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA) - Best Original Score - Documentary:Winner
  • 2018Cinema Eye Honors Award - Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Score:Winner
  • 2018IFMCA Award - Best Original Score for a Documentary Film:Nominated
  • 2023Silver Ariel - Best Original Music (Mejor Música Original):Nominated
  • 2023Critics' Choice Documentary Award - Best Score:Nominated
  • 2023HMMA Award - Best Original Score - Documentary Film:Nominated
  • 2024Cinema Eye Honors Award - Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Score:Nominated
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