Tan Dun is a Chinese-born American composer and conductor. He was born 18 August 1957 (age 68 years), in Changsha, China. Dun is a leading figure of contemporary classical music, he draws from a variety of Western and Chinese influences, a pairing which has shaped much of his life and music. The operas he has composer include The Peony Pavilion, Tea: A Mirror of Soul, and his most recent is The First Emperor. He has written compositions that include instruments made of materials such as paper, stone or water. These include Water Concerto for Water Percussion and Orchestra, Water Passion After St Matthew, Earth Concerto for stone and ceramic percussion and orchestra. His most recent orchestral work is a symphonic poem for pianist Yuja Wang titles Farewell My Concubine for Peking Opera Soprano and Piano. He was awarded the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Original Film Score for Ang Lee’s Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon.
譚盾是一位美籍華裔作曲家和指揮家。他於1957年8月18日出生於中國長沙（現年68歲）。譚盾是當代古典音樂的領導人物，他的創作融合了東西方多種文化元素，這種融合深深影響了他的生活和音樂。他創作的歌劇包括《牡丹亭》、《茶：靈魂之鏡》以及最新的《秦始皇》。他也創作了一些運用紙、石、水等材料製成的樂器進行演奏的作品，例如《水協奏曲》（為水打擊樂器和管弦樂隊而作）、《聖馬太福音之後的水之激情》以及《大地協奏曲》（為石頭和陶瓷打擊樂器和管弦樂隊而作）。他最新的管弦樂作品是為鋼琴家王羽佳創作的交響詩《霸王別姬》（為京劇女高音和鋼琴而作）。他曾以李安導演的電影《臥虎藏龍》榮獲香港電影金像獎最佳原創配樂獎。
CROUCHING TIGER HIDDEN DRAGON arr. Michael Brown
Winner of the Academy Award for best original score, this is one of the most unique sounding movie soundtracks to come along in many years. This music features descriptive melodies in an Asian setting and Michael Brown’s captivating medley also includes the intense percussion segments from the movie.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: (Tan Dun) Receiving critical and popular praise from nearly every corner of the globe after its wide release in late 2000, director Ang Lee’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon built up formidable momentum as the season of annual awards drew near, eventually striking Oscar gold. The film’s premise involves two female warriors in 19th Century China, contemplating and acting upon love, honor, and sorrow. For this project, Ang Lee decided to employ one of China’s most popular concert, classical, and opera composers, Tan Dun, who had also produced scores for a handful of American films at the time (though none of immense success). Despite Dun’s Academy Award win for this score, the composer did not maintain the kind of career in mainstream film scoring that this early success had promised. Together, Ang Lee’s all-around Chinese approach to his personnel, together with Dun’s styles, created an ethnically precise Eastern score for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon that remains highly regarded today.
《臥虎藏龍》配樂：麥可布朗
榮獲奧斯卡最佳原創配樂獎，這是近年來最具特色的電影原聲之一。音樂以亞洲風格為背景，旋律優美動聽，邁克爾布朗的精彩混音也融入了影片中激烈的打擊樂段落。
《臥虎藏龍》（譚盾導演）：李安導演的《臥虎藏龍》於2000年底上映後，幾乎贏得了全球各地影評人和觀眾的一致好評。隨著頒獎季的臨近，電影勢頭強勁，最終獲得奧斯卡金像獎。本片講述了19世紀中國兩位女戰士在愛情、榮譽與悲傷的交織與抉擇中掙扎求生的故事。為了這部電影，李安決定聘請中國最受歡迎的音樂會、古典音樂和歌劇作曲家之一譚盾。譚盾當時也為幾部美國電影配樂（儘管都不算非常成功）。儘管譚盾憑藉這部配樂獲得了奧斯卡獎，但他並沒有像早期的成功所預示的那樣，在主流電影配樂領域保持長久的職業生涯。李安對人員的全面中國化選材，加上譚盾的音樂風格，共同為《臥虎藏龍》打造了一部極具東方韻味的配樂，至今仍備受讚譽。