Philip Glass
Born: 1937-01-31 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Known For: Sound
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.
Filmography
2026
- Nova '78 as Self (archive footage)
- Istanbul: Chronopolis ... (Music)
2025
- Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music as Self (archive footage)
- Vanessa Wagner & Friends @ Paris Sur Mesure ... (Original Music Composer)
- Yuja Wang x David Hockney London Lightroom ... (Original Music Composer)
- CHIMALMA ... (Music)
- Carolyn Carlson : Midnight Souls ... (Original Music Composer)
- Concert for Notre-Dame La Tempête | Sabine Devieilhe | Olivier Latry ... (Original Music Composer)
2024
- Anhedonia ... (Songs)
2023
- The Pigeon Tunnel ... (Original Music Composer)
- Once Within a Time ... (Original Music Composer)
- You, Me, and Movies ... (Music)
- Klaus Mäkelä conducts Ravel With Yuja Wang and the Orchestre de Paris ... (Original Music Composer)
- Dobrawa Czocher Europavox Sessions 2023 ... (Original Music Composer)
2022
- Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious as Self
- Alice ... (Original Music Composer)
- A Place Called Music as Self
2021
- 100 Foot Wave ... (Original Music Composer)
- In the Penal Colony ... (Sound)
- LETTERS FROM A DISTANCE ... (Music)
- War and the Weather
2020
- Tales from the Loop ... (Original Music Composer)
- Philip Glass: Akhnaten ... (Original Music Composer)
- Philip Glass and The Philip Glass Ensemble: Retrospective ... (Music)
2019
- The Metropolitan Opera: Akhnaten ... (Music)
- Samurai Marathon ... (Original Music Composer)
- Universal Machine ... (Music)
2018
- Taniel ... (Musical)
- Paris Opera Ballet: Tribute to Jerome Robbins 2 ... (Original Music Composer)
2017
- Jane ... (Original Music Composer)
- Trophy as Himself
- Crônica da Demolição ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Last Dalai Lama? as Self
- The Juniper Tree ... (Music)
2016
- Glass - Double Concerto for Two Pianos ... (Music)
2015
- Fantastic Four ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Viking of Sixth Avenue as Self
2014
- Leviathan ... (Music)
- Einstein on the Beach ... (Original Music Composer)
- What Difference Does It Make? as Self
2013
- Visitors ... (Music)
- Glass: The Perfect American ... (Original Music Composer)
- Glass: Spuren der Verirrten ... (Music)
- November 22, 1963 ... (Music)
- Re: Awakenings ... (Original Music Composer)
2012
- The Apostle ... (Original Music Composer)
- Paul Simon: Under African Skies as Self
- Besa: The Promise ... (Original Music Composer)
2011
- Elena ... (Original Music Composer)
- Glass: Kepler ... (Original Music Composer)
- Rebirth ... (Original Music Composer)
- They Were There ... (Original Music Composer)
- Philip Glass: Satyagraha ... (Music)
- Lucinda Childs' Dance as Self
2010
- Astral City: A Spiritual Journey ... (Original Music Composer)
- Mr. Nice ... (Original Music Composer)
- Music as Self
- Trans-Action ... (Music)
2009
- These Vagabond Shoes ... (Music)
2008
- Patti Smith: Dream of Life as Self
- Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell as Self
- Objects and Memory ... (Music)
- Making Mishima
- The Song ... (Songs)
- Richard Serra: Man of Steel as Self
2007
- No Reservations ... (Music)
- Cassandra's Dream ... (Original Music Composer)
- Animals in Love ... (Music)
- Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts as Self
- 365 Day Project as Self
- Hard-Hearted ... (Music)
2006
- The Illusionist ... (Original Music Composer)
- Notes on a Scandal ... (Original Music Composer)
- Roving Mars ... (Original Music Composer)
- Refuge as Self
- Un leader in ascolto ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Harry Smith Project Live as Self
- Phil Glass Plays for Ralph Steiner's Mechanical Principles
2005
- Neverwas ... (Music)
- The Moustache ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Best of Secter & the Rest of Secter as Self
- Kiki and Herb Reloaded as Self
- Philip Glass: Looking Glass as Himself
- The Giant Buddhas ... (Original Music Composer)
2004
- The Culture Show as Self
- Secret Window ... (Original Music Composer)
- Taking Lives ... (Original Music Composer)
- Undertow ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Origins of AIDS ... (Music)
2003
- The Fog of War ... (Original Music Composer)
- Wildfire ... (Music)
- Powaqqatsi: Impact of Progress as self
2002
- The Hours ... (Original Music Composer)
- Naqoyqatsi ... (Music)
- The Baroness and the Pig ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Outsider: The Story of Harry Partch as Self - Interviewee
- Impact of Progress as Self
- Essence of Life as Interviewee
2001
- In the Ocean
- The Man in the Bath ... (Music)
1999
- The Source as Self
- A Brief History of Errol Morris as Self
- The Eden Myth ... (Music)
- Pointy Teeth for Pointy People ... (Music)
1998
- The Truman Show as Keyboard Artist
- Glass: Corvo Branco ... (Music)
1997
- Classic Albums as Self
- Kundun ... (Original Music Composer)
- Bent ... (Original Music Composer)
- Mama General ... (Original Music Composer)
- Perfect Moment as Self
- Classic Albums: Paul Simon - Graceland as Self
1996
- The Secret Agent ... (Original Music Composer)
1995
- Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Interview ... (Original Music Composer)
- Evidence ... (Original Music Composer)
- Untitled: New Blue ... (Music)
1994
- The Himalayas ... (Music)
- La mort de Molière ... (Music)
1993
- Sara ... (Original Music Composer)
- Compassion in Exile: The Story of the 14th Dalai Lama ... (Music)
1992
- Candyman ... (Original Music Composer)
- A Walk Through Prospero's Library ... (Music)
- Mirror of the Planet ... (Original Music Composer)
1991
- A Brief History of Time ... (Original Music Composer)
- Closet Land ... (Music Supervisor)
- Mindwalk ... (Original Music Composer)
- Anima Mundi ... (Original Music Composer)
1990
- John Cage: Man and Myth as Self
1989
- The Church ... (Music)
- Continuum: 1. Initiation ... (Music Arranger)
- Continuum: Parts 1 & 2 ... (Music Arranger)
1988
- The Thin Blue Line ... (Music)
- Powaqqatsi ... (Music)
1987
- Hamburger Hill ... (Original Music Composer)
- Marias barn ... (Music)
- Mallorca ... (Music)
- Monolithe ... (Music)
- Robert Wilson and the Civil Wars
1986
- A Perfect Couple ... (Music)
- Bye Bye Kipling as Self
- The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July
- Tea with Tosh as Self
- In the Upper Room ... (Music)
- A Composer’s Notes: Philip Glass and the Making of an Opera as Himself
1985
- Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters ... (Original Music Composer)
- Empire City ... (Original Music Composer)
- Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera as composer (himself)
1983
- Koyaanisqatsi ... (Original Music Composer)
- Philip Glass: Satyagraha ... (Writer)
- ACT III ... (Music)
- Four American Composers: Philip Glass as Himself
1980
- Living is a solution ... (Music)
- Geometry of Circles ... (Music)
1978
- The Kennedy Center Honors as Self
- North Star: Mark di Suvero ... (Music)
1977
- Carolyn I ... (Music)
1976
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical Guest
- What Maisie Knew
1971
- Anxious Automation ... (Music)
- End of the Art World ... (Music)
- New Music: Sounds and Voices from the Avant-Garde New York 1971 as Self
1970
- Isy Boukir ... (Music)
1968
- Railroaded ... (Music)
- Hands Scraping
- Inquiring Nuns ... (Original Music Composer)
1966
- Chappaqua ... (Music Supervisor)