Darren Fung

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Darren Fung
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Born
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
OccupationComposer
Years active2002–present

Darren Fung is a Canadian film and television composer based in Los Angeles.[1][2] He is best known for scoring The Great Human Odyssey, Equus: Story of the Horse, Bang Bang Baby, and Canada AM.[3][4]

Life and career[]

Darren was born in Edmonton, Alberta and is a graduate of McGill University. He was responsible for rearranging and producing the Hockey Theme, often referred to as Canada's second national anthem, for NHL on TSN.[5] His work on Niobe Thompson’s The Great Human Odyssey and Equus: Story of the Horse received critical acclaim and has been presented live in-concert with orchestras across Canada with Darren conducting.

As an arranger and orchestrator, Darren has written numerous orchestral arrangements for Canadian artists including iskwē and Shawnee Kish.[6] He is a long-time board member of the Screen Composers Guild of Canada, and a mentor for the Canadian Film Centre’s Slaight Family Music Lab.[7]

Selected filmography[]

Awards and nominations[]

Year Result Award Category Work Ref.
2022 Nominated Canadian Screen Awards Best Original Score Cinema of Sleep [8]
2021 Won Best Original Music for a Non-Fiction Program Or Series A Bee's Diary [9]
2019 Won Equus: Story of the Horse
2016 Won The Great Human Odyssey: Rise of a Species [10]
Nominated Non-fiction program or series Danny
Nominated International Film Music Critics Association Best Original Score for a Documentary Film The Great Human Odyssey: Rise of a Species [11]
2013 Nominated Canadian Screen Awards Best Original Music for a Non-Fiction Program or Series Lost Years: A People's Struggle for Justice
2006 Won Atlantic Film Festival Best Original Score Little Claus & Big Claus

References[]

  1. ^ "Composer Darren Fung Takes Us Behind the Scenes of his Canadian Screen Award-Nominated Score for "A Bee's Diary"". ventsmagazine.com. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  2. ^ "COMPOSER DARREN FUNG TALKS BUSINESS, MENTORSHIP AND THE FUTURE OF SCORING FOR FILM AND TV". cfccreates.com. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  3. ^ "Darren Fung on Scoring The Great Human Odyssey". motionpictures.org. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  4. ^ "Bang Bang Baby". nowtoronto.com. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  5. ^ "How TSN put a new twist on the hockey theme". thestar.com. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  6. ^ "KSO review: A very long-awaited return". kamloopsthisweek.com. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  7. ^ "Darren Fung". nac-cna.ca. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  8. ^ "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, 'Sort Of' & 'Scarborough' Lead The Pack". etcanada.com. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  9. ^ "Darren Fung". academy.ca. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  10. ^ "The Great Human Odyssey wins two early Canadian Screen Awards". edmontonjournal.com. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  11. ^ "2015 IFMCA Awards". filmmusiccritics.org. Retrieved May 1, 2022.

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