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Portrait of Philip Glass

Sound

Philip Glass

Career

Active from 1968 to 2025, with a break from 1969 to 1982, busiest in 2011 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
2
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Fog of War
The Fog of War
GoodWatch score86/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Critics' Choice Awards · Best Composer

    2006 · Won

    The Illusionist

    Source: Wikidata

  • BAFTA Awards · Best Original Music

    2003 · Won

    The Hours

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Music (Original Score)

    2007 · Nominated · 79th Academy Awards

    Notes on a Scandal

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Music (Original Score)

    2003 · Nominated · 75th Academy Awards

    The Hours

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Best Original Dramatic Score

    1998 · Nominated · 70th Academy Awards

    Kundun

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 46 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Philip Glass Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Situational Comedy
    1.0, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    0.8, average 2.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.9, average 3.0
  • Cringe Humor
    1.1, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 5
  • Psychological Drama 4
  • Documentary 3
  • Archival Footage 3
  • Psychological Tension 3
  • Slow Burn 3
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Thought-Provoking 2
  • Vietnam War 2
  • Tragic Consequences 2
  • Dark Atmosphere 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

126
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
The Lost Ones
The Lost Ones

Sound

2020s

18 titles · average score 73
Istanbul: Chronopolis
Istanbul: Chronopolis (2026)

Music

Concert for Notre-Dame La Tempête | Sabine Devieilhe | Olivier Latry
Concert for Notre-Dame La Tempête | Sabine Devieilhe | Olivier Latry (2025)

Original Music Composer

Carolyn Carlson : Midnight Souls
Carolyn Carlson : Midnight Souls (2025)

Original Music Composer

CHIMALMA
CHIMALMA (2025)

Music

Anhedonia
Anhedonia (2024)

Songs

The Pigeon Tunnel
The Pigeon Tunnel (2023)
GoodWatch score 78

Original Music Composer

Once Within a Time
Once Within a Time (2023)
GoodWatch score 68

Original Music Composer

Dobrawa Czocher Europavox Sessions 2023
Dobrawa Czocher Europavox Sessions 2023 (2023)

Original Music Composer

LETTERS FROM A DISTANCE
LETTERS FROM A DISTANCE (2021)

Music

In the Penal Colony
In the Penal Colony (2021)

Sound

War and the Weather
War and the Weather (2021)

Music

Philip Glass: Akhnaten
Philip Glass: Akhnaten (2020)

Original Music Composer

2010s

29 titles · average score 69
Samurai Marathon
Samurai Marathon (2019)
GoodWatch score 67

Original Music Composer

The Metropolitan Opera: Akhnaten
The Metropolitan Opera: Akhnaten (2019)
GoodWatch score 84

Music, Writer

Jane
Jane (2017)
GoodWatch score 86

Original Music Composer

The Last Dalai Lama?
The Last Dalai Lama? (2017)

Original Music Composer

Fantastic Four
Fantastic Four (2015)
GoodWatch score 25

Original Music Composer

Einstein on the Beach
Einstein on the Beach (2014)
GoodWatch score 78

Writer, Original Music Composer

Leviathan
Leviathan (2014)
GoodWatch score 85

Music

The Apostle
The Apostle (2012)
GoodWatch score 71

Original Music Composer

Elena
Elena (2011)
GoodWatch score 81

Original Music Composer

Rebirth
Rebirth (2011)
GoodWatch score 63

Original Music Composer

Astral City: A Spiritual Journey
Astral City: A Spiritual Journey (2010)
GoodWatch score 67

Original Music Composer

Mr. Nice
Mr. Nice (2010)
GoodWatch score 57

Original Music Composer

2000s

26 titles · average score 62
No Reservations
No Reservations (2007)
GoodWatch score 55

Original Music Composer, Music

Cassandra's Dream
Cassandra's Dream (2007)
GoodWatch score 54

Original Music Composer

The Illusionist
The Illusionist (2006)
GoodWatch score 72

Original Music Composer

Notes on a Scandal
Notes on a Scandal (2006)
GoodWatch score 77

Original Music Composer

Roving Mars
Roving Mars (2006)
GoodWatch score 60

Original Music Composer

Neverwas
Neverwas (2005)
GoodWatch score 38

Original Music Composer, Music

The Moustache
The Moustache (2005)
GoodWatch score 63

Original Music Composer

Secret Window
Secret Window (2004)
GoodWatch score 55

Original Music Composer

Taking Lives
Taking Lives (2004)
GoodWatch score 44

Original Music Composer

Undertow
Undertow (2004)
GoodWatch score 60

Original Music Composer

The Fog of War
The Fog of War (2003)
GoodWatch score 86

Original Music Composer

The Hours
The Hours (2002)
GoodWatch score 78

Original Music Composer

1990s

24 titles · average score 66
The Truman Show
The Truman Show (1998)
GoodWatch score 86

as Keyboard Artist

Kundun
Kundun (1997)
GoodWatch score 73

Original Music Composer

Bent
Bent (1997)
GoodWatch score 70

Original Music Composer

The Secret Agent
The Secret Agent (1996)
GoodWatch score 48

Original Music Composer

Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh
Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995)
GoodWatch score 39

Original Music Composer

The Interview
The Interview (1995)

Original Music Composer

Sara
Sara (1993)
GoodWatch score 63

Original Music Composer

Candyman
Candyman (1992)
GoodWatch score 69

Original Music Composer

Mirror of the Planet
Mirror of the Planet (1992)

Original Music Composer

A Brief History of Time
A Brief History of Time (1991)
GoodWatch score 80

Original Music Composer

Mindwalk
Mindwalk (1991)
GoodWatch score 77

Original Music Composer

Anima Mundi
Anima Mundi (1991)
GoodWatch score 75

Original Music Composer

1980s

19 titles · average score 73
The Church
The Church (1989)
GoodWatch score 61

Music

The Thin Blue Line
The Thin Blue Line (1988)
GoodWatch score 85

Music

Powaqqatsi
Powaqqatsi (1988)
GoodWatch score 58

Music

Hamburger Hill
Hamburger Hill (1987)
GoodWatch score 75

Original Music Composer

Monolithe
Monolithe (1987)

Music

The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July
The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July (1986)

Music

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
GoodWatch score 82

Original Music Composer

Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera
Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera (1985)

as composer (himself)

Empire City
Empire City (1985)

Original Music Composer

Koyaanisqatsi
Koyaanisqatsi (1983)
GoodWatch score 77

Music, Original Music Composer

Philip Glass: Satyagraha
Philip Glass: Satyagraha (1983)

Music, Writer

Living is a solution
Living is a solution (1980)

Music

1970s

6 titles · average score 63
The South Bank Show
The South Bank Show (1978)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show

North Star: Mark di Suvero
North Star: Mark di Suvero (1978)

Music

Carolyn I
Carolyn I (1977)

Music

End of the Art World
End of the Art World (1971)

Music

Anxious Automation
Anxious Automation (1971)

Music

Isy Boukir
Isy Boukir (1970)

Music

1960s

3 titles · average score 69
Inquiring Nuns
Inquiring Nuns (1968)

Original Music Composer

Railroaded
Railroaded (1968)

Music

Chappaqua
Chappaqua (1966)
GoodWatch score 69

Music Supervisor