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.
British Academy Film Awards
Best Original Music
Known For
The Truman Show
(1998)
Music and Original Music Composer
Fantastic Four
(2015)
Original Music Composer
Candyman
(1992)
Original Music Composer
The Illusionist
(2006)
Original Music Composer
No Reservations
(2007)
Music
Taking Lives
(2004)
Original Music Composer
Secret Window
(2004)
Original Music Composer
The Hours
(2002)
Original Music Composer
Notes on a Scandal
(2006)
Original Music Composer
The Apostle
(2012)
Music
Hamburger Hill
(1987)
Original Music Composer
Jane
(2017)
Original Music Composer
Undertow
(2004)
Original Music Composer
Cassandra's Dream
(2007)
Music
The Church
(1989)
Original Music Composer
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
(1985)
Original Music Composer
Full Filmography
Sound
Chappaqua
(1966)
Music Supervisor
Inquiring Nuns
(1968)
Original Music Composer
Izy Boukir
(1970)
Music
Marco
(1970)
Music
End of the Art World
(1971)
Music
Anxious Automation
(1971)
Music
Carolyn danse
(1977)
Music
North Star: Mark di Suvero
(1978)
Music
Vivre est une solution
(1980)
Music
Geometry of Circles
(1980)
Music
Koyaanisqatsi
(1983)
Original Music Composer and Music
Philip Glass: Satyagraha
(1983)
Music
ACT III
(1983)
Music
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
(1985)
Original Music Composer
Empire City
(1985)
Original Music Composer
A Perfect Couple
(1986)
Music
The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July
(1986)
Music
In the Upper Room
(1986)
Music
Hamburger Hill
(1987)
Original Music Composer
Monolithe
(1987)
Music
Powaqqatsi
(1988)
Music
The Thin Blue Line
(1988)
Music
The Church
(1989)
Original Music Composer
Continuum: Parts 1 & 2
(1989)
Music Arranger
Continuum: 1. Initiation
(1989)
Music Arranger
Mindwalk
(1990)
Music
A Brief History of Time
(1991)
Original Music Composer
A Walk Through Prospero's Library
(1992)
Music
Candyman
(1992)
Original Music Composer
Anima Mundi
(1993)
Original Music Composer
Compassion in Exile: The Story of the 14th Dalai Lama
(1993)
Music
Sara
(1993)
Music
La mort de Molière
(1994)
Music
Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh
(1995)
Original Music Composer
Evidence
(1995)
Original Music Composer
Jenipapo
(1995)
Original Music Composer
Untitled: New Blue
(1995)
Music
The Secret Agent
(1996)
Original Music Composer
Kundun
(1997)
Original Music Composer
Bent
(1997)
Original Music Composer
Perfect Moment
(1997)
Original Music Composer
Mama General
(1997)
Original Music Composer
The Truman Show
(1998)
Music and Original Music Composer
Pointy Teeth for Pointy People
(1999)
Music
The Eden Myth
(1999)
Music
The Source
(1999)
Sound
The Man in the Bath
(2001)
Music
The Hours
(2002)
Original Music Composer
Naqoyqatsi
(2002)
Music
The Fog of War
(2003)
Original Music Composer
Wildfire
(2003)
Music
Taking Lives
(2004)
Original Music Composer
Secret Window
(2004)
Original Music Composer
Undertow
(2004)
Original Music Composer
The Origins of AIDS
(2004)
Music
The Moustache
(2005)
Music
The Giant Buddhas
(2005)
Original Music Composer
Notes on a Scandal
(2006)
Original Music Composer
The Illusionist
(2006)
Original Music Composer
Roving Mars
(2006)
Original Music Composer
No Reservations
(2007)
Music
Cassandra's Dream
(2007)
Music
Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts
(2007)
Original Music Composer
Animals in Love
(2007)
Music
Hard-Hearted
(2007)
Music
Objects and Memory
(2008)
Music
The Song
(2008)
Songs
These Vagabond Shoes
(2009)
Music
Mr. Nice
(2010)
Original Music Composer
Trans-Action
(2010)
Music
Astral City: A Spiritual Journey
(2010)
Original Music Composer
They Were There
(2011)
Original Music Composer
Rebirth
(2011)
Original Music Composer
Philip Glass: Satyagraha
(2011)
Music
Elena
(2011)
Original Music Composer
Glass: Kepler
(2011)
Original Music Composer
Lucinda Childs' Dance
(2011)
Music
Besa: The Promise
(2012)
Original Music Composer
The Apostle
(2012)
Music
Visitors
(2013)
Music
Re: Awakenings
(2013)
Original Music Composer
Glass: The Perfect American
(2013)
Original Music Composer
November 22, 1963
(2013)
Music
Einstein on the Beach
(2014)
Original Music Composer
Leviathan
(2014)
Music
Fantastic Four
(2015)
Original Music Composer
Glass - Double Concerto for Two Pianos
(2016)
Music
Jane
(2017)
Original Music Composer
Crônica da Demolição
(2017)
Original Music Composer
The Last Dalai Lama?
(2017)
Original Music Composer
The Juniper Tree
(2017)
Music
Paris Opera Ballet: Tribute to Jerome Robbins 2
(2018)
Original Music Composer
Philip Glass: Akhnaten
(2019)
Music
Universal Machine
(2019)
Music
Samurai Marathon
(2019)
Original Music Composer
Philip Glass and The Philip Glass Ensemble: Retrospective
(2020)
Music
Philip Glass: Akhnaten
(2020)
Original Music Composer
War and the Weather
(2021)
Music
LETTERS FROM A DISTANCE
(2021)
Music
In the Penal Colony
(2021)
Sound
An Unwillingness
(2022)
Music
Alice
(2022)
Original Music Composer
Once Within a Time
(2023)
Music
The Pigeon Tunnel
(2023)
Original Music Composer
You, Me, and Movies
(2023)
Music
Acting
Hands Scraping
(1968)
Music with Roots in the Aether: Opera for Television by Robert Ashley
(1974)
Himself
What Maisie Knew
(1975)
Four American Composers: Philip Glass
(1983)
Himself
Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera
(1985)
composer (himself)
The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July
(1986)
Bye Bye Kipling
(1986)
Self
A Composer’s Notes: Philip Glass and the Making of an Opera
(1986)
Himself
Robert Wilson and the Civil Wars
(1987)
Perfect Moment
(1997)
Himself
Classic Albums: Paul Simon - Graceland
(1997)
Self
The Truman Show
(1998)
Keyboard Artist
A Brief History of Errol Morris
(1999)
Self
The Source
(1999)
Self
The Outsider: The Story of Harry Partch
(2002)
Himself (Interviewee)
Essence of Life
(2002)
Interviewee
Impact of Progress
(2002)
Self
Philip Glass: Looking Glass
(2005)
Himself
Kiki and Herb Reloaded
(2005)
Himself
The Best of Secter & the Rest of Secter
(2005)
Self
The Harry Smith Project Live
(2006)
Self
Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts
(2007)
Self
Patti Smith: Dream of Life
(2008)
Self
Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell
(2008)
Self
Making Mishima
(2008)
Richard Serra: Man of Steel
(2008)
Self
In The Ocean – A Film About the Classical Avant Garde
(2009)
Music
(2010)
Self
Lucinda Childs' Dance
(2011)
Self
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
(2012)
Self
What Difference Does It Make?
(2014)
Self
Trophy
(2017)
Himself
The Last Dalai Lama?
(2017)
Self
Uncle Howard
(2017)
Self (archive footage)
War and the Weather
(2021)
A Place Called Music
(2022)
Self
Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious
(2022)
Self
Writing
Philip Glass: Satyagraha
(1983)
Writer
Philip Glass: Satyagraha
(2011)
Writer
Einstein on the Beach
(2014)
Writer
Taniel
(2018)
Musical
Philip Glass: Akhnaten
(2019)
Writer
Crew