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A motion picture essay which takes a revealing and shocking look at modern life and its imbalances.  The first film in a trilogy which was followed by Powaqatsi.
A visual montage portrait of our contemporary world dominated by gobalized technology and violence.
From childhood until adulthood, Tibet's 14th dalai lama deals with Chinese oppression and other problems.

Overview

Mini Biography:
Born in Baltimore, Glass worked in his father's radio store and discovered... more
Trivia:
The only (Western) classical composer so far to appear on "Saturday Night Live" (1975). more
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 9 wins & 15 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(10 articles)
Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell
 (From PasteMagazine. 25 November 2008, 7:20 AM, PST)

Philip Glass
 (From The AV Club. 13 October 2008, 9:01 PM, PDT)

Alternate Names:
Phil Glass

Filmography

Composer:
  1. Transcendent Man (2009) (post-production)

  2. Animaux amoureux, Les (2007)
    ... aka Animals in Love (International: English title)
  3. Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts (2007)
    ... aka Glass (International: English title: short title)
  4. No Reservations (2007)
  5. Cassandra's Dream (2007)
    ... aka Rêve de Cassandre, Le (France)
  6. Notes on a Scandal (2006)
  7. A Broken Sole (2006)
  8. Black Box: UFO Secrets (2006) (TV)
  9. Nasiona (2006)
    ... aka The Seeds (International: English title)
  10. The Illusionist (2006)
  11. Drama de la memoria, El (2006)
  12. Roving Mars (2006)
  13. The Giant Buddhas (2005)
    ... aka Im Tal der grossen Buddhas (Switzerland: German title: TV title)
  14. Neverwas (2005)
  15. Faith's Corner (2005)
  16. Disparait, v. (2005)
  17. Moustache, La (2005) (musical composition by)
    ... aka The Moustache (Australia: TV title)
  18. Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry (2004)
  19. Secret Window: From Book to Film (2004) (V)
  20. Secret Window: Secrets Revealed (2004) (V)
  21. Secret Window: A Look Through It (2004) (V)
  22. Undertow (2004)
  23. Taking Lives (2004)
  24. Secret Window (2004)
  25. Aztec Legend (2004)
  26. Clive Barker: Raising Hell (2004) (V)
  27. Sweets to the Sweet: The Candyman Mythos (2004) (V)
  28. "Pandemic: Facing AIDS" (2003) TV mini-series
  29. The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara (2003)
    ... aka The Fog of War (USA: short title)
  30. Origines du SIDA, Les (2003)
    ... aka The Origins of AIDS (International: English title)
  31. The Hours (2002)
  32. The Baroness and the Pig (2002)
  33. Naqoyqatsi (2002)
    ... aka Naqoyqatsi: Life as War (USA: poster title)
  34. Passage (2002/I)
  35. The Mind and Times of Virginia Woolf (2002) (V)
  36. The Man in the Bath (2001)
  37. Diaspora (2001)
  38. Armonie dell'Estasi (2000)

  39. Corset, Le (1999)
  40. The Eden Myth (1999)
  41. The Source (1999)
  42. Sin ceder (1999)
  43. Fast Track (1998)
  44. Kundun (1997)
  45. Ballad of the Skeletons (1997)
  46. Bent (1997)
  47. The Secret Agent (1996)
    ... aka Joseph Conrad's The Secret Agent
  48. Absence Stronger Than Presence (1996)
  49. Départ immédiat (1996)
  50. Jenipapo (1995)
    ... aka The Interview (USA)
  51. Journey to Enlightenment (1995) (TV)
    ... aka Shadow Over Tibet: Stories in Exile
    ... aka Spirit of Tibet: The Life and World of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche Primary Teacher of the Dalai Lama (USA: video box title)
  52. Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995)
    ... aka Candyman II: Farewell to the Flesh
  53. Evidence (1995)
  54. Impetus Apaches (1995)
  55. Mort de Molière, La (1994) (V)
    ... aka The Death of Molière (International: English title)
  56. "3000 scénarios contre un virus" (1 episode, 1994)
    ... aka 3,000 Scenarios to Combat a Virus
        - La chambre (1994) TV episode
  57. Compassion in Exile: The Life of the 14th Dalai Lama (1993)
    ... aka Compassion in Exile (USA: short title)
  58. Candyman (1992)
    ... aka Clive Barker's Candyman (USA: complete title)
  59. Planetens spejle (1992)
    ... aka Mirror of the Planet (International: English title)
  60. Anima Mundi (1992)
    ... aka The Soul of the World
  61. Privé de vieillesse (1992)
  62. "The Arctic" (1992) TV series
  63. A Brief History of Time (1991)
  64. A Walk Through Prospero's Library (1991) (TV)
  65. Mindwalk (1990)

  66. Chiesa, La (1989)
    ... aka Cathedral of Demons
    ... aka Demon Cathedral
    ... aka Demons 3
    ... aka In the Land of the Demons
    ... aka The Church
  67. The Thin Blue Line (1988)
  68. Powaqqatsi (1988)
    ... aka Powwaqatsi: Life in Transformation (USA: poster title)
  69. Monolithe (1987) (TV)
  70. Hamburger Hill (1987)
  71. Dead End Kids (1986)
    ... aka Dead End Kids: A Story of Nuclear Power
  72. The Kitchen Presents Two Moon July (1986)
    ... aka Two Moon July (USA: short title)
  73. Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera (1986)
  74. Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
    ... aka Mishima (USA: short title)
  75. High Wire (1984)
  76. Four American Composers (1983) (TV)
  77. Satyagraha (1983) (TV) (from opera "Satyagraha")
  78. Koyaanisqatsi (1982)
    ... aka Koyaanisqatsi: Life Out of Balance (USA: poster title)

  79. Mark Di Suvero, Sculptor (1978)
    ... aka North Star: Mark di Suvero (USA)
  80. End of the Art World (1971)
  81. Marco (1970)

  82. Inquiring Nuns (1968)

  83. Dracula (1931) (1999)
Soundtrack:
  1. Embrión (2008) ("Aria")
  2. Counting Water (2006) ("Knee Play No. 1")
  3. "Scrubs" (1 episode, 2006)
        - My New God (2006) TV episode (writer: "Koyaanisqatsi") (performer: "Koyaanisqatsi")
  4. "Independent Lens" (1 episode, 2005)
        - Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005) TV episode (writer: "Knee Play 1") (performer: "Knee Play 1")
  5. Declaring Genius (2004) (writer: "Metamorphosis One") (performer: "Metamorphosis One")
  6. The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara (2003) ("100,000 People" (uncredited), "Target Destruction" (uncredited), "Revolution in the Pentagon" (uncredited), "Low Evil" (uncredited), "Blind Moles" (uncredited), "Behind the Moon" (uncredited), "November 1, 1967" (uncredited), "IBM Punch Cards" (uncredited), "The War to End All Wars" (uncredited), "Statistical Control" (uncredited), "A New Weapon" (uncredited), "Damned if I Don't" (uncredited), "The Family" (uncredited), "Chengtu" (uncredited), "Dominoes" (uncredited), "67 Cities" (uncredited), "Rolling Thunder" (uncredited), "Invitation" (uncredited), "Success" (uncredited), "Data" (uncredited), "Across the World" (uncredited), "5 Weeks" (uncredited), "Norman Morrison" (uncredited), "Snowing" (uncredited), "Gulf of Tonkin" (uncredited))
    ... aka The Fog of War (USA: short title)
  7. Invasions barbares, Les (2003) (writer: "Façade") (performer: "Façade")
    ... aka The Barbarian Invasions (International: English title) (USA)
    ... aka Invasion of the Barbarians (International: English title)
  8. "Six Feet Under" (1 episode, 2003)
        - Timing & Space (2003) TV episode ("1937: Saint Sebastian (from Mishima)", "1939: Grandmother and Kimitake (from Mishima)")
  9. The Hours (2002) ("Metamorphosis 2", "Satyagraha")
  10. "Aleph, lectures contades" (1 episode, 2001)
        - Michel Tournier (2001) TV episode (writer: "Negro River", "Madeira River")
  11. Condo Painting (2000) (writer: "Compassion In Exile") (performer: "Compassion In Exile")

  12. One Day in September (1999) (writer: "Facades", "Closing", "Symphony No. 2") (performer: "Facades", "Closing") ("Reting's Eyes")
    ... aka Ein Tag im September (Germany)
  13. Si je t'aime, prends garde à toi (1998) (writer: "Protest")
    ... aka Beware of My Love (USA)
  14. The Truman Show (1998) (writer: "Opening") (performer: "Opening")
  15. Derakhte Golabi (1998) (writer: "Mad Rush")
    ... aka The Pear Tree (International: English title)

  16. Chiesa, La (1989) (writer: "Floe", "Civil Wars")
    ... aka Cathedral of Demons
    ... aka Demon Cathedral
    ... aka Demons 3
    ... aka In the Land of the Demons
    ... aka The Church
  17. Breathless (1983) (performer: "Openings")
    ... aka A Bout de Souffle Made in USA

  18. Belle et la bête, La (1946) ("La belle et la bête")
    ... aka Beauty and the Beast (USA)
Music Department:
  1. "Night Stalker" (composer: theme) (3 episodes, 2005-2006) (composer: theme music) (1 episode, 2005)
        - Timeless (2006) TV episode (composer: theme)
        - The Sea (2006) TV episode (composer: theme)
        - The Source (2005) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - Malum (2005) TV episode (composer: theme)
  2. The Loss (2005) (composer: additional music)
  3. Yes (2004/I) (composer: song "Paru River" from "Aguas de Amazonia")
  4. My Father, Rua Alguem 5555 (2003) (composer: song "Xingu River" from "Aguas de Amazonia")
    ... aka Josef Mengele - My Father - Rua Alguém 5555 (Brazil: DVD title)
    ... aka Meu Pai (Brazil: festival title)
    ... aka Papà Rua Alguem 5555 (Italy)
    ... aka Rua Alguem 5555: My Father (International: English title)
  5. Haj med luftpost (2001) (TV) (composer: song "The Beginning")
    ... aka DR-Derude: Haj med luftpost (Denmark: series title)

  6. The Truman Show (1998) (composer: additional music)
  7. Closet Land (1991) (creative musical supervision)

  8. Chappaqua (1966) (music supervisor) (as Phil Glass)
Actor:
  1. The Goldberg Variations (2008) (post-production) .... Philip

  2. No Reservations (2007) (uncredited) .... Man at bistro
  3. "Live from Lincoln Center" .... Composer / ... (1 episode, 2007)
    ... aka Great Performances: Live from Lincoln Center (USA)
        - A Gala Night at Alice Tully Hall (2007) TV episode .... Composer/Performer

  4. The Truman Show (1998) .... Keyboard Artist

  5. "VH1 New Visions" (1986) TV series .... Guest Host (1986-1988)
  6. "Saturday Night Live" .... Musical Guest (1 episode, 1986)
    ... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
    ... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
    ... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Saturday Night (USA: second season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka The Best of Saturday Night Live (USA: rerun title)
        - George Wendt and Francis Ford Coppola/Philip Glass (1986) TV episode .... Musical Guest
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. Powaqqatsi (1988) (script consultant)
    ... aka Powwaqatsi: Life in Transformation (USA: poster title)
Writer:
  1. Satyagraha (1983) (TV) (libretto)
Thanks:
  1. Being John Malkovich (1999) (acknowledgment)
Self:
  1. "9am with David & Kim" .... Himself - Guest (1 episode, 2008)
        - Episode dated 14 October 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
  2. Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell (2008) .... Himself
  3. Patti Smith: Dream of Life (2008) .... Himself
  4. Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts (2007) .... Himself
    ... aka Glass (International: English title: short title)
  5. Paul Simon: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song (2007) (TV) .... Performer
  6. The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music (2007) .... Himself
  7. Absolute Wilson (2006) .... Himself
  8. "Imagine" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
        - Chuck Close, Close Up (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  9. Richard Serra: Thinking on Your Feet (2005) (TV) .... Himself
  10. Kiki and Herb Reloaded (2005) .... Himself
  11. The Best of Secter & the Rest of Secter (2005) .... Himself
  12. Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde (2004) (TV) .... Himself
  13. Powaqqatsi: Impact of Progress (2002) (V) .... Himself
  14. Koyaanisqatsi: Essence of Life (2002) (V) .... Himself
  15. Jonas at the Ocean (2001) .... Himself
  16. Armonie dell'Estasi (2000)
  17. A Brief History of Errol Morris (2000)

  18. The Source (1999) .... Himself
  19. The Nova Convention Revisited (1998) (V) .... Himself
    ... aka The Nova Convention Revisited: William S. Burroughs and the Arts (USA)
  20. "Sessions at West 54th" .... Himself (1 episode, 1997)
        - Episode #1.9 (1997) TV episode .... Himself
  21. Classic Albums: Paul Simon - Graceland (1997) (V) .... Himself
    ... aka Graceland (USA: short title)
  22. "American Masters" .... Himself (1 episode, 1995)
        - Edgar Allan Poe: Terror of the Soul (1995) TV episode .... Himself
  23. The Making of 'A Brief History of Time' (1992) (TV) .... Himself - Composer
  24. John Cage: Man and Myth (1990) (V) .... Himself

  25. Robert Wilson and the Civil Wars (1987) .... Himself
  26. A Composer's Notes: Philip Glass and the Making of an Opera (1986) .... Himself
    ... aka A Composer's Notes (USA)
  27. The Kitchen Presents Two Moon July (1986)
    ... aka Two Moon July (USA: short title)
  28. Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera (1986) .... Himself
  29. Four American Composers (1983) (TV)

  30. "Music with Roots in the Aether: Opera for Television by Robert Ashley" (1974) TV mini-series .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. "Tele de tu vida, La"
        - Episode #1.3 (2007) TV episode .... Himself


Additional Details

Other Works:
(April 2002): Composed music for "The Elephant Man" play by Bernard Pomerance (Royale Theatre, New York City, New York, USA). more
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1 Biographical Movie | 4 Interviews | 2 Articles | 1 Magazine Cover Photo more
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